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July 8, 2021

Assassin's Creed/live service/Opinion/Ubisoft

Opinion by Matt S. Putting aside the ongoing accusations of sexual harassment within the many Ubisoft towers across the globe (that in itself really should be the main subject of discussion with regards to Ubisoft, but I’m not close enough to sources to be the one to do it), yesterday…

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Why I love this “monsties”-filled JRPG

July 7, 2021

Capcom/JRPG/Monster Hunter/Nintendo Switch/Switch Review/Video/Video review

Video by Matt S. The second Monster Hunter title to land on the Nintendo Switch in a matter of months, Monster Hunter Stories 2 is a very different experience. This game is a pure, true JRPG, with turn-based combat and the full narrative experience. And I absolutely love it. As…

Review: Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (Nintendo Switch)

July 7, 2021

Capcom/JRPG/Monster Hunter/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/RPG/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. I have no idea how I missed the original Monster Hunter Stories on the 3DS, because the idea of Monster Hunter, but in turn-based JRPG format, is very much my jam. See, as much as I enjoy the aesthetics, design, and concept of Monster Hunter, I’m…

Blue Reflection: Second Light is going to be the most beautiful, wholesome game of all

July 7, 2021

Blue Reflection: Second Light/News/Nintendo Switch/PlayStation 4/release date/Release Dates/Screenshot/screenshots/trailer/Trailers

News by Matt S. Overnight, Koei Tecmo in Japan dropped a bunch of new screenshots and a trailer for the upcoming Blue Reflection: Second Light. The first Blue Reflection still being the most beautiful game of all, as far as I’m concerned (as in art direction and aesthetics – yes,…

Danganronpa gets its Switch release date

July 6, 2021

Danganronpa/News/Nintendo Switch/release date/Release Dates/Spike Chunsoft

News by Matt S. I already have the Danganronpa series twice over – on Vita and on PlayStation 4 – but I am so immeasurably excited to also be able to have it on my Nintendo Switch. It is, after all, the best console of all for visual novels (also…

Nintendo indulges screen porn with a sexy, sexy new OLED model

July 6, 2021

Gadget/Hardware/News/Nintendo/release date/Release Gates/trailer/Trailers

News by Matt S. Oh my. Oh. Oh. Ohhhhhhh. Look, if Nintendo wanted some boring coverage of its exciting new console, it wouldn’t have announced it after 11pm at night. But that’s what Nintendo has done, and I’m being a good, dutiful journalist in reporting just how much I want…

Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed – Why I love this game

July 6, 2021

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Video by Matt S. It’s fan service, it’s satire, and it’s fun! Akiba’s Trip took the whole hikikomori trend in Japan, as well as the social and cultural concerns that have come from it, and spun it into an entertaining PSP game about a decade ago. Now it has been…

Review: Doki Doki Literature Club Plus (Nintendo Switch)

July 6, 2021

Doki Doki Literature Club/Horror/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/satire/subversion/Switch Review/visual novel

Review by Matt S. I’ve been fortunate in that I was able to go into Doki Doki Literature Club Plus having never played the original, and also not knowing a whole lot about it. I was aware that it was a horror game and the initially bright and bubbly presentation…

On making avant-garde visual novels

July 5, 2021

Art Game/Cross The Moon/Indie/Interview/Interviews/visual novel

Interview by Matt S. Sometimes you put off playing a game that you regret the moment you start actually playing it. This has been my experience with Cross The Moon. I’ve had a copy sitting on my PC for over a year, but it was only because I had an…

Review: Cross The Moon (Nintendo Switch)

July 5, 2021

Art Game/Cross The Moon/Indie/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Switch Review/visual novel

Review by Matt S. Before we get into talking about the game’s many (many) merits, I want to start by saying that Cross The Moon is so incredibly inspiring to me. It’s a visual novel made on a hyper-indie budget and, as a person making my own VNs on hyper-indie…

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