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honest reviews & raid nights
No hype, no paid scores. Just an Australian crew playing games to the credits, writing the guides we wish existed, and celebrating the pixel art that makes us cheer out loud.
A blog that plays first and posts later
PixelRaidOdyssey started in 2019 as a Discord server for five friends in inner-city Sydney who kept arguing about which JRPG had the best ending. It grew into a full blog run out of a little studio on Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills.
We finish every game before we score it, we disclose every review copy, and we host weekly co-op raid nights that anyone can join. Sweet on the outside, seriously rigorous underneath.
From first boot to published review
Every article follows the same honest pipeline so you always know how a verdict was reached.
Play to the credits
We log a minimum of 15 hours, or a full completion for shorter titles, before a single word is written.
Cross-check as a crew
Two editors replay the sticky moments so bugs, difficulty and story beats aren't just one person's take.
Write & fact-check
Drafts get a second read for accuracy, spoilers are tagged, and every review copy is disclosed up top.
Publish & revisit
Big patches? We update the verdict and note the date, so old reviews never quietly go stale.
Real people behind the pixels
A small Sydney team, each with a genre they'll happily rant about for hours.
Mara T.
Editor-in-chief
RPG obsessive, spreadsheet gremlin, and the reason our scores never budge for hype.
Dev O.
Raid guide lead
Clears end-game content on launch night so our co-op guides land before the memes do.
Priya S.
Indie & pixel-art writer
Hunts itch.io gems and can talk sprite palettes until the servers close.
Jonah K.
Community & raid nights
Runs our Thursday co-op sessions and keeps the Discord kind, chaotic and spoiler-tagged.
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Five columns we publish every week, from launch-day reviews to slow-burn indie love letters.
Launch-day reviews
Full-completion verdicts with performance notes across PC, Switch and PlayStation, plus a spoiler-free summary at the top.
Co-op raid guides
Step-by-step strategies, loadout picks and boss timings, tested on our own weekly raid nights before we post.
Indie spotlights
Weekly deep dives on small studios and itch.io finds most outlets skip, with dev interviews when we can get them.
Pixel-art breakdowns
Frame-by-frame looks at sprite work, palettes and animation, because craft deserves the spotlight too.
Retro replays
Revisiting classics on modern hardware, checking how they hold up and where to legally play them today.
Community picks
Reader-voted monthly rankings and the best moments shared from our raid nights and Discord threads.
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