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euphoriagremlin

@euphoriagremlin@retro.pizza

All about Magic: the Gathering, video games, LGBT rights, and writing about the above. She/her.

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euphoriagremlin, to retrogaming
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New review! 285 - Tekken 5

This week we finally reach one of the great fighting games from my childhood, the incredible Tekken 5!

https://thealmightybacklog.wordpress.com/2024/05/29/tekken-5/

euphoriagremlin, to MagicTheGathering
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Had some fun this afternoon brewing up a funky Devoid list. We're running Morophon naming Eldrazi as the commander, and the gimmick is that we only have colourless lands and everything is Devoid!

There's not much in the way of Annihilator - we're actually trying to combo off with Displacer instead and then sink either infinite ETBs or mana into some of the OGW Eldrazi to give us a win.

#magicthegathering #mtg #edh #tcg

https://www.moxfield.com/decks/IYYnnW-MLEGachgfoMalUA

euphoriagremlin, to retrogaming
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2024 gaming backlog, no. 17 - Soul Blade (PS1)

A surprisingly technical fighter - I expected the first in the Soul Calibur series to be a bit jankier! Slower combat than I like and dodgy voices, but an impressive set of modes and a really fun core combat system!

euphoriagremlin, to Blog
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New review! 284 - Her Majesty's SPIFFING

It's an adventure game, inspired by Brexit and Monkey Island. What could possibly go right? As it turns out... very little.

#review #blog #blogger #videogame #videogames #adventuregames

https://thealmightybacklog.wordpress.com/2024/05/23/her-majestys-spiffing/

euphoriagremlin, to Blog
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New review! 283 - Super Smash Bros.

This week I revisited the classic crossover fighter, Nintendo's wacky foray into fighting, Super Smash Bros.!

https://thealmightybacklog.wordpress.com/2024/05/15/super-smash-bros/

euphoriagremlin, to gaming
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2024 game backlog, no. 16 - Tekken 5 (PS2)

One of the PS2's greatest fighters. Hefty, robust gameplay, with a massive roster and a fun story. Bonus Devil Within game is a load of toss though, and the final boss is the franchise's cheatiest yet.

#videogame #videogames #tekken #retrogaming #retrogames

euphoriagremlin,
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@wrathoskvro For my review blog I've been playing back through them in order - 5 and 3 are up there as the best so far by a long long way.

euphoriagremlin,
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@wrathoskvro Yeah I found 4 to be pretty good as well! Just needed 20 odd years separation from its release to get there 😂 great atmosphere in 4 though, and a killer soundtrack

euphoriagremlin,
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@flipflap

I can understand why 4 was a miss for fans, especially at the time - I actually wrote about my experiences with it a few weeks ago!

Tag I have a ton of nostalgia and love for, although over time I've come to prefer fighting games with some narrative weight to them as well as being mechanically strong

https://thealmightybacklog.wordpress.com/2024/04/24/tekken-4/

euphoriagremlin, to indiegames
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2024 gaming backlog, no. 15 - Her Majesty's SPIFFING (Xbox One)

A point-and-click adventure based on the idea of the UK colonising the galaxy post-Brexit (terrifying). The jokes don't land well, it tries to make a funny out of racism and flops, and references abound without purpose or hilarity. Nope.

#indiegames #indiegame #adventuregames

euphoriagremlin,
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Just as an afterthought, the fact that a game about Britain colonising the galaxy was made by a Northern Irish development team is really uncomfortable.

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