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Dan (qazimod) @qazimod.bsky.social · 8h

From the demo I can't help but think that Marvel Cosmic Invasion feels a bit sauceless compared to Shredder's Revenge or even things like SoR4. The sprites are nice and I like hitting things... It could just be that I'm not vibing with the soundtrack?

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 18h

Tomonobu Itagaki (creator of Ninja Gaiden 2004, Dead or Alive) has passed away according to his Facebook

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Dan (qazimod) @qazimod.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know how it would work, but it would be nice to set personalised "tag exceptions" - like, imagine you could click an x next to the bullet hell tag on a game and the Store remembers that. Or something. :D

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Game Informer @gameinformer.com · 1d

The critically acclaimed narrative adventure 1000xResist is coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S next month. gameinformer.com/2025/10/15/a...

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Dan (qazimod) @qazimod.bsky.social · 1d

Killing the brand? The Saudi dollars are just exhuming the corpse by now.

Fighting-Games Daily @fgcdaily.bsky.social · 1d

📰Film producer, Erik Feig To Lead 'Arena SNK Studios', a new film production banner.

Alongside making Live-action and animation films, TV series, Arena SNK will also produce experiential events internationally.

Around $1 billion has been secured in financing backing for the new venture by the-----

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Dan (qazimod) @qazimod.bsky.social · 1d

I finished the "campaign" of the Xbox fighting game Kabuki Warriors; a game with stilted movement, jumping like you're on the moon, cheap presentation and one attack button. Worse still, I sought it out after hearing about its reputation - I had to know.

lex luddy (ichiban appreciator) @lexluddy.xyz · 2d

What's the worst game you finished/rolled credits on?

(games media folks, it can't be something you were assigned to review; this has to be something you subjected yourself to of your own free will)

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Dan (qazimod) @qazimod.bsky.social · 1d

The Avalbabity, my favourite Mortal Kombat finishing move.

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Dan (qazimod) @qazimod.bsky.social · 1d

Browsing Steam Next Fest, I feel like the subgenre "bullet hell" has been co-opted by overhead twin-stick "survivors" games when it used to be associated with scrolling shoot 'em ups.

I don't know; they just seem a little too different to be coupled together?

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Dan (qazimod) @qazimod.bsky.social · 2d

Once again I've listened to a lot of EPs and a few albums. Will probably do my usual social media thread of notable tunes later this year.

(Conversely my YouTube VGM playlist will be pretty brief - I've only really played Shinobi and some demos from this year!)

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Dan (qazimod) @qazimod.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like since the pandemic people have a tier list of how useless online delivery updates from various services are.

(Obviously the best one is the little dot on the map that you can follow in real time.)

Dan (qazimod) @qazimod.bsky.social · 2d

Dementium is coming to PC! I've never played it but it's always seemed kind of interesting to me. It'd be perfect for my annual spooky streams.

David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 2d

IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENINNNNNNNGGGGG
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Dementium: The Ward on Steam

Classic DS horror reborn. Awaken in an abandoned hospital with no memory, no escape, and unspeakable horrors lurking in the dark. The cult survival horror classic Dementium: The Ward returns, enhanced...

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Dan (qazimod) @qazimod.bsky.social · 3d

#nowplaying metalheadz.bandcamp.com/track/ascens...

Ascension, by Park Shadow

from the album Altitudez EP

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Dan (qazimod) @qazimod.bsky.social · 3d

If you see this quote with your favourite Pokémon (wrong answers only):

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Dan (qazimod) @qazimod.bsky.social · 4d

Not me, but I discovered "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash after browsing Encarta software at school? 😁🎵

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Devolver Digital @devolverdigital.com · 7d

SKATE STORY
DECEMBER 8
PS5 | SWITCH 2 | PC
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PLAY THE DEMO ON STEAM

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Dan (qazimod) @qazimod.bsky.social · 5d

Right? You wait until the show is absolutely definitely dead and then years later you impulsively buy Red Dwarfs 1 through 13.

Uh, not that I've specifically done that. Yet.

Dan (qazimod) @qazimod.bsky.social · 5d

Skimmed through the Metaphor Refantazio anniversary stream. Whenever they push a load of merch I always think "can...can I just get the soundtrack CDs and leave the rest?"

Although I'll be happy to skip those too. I've got my P3-5 physical soundtracks (albeit with one broken case) so it's all good.

Dan (qazimod) @qazimod.bsky.social · 5d

So you'll buy this, but then you'll buy part three separately and it'll look weird. And then the inevitable three game pack will be released so you'll buy that as well.

(says me, who made the mistake of buying Remake digitally and Rebirth as a boxed game...)

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 7d

FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE & REBIRTH Twin Pack Physical Edition (PS5) up for preorder on Amazon ($59.99) buff.ly/hTIby7G #ad

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Disposable Media @disposablemedia.bsky.social · 5d

Atlus recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of its original fantasy RPG, Metaphor: ReFantazio.

In October of last year, @qazimod.bsky.social wrote about his... "unconventional" approach to tackling the game's challenges.

www.disposablemedia.co.uk/2024/10/back...

Backwards Dungeon Crawling – how not to play Metaphor - Disposable Media

Start by rushing to the boss and then reload and prepare accordingly? No, backwards dungeon crawling is fine, insists Qazi.

www.disposablemedia.co.uk

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Dan (qazimod) @qazimod.bsky.social · 5d

For #RandomGameSaturday the random number generator pointed me to Mawaru Made In Wario.

I know it got an English release in Twisted, but I picked this up from an online seller long after the GBA was finished. And it's not like there's that much of a language barrier for a collection of microgames.