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Rideon: The Japanese indie spirit

January 13, 2021

JRPG/Rideon/Tactics RPG/Video/Video review

Video by Matt S. Rideon Japan is one of those super-indie developers from Japan that really fly under the radar, but the company has actually been around for a long time now – it was founded back in 2004! Now it has over a half dozen games on Nintendo Switch,…

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January 13, 2021

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News by Matt S. Idea Factory is gearing up for its first big release of the year; the Nintendo Switch port of Azur Lane: Crosswave. To help whet your appetite ahead of its February release (February 16 for North America, 19 for Europe), Idea Factory has shared some screenshots of…

The Legend of Heroes IV has a release date on Nintendo Switch

January 13, 2021

JRPG/News/Nintendo Switch/NISA/release date/Release Dates/Trails of Cold Steel

News by Matt S. For anyone who has been hanging out for the Nintendo Switch release of The Legend of Heroes IV, the good news today is that NISA has confirmed its release date. It lands on April 9 in North America and Europe (those of us in Oceania will…

Review: Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom (Nintendo Switch)

January 12, 2021

JRPG/Kemco/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Rideon/Switch Review/turn-based RPG

Review by Matt S. Rideon Japan, the developer behind the quality mobile riff on Final Fantasy Tactics, the Mercenaries series, has a second focus; it also creates mobile riffs on the Atelier-style “item-creation” JRPG. Marenian Tavern Story, which came to us on Nintendo Switch two years ago courtesy of Kemco,…

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January 12, 2021

Opinion/propaganda

Opinion by Matt S. It’s always a silly idea to talk about politics on a video game website. The best that ever happens is that in response to the article you get a bunch of people signing up to screech at you to “keep politics out of video games,” before…

A forgotten classic from the Nintendo DS is headed to modern platforms

January 11, 2021

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News by Matt S. You’ve probably not heard of Monster Tale, and that’s okay. Most people haven’t – it was largely forgotten on release way back in 2011. Those few that did play it have very fond memories of it, though, and it is one of the Nintendo DS’ cult…

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January 11, 2021

Horror/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Switch Review/visual novel

Review by Matt S. Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest treats players like they’re idiots. Other than that little issue, though, it’s a visually attesting, interesting, engaging and well-structured visual novel. Related reading: Different developer, same World of Darkness. The Switch has a Vampire the Masquerade game that…

Interesting games on itch.io: January 11

January 11, 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…

It’s time to announce a release date for the next Dee Dee visual novel! January 29!

January 8, 2021

My Time With Dee Dee/News/release date/Release Dates/Sade/Sade: A My Time With Dee Dee Game/visual novel

News by Matt S. Hello everyone! I’ve got some exciting news to share for the folks that have been enjoying the Dee Dee visual novel series! I’ve now been able to set a release date for Sade: A My Time With Dee Dee visual novel. It’s happening on Friday, January…

The Japanese “Ma”: Why Japanese games are better

January 8, 2021

Video/Video review

Video by Matt S. We all know that Japanese and western video games are fundamentally different. But narrowing down the stylistic and aesthetic reasons for those differences is worth thinking about, because they say a lot about the respective art cultures too. For one good example, explored in this video:…

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