Video by Matt S. One of the core discussions within any field of art is that of the “masterpiece” – what makes a work a masterpiece (yes, it’s more than “it’s really good), and why are masterpieces important? It’s also a word that is very commonly misused in the videogame…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. I’ve never watched the Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon anime, but I was certainly interested in trying the game out – a fanservicey dungeon crawler/visual novel combination? Sign me the heck up! I’ll have a review up on DDNet…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Square Enix’s next big release is a remaster of the GameCube classic, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. Unfortunately thanks to COVID-19 there weren’t hands-on preview sessions for this title, but Square Enix did send us plenty of B-roll, unedited footage to get a feel for what to…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. (Footage in this video captured on Nintendo Switch) Gust’s latest effort is Fairy Tail, its first licensed game. It’s also an excellent JRPG with plenty of spirit, charm, humour and fan service. In this video, I show you some of what to expect from the game,…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. There’s been a couple of big “transgressive” games that have had movement in recent weeks – Succubus and Lust From Beyond had new trailers, demos, the works. In this video, we look at transgression as a theme. In video games we often talk about it as…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Megadimension Neptunia has finally landed on Nintendo Switch and… it is a really, really good port. Finally having a “proper” Nep Nep game on my Switch is a good thing indeed. As I’ve already reviewed the game twice, I didn’t feel like there was much I…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Devolver Digital’s latest creative indie thing is Carrion, and it’s quite the viscerally stylish little game, with some intense violence and excellent level design. One thing that is also interesting about the game is the way that it’s presented: marketing and PR materials keep calling it…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. I’ve been a fan of Rock of Ages since right back at the first. ACE Team’s surrealist blend of tower defence, Monkey Ball and Monty Python should not by right work and yet… it works so, so well. With Rock of Ages 3, ACE Team delivers…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Void Terrarium is the latest from NISA, and it’s a beautiful and melancholic traditional roguelike. As someone who has become hesitant with the genre (every indie game thinks it’s a roguelike these days…), it is still one of my favourite genres when it gets things right,…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Ghost of Tsushima is Sucker Punch’s latest, and it is a really good open world action game, in just about every way. Combat is fun and fluid, the world is a technical marvel to explore, and the black & white mode is a lot of fun…
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