Interview by Matt S. Goichi Suda is a bit of a hero to many on the DDNet team. His unwavering commitment to games that are transgressive and creative, even to the detriment of their critical rating, is noble, and the fact he’s managed to build up a major Japanese development…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Root Letter might just be the most “Japanese” visual novel to find an English localisation. Sure, Danganronpa and Steins;Gate offered the Japanese sense of the surreal, the abstract, and the odd, but Root Letter promises to be more that; it’s going to offer players a very…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Koei Tecmo has very big plans for the Toukiden franchise. A rarity for the prolific developer/ publisher, it is a new IP that isn’t being produced in collaboration and under license with a different IP holder, and the company sees that as a significant opportunity. “It…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. God Wars: Future Past is going to be one of the most important tactical JRPGs that you’ll ever play. Not because it’s going to do anything particularly innovative with the way it plays – because it’s explicitly aiming to be as traditional as the genre comes…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Australia’s largest game developer is Melbourne’s Firemonkeys. The company was formed when Firemint, the developer behind the superb Flight Control, acquired Infinite Interactive (Puzzle Quest) and then merged with IronMonkey after EA required the two of them, which gave the game developer with its current name.…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. The first modern entry into the Deus Ex franchise; Human Revolution, was a remarkable game in many ways. Set in a dark cyberpunk world, it gave players a large world to explore, with plenty of things to see and do, while also driving players down a…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. The release of a new Civilization game is always cause to get excited. Without a doubt the most popular and enduring example of 4X strategy, 2K’s Civilization series is now hitting its 25th anniversary, and the upcoming game, to release in October, is promising some big…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Superbugs is a game that looks so very simple. You’re presented with a petri dish, and then tasked with killing multiplying bacteria as a clock ticks down. Keep them at bay long enough and a new antibiotic will be developed, killing them all, and then the…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. It has been a good year for serious game about serious political topics. We’ve had titles such as 1979 Revolution focus on retelling a historical event that is rarely discussed without propaganda – that of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. Another example is NORTH – a…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. I’m a big fan of both virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) – especially AR. Having experienced both in various forms, the technology works, which is important enough, but it also promises to bring the digital world and the real worlds together for the first…
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