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The Friday Ten: Let’s make the perfect harem JRPG

May 27, 2016

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List by Matt S. If we can have Smash Bros, which brings together all of our favourite Nintendo characters and throw them into a battle royale, and if we can have Smite, which brings together our favourite characters from mythology into a battle royale, why not have a JRPG that…

There’s more to meaningful choices than outcomes

May 27, 2016

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Opinion by Matt C. In the ongoing push for more open, player-driven game stories, we’re seeing more and more focus on “meaningful choices” – or, more often than not, criticism of games for presenting choices that aren’t “meaningful”. This is something I see frequently, especially in response to games like…

Disney Crossy Road update features daily missions, new characters, and a lot of Alice

May 26, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. My favourite casual mobile game received an update today. While it’s mostly just a good marketing ploy for Disney’s newest film, the update keeps the good old (young?) Disney Crossy Road feel alive while providing players with more reasons to return day after day. Related reading:…

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May 26, 2016

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Review by Brad L. Looking at the name ‘Soft Body,’ I wasn’t fully sure what to expect out of a game with such a title. I certainly did not expect to have such a uniquely crafted puzzle/action game that I would actually find some deeper meaning to. If anyone here…

Devolver Digital has a new online combat RPG coming in 2017, and it looks good

May 26, 2016

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News by Matt S. In one of Devolver Digital’s most ambitious games yet, the publisher has joined forces with newcomer, Sloclap, to announce Absolver. Immediately this has become one game to pay very close attention to. Absolver is billing itself as an online combat RPG, which offers intense and varied…

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May 26, 2016

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Interview by Matt S. I’m about 100 turns in when I realise something is going very wrong with my little galactic empire. My rate of production was slowing down. I was spending a lot of my time chasing space pirates around, and they were taking advantage of my disorganisation and…

Review: Titan Quest (Apple iPad)

May 25, 2016

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Review by Matt S. Diablo has certainly been one of the most influential franchises in gaming. That’s why we tend to call other top-down, RSI-inducing action RPGs “Diablo clones.” It has certainly become a favourite genre with Dungeons & Dragons (Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance) and the Sacred series both being…

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May 25, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. It’s time to let the cat out of the bag: I love cooking games. Each one is my dirty little secret, but I’m willing let my dirty laundry air just to emphasize how excited I am that Team17 will be publishing Ghost Town Games’ Overcooked, a…

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May 25, 2016

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News by Matt S. In Early Access now, but due for full release in summer (winter for those cool cats south of the equator), Super Mutant Alien Assault is shaping up to be something really special for fans of fast paced, twitch-based, arcade action. Taking inspiration from the likes of…

Hands on with the new, gorgeous, Nexon MMO, Riders of Icarus

May 25, 2016

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Impressions by Sam M. Massive multiplayer online games are a hard thing to get right. You could have the best game in the world, and unless you have players, it won’t be able to get off the ground. It’s something Square Enix learned the hard way with its original Fantasy…

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