Five of the Best

A masculine-looking character, viewed from behind, hunched over a computer in a dark, grey office.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Offices

Lift off.

Aug. 14, 2024 Robert Purchese

12 comments

A screenshot of the legendary browser-based sprinting game QWOP. It's a game where the keyboard keys Q W O and P control individual thighs and calves. It's bastardly hard to coordinate your limbs and moving forward with purpose.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Sprints

Get set, go.

Aug. 7, 2024 Robert Purchese

19 comments

A masculine character bobs in blue water with a floating jar nearby. We see the character from the back and they are topless. The jar has a baby in. It's Death Stranding.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Places to swim

Splish, splash, splosh.

July 31, 2024 Robert Purchese

13 comments

The El Presidente protagonist character from the Tropico series of games. They're white-skinned with fairly bushy black beard, and they have aviator sunglasses and a military dress suit and hat on. Behind them, a tropical paradise has skyscrapers and power plants on.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Presidents

The make-believe kind.

July 24, 2024 Robert Purchese

20 comments

A close-up photograph of a black leather saddle and silver metal stirrup.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Mounts

Stirrup the discourse.

July 17, 2024 Robert Purchese

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Kicks

Re: boot.

July 10, 2024 Robert Purchese

19 comments

KOTOR protagonist Darth Revan holding a red Lightsaber glowing in the dark

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Helmets

Our bucket list.

July 3, 2024 Robert Purchese

28 comments

A photograph of an old tree with thick, twisted branches spidering out in every direction. It would be a perfect tree to climb.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Trees

Won't get sycamore of these.

June 26, 2024 Robert Purchese

21 comments

A close-up of the frightening hag Auntie Ethel in Baldur's Gate 3. Her oversized head has a very pointy nose and sharp teeth. She has green leathery skin. She's rather monstrous.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Side quests

You complete me.

June 19, 2024 Robert Purchese

32 comments

Key art showing the iconic Solid Snake character from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. He's younger, fuller of face and grizzled.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Spies

Solid.

June 12, 2024 Robert Purchese

28 comments

Helldivers 2 header image showing a Helldiver posing with a flag in hand and one knee standing on the head of a fallen bot

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Capes

That's a wrap.

June 5, 2024 Robert Purchese

17 comments

A vibrant illustration from Hades of the Greek god Hermes, who's running with his cloak and toga flowing.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Dashes

Without a Tracer regret.

May 29, 2024 Robert Purchese

22 comments

A head and shoulders cinematic screenshot of a white-haired vampire elf throwing their head back with a look of strong emotion. The top of their bare chest is visible, as are the fangs in their mouth. It's Astarion, and he's speckled with blood.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Vampires

Nights in amoré.

May 23, 2024 Robert Purchese

27 comments

God of War's Kratos having a little yell.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Gods

Oh Lordy.

May 8, 2024 Robert Purchese

17 comments

A render of the infamous G-man from the Half-Life universe, from the series' most recent outing, Half-Life Alyx. A slim white male with neat cropped hair, wearing a suit, stares ominously at the camera. He has an unhealthy pallor, as if he's smoked for far too long.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Minor characters

Let's dig in.

May 2, 2024 Robert Purchese

12 comments

An illustration of a trial bike rider ho-handsing their bike towards the camera in a plume of dirt, while in the background, other trial bike riders soar through the air.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Motorbikes

Triumphs.

April 23, 2024 Robert Purchese

28 comments

A photo of an old wooden bucket resting on top of an old well.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Buckets

A receptacle list.

April 17, 2024 Robert Purchese

9 comments

An MS Paint-looking image of a young feminine face being poked in the cheek by the finger of a hand presumably controlled by the player. It's weird. It's WarioWare.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Spin-offs

A virtuous spiral.

April 10, 2024 Robert Purchese

31 comments

Clock faces spiral around each other on a yellow background in this illustration.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Time manipulations

Can I get a rewind?

March 27, 2024 Robert Purchese

17 comments

The Final Fantasy 15 gang in their sleek, black, convertible car, driving along a cliff-side road overlooking a splendid view.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Road trips

Motor yays.

March 20, 2024 Robert Purchese

17 comments

A top-down angle on Bertie's Baldur's Gate 3 character - a blonde-haired human - who's standing in the middle of a orangey summoning circle gesturing in a slightly confused way about what's about to happen.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Summons

Good call.

March 13, 2024 Robert Purchese

12 comments

A photo of a person fishing at sundown. They're silhouetted against a golden, sun-setting horizon, and leaning back having caught a fish on their line.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Fishing mini-games

Click bait.

March 6, 2024 Robert Purchese

20 comments

An illustration of Yennefer, the black-clad, black-haired sorceress from The Witcher, erupting from a magical card-shaped portal, casting a powerful green spell.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Card games within games

Aces.

Feb. 28, 2024 Robert Purchese

21 comments

A table of food, illustrated for the game Pentiment. We see a tart, roast fowl, bred, wine and other morsels presented before us.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Meals

Feb. 21, 2024 Robert Purchese

13 comments

A close-up of an arcade controller area, joysticks and buttons lit by the soft light of the screen. Heaven.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Arcade machines in games

Joy ticks.

Feb. 14, 2024 Robert Purchese

30 comments