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The Caligula anime is so, so good

April 25, 2018

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Anime by Matt S. If you’re a subscriber to Crunchyroll, you’re in luck! The streaming service has started broadcasting Caligula, the anime based on The Caligula Effect, which is in turn the most underrated JRPG ever produced, bar none. So drop everything and go and watch it, because the anime…

Looking back at the best classic simulation games

April 25, 2018

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Retro reflections by Matt S. One of my favourite genres, for basically as long as I’ve been playing video games, has been the simulator. There’s something that I’ve found endlessly fascinating about building up something, from an empty patch of land to a thriving city or business, and as nerdy…

Guilty Gear is announced for Nintendo Switch

April 24, 2018

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News by Matt S. Guilty Gear is right up there with our favourite fighting game franchises. Featuring fast, dynamic 2D combat, great characters, and a highly competitive balance, this series has been one we’ve always had on high rotation. And now, for the first time, it’s coming to Nintendo Switch. …

Review: The Swords of Ditto (PC)

April 24, 2018

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Review by Ginny W. Roguelites are a dime a dozen these days. While they’ve come a (very) long way and bear almost no resemblance now to the original game that coined the moniker, titles that fall into this subset of procedurally generated titles are often a surefire hit on both…

Review: Drive on Moscow (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 24, 2018

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Review by Matt S. Drive on Moscow is the last thing you’d expect to see on a console. Tactics RPGs and even more serious strategy titles like Nobunaga’s Ambition are one thing, but Drive on Moscow is the full grognard experience. The most hardcore of the hardcore. The kind of…

Review: The Bunker (Nintendo Switch)

April 24, 2018

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Review by Trent P. The Bunker is yet another feather in the Nintendo Switch’s cap, so far as interesting and different experiences on the platform go. As a FMV, cinematic-style game, players will find themselves engrossed in the daily ritual of the protagonist, John, who has grown up in a…

A Chinese studio is making a tactics JRPG based on the French Revolution

April 23, 2018

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News by Matt S. … And it looks really, really good. Banner of the Maid is a game that is well worth keeping an eye on. In development by a Chinese studio, and set for release on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC this year, in it you get to…

Review: Megadimension Neptunia VIIR (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 23, 2018

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Review by Matt S. I didn’t expect Megadimension Neptunia VIIR would be so different to the original Megadimension Neptunia VII from 2016. I know we’d been promised “engine changes,” but thought that would be be limited to back-end stuff to make the game play more smoothly and look a little…

is-god-of-war-masterpiece

April 23, 2018

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Opinion by Matt S. Well, no. But that’s completely okay. It’s good, even. It’s okay for a game to be pure-blooded, dumb-as-a-lobotomised-chimpanzee, visceral fun. It’s okay for a game to be a blockbuster. Having now finished the game myself, I happen to completely agree with Brad’s review on DDNet that…

Stream: Dark Chronicle: My first play through (part 3)

April 23, 2018

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Video by Matt S. Things are starting to get exciting in Dark Chronicle! In my third play play through stream I tackle my first boss, die a number of times, learn some valuable lessons, and discover that the game can indeed be punishing if you’re not paying attention. Video below.…

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