Justin Clark

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Freelance Writer at GameSpot

Contributor at Slant Magazine

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Articles

How To Defeat Akechi Mitsuhide And The Final Onryo In Assassin's Creed Shadows

3 days ago | kotaku.com | Justin Clark

It’s finally come to this, the final members of the Shinbakufu are in your sights, and while this isn’t the end of Naoe and Yasuke’s journey—do not get me started on the endgame thing with Hanzo, we don’t have four hours to spend being angry—it’s certainly the bang the game deserves to go out on. Get in loser, we’ve got a traitor to kill.
Six Albums To Rip And Tear To After You've Finished Doom: The Dark Ages

1 week ago | kotaku.com | Justin Clark

Doom The Dark Ages is an interesting little beast. It’s still Doom at heart, in the vein of the last two games. But the vibe is just so very different, and not just because of the medieval setting. It’s the Army of Darkness of Doom games, if you follow. That goes double for the music, and while there’s, uh, obvious reasons for that. Fact remains, this is a game where you’re an absolute unit, ripping demons to shreds; but there’s way more Warhammer shit in its veins than before.
How To Defeat Renoir In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

1 week ago | kotaku.com | Justin Clark

Remember when you first got into the Paintress’ domain, and 10 seconds later, this old guy welcomes you by going full Thanos on 90-percent of your compatriots? Welp, here’s your first honest chance to get some goddamn payback. Renoir’s his name, being an absolute shithead is his game, and we’ll show you how to put him down for his dirt nap.
‘Karate Kid: Legends’ Review: A Welcome Change of Pace

1 week ago | slantmagazine.com | Justin Clark

Early on in Karate Kid: Legends, Ming-Na Wen’s character tells Mr. Han, the sage kung-fu teacher played by Jackie Chan, that fighting doesn’t solve every problem, and does it with a straight face. The film takes place in the same universe where everything that happened in Netflix’s Cobra Kai is still very much a canon event and where not a single problem ever presented where can’t be resolved with a karate fight, and the same very much applies here.
A Beginner's Guide To Mastering Verso In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

2 weeks ago | kotaku.com | Justin Clark

Note: This guide contains light spoilers for the end of Act I of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33It’s Act II. The plot thickens. Big Daddy Gollum’s still wreaking havoc on your damn team, and the role of Gustave will now be played by Clive Rosfiel—er, Verso. Despite trading the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen for Final Fantasy VIII’s number one simp, it’s a relatively easy transition, but not one without its quirks—and a whole new gimmick to learn.
How To Assassinate The Fox In Assassin's Creed Shadows

2 weeks ago | kotaku.com | Justin Clark

When you finally get to him, the Performer will speak in wistful poetic prose about his homeland, playing lovely shamisen music in a moonlit courtyard, with a gentle lilt in his voice. And no amount of beautiful shamisen playing or poetic turns of phrase changes the fact that the Fox Onryo hired pirates to traffick human beings to the slave trade with the Portuguese—and that motherfucker needs to die screaming. You’re damn right we’re making that happen, let’s go to work.
How To Defeat The Tough-As-Nails Dualliste In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

2 weeks ago | kotaku.com | Justin Clark

You might’ve caught a few vibes here and there that the good folks at Sandfall might’ve had a Souls game or two on the brain while designing Clair Obscur. But right around here is the point where reasonable doubt gets kicked off a skyscraper, because the Dualliste is the most Souls-game shit ever. It’s a lot of long combos, a second phase, and a lot—and I do mean a lot—of dying.
A Joyless Weapon-Forging Action RPG

2 weeks ago | slantmagazine.com | Justin Clark

As brilliant as FromSoftware’s Souls games are, they always seem to come with their annoyances. Blades of Fire, Spanish developer MercurySteam’s attempt at evolving FromSoftware’s established formula, asks a question absolutely nobody needed an answer to: What if all those annoyances were fused into one singular experience?
How To Defeat The Wise In Assassin's Creed Shadows

2 weeks ago | kotaku.com | Justin Clark

You know, Naoe and Yasuke have been killing a whole lot of people lately. Maybe this time, given this mission’s all about two diametrically opposed political factions trying to come to an agreement, they really should dial back down on the violent rhetoric, reach across the aisle, and let diplomacy take its course. —yes, of course by diplomacy we mean “neckshanking with extreme prejudice,” you have been playing the same game we have, right?
How To Defeat The Ox In Assassin's Creed Shadows

2 weeks ago | kotaku.com | Justin Clark

In one corner, you have a whole army full of impressionable young men looking for clarity and guidance in uncertain times where their religions, community leaders, and social structures have failed, and in the other, you have a big meaty lummox who can’t string two polysyllabic words together. Nevertheless, people seem to trust him to have all the answers. But enough about Joe Rogan; let’s show you how to take down Bessho Harumasa, a.k.a. the Ox in Assassin’s Creed Shadows.