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[Great to see commissioned illustrations in articles – in this case by Sonny Ross for Polygon.]
Somehow, someway, we’re still putting Video Game Deep Cuts on Substack, folks. Particularly this week, with all that’s going on, it feels weird to be putting out a newsletter about video games. But I had the links already, you can read it if you like and… see you next week?
– Simon, curator
The Current: New Games To Consider
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Sludge Life (PC, Switch) is a first-person lo-fi open world game with a lot of weird, grungy character.
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Wondered why there’s no other Paper Mario-style cutout art/lite RPG games? Bug Fables: The Everlast Sapling (Switch, PS4, Xbox, previously on PC) did too, & it’s being very well received.
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Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath (PS4, Xbox, Switch, PC) is new story & character DLC for MK11 which includes Shang Tsung (!) & Robocop (!!).
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Shantae & The Seven Sirens (iOS, PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox) is a well-reviewed full release of the latest (formerly Apple-exclusive) 2D character platformer.
The Culture: Game Culture & Deep Dives
The Past: Game History
The Other Goodness
Thanks for reading, and see you – I presume – next week.
Simon.
