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Nintendo’s going hardcore niche for the next Switch Online update

July 21, 2021

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News by Matt S. I love seeing this. There’s a meltdown from the “fans” every time Nintendo announces a new update to the Nintendo Switch Online service, because they want Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger and other games they’ve already played a million times before to be added to the library,…

Review: Red White Yellow (Nintendo Switch)

July 20, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Red White Yellow is a useful game because it highlights some realities about game design – sometimes some of the simplest elements that melt right into the background really do help a game shine. Red White Yellow is so closely inspired by Lumines, and yet not…

Review: Death’s Door (PC)

July 20, 2021

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Review by Harvard L. It’s weird that for as long as The Legend of Zelda has been a series, we still don’t have a defined term for that game’s genre. Internet commenters frequently debate whether Zelda should be considered an RPG, and the official title of “action-adventure” is so vague…

When a single promo art convinces you need 100 copies of the game…

July 20, 2021

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News by Matt S. Spike Chunsoft shared some new details for Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp (the all-new game that’s being released as part of the Danganronpa Decadence collection that is coming to Nintendo Switch). One of those details is the key artwork and I’ve not had a nosebleed like…

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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