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Review: Ember (Nintendo Switch)

January 24, 2020
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Review by Matt S. When I saw Ember land on the Nintenndo eShop store, I thought there was something vaguely familiar with it. Promising to be a throwback to Baldur’s Gate, and other RPGs of old helped cinch the deal for me, so I figured I’d give it a go.…

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Review: Red Bow (Nintendo Switch)

January 22, 2020
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Review by Matt S. Last year I played – and absolutely loved – a tiny little indie horror title called Deadus. It’s a horror game that has been designed to play on the original Game Boy, and as such so you needed an emulator (or a device with a Game…

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Review: Pix the Cat (Nintendo Switch)

August 16, 2019
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Review by Matt S.  Pix the Cat is a groovy little arcade game, featuring a groovy neon cat, groovy little ducklings, and a slick rhythm to play along to. First released back in 2014, it’s now on the Nintendo Switch, and continues to be one of the better examples of…

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Spiderweb Software’s latest is refreshingly different

August 12, 2019
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Preview by Matt S. Jeff Vogel, the (mostly) one-man band behind Spiderweb Software, has been around for decades now, as one of the rare survivors in the notoriously challenging indie space. Through this time he has succeeded by sticking to what he does best: ultra low-budget, well-written, deep RPGs, and…

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Preview: The Messenger (PC)

August 8, 2018
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Preview by Matt C. I can understand why the developers of The Messenger would take what could have been a huge, shocking twist and use it as a selling point in the game’s marketing. After all, the thing I’m talking about is one of the most visible ways of distinguishing…

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Review: Legrand Legacy: Tale of the Fatebounds (PC)

January 25, 2018
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Review by Ginny W. Legrand Legacy is the debut title of Semisoft, an indie studio based in Jakarta. For a title that’s been brewing since 2016, it’s already had its fair share of industry accolades in its short lifetime – these range from being a finalist at SXSW’s pitch competition…

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Review: Sonic Mania (Nintendo Switch)

September 5, 2017
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Review by Clark A. Sonic Mania is a 2D platformer 26 years in the making. No, it’s not because it took that long to develop the game. After all, its retro style is meant to loosely imitate hardware from the Sega Saturn era and its story occurs after a game…

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Review: Slime-San (Nintendo Switch)

August 21, 2017
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Review by Brad L. What an odd-looking game Slime-San is. I have voiced my opinion many times when it comes to the constant barrage of too many 8-bit style games being released post-2015, but Fabrik Games describe Slime-San as “5-bit” due to the fact that it only uses five colours…

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March 9, 2017
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Review by Brad L. All of the cool kids these days are making some form of pixelated game intended as a throwback to the glory days of the 80’s. More often than not, the difficulty spike of the 80’s rears its ugly head as well. 8Days is no exception, and…

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