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December 6, 2019

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Video by Matt S. Heroland is Furyu’s latest title, and comes to us in the west thanks to a truly amazing localisation by XSeed. It is a truly impressive little social satire, as well as being outright funny and charming. In this video I take a look at some of…

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December 6, 2019

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Opinion by Lindsay M. Even sitting down to write this review, I’m nearly in tears. It’s strange, because up to this point I haven’t been terribly emotional about Life Is Strange 2. It absolutely tugs at the heartstrings, but to this point my tears have been scarce. Or maybe I…

Game of the Year 2019! Best new IP

December 5, 2019

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Awards by the DDNet Team It’s that time of year again, where we look back at the year that was, and pick our top three games across a host of categories! As with years past we’ll reveal one award winner per day, and this year we’ve got a massive 17…

Review: Star Ocean: First Departure R (Sony PlayStation 4)

December 5, 2019

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Review by Matt S. What a game. What an absolutely delightful shot of retro goodness right through the arteries and into the heart. No waiting for the stomach acid to dissolve this drug into the system, no sirree. Star Ocean: First Departure R is direct into the veins. Related reading:…

Review: Deathtrap Dungeon Trilogy (Nintendo Switch)

December 5, 2019

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Review by Matt S. In recent years we’ve seen some impressive efforts to take the gamebook format – a popular kind of “game” that largely predates video games – and revitalise it for a modern audience. Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf was given an invigorating combat system and 3D presentation. Australia’s…

My Time With Dee Dee: Volume 2 Update!

December 5, 2019

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Visual Novel news by Matt S. Hello all! As you already know, the next Dee Dee visual novel will introduce a couple of new characters to the expanded Dee Dee universe (yes, it’s not just Marvel that can pull this off). You already know about Lorin. There’s another one, but…

Game of the Year 2019! The best Blockbusters!

December 4, 2019

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Video: Star Ocean is remade: Great Galactic JRPG action

December 4, 2019

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Video by Matt S. I’m a big fan of Star Ocean – have been since the third game was released on PlayStation 2. However I had never actually played the original, so with Square Enix releasing the remake of it on PlayStation 4 and other consoles, I jumped at the…

Game of the Year 2019! Arthouse game of 2019

December 4, 2019

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Review: Simulacra (Sony PlayStation 4)

December 4, 2019

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Review by Lindsay M. If you found a lost phone on the ground, what would you do? Would you pick it up? Would you actively try to find the owner, or passively wait for someone to ring it? Now what if that phone was left at your doorstop, and when…

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