Nobody asked for this, but here's a puzzle about a bunch of video games that are a few years old. I wanted to write an ode to the games I've been playing lately. Hope you enjoy!
With 1D, the first part of a Pokémon title that would've made easier crossword fill if it had been EPÉE
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Orizzontali
1A
With 1D, the first part of a Pokémon title that would've made easier crossword fill if it had been EPÉE
6A
2020 Video game that should have been called UNCOOL DAD, because your totally unfair, power-tripping dad (who has his own realm named after him) won't let you leave it to do anything fun like go to Mount Olympus and hang out with the other gods
7A
Like many a video game funded on Kickstarter
8A
When an in-game realm brands itself like one of these utopias, you just know there's something horrible lurking beneath the surface
9A
Better crosswordese name for video game Celeste, since Celeste refers to the mountain, not the young girl protagonist. Confusing!
10A
Better crosswordese name for Braid, a game where the protagonist decides to play God and mess with the sacred element of Time, just like we do in the US every fall and spring (except in AZ and HI)
Verticali
1D
With 1A, the second part of a Pokémon title that would've made easier crossword fill if it had been AEGIS
2D
Sykes or Maximoff, for two
3D
Most like one of those sequels that took a weird left turn from the rest of the series (looking at you, Zelda Phillips CD-i games)
4D
Leashes, but for animals that pull you around
5D
Wow, this is already legit crosswordese: those early 2000s consoles whose initials stood for "Dual Screens." Thanks Nintendo!