Category: Review

Official reviews of things that could reasonably be reviewed.

These games are perfectly fine. Why all the hub-bub?

The latest Pokémon video game—Pokémon BrilliantDiamond/ShiningPearl (“BDSP”)—was released worldwide this past November 19th. And just like almost every single Pokémon game released since Pokémon Yellow in 1999, I bought it on Day One and have been playing it as much as I can since then. And, well… it’s everything I expected it to be, and […]


TL;DR: this is a video game

So yesterday Pokémon UNITE was released and I got a few good rounds in… and I’m kinda… meh about it. I doubt that’ll be a surprise to anyone because, well, let’s be honest: Pokémon UNITE has a bit of a frosty reception in the gaming community. Why? Well, as PA! Staff member Teslalyte—habitual League of […]


Muh muh muh muh muh something something ummm CONGRATULATIONS

If I’m gonna trash this concert for anything, it was for ending too soon, just right as I was really getting into it! Oh, and also switching the original stream to private right in the middle of people: I was watching the Post Malone Pokemon thing and it went private half way through. pic.twitter.com/aqmxeYHsWw — […]


Did you see this yet?! Of course you did! What Pokémon fan didn't know about this until 8 hours after its initial release?

While it’s not officially “Pokémon Day” in the US, it IS “Pokémon Day” in Korea! … and I guess Japan as well. This means that a new Pokémon Presents has been released worldwide! So it gives me a chance to take a look and review what was announced today! HUZZAH! First off, here is the Pokémon […]


It's all of my favorite anime all rolled into one!

For more info, check out “The Owl House”. Just… check it out. (A funny picture, courtesy of /co/)


You'll need to brush your teeth more often with all the sweet meets you'll get at the café!

Oh boy! New release day! …kinda. Did you see the “Pokémon Presents” video? If you haven’t, here’s a handy link: There’s a few things to go over about this video, not much, but still enough to fill a news post on a Pokémon fan site. Kinda like this one! Anyways, here’s the breakdown: This is […]


Sword & Shield - Expansion Pass

Let’s be honest here, there’s a lot to unpack about this last-most Pokémon Direct…. but I think a significant amount of the fuss and controversy is either a case of: troll-itis — as in people complaining in the hopes that it uncovers a huge lulzmine to exploit later); and/or, people lacking a certain level of […]


Oh man. OK so apparently there’s some serious controversy about SWSD being rushed and not optimized properly. I’ve got a few things to say about that, but I’ll share that later when I’ve gathered my thoughts about this some more. Another thing I’d like to cover is the Galar alphabet, which I find super interesting… […]