Something is wrong with video game reviews and what we expect from them in 2025. Am I going crazy? Are all these things the same?

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Pokemon Legends: Z-A is getting more expensive every day, but isn't that how all games are?

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The games industry is very interested in myth-making, but ALSO on pushing back against myth-making. Who is the author of a video game? Does it matter how many people made a game? Why don't we talk like this about other media?

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What dead games would you revive?

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There won't be any Hollow Knight Silksong reviews, but is that a bad thing? What do reviews even mean anymore?

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The Kirby Air Riders direct showcased a problem with the way fans treat legendary creators. Kirby Air Riders looks like fun! But why are we acting this way??

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The Battlefield 6 reveal event makes us feel like crazy people. Who's an influencer? Who's PR? Who's a journalist? Who even cares anymore? It all feels bad, man!

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Today's Nintendo Partner Direct seemed to disappoint everyone, but maybe there's more to a Nintendo Direct than what we all make up in our heads.

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Pokemon Presents are always fun, but the Pokemon community knows exactly how to take the wind out of our sails.

Jake mentions this piece at the end of the show: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/06/11/pokemon-is-all-about-reading/

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I'm starting to think that Donkey Kong Bananza isn't Super Mario Odyssey.

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