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Bad games can be so very, very good

March 14, 2018

Ace of Seafood/B-grade/bad games/Opinion

Opinion by Matt S. I can’t stop playing, or thinking about, Ace of Seafood. I picked it up on my Nintendo Switch for free, thanks to the new “exchange gold points you earn from making game purchases for free games” system that Nintendo has implemented. I had a lot of…

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March 14, 2018

Diablo clone/Kalypso/Kalypso Media/News/RPG/Shadows: Awakening/trailer/Trailers

News by Matt S. Kalypso is a publisher that’s really growing in stature, and fast. The company’s focus on simulation, strategy, and traditional western RPG design, combined with quality production values, is seeing its franchises, such as Tropico, Dungeons, and Railway Empire, really find a home, both on console and…

Review: A Normal Lost Phone (Nintendo Switch)

March 13, 2018

A Normal Lost Phone/Art Game/Indie/narrative/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Brad L. Ever since the creation of the original iPhone, it has become a basic truth that smartphones have grown to take a great deal of control over our lives. The evolution of the mobile phone (cell phone to our overseas friends) has had us texting, calling and…

dear-games-industry-please-stop

March 13, 2018

hyperviolence/Opinion/violence

Opinion by Matt S. Last week, the White House, run by that insufferable moron that the American people have somehow still tolerated in power, embarked on a full offensive towards game developers and the games industry. They pulled together a video of the most extreme violence in games and all…

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March 13, 2018

bad games/Digitally Uploaded/digitallydownloaded.net/Life is Strange/Nintendo Direct/podcast

Last week brought us a new Nintendo Direct, so of course we had to have a good chat about that. We also took a look at games that are “bad”, in that they don’t play well by conventional standards, but we love them anyway. And for our in-depth look at…

Oooh, one of Idea Factory’s most underrated games lands on Steam on April 10!

March 13, 2018

Dark Rose Valkyrie/Idea Factory/JRPG/News/PC

News by Matt S. Dark Rose Valkyrie is one of my favourite Idea Factory JRPGs. As I outlined in my review, the game does a remarkable job of blending a more mature combat system and darker storyline about betrayal and military themes with Idea Factory’s traditional clothes ripping and underwear-heavy fan…

We have a release date for all the countries where Gal*Gun 2 won’t be banned!

March 12, 2018

Gal*Gun/Gal*Gun 2/News/Nintendo Switch/PlayStation 4/PQube/release date/Release Dates

News by Matt S. Get ready for the waves of controversy, folks! The sequel to Gal*Gun: Double Peace, which turned more than a few heads when it was released back in 2016, will land on the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on April 13 in Europe, and April 24 in…

Review: Acceleration of Suguri 2 (PC)

March 12, 2018

Acceleration of Suguri/Acceleration of Suguri 2/bullet hell/Fighting game/fighting games/Fruitbat Factory/Indie/Orange_Juice/PC/PC Review/Reviews

Review by Harvard L. I’m going to be honest here and say that I think I’m a little out of my depth reviewing Acceleration of Suguri 2. It’s a sequel to a spinoff to a bullet hell shooter developed by the prolific doujin studio Orange_Juice (who you might know from…

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March 12, 2018

DJMax/DJMax Respect/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews/rhythm game

Review by Matt S. For the first hour of DJMax Respect, to say I loathed the game would be an understatement. I love rhythm games, as a rule of thumb, and I especially like them when they’re traditional. DJMax’s gameplay system features icons flying from the top of the screen…

Review: North (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 12, 2018

Indie Game/Outlands Games/PS4 Review/refugee/Reviews/Sometimes You/Sony PlayStation 4/walking simulator

Review by Matt C. You’re a refugee in a strange land. You work a dangerous mining job with little real understanding of the purpose, and you live in a rundown, one-room apartment with a few other people. You don’t understand the language and customs of those around you, and you’re…

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