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Review: Heroland (Sony PlayStation 4)

December 10, 2019

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Review by Matt S. As a publisher, FuRyu has never been adverse to taking on projects that tackle some astoundingly complex, nuanced topics. The Caligula Effect was a deconstruction on supernormal stimulants and the potential for virtual existence. Lost Dimension took the prisoner’s dilemma questions of Danganronpa and ramped it…

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December 10, 2019

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Review by Harvard L. AVICII Invector is a comprehensive, inspiring tribute to the works of Tim Bergling or AVICII, the pioneering electronic dance musician (EDM) who tragically passed away in 2018. In a career spanning three albums, one posthumous, AVICII pushed the limits of the EDM genre by fusing together…

Looking back at 2019, looking forward to 2020! (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #36)

December 10, 2019

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Ahoy peeps! It has been a few weeks since the last podcast. The good news is that the podcast editor, Alan, has completed a move overseas safely and now we’re back on track. This will be the last podcast for the year, but we will be back in force come…

Game of the Year 2019! Mobile GOTY!

December 9, 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: Hatsune Miku VR (Sony PlayStation 4)

December 9, 2019

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Review by Matt S. To think that the last time I played a new Hatsune Miku rhythm game was way back in 2016, with Project Diva X… for a Miku tragic like myself three years has been a painfully long wait between drinks, and while the greatest supernormal stimulant of…

Harvard Let’s Plays: 428: Shibuya Scramble

December 9, 2019

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Video by Harvard L. Shibuya Scramble is an eclectic visual novel, to say the least – mixing still and video imagery of real actors in with plenty of video game interfaces and the like for a truly oddball visual and narrative experience. In his latest let’s play, Harvard takes a…

Game of the Year 2019! VR Game of the Year

December 8, 2019

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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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