The Swords of Ditto has been out for about two weeks now. When the title made its PS4 and PC release on April 24th, Onebitbeyond promised players an inexhaustible font of procedurally generated maps to explore, granting each hero their own “unique” adventure. This is an…
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Lucia's an avid RPG gamer with a soft spot for old-school titles, the clunkier the better. They're also a part-time dungeon master and full-time tabletop enthusiast. On the off-chance they're not busy thinking about magic swords, they're probably on a desperate, mindless scrounge to find another cup of tea.
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I’m not generally a huge fan of visual novels. I’ve picked up popular titles like Dream Daddy and Doki Doki Literature Club over the past year, but only ended up spending a few hours with each of them. Since the character designs for Seventh Circle looked promising, I gave their demo a…
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Into the Breach is Cliqist’s Game of the Month for March 2018. As such, we’ll be exploring the influences, both mechanical and stylistic, that converge in Subset Games’ newest hit title. Though it’s classified as a turn-based strategy game, Into the Breach’s biggest influences come from Japanese tactical…
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Some of you probably remember hearing about Way to the Woods a few years ago. Back then, it was touted as a stunningly beautiful game created by a 16-year-old developer. Well, a lot’s changed since then. For example, Way to the Woods is now a stunningly beautiful game created by…
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Lords of Strife has surpassed its Kickstarter goal in under a week. This would ordinarily be a significant accomplishment, and I still think it is. What puts an asterisk next to this one is that the campaign goal was only $250 USD. With a funding goal…
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Most of the gamers I know are creative types, in some shape or form. A lot of us spent our young-adult years doodling instead of taking notes, or filling up journals with half-finished ideas. Maybe we still have some of those little drawings or stories…
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There’s been a trend in indie games, starting with Shovel Knight, of 2D action games featuring short, cute, knightly protagonists. Unless you already happen to be in love with that aesthetic (like I am) you’re probably a bit skeptical of games that fit that mold. Let…
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With all the consumerism surrounding Valentine’s Day, it’s easy to lose sight of what the day’s supposed to be about. I grew up Catholic. As such, I learned that Valentine’s Day is all about Saint Valentinus, a 3rd century martyr who was best known for…
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I want to start this off with a quick confession: I couldn’t get into Night in the Woods. It’s probably the most popular game among other writers here on Cliqist, but it just wasn’t for me. So when I first looked at Meredith Gran’s Perfect Tides, I…
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Is it just me, or has it been a while since good old fashioned vampire slaying got a good push? For those craving pulp but feeling like the vein has run dry, Damsel might have your fix. Screwtap Studios’ first major title is available now…
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It’s no secret that tag team fighters are big right now. If you follow the fighting game scene at all, you’ve heard more than enough about a certain upcoming fighter destined to unseat Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. Here’s the catch: I’m not talking about Dragon Ball…
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Shmup fans will want to check out Polar Night Games‘ premier title, Terra Feminarum. The Helsinki-based team recently released a demo version of their upcoming game on itch.io, touting it as “a Finnish mythology themed Japanese style danmaku shoot ’em up.” Mouthful though that may be, the…
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Red Hook’s premier title is making its way to the Switch, luring in a fresh flock of first-time players in the process. With about a dozen patches and two DLC factored in over the past year, the Darkest Dungeon experience of 2018 is altogether a different beast than it…
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Have fun with Octodad and Surgeon Simulator but wish the stakes were a bit higher, like the fate of the multiverse hanging in the balance? You might want to consider a career with Godly Corp, an upcoming over-the-top simulator with a focus on its self-described “woobly tentacle physics”. From humble…
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Whether you’ve been following Tolga Ay’s Remnants of Naezith from its first appearance in 2016 or this is your first time hearing about it, you’ll want to check out the release trailer that went up recently on the game’s official Youtube channel. In just one-and-a-half short minutes,…
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Fans of music-based games like Crypt of the Necrodancer may have something new to look forward to this year. Parisian dev team Armogaste has recently launched a Kickstarter campaign for their upcoming title, A Song in the Void.As the title suggests, the game will focus heavily on its…
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