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The Turtle Strikes Back! - Shelldiver

Shelldiver is a wonderfully colourful, detailed pixel art game. In the game, you dive into the water to clean up thrash, capture other sea creatures, and upgrade your abilities, in an almost incremental idle way, but with a significant amount of actual gameplay!

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A Charming Problem - Pokemon Legends Z-A

Set in the Paris-inspired Lumiose City. With Pokemon running amok in the city, join forces with AZ and friends, as you battle you way through the citywide Z-A Royale tournament

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A Voracious TCG set in the Sunless Snowy Mountaintops of Wildfrost

A deceptively simple roguelike deck builder set in a sunless snowy world, is an absolute blast with simple mechanics that interact in wild new complex ways every single time.

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What about Swimming in the Ocean makes Game Reviewers Angry? - A look at Endless Ocean: Luminous

Though not for everyone Endless Ocean: Luminous offers old school arcade goodness in a modern package, with a serene calming demeanor that takes you back to a simpler time.

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"Rugrats: Adventures in Dreamland" is a wonderfully charming throwback

Adventures in Dreamland is a fantastic retro-inspired platformer that has all the bells and whistles of old-school and modern.

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Steel Assault is a flawed, brilliant masterpiece

Take control of Taro Takahashi as you zip-line your way through a gorgeous 16-bit rendition of a fallen America, taking on a slew of uniquely designed villains.

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The real hero of Spider-Man: Miles Morales was Phin.

Spider-Man: Miles Morales was a fun expansion to the Miles Morales canon, though the writing made Phin the breakout star.

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Atelier Resleriana - This ain't a 'game', it's a goddamn cash sink!

The game has a full auto mode and a skip dialogue button, and It has a premium currency where the currency you get in-game is separated from the paid premium currency because it's a mobile game.

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Granblue Fantasy - Relink is a Gorgeous Action Packed Delight!

Granblue Fantasy - Relink is a fun, fantastic, combat-oriented game that borrows heavily from looter shooters but is packaged in an aesthetically pleasing package that's sure to wow.

Think Piece

My Experience Playing Warframe in 2024

Warframe might be the best Free-to-Play game out there, but its over-reliance on lengthy grind sessions threatens its returning player base.

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Void in 2024

Happy New Year Everyone! It's been quite a challenging year for Void0Media. Earlier in the year, I lost my newsletter list and was forced to start from scratch. I attempted to gather as many emails as possible from my personal emails, but I lost over half of them

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Does Megaman 11 deserve to be the best-selling game in the franchise?

Megaman 11 brought the classic blue bomber back to new heights, Does Megaman 11 deserve to be the best-selling game in the franchise?

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Why These Magical Girls Make For A Good RPG - Blue Reflection

A nuanced look at the complicated lives of teenage girls trying to make their way through their own school told in the backdrop of Biblical Angels sent to destroy it.

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How these two female characters took the Beat-Em-Up Genre to new heights – River City Girls

River City Girls is simultaneously a love letter to old school beat-em-ups and the franchise which spawned it. And quickly becoming one of the best modern 2d beat-em-ups around. The game's fluid fight mechanics, gorgeous pixel art, and thumping soundtrack make River City Girls a titan in its field.

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Why is Pokemon Legends: Arceus important to Nintendo?

Pokémon Legends: Arceus is the biggest shake-up in the Pokémon formula and it completely rewrites everything about the Pokémon games. The question remains: Why is Pokémon Legends: Arceus important to Nintendo & Pokemon?

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Is Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel a good Trading Card Game or another mobile disappointment?

Does Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel capture that same magic as the older games and card game? Or is it another predatory mobile port?

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Is Team Sonic Racing the right way forward for Sonic Racing Games?

Despite being considered Less than Sonic & All-Star Racing Transformed, does Team Sonic racing have what it takes to carry the torch for Sonic Racing Games?

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A Chilling Dive into the Depths of Subnautica: Below Zero

The gameplay loop was strong and sucked you in right from the start. Lush, beautiful environments, a brilliantly composed soundtrack that effortlessly blends into each other as your traverse this massive and deeply complex ecosystem.

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Was Losing Super Mario Bros 35 Worth Gaining Pac-Man 99?

After several successful outings using the -99 tag, Nintendo retires the Mario Bros. 35 battle royale in favour of a newer, rounder challenger. Pacman. A new take on the Pacman formula it delivers a fun, engaging, and customizable experience in Pacman 99 that sure to please fans and newcomers alike.

Indie Itch

Is this The Greatest, Most Innovative 2.5D Racing Game? – A Look at Victory Heat Rally

An innovative 2.5D Racing game that uses its art style to push what you could expect from a typical 2D Racing game, with a vibrant color scheme, unique setting, and tight gameplay – Victory Heat Rally is sure to please.

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Can a Capitalist Save the World? Scrooge McDuck Thinks so!

DuckTales: Remastered adapts the 1980s classic into a modern format with improvements, extended gameplay, a thumping soundtrack, and all-around 2D platforming.

Quickviews

Is ScourgeBringer the 2D Doom?

Not anymore than 2D Doom was 2D Doom. ScourgeBringer, is a fantastic dungeon-based roguelike with an aggressive soundtrack, extremely fast and dynamic real time battle mechanics. It will rope you in and keep you in the dungeons for a lot longer than you might think.

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Carrion – Hauntingly Expressive Character Design

Character design is an arduous thing. Carrion's main playable character is a blob monster. By itself, its design is nothing of note. We'll look at why Carrion's main character leaves a lasting impression.

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Neon Abyss – The Importance of a Good Demo

Neon Abyss is a great example of how demos can levy its own game play style to encourage users to buy the full release, by providing the right amount of content and ample time to convince you.

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Firewatch: A Masterclass in Writing & Narrative Interaction

Firewatch’s strong use of realistic adult oriented dialogue, together with a unique and immersive art style , as well clear streamlined game controls – allowed for Firewatch to pull you its story