Review by Matt S. Ever play a game that’s perfectly competent, well-designed and a faithful student of the genre it belongs to, but also overwhelmingly dull? Cathedral is one such game. It’s one of those indie Metroidvanias, with old-school aesthetics and a heavy dose of nostalgia. If Cathedral had have…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The Drawn to Life property has such amazing potential. Think about it; they’re platformers, where you get to be creative and draw your own characters and experience into the thing. The first Drawn to Life, way back on the Nintendo DS, and the sequel (DS and…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. I never played Astebreed, the previous game from the two-person team behind the upcoming Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin. Astebreed didn’t really look like my thing,t but a game that promises to delve into Japan’s mythology and cultural passion for rice certainly is, and based on…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is a 2D platformer… but it’s also so much more than that. It’s a surprisingly complex rice-growing simulator, and that side of it is something of deep cultural value and meaning to the Japanese. With the preview embargo for the game…
Read MoreReview by Matt S.The two Prinny titles – Can I Really Be The Hero? and Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood! are some of the most oddball titles that Nippon Ichi has created. Taking the common peon and mascot of the Disgaea tactical JRPG series, and throwing them by the thousands…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. The Prinny platformers were infamous for being incredibly difficult games, where you would often need to work through all 1,000 of the “lives” that the game gives you. Now they’re on Nintendo Switch, and they’re excellent, satirical good fun. I take a look at these re-released…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I do get the thought process that went into Minoria. “Let’s take Castlevania, and throw some Dark Souls-like difficult boss battles into the mix” is… well, it’s a proven quantity at this point. Everyone knows that European gothic, Castlevania, Dark Souls and challenging boss battles are…
Read MoreVideo by Harvard L. After a brief hiatus, Harvard is back with his regular insights into the best indie games that you’ve probably never heard of or seen before. This week he takes a look at Spinch, a psychedelic little platformer that uses every colour in the rainbow (and then…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. “There’s a bit of being a foreigner in Japan in Olija. The idea of being in a different country where you lose your comfort level. Walking around and living among people that I just didn’t know back then.” Olija is an upcoming action-adventure platformer inspired by…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Phew, it’s good to know that this game is getting a local release. Sakuna: Of Rice and Rain is a really (really) good looking game on the way for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. Now, thanks to the good folk at Marvelous Europe, we can confirm…
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