April 12th Welcome back readers. I’m starting things off this week with a shout-out to long-time Critical Distance board member and my immediate curatorial predecessor, Zoyander, who is taking a step ba…

This week: Twenty fresh picks on tools, tilt, tension, and more:

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April 19th Welcome back readers. Kept you waiting, huh? It’s taken me an extra day to do the work, but we’ve got 23 new-and-interesting picks ready to go this week, so pull up a chair and grab a b…

This Week: Unfair Flips, River Kings, Wrestling Monopolies, and a whole lot more:

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When the devs pipe up

Shantae (Part 7) - Cackle Mound YouTube video by Markus Tavern

After besting Rottytops in her challenge, Shantae is now able to explore the darkest depths of the Cackle mound where the third artifact lies

Part 7 of #Shantae!

Thanks to everyone who watches!

#LetsPlay #Youtube #Metroidvania #Wayforward

Another Code Recollection - Un remake completamente inaspettato Vi è mai capitato di fare un salto in un negozio di videogiochi, scavare nello scatolone dei giochi usati e lanciarvi su un gioco che non av...

#Cing è una compagnia che ho scoperto completamente per caso e diventò in fretta una delle mie preferite. Quindi facciamo un salto di un anno e parliamo del loro quasi ritorno con #AnotherCodeRecollection per #NintendoSwitch

#Blog #Recensione #Videogame #PuzzleAdventure #VisualNovel #AnotherCode

Another Code Recollection - A completely unexpected remake Have you ever walked into the videogame store, mindlessly dug into the used game box and instinctively bought a game that you never heard of...

#Cing is a company I discovered entirely by chance and quickly became one of my favourites. So let's jump back a year and talk about their sort of return with #AnotherCodeRecollection on the #NintendoSwitch

#MarkusTavern #Blog #Review #Writing #Videogame #PuzzleAdventure #VisualNovel #AnotherCode

A timeline that starts with fire and the wheel It includes the time when your favorite game of all time was released It also includes the new game giving you fomo that everyone is posting about The timeline indicates that there is so many fucking good games that were released between today and the time your favorite game of all time was released

There were like 20,000 games released on Steam last year
Hundreds more console exclusives
You can play whatever you want
You don't HAVE to play anything ❤️

"Trist by the Dead King's Head"
I'm getting a little landscapey with some of my ink drawings for the #hardcover sketchbook⤵️
www.kickstarter.com/projects/har...

I'm going to keep sharing new ones, but I'm developing a backlog on patreon ❤️
www.patreon.com/posts/156194...

this is how this started btw

The “Calvin’s dad explains two types” meme, inspired by a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon. Clockwise from top left: 1) Calvin’s dad walks into frame to find Calvin trying to operate a record player. The dad says: “There are only two industries left in America: gambling, and fraud.” 2) The dad shows where the record goes, and how to turn on the player, while Calvin watches. Dad says “Derivatives? Gambling. AI? Fraud. Video games? Gambling. Social media? Fraud.” Calvin says “yeah”. 3) With one hand open palm up, Calvin’s dad cheerfully explains to Calvin out of frame below him, “The stock market looks like gambling, but it’s actually fraud.” 4) In bed in a dark room, Calvin clutches at his pillow, eyes wide in existential terror. There is no text in the panel.

The bundle is live!

#Indie #GameBoy #HandheldGaming

Good Games in Unexpected Places, Part 6 - SNESdrunk YouTube video by SNES drunk

Today's new video: Good Games in Unexpected Places, Part 6 youtu.be/Uu3dgA-Nb70

Devil May Cry - Il gioco che ha definito un genere Correva l’anno 1999, la nuova generazione di console era alle porte e con essa CAPCOM era sempre più in trepidazione per portare alla luce u...

#DevilMayCry è a mio parere la saga più iconica di Capcom su #Ps2, e nonostante abbia sempre apprezzato i suoi giochi, non ho mai effettivamente giocato il primo capitolo della serie, fino ad ora. Quindi ecco qui la mia prima esperienza con Devil May Cry!

#Italiano #Blog #Recensione #DMC #PS2

Devil May Cry - A Genre defining game The year was 1999, the new generation of consoles was upon and CAPCOM was trepidatious about opening it with a bang. Thus, Hideki Kamiya wa...

#DevilMayCry is in my opinion the most iconic #Capcom series on the #PS2, and while I always enjoyed playing the games, I never actually went back to play the original first game in the series, until now. So here's my first time with Devil May Cry

#MarkusTavern #Blog #Writing #Review #DMC

"Flaring Girl" clean artwork by Mutsumi Inomata used on the cover of Paletta Vol.6 The Visual Express, Winter 2003 published by Enterbrain in Japan. Image depicts a young blonde woman with curly pigtails, ornate accessories, and blue eyes in a lying position. She's wearing a blue dress that exposes her back revealing a blue tattoo on her back and left arm. She's also wearing a white bead bracelet on her left wrist, and a white and red one on her right wrist. She's also wearing bright red high heels shoes, though only the right one can be seen. A small weird object with wings is hovering over her left hand.

A piece of artwork by Mutsumi Inomata titled "Flaring Girl" used on the cover of Paletta Vol.6 The Visual Express, Winter 2003 published by Enterbrain in Japan. Usual upscale/clean/retouch process applied.

Suoni il piano mentre fai colazione?! 😱

Colpo basso lo so🙏🏻perdono 💕

Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti could count? But I don't really see this or Final Fight Guy as demakea since it's not really the same game as the 16bit incarnation. They're just different versions of the game. Not even an 8 bit port

Cosa è quel mistico antico strumento che genera musica?!?! 😱

Megalo Box - La scalata del cane randagio Era un normale pomeriggio di un weekend. Mi stavo rilassando con qualche anime sulla versione gratuita di Crunchyroll, quando parte la pausa...

Megalo Box è stato una gradissima sopresa per me. Ho iniziato a vederlo per i pugili con armi robotiche che si sfondavano di pugni e mi ha dato il benvenuto un fantastico drammatico che mi ha lasciato col fiato sospeso per tutto il tempo.

#MegaloBox #AshitaNoJoe #Anime #Blog #Review

Megalo Box - The Ascension of the Stray Dog It was a normal afternoon weekend, I was watching some anime on the free version of Crunchyroll, when the usual commercial break started. I ...

Megalo Box was a massive surprise for me. I jumped in for the guys with robot arms punching the hell out each other and I was welcomed with a wonderful character drama that left me at the edge of my seat the entire time.

#MarkusTavern #MegaloBox #AshitaNoJoe #Anime #Blog #Review

Finally saw the #SuperMarioGalaxy movie, it was two hours of insane action and chase sequences as Mario & friends are on a quest to save Rosalina. Visually beautiful and with too many references to count. Fun movie, but man it needed to take a pause a couple of times, I was exhausted by the end

Soul Blazer - Riportare in vita il mondo un Dungeon alla volta Da quando ho deciso di aprire questo blog, ho avuto anche intenzione di resuscitare il mio canale Youtube. Avevo iniziato 10+ anni fa, mi è ...

NUOVO POST!

Siccome ho iniziato il Let's Play ho pensato di scrivere due parole su Soul Blazer. Un gioco molto divertente che ha gettato le basi per la trilogia di Gaia

#Blog #Review #SoulBlazer #Videogames #ActionRPG #GaiaTrilogy #SquareEnix #SNES

Soul Blazer - Revive the World one Dungeon at a Time Since coming up with the idea to open this blog I’ve also decided to bring my YouTube Channel back to life. I started that 10+ years ago, I ...

NEW POST!

Since I started the Let's Play I thought I share a few more words on Soul Blazer. A very fun, game that laid the groundwork for the Gaia Trilogy

#MarkusTavern #Blog #Review #SoulBlazer #Videogames #ActionRPG #GaiaTrilogy #SquareEnix #SNES

It’s also gay

WARIO & THE TOWER OF GARLIC IS OUT!!!

This was a very fun project to work on and we hope you like it as much as we did making it!

Can you conquer the tower and come out a rich... garlic... man?

DOWNLOAD HERE:
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
(there's an installation tutorial within the zip too!)

Shantae (Part 7) - Cackle Mound YouTube video by Markus Tavern

After besting Rottytops in her challenge, Shantae is now able to explore the darkest depths of the Cackle mound where the third artifact lies

Part 7 of #Shantae!

Thanks to everyone who watches!

#LetsPlay #Youtube #Metroidvania #Wayforward

Oh I thougth you were going to skip the Culex fight, cool!

Shantae (Part 6) - Run Run Rottytops YouTube video by Markus Tavern

With the second artifact in hand, Shantae sets on an Adventure to find the wandering zombie caravan, were a challenge from a hotheaded zombie awaits!

Part 6 of #Shantae!

Thanks to everyone who watches!

#LetsPlay #Youtube #Metroidvania #Wayforward

Castlevania Nocturne Stagione 1 - Un forte nuovo inizio Castlevania è una serie molto importante per me. È stato uno di quei giochi che mi ha reso un appassionato del genere, mi ha introdotto ad ...

NUOVO POST!

Primo post dell'anno e siccome mancano solo un paio di giorni all'uscita della seconda stagione di Nocturne, parliamo un po' della prima stagione e quanto mi sia piaciuta

#Blog
#Review
#Castlevania
#CastlevaniaNocturne
#Konami
#Netflix
#Animation