Mitchell Saltzman
@jurassicrabbit.bsky.social
I tell you how to play video games for IGN Guides. Talk to me about video games, anime, and voice acting! http://twitch.tv/jurassicrabbit header art by @bashfulfruit2
weird time for media and games but i wanna celebrate a lil W while i can: i’m *reviews editor* at IGN now reviews have long been one of my favorite forms of expression, and i’ve loved helping others fully realize their thoughts/feelings in writing/video, now it’s just fr fr
I still need to put more time into Control Resonant to come back with any meaningful thoughts about it. First impressions are strong, much like my preview. My only big issue is that the camera is pulled back so far that it can be hard to dodge as precisely as needed during bosses
Im gonna cry, I finally hit Grand Master. I've been working at this for so long 😭
Awful, awful, horrible day. I'm okay, but also, im very much not okay.
My impressions from the preview build of Wolverine largely hold up. Sound combat that's fundamentally good enough to pull you through the campaign, but it never reaches beyond that baseline level of "good enough." The character work, big action moments, and performances...
Today in: My 3-year-old is the cutest thing ever: He's discovered a little red button I got from the FF7 Rebirth preview event that plays the Final Fantasy victory jingle, and now whenever we play catch and he catches a ball, he starts singing it.
Onimusha: Way of the Sword RULES. Best-in-class combat with some all-timer boss battles. Musashi is an incredible protagonist, Ganryu is a exceedingly memorable and absolutely psychotic foil, the fight choreography is excellent. Action games are back.
My absolute favorite kind of replay review is when you look back at that time you blocked their OD reversal and learn that they decided to play Through the Fire and Flames on Expert in Guitar Hero for the remainder of the round.
The more I play Big Walk, the more I love the general concept of it, but the more I'm kind of let down by how frustrating it can be to just get around. Real annoyed at how easy it is to get stopped by ankle high rocks, twigs, and other minor pieces of geometry.
Right now he's pretty content just hanging out in the starter room ringing bells and turning lights on and off, but im very excited to be able to go on big walks with him in the near future.
Mitchell Saltzman@jurassicrabbit.bsky.social · last mo.New favorite game to play with my three year old son: Fall asleep in Big Walk so he can wake me up with the bell
New favorite game to play with my three year old son: Fall asleep in Big Walk so he can wake me up with the bell
Boarded my plane home. Fighting games are awesome but my wife and baby are even more so and I can’t wait to see them and squeeze them
And I’m out! Damn CEO got hands. That was a brutal pool. Went 2-2 in street fighter and every match was tough. Got sent home by BrianF which was honestly kind of an honor
When I was a student I remember doing reading comprehension questions on standarized tests and thinking "these questions are dumb, who could miss these, the answer is literally in the thing we just read." Now I read comments on my reviews/previews and I understand just how necessary they are.
New preview! I got to play Wolverine! It was fun! Pretty much what I would expect from a Wolverine game. I do hope that combat finds some ways to mix things up. It did feel very much like Spider-Man, minus a lot of the cool acrobatic stuff Spidey could do youtu.be/sQKvHA6gb14?...
Marvel's Wolverine Preview: Not The Superhero Revelation That Spider-Man Was, But Still Fun So Far
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Video version is now live! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yelv...
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Review
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Mitchell Saltzman@jurassicrabbit.bsky.social · last mo.New review! Tokon is the total package. Great single player, fantastic characters that are fun at all levels of play, gorgeous visuals, excellent learning tools, it’s all here. Full review with a video to follow soon www.ign.com/articles/mar...
New review! Tokon is the total package. Great single player, fantastic characters that are fun at all levels of play, gorgeous visuals, excellent learning tools, it’s all here. Full review with a video to follow soon www.ign.com/articles/mar...
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Ticks Nearly Every Box, With Gorgeous Art and Excellent Action That Can Appeal to Players of Any Skill Level
A gorgeous and innovative fighting game that can appeal to all skill levels.
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Either my wife has been affected by the one wish willow, or my son has discovered texting with Siri
I think Ted Lasso ended perfectly with season 3, but I'd be lying if I said I didnt have a smile on my face during the entire first episode of season 4. I love these characters so much.
New Review (In Progress) We didn't get pre-release access to Tokon, so here's my impressions so far based on the open beta, with more to come as I play through the game starting tomorrow morning. www.ign.com/articles/mar...
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Review So Far - IGN
Tokon seems primed to live up to the legacy of Marvel fighting.
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Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games is making me realize that I want a meta story mode in a big fighting game. Tekken 8 kinda had it with Arcade Quest, and I genuinely love that mode, but there could be so much more done. I want Hikaru no Go, but for fighting games
