Polygon: All Posts by Patrick Gillhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/42931/favicon.ico2024-01-23T09:00:00-05:00https://www.polygon.com/authors/patrick-gill/rss2024-01-23T09:00:00-05:002024-01-23T09:00:00-05:00Tekken 8 is a great Tekken game, but that might not be enough
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<img alt="Kasuyz slams his fist into his hand while lightning courses through his body in Tekken 8 " src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/sZ8y8fBc_Gw1EEq--yMNK84b9KY=/0x0:1920x1080/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73077833/tekken_8_heihachi_characters_cast.0.jpg" />
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<p>Smart new mechanics combine with a lackluster cast</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/reviews/24046939/tekken-8-review-heat-story-fighting-gamesPatrick Gill2023-06-28T12:31:22-04:002023-06-28T12:31:22-04:00Battlebit Remastered is the second coming of Battlefield: Bad Company
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<img alt="A blocky, low-poly infantryman carrying a rifle runs in the foreground. In the background, several more similarly shaped soldiers run from an explosion" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/LN2dU7UW7JivXO56LcCkZb4_ydM=/0x0:1920x1080/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72409542/ss_be17ebebd38e71f88d218c3768750e7248940bb8.0.jpg" />
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<p>Slick mechanics and sim-like systems combine in this deceptively deep sandbox shooter</p>
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<a href="https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23776976/battlebit-remastered-review-battlefield-military-shooter">Continue reading…</a>
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https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23776976/battlebit-remastered-review-battlefield-military-shooterPatrick Gill2023-02-09T11:00:00-05:002023-02-09T11:00:00-05:00Pizza Tower is paradise for Wario freaks
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<img alt="Peppino Spaghetti, a stout cartoon pizza chef poses dramatically alongside a cast of unusual friends, including two large sentient pineapples in sunglasses." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Fchtrz6fgLnFmsRYF54kjY0o6vE=/0x53:960x593/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/71957631/ss_367286326c9a6ba91d4b2f08d0ca5fd1a47f2455_copy.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: Tour De Pizza via Polygon</figcaption>
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<p>A frantic, fantastic retro platformer that goes above and beyond its inspirations</p>
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<a href="https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23590917/pizza-tower-review-wario-land-best-platformers-wahaha">Continue reading…</a>
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https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23590917/pizza-tower-review-wario-land-best-platformers-wahahaPatrick Gill2022-11-18T12:00:14-05:002022-11-18T12:00:14-05:00We built a PC live on Twitch
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<img alt="Polygon employees Simone de Rochefort and Samit Sarkar share a victorious high five as Patrick Gill looks on approvingly. They are standing behind a newly constructed PC with its side panels removed. A monitor on the table shows the PC’s BIOS screen, indicating that it is working— in theory." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/UJl5bQBVHjysG_m8jFLJ6fBvpos=/0x0:1596x898/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/71646153/Screen_Shot_2022_11_18_at_11.01.00_AM.0.png" />
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<p>It even booted up!</p>
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<a href="https://www.polygon.com/2022/11/18/23466196/gamestop-f1-pc-build-stream-polygon-twitch">Continue reading…</a>
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https://www.polygon.com/2022/11/18/23466196/gamestop-f1-pc-build-stream-polygon-twitchPatrick Gill2022-08-18T15:15:00-04:002022-08-18T15:15:00-04:00How to get into fighting games without losing your mind
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<img alt="Polygon video producer Patrick Gill has been photoshopped into a smart doctors coat. He points at a lineup of fighting game characters. From left to right, they are Guilty Gear’s Bridget (a young woman dressed in a streetwear remix of a nun’s habit), Tekken’s King (a large muscular man with a jaguar’s head), and Street Fighter’s Ryu (A broad shouldered man in a ripped gi wearing a red headband)." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/SOza6NTouVO_Xx_Muzaj9SwKmkA=/0x0:1920x1080/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/71258338/Fighting_Game_Thumb_noborder.0.jpg" />
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<p>A gentle shove into the punch pool</p>
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<a href="https://www.polygon.com/23311587/fighting-games-beginners-guide">Continue reading…</a>
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https://www.polygon.com/23311587/fighting-games-beginners-guidePatrick Gill2022-05-06T18:07:34-04:002022-05-06T18:07:34-04:00How Call of Duty turned war into a profitable circus
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<img alt="A skull-faced figure festooned with grenades and trinkets stands in front of two golden AK-47 rifles as green smoke mushrooms from oversized soda cans." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/d8Romlxyp5swWh51XbKyM5ayV9Q=/0x0:1920x1080/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70841596/Untitled_Artwork_10.0.jpg" />
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<p>Welcome to the Military Entertainment Complex</p>
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<a href="https://www.polygon.com/videos/23059933/call-of-duty-military-entertainment">Continue reading…</a>
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https://www.polygon.com/videos/23059933/call-of-duty-military-entertainmentPatrick Gill2022-03-25T15:00:00-04:002022-03-25T15:00:00-04:00What’s up with Margit?
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<img alt="Margit, is a hairy, beastly man with a cluster of goat-like horns growing from his head. He clutches a wooden can in his right hand and leers at the camera." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Qv8zmUmCm0uwjfMGWu4sUiP-fls=/0x0:1920x1080/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70672438/Margit_NoFrame.0.jpg" />
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<p>An examination of Elden Ring’s overpowered gatekeeper</p>
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<a href="https://www.polygon.com/videos/22996414/elden-ring-margit-is-hard">Continue reading…</a>
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https://www.polygon.com/videos/22996414/elden-ring-margit-is-hardPatrick Gill2022-02-11T16:53:19-05:002022-02-11T16:53:19-05:00I reviewed a bunch of dad games and now I’m sad
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<img alt="a mid 30s white male stands in a suburban lawn with his hands on his hips. Behind him, the phrase “dad games” is drawn on a house." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/heYZ_xVMOdOEQUZEjcklgbmdECk=/0x0:1920x1080/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70499974/Dadgames_NoFrame.0.jpg" />
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<p>What’s better than this?</p>
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<a href="https://www.polygon.com/videos/22929103/i-reviewed-a-bunch-of-dad-games-and-now-im-sad">Continue reading…</a>
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https://www.polygon.com/videos/22929103/i-reviewed-a-bunch-of-dad-games-and-now-im-sadPatrick Gill2022-02-06T07:00:00-05:002022-02-06T07:00:00-05:00Sifu would be a blast, if it could get out of its own way
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<img alt="A gray-haired and gray-bearded martial artist in Sifu" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/tu4WWHTL1r-1MmSZp7xSEC2nyME=/0x0:1920x1080/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70476644/sifu_old_fighter_1920.0.png" />
<figcaption>Image: Sloclap</figcaption>
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<p>Bad Teacher</p>
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<a href="https://www.polygon.com/reviews/22918073/sifu-review-ps5-ps4-windows-pc-release-date">Continue reading…</a>
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https://www.polygon.com/reviews/22918073/sifu-review-ps5-ps4-windows-pc-release-datePatrick Gill2021-11-22T15:26:08-05:002021-11-22T15:26:08-05:00The Halo 3 Game Fuel fandom is dying
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<img alt="YouTube user xKorellx pours a can of Game Fuel down the sink" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/LNdB2NgK3AoydehHRrEkxkY24F0=/131x0:2412x1283/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70179482/rip_game_fuel.0.jpeg" />
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<p>A eulogy for Mountain Dew’s forgotten flavor</p>
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<a href="https://www.polygon.com/22792142/halo-3-game-fuel-mountain-dew-fans-taste-reaction">Continue reading…</a>
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https://www.polygon.com/22792142/halo-3-game-fuel-mountain-dew-fans-taste-reactionPatrick Gill