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Sade: A My Time With Dee Dee Visual Novel, is now live!

January 29, 2021

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News by Matt S. Finally! It’s been quite the hike to get to this point, but Sade is finally live. Drawing inspiration from the Marquis de Sade proved to be a mighty challenge, as I wanted to (and needed to) capture his themes and aesthetics, but at the same time…

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January 28, 2021

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Review by Harvard L.I really like Olija. It’s a smartly-designed cinematic platformer with a retro rotoscope-sprite art style, engaging gameplay and an incredible sense of atmosphere. It’s designed by Thomas Olsson, the one-man behind the aptly named Skeleton Crew Studio, and it comes after a long development cycle filled with…

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January 28, 2021

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Review by Matt S. One of the great risks with any anime tie-in game is whether it’s going to make sense to people who aren’t existing fans of the property. In many cases, licensed games track along with the early stages of the anime and therefore works well as an…

The “next generation” of pinball is coming

January 27, 2021

News/pinball/Pinball FX/Zen Studios

News by Matt S. Zen Studios’ Pinball FX has been one of my go-to game series for a long time now. From as far back as one of the earliest releases on the Nintendo 3DS eShop, I’ve been playing just about everything Zen throws out there, and as a big-time…

Bowser’s Fury: Why I love this game (and Super Mario 3D World)

January 27, 2021

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Video by Matt S. Nintendo’s first big release of the year is a port of Super Mario 3D World… with Bowser’s Fury – an all-new mini-adventure that’s a real value-add for anyone who played the Wii U original. The game’s still a while away from release, but I had the…

Review: Her Love in the Force (Nintendo Switch)

January 27, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Japanese game developer and publisher, Voltage, is certainly prolific. Since 2011 the otome specialist has published multiple titles per year, and as many as 11(!) in one particular year (2014). Her Love In The Force is one of those 2014 titles, which has been localised and…

Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed gets a new trailer – let’s get strippin’

January 26, 2021

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News by Matt S. Akiba’s Trip is back (on March 20 in Japan and TBA 2021 in the west), and it’s looking like it’ll be good fun. While these games will never threaten to win game of the year awards, they are a good time and make for a fun…

Review: Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy (Sony PlayStation 4)

January 26, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Koei Tecmo and its JRPG specialist developer, Gust, had a lot to prove with Atelier Ryza 2. This is the first time that any single protagonist in the Atelier series has been given a direct sequel, and doing so was going to necessitate that Gust take…

Review: Neoverse Trinity Edition (Nintendo Switch)

January 25, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Neoverse is a highly enjoyable digital card game, but it also represents the worst of video games as an art form. This is not to say that it’s weighed down with microtransactions and similarly scummy revenue models, because it’s mercifully free of those. It’s just that…

Interesting games on itch.io: January 25

January 25, 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…

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