Review by Ginny W. Like any other dramatic medium, games have cottoned onto (and often gleefully exploit) suffering and tragedy as a means to establish narrative depth and strength. When we reach for reasons why protagonists behave in a certain way, it’s incredibly easy to root motivations in tragedy –…
Read MoreReview 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…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Having already reviewed Fate/Extella on the PlayStation 4, there’s not a whole lot that I can add to that review in itself for the Nintendo Switch release. The games are fundamentally the same, but that in itself is noteworthy; while Fate/Extella was previously available as a…
Read MoreReviews by Matt S. The Nintendo Switch is really picking up some steam now. It’s incredible to think that just a couple of months ago we were struggling to understand Nintendo’s approach to the console, and whether there was a market for it. Now, we are quite happy to say…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Splatoon 2, like its predecessor, looks like trash. I know that there are plenty of others that like the childpunk attitude with its nauseating overuse of sickeningly bright, clashing, chaotic “street” colours, but I don’t. It’s an ugly, ugly, ugly game, (though in fairness it also…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It was inevitable that the Nintendo Switch would eventually get some kind of Threes clone, and Levels+ is definitely a Threes clone. It’s the right kind of console for this kind of puzzle game; it’s the kind of quick, mentally stimulating experience that’s perfect to unwind…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. As a rule of thumb we aim to write reviews of at least 1000 words at DDNet. We do that because we like to explore the various themes that games put forward at depth, and all games, regardless of design, are the product of a lot…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Shephy is a simple Japanese card game designed by indie artist Pawn and developed by Arc System Works. It features some very cute artwork and comes at a low price point, so I’m mostly writing this review to warn you that looks can be deceiving and…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Mighty Gunvolt Burst comes at an exciting time for the Nintendo Switch – it’s the first hardcore platformer available for the console, and it arrives before Nintendo’s own Virtual Console does so it won’t need to compete with the retro games it aims to emulate. Inti…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. One of the first games ever released was called Spacewar. In that game, two players controlled ships which rotated and moved in an unwieldy way, trying to shoot the other ship before their own was destroyed. AstroDuel Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch is what Spacewar would…
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