This week's Update Patch saw a whole bunch of video game movie news coming out of CinemaCon and several high-profile releases.
@lesbiankakyoin.bsky.social rounds everything up.
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@raisinbman.bsky.social takes a look at a recently released demo for Ledgerbound, OmniMegaSuperCorp’s forthcoming turn-based strategy game.
My latest for startmenu is a preview!
Imprinted is a creative take on the os-simulator “horror” genre, focusing on audio as the main vehicle for its mysterious narrative.
@mushwrites.bsky.social takes an early look at Imprinted, in which the player takes on the role of an audio engineer tasked with unraveling an eerie mystery.
I did a quick n dirty write up of my impressions of Cosmo D’s new game, Moves of The Diamond Hand.
@stopcar.ing returns to Off-Peak City and reminisces about luck in her impressions of Cosmo D’s Moves of the Diamond Hand.
I am really thankful to @kellymerka.bsky.social and @lexluddy.xyz for letting newer writers like me publish works like these on startmenu. An extra thank you goes to Lexi for the invaluable edits to my original (messy) draft.
Cannot believe I got to review this amazing game. Pragmata is the best game I've played this year!
Despite a runtime of over five hours, Jeff Kaplan’s tell-all interview with Lex Fridman did not include any line of questioning regarding Blizzard’s largest-ever scandal that broke just months after the creative director and vice president left the company.
@mushwrites.bsky.social digs deeper.
Pragmata is a new Mega Man game, if you threw out Mega Man, replaced the 2D platforming with third-person shooting and puzzling, and it's set on the moon.
So it's not really a Mega Man game at all, but that doesn’t mean @brandoncraw.bsky.social didn’t love his time with it.
Was looking forward to this one! Had an interesting time with the game, and had to get my thoughts out in the piece. Go check it out!
Angel Engine solidly executes upon an interesting premise, but it is based on a web series that was made using generative AI. @brandoncraw.bsky.social grapples with a quandary: if the source material used AI, but the game itself does not, is it corrupted by association?
i had a lovely time playing and reviewing dosa divas!
a hell of a lot of heart, but a slight bitter aftertaste
thank you for reading 💜
Dosa Diva’s is a hearty and heartwarming RPG about family and food with a robust combat system; however, it occasionally struggles to highlight the star of the show: cooking with those you love.
@ashlikeadragon.bsky.social reviews.
With Disney and Epic potentially teaming up for an extraction shooter, it sure was nice to have the Triple-I Initiative full of cool little indie games to balance things out.
All this and more in @lesbiankakyoin.bsky.social's latest Update Patch.
Crimson Desert is often overwhelming in its scale; however, if you can get past convoluted controls and thin characterisations, there is a vast world to explore.
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Jearum is an incredible artist and just as good a human.
He's done work for both @startmenu.bsky.social and @rewinder.co.uk and its always absolutely incredible!
Support him if you can.
If you thought February was full of bad news for the video game industry, let @lsmewtwo.bsky.social introduce you to March in this latest Patreon Unlock of all of last month's Update Patches.
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Vital Shell’s bite-sized stages and bullet-hell mechanics make for an experience best enjoyed in short bursts.
@hollydrivethru.bsky.social shares her impressions of the game.
This week's Update Patch comes courtesy of @lesbiankakyoin.bsky.social and includes news on the future of Shinji Mikami's new studio and the future of Epic Games.
Planet of Lana II builds on its predecessor’s strong foundation, but retains some of the original game’s issues.
@alexgreen9898.bsky.social reviews.
The final Update Patch of March sees @lsmewtwo.bsky.social round up Crimson Desert's AI controversy, rising prices across the industry, and Epic's huge layoffs.
Well, I suppose we should also talk about DLSS 5 too, right?
@lsmewtwo.bsky.social gathers up the latest reporting around Nvidia's much-maligned new tech alongside all the other big gaming news from the week in this edition of Update Patch.
"there is no ludonarrative dissonance between how it feels to play and how it wants to be perceived" what a line! Go check out this review from @stevenstoermer.bsky.social !
It was a pleasure to spend some quality time with the TCR Marines and Waybackers of @overhypestudios.bsky.social new squad based tactics game, MENACE!
Battle Brothers developer Overhype Studios' new release Menace makes a strong showing, but has plenty of room to grow.
@stevenstoermer.bsky.social reviews.
An interesting aesthetic and odd flashes of ambition aren’t enough to save this muddled isometric survival horror. @sixtytwomike.bsky.social reviews.
I've not experienced much art that has forced itself under my skin in the way that 1000xRESIST did. It gave me a lot to think about and to do, the first of which being writing this piece.
Thank you startmenu for the space for this, and to @kellymerka.bsky.social for making it the best it can be.
