Tag: Pokemon
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Forget Pokemon, Forget Sony, it’s all about Sifu!
This week on the Crater Corner podcast, Jayden and Tom, alongside Leon, dive into the week’s biggest gaming news, including the underwhelming PlayStation State of Play and the Pokemon Presents event. Jayden’s biggest takeaway from the event was Sifu so that will be sure to come up. We also play “Rate That Game”, the game…
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Why I Think Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution Sucks
Pokémon And The Understanding Of French DVDs When I was young, my mother bought my siblings and me a triple pack of Pokémon DVDs. We were incredibly obsessed with the franchise. So much so, it quickly became an integral part of our childhood, as it was for many others. My brother, being the eldest, would…
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Everything Announced During The 26th February 2021 Pokémon Presents
Unsurprisingly, Nintendo released a Pokémon Presents in anticipation of Pokémon Day tomorrow, and announced a whole slew of upcoming content including two new games! This Pokémon Presents comes only days after the Nintendo Direct, and quite literally a day after the State of Play! We’ve been inundated with brand new game drops, updates and more. So, it came…
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Pokémon Presents Video Presentation Announced For Tomorrow
The Pokémon Company has announced that there will be a Pokémon Presents on its YouTube channel tomorrow, revealing information about the franchise’s upcoming plans. This video presentation premieres on Friday, February 26th, at 3 pm GMT. The Pokémon Company has provided no additional information as to what information it will contain. However, we are hopeful that…
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Ova Magica – A Farming, Monster Taming Game Inspired by Pokémon
Ova Magica is a single-player game that combines the farming and monster taming genre with life sim elements. It draws inspiration from games such as Stardew Valley, Slime Rancher, Harvest Moon, Story of Seasons, Pokémon, Grandia, Jade Cocoon, and Azure Dream. The game began as a Kickstarter project on January 27 and in under a week has already raised over €100,000. People…
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The Best 5 Opening Scenes in Video Games
I recently started to watch TV again. It’s strange because TV used to be such an integral part of my life, a facet of media that I so closely identified with, that had become synonymous with me. Then, one day, without rhyme nor reason, I stopped watching TV. Whenever I tried to return to the…
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Pokémon Rumors for 2021
After the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company teased that they have big plans for Pokémon’s 25 Anniversary (2021). This isn’t terribly shocking, given that Pokémon is the largest multimedia franchise on the planet (with games only comprising a small part of that). Not shockingly, they are being rather tight-lipped about their plans,…
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Top 10 Pokémon from the Galar Region
With the recent release of Pokémon Sword and Shield’s Crown Tundra DLC Nintendo have officially closed the book on the 8th generation of Pokémon. This gen brought us new features such as Dynamax Pokémon, max raid battles, and 80 new Pokémon to catch in the UK inspired region. 80 Pokémon may not sound like a…
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Musings on Pokemon Black & White
It’s hard for me to believe, but Pokemon: Black and White have turned ten this year. Maybe it’s age creeping up on me, but it feels like these games didn’t come out that long ago. In a lot of ways, they still feel brand new. It could also be the fact, I still have ready…
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Musings on Kingdom Hearts and Peer Pressure
A friend of mine asked me to write what I think about the Kingdom Hearts series. It is one of her favorite gaming franchises ever, and she is not the only person I know who adores this series. She was hoping to get my take on it: what I thought was good and bad. I…