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Cris Tales: Why I love this Columbian JRPG

July 20, 2021

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Video 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…

Review: Cris Tales (Nintendo Switch)

July 19, 2021

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Review by Matt S. It’s rare that we get a JRPG that can be considered to be genuinely innovative. Cris Tales might have been inspired by the genre’s classics, but it’s a far more modern and bold game than I think even the developers realised they were making. It all…

Interesting games on itch.io: July 19

July 19, 2021

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List by Matt S. I’m a big fan of itch.io for the freedom and open platform that it allows for developers to be creative, experimental, and directly canvas the audience for feedback for games that are not yet ready for primetime on Steam and its ilk. In addition, itch.io allows…

Review: Risk System (Nintendo Switch)

July 19, 2021

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Review by Harvard L. There’s that rare beautiful moment when playing a scrolling shooter where the speed and the tension fade away, and the player is suspended in a perfect state of flow. I get this feeling on the rare occasions that I make it past Stage 2 on Gradius,…

Catch up with last week’s gameplay streams: July 19

July 19, 2021

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News 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…

This month’s Dee Dee Zine is available now

July 16, 2021

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News by Matt S. We’re three months into the Dee Dee Zine now, and it is going from strength to strength. I honestly think that this is the best issue yet, and if you’re into games, art, and culture from Japan, you’re going to get a real kick from this…

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July 16, 2021

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Opinion by Matt S. Nintendo is doomed. It’s all over. Valve has entered the scene with a portable gaming console that is basically the “Valve Switch.” It’s going to ruin Nintendo just like when Valve destroyed Sony and Microsoft’s console business with its Steam Boxes. Remember them? Back in 2013…

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July 16, 2021

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News by Matt S. Great news for people who enjoyed the distinctive, original and interesting The Liar Pincess and the Blind Prince (check out our review here); NISA has confirmed that its stylistic stablemate, The Cruel Kind and the Great Hero, will also make its way to our western shores.…

Accessible games are good: We really need “easy modes” to stop being controversial

July 15, 2021

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Opinion 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…

New details for the sequel to the smartest game no one played

July 15, 2021

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News by Matt S. The Caligula Effect remains one of the smartest games that almost no one played. Even the re-release on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 didn’t do much to boost it, but hopefully, the sequel has better fortunes (while keeping the same brains). NISA – the publisher of…

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