Video by Matt S. I’ve been playing a lot of PlayStation 2 recently, and reminding myself of just how many great games we’ve lost. The PS2 was an era of experimentation, ideas and, more than anything else, art over monetisation. I hadn’t really played the body of PS2 games since…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. I’ve been looking forward to King’s Bounty II a great deal. I love pulp fantasy, I love B-grade RPGs. This one always looked like a thing I would love. I wasn’t disappointed. This game is by no means something for everyone, but for genre fans it’s…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Tales of Arise is going to be something special. From just the first hour with the demo, I can already see that this game has it all; gorgeous aesthetics, amazing characters, and a combat system that JRPG fans are going to love. I remain terrible as…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Fort Triumph is a brilliant idea: It’s XCOM meets Heroes of Might & Magic, and with Ubisoft having destroyed Heroes, an indie bringing that kind of gameplay back is downright noble. Unfortunately, in execution, the game hurts itself with a lack of depth and a lazy…
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 MoreNews by Matt S. As some of you will know, we’ve been doing regular streams over the last year or so on the DDNet YouTube channel, showcasing the latest and greatest games, while chatting with people about those games (and just about everything else) as we go along. If you’d…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Cris Tales is the first Columbian JRPG I’ve ever played… perhaps the first one ever? Anyhow, the good news is that it is exceptional. It’s aesthetically beautiful, has some innovative gameplay mechanics, and it weaves a wonderful story. In this video, I discuss what makes the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. As some of you will know, we’ve been doing regular streams over the last year or so on the DDNet YouTube channel, showcasing the latest and greatest games, while chatting with people about those games (and just about everything else) as we go along. If you’d…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. It’s happened again. “Easy modes” have once again become the discourse of the week, with Psychonauts 2 kicking off the discussion this time around. And, as usual, it’s an absolutely terrible discussion. Having not talked about difficulty on this channel yet, here’s my video on the…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. The classic Zelda title, Skyward Sword, has finally been rescued from the Wii and Wii U and has got a release on Nintendo Switch. Spruced up, no less. This is a brilliant game. It might be one of the lower-scoring Zelda titles, but with a Metacritic…
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