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I did not know I wanted a Pokémon MOBA, but as it turns out, I do

July 22, 2021

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Article by Matt S. I’m not a big fan of MOBAs. They’re usually contextless content-driven games that come with all the qualities of every other esport; they feature a toxic, hyper-competitive community, have a lack of joy in the mechanics and play (because all that’s important in these games is…

On the making of a celebrated yuri visual novel

July 22, 2021

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Interview by Matt S. Heart of the Woods landed on Nintendo Switch earlier this year, after developing a powerful following for its previous release on PC. As we wrote in our glowing review on DDNet: “Heart of the Woods is a beautiful and romantic visual novel, with a wonderfully winding…

Review: Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed (Nintendo Switch)

July 21, 2021

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Review by Matt S. To save Akihabara – nay, the whole world! – from a growing vampire threat, you’ve got to suit up, hit the streets, and rip the skirts off school girls. Okay, you’ve got to rip the pants off businessmen and the shirts off tourists too, but we…

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July 21, 2021

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News by Matt S. After Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot is surely the most well-known, celebrated detective of all. He’s appeared in a fair few of his own games too, though nothing that has truly hit the high points of the detective story in video games. This new one:…

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…

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