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Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've been playing. This week, Kelsey remembers why Resident Evil 5 isn't an all-timer; Connor self-inflicts a strange challenge on himself in Guild Wars 2; Marie finds herself digging out her Game Boy Advance again; Ed makes a good point about horror games; Victoria accidentally completes Shadow of the Tomb Raider again; Dom sees lemons; Chris doesn't impress his wife with Sean Bean; and Bertie makes a confession.Read more
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