Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - Did I really enjoy this game? Metroid is one of the most peculiar Nintendo series. Inspired by the Alien Franchise, the series has been going on for 40 Years, following...

After 8 years after its announcement, Metroid Prime 4 is finally on Nintendo Switch! All the anticipation and endless wait and at the end of it all I find myself here asking myself... Did I Really Like this Game?

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Tomb Raider Legend of Lara Croft Season 2 - Nice Spectacle for Little Substance Tomb Raider is in their renaissance period! Ever since Square Enix gave up the rights to the IP, Lara Croft has been fighting tooth and na...

We return to the world of Tomb Raider - The Legend of Lara Croft with its second season. Which unfortunately was a big disappointment, while still a fun action show, the antagonists were lacking and left a lot of potential on the table.

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Hamtaro: Ham Ham Heartbreak - Let Love Triumph! It’s February, Valentine’s Day’s month, the Celebration of Love ! Something that, looking around us lately, we seriously need to have! We’...

#ValentineDay is the celebration of love and as of today we do really need to stop and celebrate It's meaning, and it's various form it can take throughout your whole life, and the best to teachers are a clubhouse of Hamsters!

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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.

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Sorry We’re Closed - Let love change you I’ve always felt that the world of indie games was an endless well of creativity and uniqueness , especially in this industry which is, more...

#SorryWeReClosed is a fantastic story about relationships and how what it means to actually be in love, all accompanied by a delightfully classic survival horror presentation straight from the first Playstation. Have a nice read!

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Final Fantasy VII Remake - The start of an exciting journey Final Fantasy VII is one of the biggest milestones in videogame history. It's a game that turned Final Fantasy into one of the biggest inst...

#FinalFantasyVII was my entry into the series and I was very curious to see what a remake would've looked like. This first entry of this trilogy did not disappoint in the slightest!

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The Man Who Erased His Name - An enjoyable appetizer One of the biggest hurdles when you’re passionate about a long running series, with an overarching plot spanning multiple chapters, is convi...

#LikeADragonGaiden is a game that came out of nowhere for me, an unexpected return of Kiryu as a main character during the events of Yakuza 7. It was a fun ride albeit a bit too short. Enjoy the read!

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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

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Van Helsing (2004) - The best Castlevania movie ever made During the 90s there was an attempt by Hollywood to capitalize on the popularity of videogames with various videogame adaptations: Super Mar...

🎃 Halloween Special 🎃
Let's talk about #VanHelsing, the Universal monster flick starring a monster hunter fighting Dracula, Werewolves and all sorts of creatures. Basically the closest thing we ever got to a Castlevania movie

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Dear me, I was… - A look back into our life I’ve talked a lot about Cing in my Another Code Recollection blog, about how this company really stuck with me and about my hope that somed...

Dear Me, I was... is so far my biggest surprise on
#NintendoSwitch2. It's a short textless adventure with gorgeous artwork and a story that is gonna leave with a lot of self reflection to do. Enjoy my blog!

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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

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - The biggest revelation of 2025 I’ve often heard, in recent years, how the turn based RPG genre isn’t in a healthy state , how there’s always less games coming out and how ...

#ClairObscurExpedition33 came out of nowhere and quickly became one the biggest successes of this entire year. So here's my thoughts about one of the best #JRPG experiences of the modern era

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Mario & Luigi Brothership - A grand style return The Super Mario series has always distinguished itself for being top tier offering in terms of platforming adventures, whether in two or th...

#Mario&Luigi is back and for the first time the game hasn't been developed by Alphadream. How does this new chapter measure up compared to the rest? Let's find out!

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Final Fantasy XVI - A good story that I don’t want to replay Final Fantasy as a series needs no presentation. For many years it has been seen as the golden standard for the JRPG genre. My very first ...

#FinalFantasyXVI the latest entry in the series has left me with complicated feelings. An enjoyable game with a lot of missed potential and a lot of long term gameplay issues. So let's dive into that together shall we!

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Rankin Bass The Hobbit (1977) - Falling in love with an old classic ‘Twas the year 2002 when I was gifted the VHS of “ Fellowship of the ring ”. Back then I never heard of Lord of the Rings or J.R.R. Tolkien...

I'm here today to talk about a new favourite of mine. You might be raising an eyebrow but really, I think the animated version of #TheHobbit by Rankin Bass is unironically one of the best adaptation we have. Let me explain why.

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Like a Dragon: Ishin! - A fascinating period piece Ryu Ga Gotoku , also known as Yakuza and Like a Dragon in the west, is currently one of SEGA ’s main franchises. Created by Toshihiro Nagos...

#LikeADragonIshin was one of the games of the series I was always more curious about because of his gorgeous feudal japan setting, and finally I got around to experience this gorgeous period piece, read all about it here

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Netflix Devil May Cry (2025) - Season 1 - Uneven but enjoyable Capcom is a company that was able to create a new iconic franchise that became an integral part of their own identity, and during the Playst...

#DevilMayCry ended up getting his own Netflix adaptation and it was so divisive that I had to check it out to see what it was all about. So join me in this trip over a flawed but still really fun show.

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Videogames of my life - Chrono Trigger If you are passionate about RPGs then you likely have a title that has been engraved into your heart. The title you can always come back t...

#ChronoTrigger has celebrated his 30th Anniversary so I had to pay tribute to one of the games I played the most in my life and still able to make me smile like the very first time.

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My experience with Infinity Nikki Nikki is a series of mobile games that I’ve never heard of before. My dear friend and editor for this blog, Lily, was the one who introduced...

NEW BLOG POST!

So #InfintyNikki has taken over my life for like four months by now so might as well recap how I feel about the game in its current state, just in case someone is thinking about giving it a shot.

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World’s End Club - Two authors subverting their tropes If you're a fan of the Visual Novel genre with a slant on the investigation side and you were really active on the internet during the 2010s...

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#DanganRonpa and #ZeroEscape creators take their own classic formula and decide to take it an a completely new direction with this very fun puzzle adventure game. #WorldsEndClub

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Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise - Falling short of being a masterpiece If you’re from my generation, and your anime block was similar to what we got in Italy, then you might’ve heard or even seen Fist of the Nor...

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Fist of the North Star, is one of my favourite animes ever and having a videogame made by #RGGStudio about it felt like a match made in heaven. So let's talk about it and see how well it held up.

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Videogames of my life - Super Mario World + All Stars If there's even been a constant in my life, that would be videogames . To this day they're still my main hobby that I want to keep explori...

NEW POST!

Taking a bit of a break from usual reviews to start a little column chronicling some of my absolute favourite games and to open it all let's start with the very beginning with my first ever videogame

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Castlevania Nocturne Season 2 - The importance of Healing The first season of Castlevania Nocturne ended up becoming one of my favourite seasons in the history of Netflix Castlevania. Great atmosph...

NEW POST!

Took a while but I finally put my thoughts together on the second season of #CastlevaniaNocturne. I absolutely loved this show and this ending was just perfect!

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The Queen of Villains - The Struggle to the Top I’ve been a fan of wrestling since late 2003, when Smackdown was airing on free tv in Italy and I was immediately captivated by characters ...

NEW POST!

We're gonna talk about #TheQueenOfVillains the biopic about
#DumpMatsumoto one of the biggest heels in Joshi Wrestling.
This has been quite a fun ride for me!

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#LiveAction
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#Wrestling

Castlevania Nocturne Season 1 - A very strong new beginning Castlevania is a very important series to me. It was one of the games that turned me into a fan of the media, it introduced me to a lot of h...

NEW POST!

First new post of the year and since we're a couple of days removed from the new season of Castlevania Nocturne, let's talk about the first season and how much I loved it

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Happy 2025!

I'm Markus and last year I opened a personal blog where I do reviews of Videogames, Movies and Books. And restarted my Let's play channel.

Check them out if you're curious!

📑BLOG: markustavern.blogspot.com?m=1
🎞️YT: www.youtube.com/@SnesRulez

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Ys X Nordics - Seafaring through missed potential The Ys series is one I discovered fairly recently and has since then become one of my favourites. The adventures of Adol the Red are games...

NEW POST!

Before closing out the year I wanted to share my thoughts on the lastest game in the Ys series, Ys X Nordics. It was a game that I enjoyed but still left me conflicted.

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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

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Look Back -The Joy of Creation I've never been the creative kind of person I never honed that skill in my life, I always quit out of frustration and always scared that I w...

New post for my blog, a review about Look Back a wonderful movie that everyone should see, if you're an artist but especially if you aren't because it can be incredibly eye opening :) Have a nice read

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So I decided next to my Blog to restart uploading Let's Plays back on my Youtube Channel. So drop a follow anyone who's curious :) Details in the video.

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