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  • Japan Indie Games Go, Go, Go

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    This is a post to celebrate the release of the Branching Paths documentary, which I just love so damn much. Go buy it here. So whatā€™s this Branching Paths thing all about then? Itā€™s a just-released documentary directed by Anne Ferrero that takes a look at the growing indie gaming scene in Japan. Unlike in…

  • Branching Paths

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    Iā€™ve been anxiously waiting for the release of this (you can buy it here), and finally got to watch it last night. Itā€™s a documentary that tells the story of the growing Japanese indie gaming scene, something thatā€™s been slow to develop, and isnā€™t anywhere near what weā€™ve seen in the west over the past…

  • Uncharted 4: A Thiefā€™s End

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    What a game. I played through this over the past 5 nights, which is something I donā€™t see myself do much. I just couldnā€™t wait to get back into it, and save for an unfortunately annoying boss fight at the end (a staple of the series it seems), this is absolutely one of the funnest…

  • Gravity Rush

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    I donā€™t know why, but even though Iā€™ve had Gravity Rush for years on my Vita, I never ended up playing much of it, and I canā€™t remember what made me not get back to it after initially only playing the first few missions. But for some reason, I woke up yesterday morning (Saturday) in…

  • Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

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    Up until this week, I had never played a Kirby game. For some reason itā€™s just one those series that passed me by, and Iā€™m not quite sure why. I decided to give Kirby and the Rainbow Curse a try – I know it doesnā€™t really play like a typical Kirby game, but Iā€™d been…

  • The Mighty No. 9

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    Considering the, well, letā€™s just be gentle here and sayĀ ā€œdifficult receptionā€ this game has gotten immediately upon release, I went in not expecting much (I was a backer, and so got my copy for PS4). I havenā€™t played that much yet, maybe an hour or so, and what Iā€™m finding is that I donā€™t find…

  • Doom (Demo)

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    Iā€™ve been wanting to play the new Doom game ever since it came out – and the universal praise the game has gotten since its release makes me want to play it that much more. Iā€™ve got so many games on my plate right now that I couldnā€™t justify buying it, but was glad that…

  • Resident Evil VII (Demo)

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    Iā€™d never describe myself a fan of the series, but I have spent time playing every game (except the 6th one), although I donā€™t think Iā€™ve ever finished one – and my favorite of all of them was Code Veronica on the Dreamcast. I was curious to check out the demo that was released this…

  • iA Iconic

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    Space Invaders with a typographic twist. This is a free game that was released by design studio iA (the company behind the iA Writer app) and visually itā€™s a beautiful thing to take in, withĀ ā€œInvadersā€ taking the form of icons, and a great soundtrack as well. Where it loses me a bit is in the…

  • Star Fox Guard

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    Along with Star Fox Zero I also tried playing Star Fox Guard, and again, it just wasnā€™t for me. Itā€™s a neat idea for a game, and itā€™s fun that itā€™s set in the Star Fox universe (with those characters), but the game itself was just stressful for me, constantly touching the screens and then…