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Review: Root Letter: Last Answer (Nintendo Switch)

September 4, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Root Letter: Last Answer leaves me in a very difficult position. On the one hand, and purely on a sentimental level, Root Letter is my favourite visual novel. I’d argue that there are smarter and deeper VNs out there – Steins;Gate, for example, and there are…

Review: Dead or School (Nintendo Switch)

September 4, 2019

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Review by Matt S. You’ve got to hand it to the development team behind Dead or School. Despite the Indiegogo campaign to fund the game failing spectacularly back in 2016, the small team has persevered and managed to get the thing over the line. It’s not bad, either. Dead or…

Koei Tecmo gives us a look at Atelier Ryza’s combat system

September 3, 2019

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News by Matt S. As the release date gets closer, Koei Tecmo continues to share more details about the next in its Atelier series, Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout. This time around, a new trailer showcases the game’s combat system. Now I don’t play Atelier for the…

Review: Catherine: Full Body (Sony PlayStation 4)

September 3, 2019

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Review by Matt S. The best stories about sexuality and human relationships are often the least sexy. There’s a point where a dive into the relationship between two people, the temptations and challenges they face, starts to become uncomfortably familiar. We can see ourselves in what we’re seeing on-screen, and…

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September 3, 2019

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Video by Matt S. Catherine is a brilliant game that offers a deep look at relationships, instability, sexuality and temptation. We all know that. But it’s also a game that is loaded with Christian imagery and themes, and coming from a Japanese studio, that in itself is fascinating. In this…

Ranking the Final Fantasy series! (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #28)

September 3, 2019

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With the HD remaster of Final Fantasy VIII released this week, the DDNet team took the opportunity to look back at all the Final Fantasy (numbered) series, and talk about the good, the bad, and the way the series has evolved over time. That’s right. From Final Fantasy I through…

Here’s the launch trailer for the next big Switch release

September 2, 2019

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News by Matt S. Most people are still dilligently plugging their way through Astral Chain, but the next big Nintendo Switch exclusive is just around the corner. Daemon X Machina is a mech action game, and it is looking very fine indeed. Publisher, Marvelous, has released the launch trailer of…

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September 2, 2019

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Video by Matt S. PLEASE NOTE: BECAUSE THIS IS AN IN-DEPTH LOOK INTO THE GAME’S THEMES, THERE ARE SPOILERS! I know this is an old game, but as it is a new release, it’s possible that there are people out there that will use this release to play FFVIII for…

Review: Final Fantasy VIII Remastered (Sony PlayStation 4)

September 2, 2019

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Review by Matt S. If Final Fantasy VIII isn’t my favourite in the whole series, it’s not far behind. This game, which looked like it was in danger of being actually lost for a while after Square Enix apparently lost the base code, weaves a masterful tale of five of…

On the subject of Astral Chain and the lionisation of police

September 2, 2019

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Opinion by Matt S. There’s been a lot said and written about Astral Chain’s use of police as the heroes. From major publications (Polygon and Vice) through to blogs, and then on to social media, the question of why PlatinumGames would lionise the police seems to be a core concern…

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