Preview by Chris I. Roguelikes are a pet favourite genre for many of our team at DDNet. We’re also quite fond of the rhythm game genre too. But what, oh what, would possibly happen if these two genres collided? Indie studio Brace Yourself Games has done the unthinkable and tackled…
Read MoreReview by Chris I. Heralding itself as a “rogue-lite,” Rogue Legacy comes clanking its way onto the PlayStation Vita, bringing its unique genealogy-based, retro platforming action to the portable console for great hardcore gaming on the go. It’s a game with seemingly endless personality and replay value, so be sure…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It says it right in the title: this game is a roguelike. That means player death, more player death, and then for a bit of variety, some more player death. Now with most roguelikes, when a character dies it’s simply back to the start of the…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Abyss Odyssey poses something of a challenge when it comes to critiquing it. On the one hand it is undeniably a flawed game; a victim of an indie development budget and the lack of development heritage and experience in South America. See, in places like the…
Read MoreReview by Shaan J. I’ve always been a big fan of ACE Team’s work, but that’s mostly because of its focus on providing original, surreal experiences, rather than treading the same ground over and over, even if these titles don’t always deliver on the gameplay side of things. The Zeno…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. Thanks to the leaps in technology over the past few years games have looked better than they ever have. Sometimes though, all you really want is some good old classic retro fun. That’s where Quest of Dungeons comes in. Players choose between four available warriors that…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I was so very close to succeeding, and I thought I was going so well. There I was, a space ship fleeing through the vast reaches of the universe with vital intel on a hostile rebel fleet. I was keeping just the one step ahead of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. If you’re interested in roguelikes, then start up indie developer, Grimm Bros. has a twist on the Red Riding Hood fable that you’re going to want to pay attention to. Dragon Fin Soup is a bona fide hit over at Kickstarter, where it has already surpassed…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I thought I would briefly mention yet another spectacular-looking Kickstarter, because I suspect Darkest Dungeon is going to scratch a certain itch that a lot of gamers have. What we have here is a gothic horror-fantasy hybrid RPG that promises to be hard… and hardcore. Think…
Read More– Review by Nick H. Visually, Don’t Starve makes an interesting first impression. However, the lingering one left behind after playing the game is something that resonates much more deeply as Klei Entertainment has done an amazing job of making a beautiful, deadly world that appears quite simple at a…
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