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1. Real-Time Strategy Unless your name isStarcraft, you probably haven’t had a good time for the last decade or two as a real-time strategy game. While they still exist for the hardcore strategy market, the period when real-time strategy games fought for shelf space with other popular games are long gone. 2. Space Sim Virtual reality has given somewhat of a second wind to space sims, but they’re still nowhere as popular as they used to be....

1. The Story WoW’s story is really good when it comes to grand scenes and characters, but it’s lacking terribly when it comes to the smaller details. Why, exactly, do I need to kill 10 of this random monster? It just doesn’t do a good job of giving weight to those small quests. FFXIV, on the other hand, has cut-scenes that provide a story for even the smallest quests in the game....

1. Racket: Nx OK, hear me out on this one. Racket: Nxis a virtual reality sport that combines racquetball-style gameplay with elements of pinball. It’s played with a racket and a ball, in a 360-degree dome, and the ball travels along the dome in the direction you hit it—then eventually returns to you when it runs out of energy. The multiplayer functionality ofRacket: Nxlets you play competitively against others in 1-on-1 matches, and the game itself is a great example of how virtual reality allows for sports that just aren’t possible in real-life....

8. Arnold Schwarzenegger as Atrocitus Oddly, ever sinceArnold Schwarzeneggercame back to acting after he retired from politics, things have been a bit mixed for him. He hasn’t had the same kind of big-screen adoration he once boasted, and although his filmTerminator: Dark Fatewas underrated, he has taken note of the lull and has chosen to stay back somewhat. Maybe what he needs is a role in a DC movie that isn’t Mr....

8. Mud Wall Technique (Naruto) vs. Mud Wall Partition (Black Clover) Cast during their training in the Ultime-Volcano’s hot bath and used to prevent the guys from peeping, Sol Marron’sMud Wall Partition(“Doheki Odan”) inBlack Cloveris surprisingly similar to Hatake Kakashi’sEarth Style: Mud Wall Technique(“Doton: Doryuheki no Jutsu”) inNaruto Shippuden. Although all Earth-style ninjas fromNarutocan use this common technique, it’s Kakashi who we always see using the move for defense. But earthen walls are about as unoriginal as fireballs when it comes to elemental magic, so we’ll give this one a pass....