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Introducing the new-look Lorin, in the My Time With Dee Dee VNs

March 3, 2021

A Week on the Water/Dee Dee/My Time With Dee Dee/News/visual novel

News by Matt S. As you may know by now, after four full games, we’re shaking things up a bit for the next Dee Dee VN, which is going to be titled “A Week on the Water.” For this one, we’ve got a new artist providing the character designs, and…

You think otome games are niche? Well, the Japanese stock market doesn’t agree

March 3, 2021

Coly/Financial results/otome

News by Matt S. Otome. It’s a genre that you rarely hear talked about with any sincerity or depth at IGN or Gamespot, or even Polygon. There aren’t all that many otome games that even get localised out here in the west. Heck, Koei Tecmo, which localises almost everything and…

review-maquette-sony-playstation-5

March 3, 2021

Art Game/Indie/Maquette/PlayStation 5/PS5 Review/Puzzle Game/Reviews/walking simulator

Review by Matt S. Maquette is a game that has been inspired by a lot of things. The first person puzzler (it’s clear the developers have spent a lot of time inside The Witness and Portal) is certainly one. Walking simulators are another, in the way that the game shares…

why-do-people-continue-to-misunders

March 3, 2021

Censorship/Opinion

Opinion by Matt S. There was some interesting news from outside of the games industry that is nonetheless of some meaningful relevance to video games for the reaction that is has provoked. The company that preserves the work of Dr. Seuss has decided that it will no longer publish six…

Review: Neptunia Virtual Stars (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 2, 2021

action game/Hyperdimension Neptunia/Idea Factory/JRPG/Neptunia Virtual Stars/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews

Review by Matt S. Over the last few years, the last vestiges of “the console wars” being anything more than pathetic capitalist sycophancy have washed away. The various players within the industry work together with increasing frequency, and where once there was a point to having a preferred console (because…

Review: Dat Gaem (Nintendo Switch)

March 2, 2021

Indie/JRPG/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. You know what? I was going to give this game the respect of a full review. It’s unmitigated trash, but I firmly believe that everyone’s creative ideas deserve the respect of full and proper criticism. But then I kept playing and this game became too insulting…

march-2021-podcast-on-retro-themed

March 2, 2021

Arcade/Digitally Uploaded/digitallydownloaded.net/Games of March/JRPG/podbean/podcast

Have we got a massive podcast to share with you this month! Not only do we talk about the games of March (of which there are A LOT coming), but we also go in-depth into retro-themed JRPGs, arcade games and arcade compilations. And then we have an in-depth interview with…

The Hatsune Miku Picross-like is coming to Nintendo Switch!

March 1, 2021

Hatsune Miku/MIKULOGI/News/Nintendo Switch/Picross/Puzzle Game

News by Matt S. If you haven’t played MIKULOGI on mobile phones yet then… what the hell, folks? Don’t you even read DigitallyDownloaded.net? And even then, how does Hatsune Miku + Picross not sound like the best thing ever? The good news is that it really is that good, and…

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town – Why I will forever love this series

March 1, 2021

casual game/Harvest Moon/Preview/simulation/Story of Seasons/Video/Video review

Video by Matt S. Story of Seasons (previously Harvest Moon) has been going on for many iterations and generations now, and maintains a healthy community of fans. Why? Because they speak to a very core part of the Japanese spirit. In this video I give you an early first look…

Interesting games on itch.io: March 1

March 1, 2021

Art Game/Indie/itch.io/list/Top 10/top 5

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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