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Giovanni Colantonio

@marioprime.bsky.social

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Video game critic, Editor-at-Large @ Polygon. Formerly Digital Trends, Inverse, Hard Drive i am never doing “discourse” i do not know what random post you are talking about

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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 1h

The city is basically a compact open world. Replace grass plank with buildings and it’s the same concept. Not super big but uses the full space. It’s nice!

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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 2h

Wonder if they just could not find a way to make environments feel distinct enough. Have to imagine it would have been kind of the exact same level design again if it was just in ancient plains.

Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 2h

The only thing that really doesn’t work for me so far is the carried over “catch the same thing a bunch to complete missions.” Worked in Arceus as a game about studying Pokemon. It’s completely shoehorned in here and you forget it’s a thing you’re supposed to do.

Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 2h

Absolum and Rematch too!

Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 2h

Yeah absolutely. It really feels like the only link is “look these games let you catch shit by throwing the ball, let us do whatever we want with the rest.”

Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 2h

Not a problem at all! A strength of anything! But definitely surprising to go from “historical focused Pokemon lore game that takes notes from Pokemon Go and Monster Hunter” to “French open world real time battle gauntlet game.”

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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 2h

Really enjoying Pokemon Legends: Z-A so far, a game that makes a good case for compact open-worlds over endless boredom. But I’m also wondering, what IS Legends as a series? A completely different thing than Arceus, which is great, but also some awkward leftover DNA from that game that doesn’t fit.

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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 5h

okay the fashion in this game does fuck

A Pokemon Legends Z-A character poses next to a Beedrill. She is wearing a brown sweater.

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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 10h

Did not realize it was the same dev until right now but that makes total sense.

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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 10h

Ball X Pit is a great podcast game in the vein of Loop Hero. More interaction than that, but balls go bounce whoooo. Found it to be a bit of a grind in the long run and it stopped me from unlocking the very cool sounding late characters, but it’s neat!

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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 12h

Probably a basic answer but Homogenic. Medulla right behind it though.

Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 13h

welcome to new york

Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 14h

It's really charming, and one of those "could only be a game" kinda games.

Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 15h

My favorite game of 2023. Has only grown more relevant since launch as a game about online communities falling apart. Can’t recommend it enough.

Lucy Blundell @kinmoku.bsky.social · 16h

📢 Exciting news! 📢

VIDEOVERSE will be coming to consoles on...

✨November 14th✨

The port includes all post-PC launch updates plus new Japanese localisation 🇯🇵

Please share! ❤️

#indiegame #visualnovel #gaming

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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 1d

Oh man so many review templates ago!!! And so many busted page elements lol

Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 1d

I can picture exactly what that would have been but have no memory of it. Completely out of my brain. And I own it???

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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 1d

just remembered the existence of battlefield hardline, a game that i have not heard a thing person speak of since 2015, including through several rounds of “battlefield has lost it” waves. this game exists right? i’m not making a game up?

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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 1d

Just speaking my truth

Reposted by Giovanni Colantonio

Jill Grodt | The Indie Informer @finruin.bsky.social · 1d

The Indie Informer came back from vacation just in time for some great indies!

The Indie Informer @theindieinformer.bsky.social · 1d

Expect both tricks and treats in this week's indies:

Oct 15 - BALL x PIT (@kennysun.com)
Oct 15 - GlitchSPANKR (@theclassifiedx.com)
Oct 16 - The Cabin Factory (@internationalcat.bsky.social)
Oct 17 - Away From Home (@squishedy.bsky.social)

And more: the-indie-in-former.com/2025/09/25/2...

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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 1d

god I was hoping someone would return that serve, thank you

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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 1d

“we need a left joe rogan” no you fucking idiot, we need a bjork bjork

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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 1d

going door to door, asking if you’ve heard the good word about Jóga

Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 1d

we need jehovah’s witnesses but for bjork. this is how we can save the culture

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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 1d

I’m always sayin this

Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 1d

maybe the problem with today’s youths is not that they are spending too much time online, but they are not spending enough time online in bjork forums talking about bjork

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