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Review Round-Up: Fall 2022

Sat, 03 Dec 2022 14:43:47 -0500

Welcome back to another installment of the MeltedJoystick Review Round-Up. Here’s what our staff has reviewed since last time: Nelson’s Reviews: Holy crap! What’s going on here?! I played a bunch of games this Fall and enjoyed all of them? Yeah, “Daemon X Machina” was the only real disappointment...

Backlog: The Embiggening – December, 2022

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 15:40:48 -0500

Welcome back, once again, to another look into the near future! The End is Nigh! That’s right, 2022, is rapidly approaching its Swan Song. December’s release schedule is usually a mess of rushed projects that have been delayed multiple times, but whose publishers are desperate to get them out the door before the end of the year in order to – dubiously – get some black ink on the ledger. D...

The Top 10 Ugliest Pokemon

Sun, 20 Nov 2022 16:34:38 -0500

Like clockwork, a new generation of ‘Pokemon’ games has dropped, with the recent release of “Pokemon Scarlet Version” and “Pokemon Violet Version,” and the fanbase is already complaining that the new designs for the titular pocketable monsters are worse than ever. Far be it from me to be a contrarian (j/k), but ugly pokemon isn’t exactly a new phenomenon. I’ve personally be...

Oculus Founder, Palmer Luckey, Creates Ultimate ‘Dark Souls’ Accessory

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 14:46:46 -0500

The insufferable, elitist Souls Trolls of the Cult of From have a new opportunity to ‘git gudder’ thanks to VR Magnate, Palmer Luckey, who founded the Dragon Quest’ franchise, while also anticipating this year’s upcoming release of “Dragon Quest Treasures,” and I found myself wondering: “How is it that the ‘Dragon Quest’ series has remained steadfastly goo...

Valve Steam Deck Ad Gives Nintendo Fanboys Aneurisms

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 16:19:09 -0500

Ever since Valve launched the Steam Deck, Nintendo fanboys have been squealing and squirming at the prospect of a portable PC with a huge back catalog of games and FREE online dragging attention away from the Nintendo Switch, which they love to worship as the first handheld/console hybrid device, in spite of the fact that it is NOT. Recent...

Mario Goes Back to the Movies. Will It Be Any Better This Time?

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 16:43:38 -0500

This week, the world got its first look at Nintendo’s and Illumination’s upcoming “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” Now, with a stellar and original title like that, no one should have any doubts that this new film will be better than the 1993 disaster, “Super Mario Bros.,” a live action mess starring a number of big names...

Games I Wish Microsoft Studios Were Working On (But They Aren’t)

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 16:42:03 -0500

Microsoft has been on a buying spree of videogame development studios since at least 2018, when they spent time at E3 touting their enhanced ability to produce great first-party games through the acquisition of new studios. I personally didn’t feel particularly excited about these earlier acquisitions, as the studios in q...