Video by Matt S. As I was reviewing Dry Drowning – an amazing game that I very nearly missed – I was reminded of an issue that I have with the way that we talk about games, and it has to do with genre. How we organise and categories games…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. What joy, for those of us who enjoy cute farming games; a new Harvest Moon AND and a new Story of Seasons released in the same month. The question is, which of the two should you go with first? In this video, I talk about 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 MoreVideo by Matt S. Another big week for news! On this week’s show, we talk about some of the exciting announcements from the New Game+ Expo. We also explore the possibility of getting Rule of Rose returned to us, cult classic as it is, and wonder why Nintendo is actually…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Story of Seasons (previously Harvest Moon) has been going on for many iterations and generations now, and maintains a healthy community of fans. Why? Because they speak to a very core part of the Japanese spirit. In this video I give you an early first look…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Welcome to our new weekly video feature, where we pick the biggest games stories and social media discussions of the week and quickly share some perspectives on them. This week we look at: Playism digital store to be discontinued: https://twitter.com/gosokkyu/status/1363720201338953729The sad death of Anthem: https://twitter.com/gameinformer/status/1364655623556763657Sony to…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Warmth infuses every moment of Bravely Default II. This is a confident, charming and intelligent play on every single thing that people who grew up with JRPGs love about the genre. To call it a “love letter” would be misunderstanding its appeal, though. Tokyo RPG Factory…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Welcome to a new weekly video feature, where I pick the biggest games stories and social media discussions of the week and quickly share some perspectives on them. This week we look at: New NieR Remake 10-minute video! https://twitter.com/GameSpot/status/1361034978813952002 Six Days In Fallujah: https://twitter.com/Polygon/status/1361359661820239877 Martin Scorsese…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Bravely Default 2 is such a good game that it deserves a second video. This time around we’re taking a look at a specific narrative element that adds so much to the game. It’s not a new narrative technique and we’ve seen it in many…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S.There are three games in the Choices That Matter, which come to us from Aussie outfit, Tin Man Games. Over the last couple of months, the company has been quietly dropping them on the Nintendo Switch, and while they look modest (being pure text adventures), there is…
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