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Review: Heavy Rain (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 2, 2016

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Review by Matt S. As much respect as I have for David Cage, I hadn’t actually played Heavy Rain before. I didn’t have a PlayStation 3 when it first launched, and when I did eventually pick one up, there were an awful lot of games I had to catch up…

Review: Adventures of Mana (Apple iPhone)

March 2, 2016

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Review by Matt S. The Mana series is the closest that Square Enix comes to a B-grade franchise. That’s not to say the games released under its name are bad (I’m one of the very few that genuinely love Children of Mana on the Nintendo DS), but with the exception…

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March 2, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. Well readers, I am going to be upfront about this: if you choose to go further than this paragraph, you may not want to do it in a public or work setting. Now that you’re tucked away in a corner somewhere on your cell phone, here’s…

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March 1, 2016

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News by Matt S. A bit of a boast piece here, but I do think that the article will be of great interest to DDNet readers. I’ve written an in-depth piece on the social implications of Hatsune Miku, virtual and augmented reality, and the idea of constructed realities. That article…

Review: Rainbow Moon (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 1, 2016

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. Rainbow Moon has been out for a few years on both Sony’s PlayStation 3 and was then ported to Vita. Releasing for the first time on the PlayStation 4, this hardcore grind-heavy tactics RPG experience is fully set up with cross-saving for those who want to…

Review: Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 1, 2016

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Review by Matt S. Here’s a concept for you, and it’s beautiful in its simplicity: a girl in a schoolgirl’s uniform, carrying an impressive sword, taking on hordes of enemies on her way to an eventual showdown with another schoolgirl. A superb martial artist, this girl’s abilities to leap around,…

Review: E.T. Armies (PC)

March 1, 2016

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Review by Dylan C. I wonder when the FPS genre will cease to be the flavour of the month in this industry of ours. Over the years, different genres have enjoyed the spotlight, then taken a backseat, popularity moving in constant flux with modern trends and fickle tastes. Related reading:…

See the first screens of Dontnod’s upcoming RPG, Vampyr

February 29, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. Dontnod, the studio behind critically acclaimed Life Is Strange (I mean, it was our GOTY 2015!), has released the first screenshots for its upcoming action-RPG Vampyr. Set in 1918 London, Vampyr is set to be an incredibly immersive game steeped in vampire mythology. No sparkles here,…

Review: Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (Microsoft Xbox One)

February 29, 2016

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In Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2, we have a game that manages to hone in on what worked the first time around, improve upon the formula and do something that the shooting genre absolutely needs: injecting a simple sense of fun into the whole experience. Honestly, I never really…

Review: The Witch and the Hundred Knight Revival Edition (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 29, 2016

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Review by Matt S. Most people know that the Brothers Grimm, who we owe so much to for the modern fairy tale, offered anything but the Disney magic. As dark deconstructions that centred around themes such as innocence lost, greed, lust and pride, they were much more interested in being…

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