News by Matt S. I have been looking forward to this more than I can describe. Previously trapped on the Wii U, Koei Tecmo’s amazing horror experience, Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water finally has a release date for the re-release on other consoles. The game will land on Nintendo…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. One of the great problems we come across as game critics is what we do with games that are indistinguishably similar to something that’s come before. I don’t just mean “inspired by” or “a homage to,” and I don’t even mean superficially different. I mean the…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Bustafellows is right up there with the best crime fiction works I’ve ever read. Not just in terms of visual novels, or broader video games. I’m talking across all media. Bustafellows is every bit the page-turner of a Conan Doyle or Christie novel. It’s as interesting…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Samurai Warriors 5 is upon us, the latest in my very most favourite series of all. This one is a really good one, too. A really, really good one. My review goes in-depth into the game itself, and its many (many) qualities. For this video, though,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Samurai Warriors 5 is exactly what Koei Tecmo needed to do with their venerable series. It balances out every quality that fans have come to love about the series, while restructuring it in a meaningful manner. It offers a slice of historical drama (deeper…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. I’m not a big fan of MOBAs. They’re usually contextless content-driven games that come with all the qualities of every other esport; they feature a toxic, hyper-competitive community, have a lack of joy in the mechanics and play (because all that’s important in these games is…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Heart of the Woods landed on Nintendo Switch earlier this year, after developing a powerful following for its previous release on PC. As we wrote in our glowing review on DDNet: “Heart of the Woods is a beautiful and romantic visual novel, with a wonderfully winding…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. To save Akihabara – nay, the whole world! – from a growing vampire threat, you’ve got to suit up, hit the streets, and rip the skirts off school girls. Okay, you’ve got to rip the pants off businessmen and the shirts off tourists too, but we…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I love seeing this. There’s a meltdown from the “fans” every time Nintendo announces a new update to the Nintendo Switch Online service, because they want Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger and other games they’ve already played a million times before to be added to the library,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Red White Yellow is a useful game because it highlights some realities about game design – sometimes some of the simplest elements that melt right into the background really do help a game shine. Red White Yellow is so closely inspired by Lumines, and yet not…
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