Preview by Matt S. I’ve now played Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Nintendo Switch. Never mind that the preview session featured an earlier version that didn’t include the recently-announced King K Rool and Simon Belmont. This might have been the same version of the game that plenty of people…
Read MorePreview by Matt C. I can understand why the developers of The Messenger would take what could have been a huge, shocking twist and use it as a selling point in the game’s marketing. After all, the thing I’m talking about is one of the most visible ways of distinguishing…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. As I mentioned in my write-up of SMASH! 2018, one of the real highlights of the event for my mind was the gaming section. Every year this section has gone from strength to strength, and this year there was a huge range of really delightful indie…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Koihime Enbu RyoRaiRai was a surprise announcement indeed when Degica Games made it last week. The original has been kicking around on PS4 and PC for a while in Japan, but had only been released on PC in the west. Here I go hands-on with the…
Read MorePreview by Harvard L. Ghost Town Games is going to have us all cooking up a storm once again. As a sequel to one of the most deceptively bombastic games ever made, Overcooked 2 is shaping up to be a continuation of the original game’s food-themed stress simulator. Related reading:…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. Recently I had the opportunity to get a couple of solid hours in to the English version of Dragon Quest XI. I got to noodle around the very start of the game, and then play a bit more a few hours down the track after I’d…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. Puzzle platformers are dime a dozen, and that’s putting it mildly. Because these games are relatively easy to construct from a technical point of view, while allowing developers to be creative in the areas that count (art direction, narrative, level design), they’re the ideal choice for…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S Dragon’s Crown Pro releases on PlayStation 4 very soon – a “HD Remaster” of a PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita game from a few years ago. In this video, I look at what I see as its defining feature – just how well it does the…
Read MorePreview by Harvard L. The recent stories about harsh indie gamedev working conditions, triple-A microtransaction scandals and oversaturation of digital platforms are necessary, but they can have a nasty side effect making the general public forget that game design can be fun and exciting. There is a palpable barrier between…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Gal*Gun 2’s full release in the west is only a few weeks away now, so we’re busy playing through it for a review at DDNet. Meanwhile, we’ve had the opportunity to do a hands-on preview video, showcasing our first hour with the game. This game will…
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