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March 25, 2020

News by Matt S. This is a super-short little news story here, but I know there are a lot of readers looking forward to the upcoming Fairy Tail JRPG by Gust and Koei Tecmo, and they’ve got a neat little poll going for a fun bonus for collectors. Koei Tecmo…

Review: My Hero One’s Justice 2 (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 25, 2020

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Review by Clark A. With the original My Hero One’s Justice, developer Byking assembled a competent anime arena fighter. Its stylish comic book aesthetics harnessed My Hero Academia’s spirit and the combat system leveraged even the cast’s most eccentric superpowers. Much like series protagonist Midoriya Izuku, though, its untapped potential…

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March 24, 2020

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News by Matt S. This is why everyone should buy the games I recommend. Tokyo Dark, and Tokyo Dark Remembrance for its console release, was one of the smartest and most interesting games I have ever played. Developer, Cherrymochi, showed us what was really possible with horror games, and now…

Moons Of Madness: Lovecraftian or a noble attempt?

March 24, 2020

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Video by Matt S. Moons of Madness claims to be a Lovecraftian-inspired horror game, and it certainly has the tentacles for it! Unfortunately, it largely misses the mark at what cosmic horror aims for, replacing it with jump scares and an emphasis on the grotesque. In this video I talk…

Review: Moons of Madness (PlayStation 4)

March 24, 2020

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Review by Matt S. I don’t know if H.P. Lovecraft would be particularly fond of Moons of Madness. It bills itself as a “Lovecraftian game” because it has space tentacles in it, but it largely misses the nuance and intellectual depth of Lovecraft’s body of work. Push past that and…

Japan Film Festival launches streaming service for those looking for some art & culture while self-isolating

March 24, 2020

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News by Matt S. Cinemas are closed and a trip downtown is increasingly looking like something from an apocalyptic nightmare, but that’s no reason to miss out on the kind of culture that only a film festival can provide. The Japan Foundation in Sydney has launched a streaming service to…

Review: Doom 64 (Nintendo Switch)

March 24, 2020

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Review by Matt S. The long-forgotten and neglected Doom 64. The odd sheep in the family. The game that was basically dead on arrival on its initial release, because the Nintendo 64 was doing some fascinating things with the shooter genre even as Doom remained steadfastly traditional. It’s good that…

Tactics roguelike, Dread Nautical, is coming to console

March 23, 2020

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News by Matt S. Dread Nautical was one of the launch titles on the Apple Arcade when it arrived last year, and it’s one of the better games on the platform, offering players a simple, but compelling blend of tactics RPG and roguelike. Now it’s coming to basically every other…

Review: A Street Cat’s Tale (Nintendo Switch)

March 23, 2020

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Review by Matt S. It has to be a tough life to be a street cat. Scavenging around for rubbish and often only able to eat by the good graces of humanity – the same species whose behaviour is the underlying cause of why most street cats are out there…

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March 23, 2020

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Video by Harvard L. With the world being in the mess that it is right now, it’s more important than ever to have access to games that simply aim to make you happy, and that is exactly what Toripon is. A game in which your goal is to take pictures…

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