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PohnDip

23h ago

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds — Same Hyrule, Wide Open

For most of its life, Zelda has handed its world out one key at a time. Earn the bow, and the thing that needed the bow opens up. Find the hookshot, and the far ledge is suddenly yours. It's a proven formula — it built the franchise. A Link Between Worlds makes a bolder bet: throw the whole world…

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PohnDip

4d ago

Dragon Age: Origins — The Console CRPG I Fell In Love With

The CRPG — computer RPG, classic RPG, whatever you want to call it — is a PC genre. Deep rules, party management, numbers under everything. We don't get many of them on console, and we got even fewer in 2009. Dragon Age: Origins is the one that got mass-marketed onto a controller, and it's the one…

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PohnDip

Jul 16

Elden Ring: A Beautiful World That Doesn't Want You In It

Let me get one thing out of the way up front: I heard the hype. Everyone has. Game of the Year, 30 million copies sold, the game that supposedly redefined the open world. I didn't read a single review, didn't watch a video, didn't talk to a soul about it — I wanted to walk into the Lands Between…

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BigMoneyBirdDog👑

Jul 1

Grid legends - A Simcade Identity Crisis on Four Wheels

GRID Legends on the Switch 2 wants to run with the big dogs, but it ends up chasing its own tail in the middle of the track. Look, it's genuinely impressive that Nintendo's new hardware can push visuals like this, and credit to Feral Interactive for cramming a ridiculous amount of PC-style…

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PohnDip

Jun 27

Advance Wars: Dual Strike - Commanding Perfection

Advance Wars: Dual Strike is the kind of game that will consume your life if you let it. Intelligent Systems took everything that made the GBA entries great and cranked it up with the DS's dual-screen capabilities, delivering one of the finest turn-based strategy experiences on any handheld.…

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nbunn63

Jun 21

Deadzone Rogue: The Sleeper Hit You Didn't Know You Needed

Sometimes the best gaming experiences come from the ones you never saw coming. Deadzone Rogue landed on my Switch 2 with zero fanfare, zero expectations, and a price tag ($25 at the time of publishing) that didn't make my wallet weep. What I got in return was one of the most genuinely fun co-op…

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BigMoneyBirdDog👑

Jun 16

Quake Champions: How to Kill a Legacy With One Magic Button

Quake Champions is a good arena shooter buried under a mountain of hero-shooter bullshit it never needed. If you grew up dominating in Quake III: Arena or the original Quake, this game is going to feel like someone took your favorite muscle car and slapped a spoiler kit and underglow on it. It…

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PohnDip

May 27

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order – Assemble Your Friends, Not Your Expectations

The Marvel Ultimate Alliance series has always been about one thing: grabbing some friends and smashing through waves of enemies as your favorite superheroes. After a decade-long hiatus, Team Ninja brought the franchise back as a Nintendo Switch exclusive in 2019, and while it doesn't reinvent the…

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PohnDip

May 27

Final Fantasy VII: The RPG That Changed Everything

Final Fantasy VII didn't just raise the bar for RPGs on the PlayStation — it obliterated it. When Square dropped this three-disc epic on the world in 1997, it fundamentally altered what gamers expected from a console role-playing game. From its ambitious storytelling to its cinematic presentation,…

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PohnDip

May 25

Koudelka: A Gothic Gem Buried Beneath Flawed Ambition

Koudelka is one of those late-era PlayStation titles that dared to be different, and for that alone it deserves respect. Released in North America in 2000 by Sacnoth, a studio formed by former Square developers, this gothic horror RPG attempted to blend survival horror atmosphere with turn-based…

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BigMoneyBirdDog👑

2d ago

Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo Switch 2)

Let me be real with y'all — I wanted to like Donkey Kong Bananza . I really did. DK is one of those franchises I grew up on, and when they announced a new 3D platformer for the Switch 2 launch, I was ready to get hyped. Then I played it. This ain't the Donkey Kong I remember. Let me take you back…

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BigMoneyBirdDog👑

Jul 23

Palworld – Pokémon With Guns And Zero Apologies

Let's cut the crap — Palworld had no business being as successful as it was, and that's exactly what makes it so damn entertaining. Pocketpair, a Japanese indie studio most people couldn't have named before 2024, looked at the most profitable franchise in human history and said "hold my beer." They…

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BigMoneyBirdDog👑

Jul 8

Sea of Thieves: A Beautiful Ocean With a Sinking Ship

Let me be real with you—I played the absolute shit out of Sea of Thieves. If you caught any of my YouTube videos back in the day, you saw me out there on the open water raising hell with the crew. This game grabbed me by the throat and didn't let go for a good long while. But like a lot of…

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PohnDip

Jun 29

Final Fantasy III: A Crystal Clear Classic Reborn

The original Final Fantasy III never made it to Western shores back in 1990, making the 2006 Nintendo DS remake the first time most of us got to experience this lost chapter of the franchise. Rebuilt from the ground up with full 3D visuals and a reimagined presentation, this isn't just a port —…

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BigMoneyBirdDog👑

Jun 26

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

A Decade of Waiting for a Game That Almost Gets It Right Let me be straight with you: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is a damn good game that shoots itself in the foot every time it tries to be something it isn't. Retro Studios finally delivered after nearly a decade of developmental hell, reboots, and…

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BigMoneyBirdDog👑

Jun 18

Assassin's Creed Shadows: Cut Through the Noise, Play the Damn Game

Let me get this out of the way up front—yes, there was controversy, yes there was some woke nonsense sprinkled in, and yes, people lost their ever-loving minds before this game even launched. But here's the thing: once you cut through all the internet outrage and actually sit down with the…

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BigMoneyBirdDog👑

Jun 13

GTA 5: The Gold Standard Before the Next Era

With GTA 6 launch day breathing down our necks, it's only right I tip my hat to the game that dominated an entire generation. Grand Theft Auto 5 wasn't just a game—it was a goddamn cultural event. And if you didn't love it? You were probably the soft-ass player sitting in passive mode crying…

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PohnDip

May 27

CyberPunk 2077: Ultimate Edition – Night City Finally Fits in Your Hands

Let's not mince words: the fact that CyberPunk 2077: Ultimate Edition runs on the Nintendo Switch 2 is still somewhat miraculous. CD Projekt Red's sprawling open-world RPG, once infamous for its disastrous last-gen launch, has been rebuilt, redeemed, and now repackaged with the Phantom Liberty…

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PohnDip

May 26

A Short Hike: A Pleasant Stroll, Not a Grand Expedition

A Short Hike is exactly what it says on the tin — a short hike. This indie darling from developer adamgryu landed on the Nintendo Switch promising a cozy, bite-sized adventure, and it delivers precisely that. You play as Claire, a bird visiting a provincial park with her aunt, and your goal is…

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PohnDip

May 22

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined - A Classic Reborn, But Time Hasn't Been Entirely Kind

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined for the Nintendo Switch 2 is exactly what it says on the tin: a reimagining of one of the longest entries in the beloved JRPG franchise. Originally released on the PlayStation in 2000 and later remade for the 3DS, this version brings the sprawling island-restoration…

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