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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 7h

My Pokemon Legends: Z-A review is live! I really enjoyed the combat and the new Megas, but the setting is a bit bland.

www.gamespot.com/reviews/poke...

Pokemon Legends: Z-A Review - A Battle Revolution

Pokemon Legends: Z-A successfully translates its iconic battle system to real-time, but its visuals and presentation leave a lot to be desired.

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats Chastity!! Heck of a run and excited to see what’s next!

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote about splinter cell: deathwatch, a show I really wanted to like www.gamespot.com/articles/spl...

Splinter Cell: Deathwatch Is A Sad Reminder That Ubisoft Has No Idea What To Do With Sam Fisher

Ubisoft’s iconic stealth-action franchise has made its streaming debut with Splinter Cell: Deathwatch. Despite some fun moments and stellar animation, it doesn’t really live up to the Splinter Cell na...

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 1d

Yes and yes!

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 1d

Lot of thoughts on this that I’m gonna save for the review

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 1d

Like Paris, there’s no ‘za in lumiose city

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, there’s still more to do and I usually complete the dex in Pokemon games before moving on

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 1d

Like 15 minutes maybe

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 1d

Considerably less janky. Much more polished overall but still some weird camera quirks during battles and some odd trainer AI mechanics during the ZA Royale

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 1d

I rolled credits in Pokemon Legends: Z-A last night after about 35 hours, and I’m aiming to have my review up sometime tomorrow. I don’t wanna share my thoughts yet, but I can answer any burning questions folks might have.

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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 8d

This week I’m going to raise money for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social to help Palestinians in need.

On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh.

Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 10d

Game developer: let’s map light attack to right bumper and heavy attack right trigger

Gamers: IS THIS ANOTHER SOULS LIKE???!?

Endless Mode @endlessmode.bsky.social · 13d

Some have called Silent Hill f a "soulslike" due to a few similarities to Dark Souls. Is that a fair assessment, though? How much "souls" is in the new Silent Hill, anyway? @gracemachine.bsky.social investigates. www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...

Is It Accurate to Call Silent Hill f a "Soulslike"?

Silent Hill f bears some similarities with Dark Souls, but is it constructive to call the survival horror game a "soulslike"?

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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 11d

Decided to try something a little different so I’m launching a sports podcast next week focused on the @warriors-nba.bsky.social. It explores the Bay Area and basketball culture through the lens of my favorite team. Hope you can check it out!

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 11d

I hate this guy so much

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 12d

This rules! Can’t wait to watch this

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 12d

Black Ops 7 is solid. Guns feel balanced, movement tweaks are smart, and the maps are well designed. A noticeable improvement over MW3 and BO6 multiplayer.

But, like, there’s no way it’s going to pull me away from Battlefield 6.

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Josh Sawyer @jesawyer.bsky.social · 17d

A lot of people assume that Amsterdam has been biketopia since time immemorial but it actually was car hell for decades before the citizens became fed up with car fatalities and forced the government to rebuild everything around mass transit and bikes. It took time and will, but they did it.

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 18d

Driving didn’t “naturally” become inevitable. We designed a society that make driving inevitable in most places. We can design something different

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 19d

It was a pleasure to join Brain and geek out about Pokemon!

Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 19d

This week on All Things Nintendo, @jacobdekk.bsky.social joins me to talk Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Hades II, and Doug Bowser’s retirement. Video on Spotify and YouTube, audio everywhere else!
youtu.be/FAERsGWWNMc?...

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 19d

They should put you in Witcher 4

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 20d

What you can’t see is that every bit of that graphic is modular and customizable within Premiere and the animation automatically adjusts and scales to our needs. It’s truly made our lives so, so much easier.

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 20d

Cameron has done incredible work over the past few months for us! Absolutely love how this came together.

Cameron Kennedy @cameronken.com · 20d

It's probably a lil navel gazey but I love seeing how the graphics I made end up getting used. The GS review of Yotei is probably my favourite for this one.

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 21d

borderlands 4

Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 21d

Yeah, I gave up playing “everything” a long time ago. Try to be strategic these days

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 21d

Shouldn’t you be reviewing every single one of these for us?

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 21d

anyway, I finally finished expedition 33 last night and that shit ruled

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