Video by Matt S. It’s always a good day when we can play some Atelier, and this new Atelier – a sequel to the beloved Atelier Sophie – is an absolute delight of a game. Gust is going from strength to strength with this warm, comforting, happy and joyful series.…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. I never thought Blue Reflection would get a sequel. As utterly beautiful, wholesome, and heartfelt as it was, it didn’t exactly set sales charts on fire, and unfortunately, it got badly mischaracterised as a trashy fanservice game, when it was anything but that. Koei Tecmo has…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. I love Blue Reflection: Second Light. So. So much. From my first couple of hours with the game it’s the perfect sequel to a game I never thought would get one. In this video I give you a first look at the game’s prologue, and chat…
Read MorePreview by Harvard L. Inscryption is a new horror-themed card game that just had a demo land. In this little Let’s Play, Harvard walks you through how the game plays and what to expect from it. Needless to say, we’re keen! This could be quite the sleeper hit when it…
Read MorePreview by Harvard L. I’m surprised that more developers don’t take a systemic approach to horror – we get lots of games that lean away from game mechanics and skill-based interactions, but there’s a richness to be explored within the language of game systems too. Having played Shephy, I’m all…
Read MorePreview by Matt C. The most immediately striking thing about Ary and the Secret of the Seasons is the quality of the animation. I’m not just talking about the specific details of how character models are put into motion, but “animation” in the bigger-picture sense: how characters’ movements and expressions,…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. Jeff Vogel, the (mostly) one-man band behind Spiderweb Software, has been around for decades now, as one of the rare survivors in the notoriously challenging indie space. Through this time he has succeeded by sticking to what he does best: ultra low-budget, well-written, deep RPGs, and…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. You can always rely on Devolver Digital to be behind the most oddball of ideas. Heave Ho is the next one and, yes, it’s oddball. Charmingly so. As a multiplayer-focused game, Heave Ho is surely destined to be a party game smash hit. The premise is…
Read MoreVideo by Pierre-Yves L. DDNet contributor, Pierre-Yves, had the opportunity to get some good time in with a preview build of the latest effort to bring the Soulsborne formula to dark sci-fi, with The Surge 2. Is it all that? Well… it’s certainly off to a good start! Stay tuned…
Read MorePreview by Matt C. Mable & The Wood is not your typical Metroidvania. For one thing, you can’t jump, nor can you swing Mable’s hefty sword. But more significantly, all the upgrades—which are, I’d say, the thing that defines Metroidvania as a genre—are optional. You can, in theory, play through…
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