Video Game Review
Pokemon: Pokopia
Pokemon: Pokopia is a surprise hit, a Viva Piñata-style spinoff where you play as Ditto restoring a world without humans. ☆☆☆☆☆
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Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (Switch/Switch 2)
Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen on Switch and Switch 2 are faithful straight ports of the GBA classics with minor fixes. ☆☆☆☆
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Mario Kart World
Mario Kart World is fine, both as a tech demo of what could come in the future and as a system seller. Hopefully something more comes of this in the future.
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Indie Game Showcase: Nanomon Virtual Pet
As an idle game, Nanomon Virtual Pet is a worthy companion to whatever work you are doing on your computer.
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Indie Game Showcase: LiDAR Exploration Program
LiDAR Exploration Program is fun with a great aesthetic but it could have leaned a little harder into the horror genre.
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Repose
Repose is a beautiful but short game that is definitely worth the time to play.
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Book Bound
Looking for a great new cozy business simulator? Book Bound is for you.
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Top Ten Minigames in Mario Party 5
What are the 10 best minigames in Mario Party 5?
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Hands-On With A Few Demos From Gamescom
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0WLu6xoVZxS2M9niumlj3f?si=e0B9FcsBQbm3eB_N2jBTsw So Gamescom has come to an end and, despite the lack of major announcements, there were still plenty of demos on Steam available for those who could not take the trip to Europe to attend in person. I tried six games
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Hands-On With Skate Story, Neva, and More!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3LQFuzGStPzDEStVyCi0xO So this weekend was the Game Showcase at the Tribeca Festival where a number of smaller releases coming soon were offered for free playtesting. I went and tried out a few of them so here are some thoughts on the games I tried: Skate
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Video Game Review: Everafter Falls
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Mmg9UWsNv6B3NLKDdrpx7 Let's be real for a second, farming simulators are a dime and dozen at this point ever since Stardew Valley came out and struck it huge. A lot of them feel kind of similar with very few deviations in the general gameplay
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032: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2WryVNqLIbMBiSD2tkQvap?si=DVPz1s17RE-gjv7tmnAFhQ Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is one of my personal favorite games of all time. The remake didn't have to do much to keep that status so this is definitely a top-tier game on the Nintendo Switch, even if it