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Review: Hero Must Die. Again (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 4, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Hero Must Die has one of the most interesting premises you’ll ever see in a JRPG. It’s almost distressing that it struggles so completely to execute against that potential, and the reason is simple: It stubbornly sticks to being a JRPG. The attempted gamification of the…

Get an early teaser for a rhythm game RPG not due until 2023

March 4, 2020

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News by Matt S. Sometimes a news announcement makes you do a double-take. Announcing that a game will release in 2023 is one such occasion. It’s rare for a game to be announced so far out from release, but that’s what Pracy Studios has done with Nocturne. Don’t worry, though,…

Hero Must Die: Heartfelt, but deeply flawed

March 4, 2020

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Video by Matt S. Hero Must Die. Again is a powerfully evocative game in many ways. You play as a hero who, after saving the world from a demon, dies. As a reward, he’s granted five days from heaven to tie up his loose ends and, perhaps, have one more…

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March 3, 2020

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News by Matt S. With the most unpronounceable name in the history of videogames, void tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium also looks like one that you won’t want to miss. NISA’s latest is a game about a “cruel world contaminated by fungi” where you’ll need to struggle to survive, while also protecting…

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March 3, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Almost every visual novel aims to present players with a fantasy – it may well be located in a real world location (Stein’s;Gate’s Akihabara, Root Letter’s Shimane prefecture), but the stories that they share are complete flights of fancy. Wanderlust: Travel Stories is a little different;…

Enjoy the return of Ty the Tasmanian Tiger with this trailer

March 3, 2020

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News by Matt S. Ty the Tasmanian Tiger is an Australian institution… okay, so he wasn’t quite that. Nonetheless, he was a reasonably popular platformer hero from back on the PlayStation 2, and it’s great to see him making a return in HD. Ty the Tasmanian Tiger HD will be…

World of Horror is…. well, it’s just bloody spectacular

March 3, 2020

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Preview by Matt S. It’s technically in “Early Access”, but you may as well go invest in World of Horror now. This rather remarkable indie effort manages to be the best take on Lovecraftian Horror RPG play that we’ve seen to date, and does so in the nostalgic wrappings of…

Review: Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 2, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Koei Tecmo has two properties focused on the classic Romance of the Three Kingdoms historical novel: Dynasty Warriors, and… Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Dynasty Warriors is an action series that takes the major characters of the novel, and then loosely re-interprets the events of the…

Developer Q & A: On Sludge Life and silliness

March 2, 2020

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Interview by Matt S. Announced last week, Sludge Life is yet another in the unending parade of quirky, different games that we’re seeing published by Devolver Digital this year. This one is coming to PC and Nintendo Switch, and is a very silly (by design) open world graffiti-tagging game that…

Harvard Let’s Plays: Sayonara Wild Hearts

March 2, 2020

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Video by Harvard L. When it released last year, Sayonara Wild Hearts instantly became an indie darling, thanks to its super-cool sense of style, its gorgeous aesthetic, and heart-pounding action. It’s not the longest game in the world, but it’s one of the most memorable. Looking back at one of…

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