{"id":113633,"date":"2020-05-31T21:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T21:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/view\/news\/363952"},"modified":"2020-05-31T21:35:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T21:35:00","slug":"video-game-deep-cuts-shantaes-epic-poly-bridge-kombat-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/05\/31\/video-game-deep-cuts-shantaes-epic-poly-bridge-kombat-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Game Deep Cuts: Shantae&#8217;s Epic Poly Bridge Kombat Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><i><small> The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra\u0092s community.<br \/>The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company. <\/small><\/i><\/strong> <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.substack.com\/image\/fetch\/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3cb6493a-2403-4696-8314-90ae77afe86e_800x301.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/3cb6493a-2403-4696-8314-90ae77afe86e_800x301.png&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:301,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:470443,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null}\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/video-game-deep-cuts-shantaes-epic-poly-bridge-kombat-life.jpg\" width=\"600\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>[Great to see commissioned illustrations in articles &#8211; in this case&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonnyross.com\/\">by Sonny Ross<\/a>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/features\/2020\/5\/27\/21265613\/runescape-is-helping-venezuelans-survive\">Polygon<\/a>.]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Somehow, someway, we\u2019re still putting&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/videogamedeepcuts.substack.com\/\">Video Game Deep Cuts on Substack<\/a>, folks. Particularly this week, with all that\u2019s 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\u2026 see you next week?<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Simon, curator<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>The Current: New Games To Consider<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.substack.com\/image\/fetch\/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7c1d1e3e-6244-4da7-93dc-109959c1b08d_800x341.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/7c1d1e3e-6244-4da7-93dc-109959c1b08d_800x341.jpeg&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:341,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:93659,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null}\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/video-game-deep-cuts-shantaes-epic-poly-bridge-kombat-life-1.jpg\" width=\"600\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul readability=\"7.4519071310116\">\n<li readability=\"1.3084112149533\">\n<p><strong>Sludge Life<\/strong>&nbsp;(PC, Switch) is a first-person lo-fi open world game&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/i-came-to-sludge-life-for-cool-graffiti-but-im-staying-for-its-brilliant-oddball-characters\/\">with a lot of weird, grungy character<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"3.3673469387755\">\n<p>Wondered why there\u2019s no other Paper Mario-style cutout art\/lite RPG games?&nbsp;<strong>Bug Fables: The Everlast Sapling<\/strong>&nbsp;(Switch, PS4, Xbox, previously on PC) did too, &amp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendoenthusiast.com\/review-bug-fables-is-a-must-have-for-fans-of-classic-paper-mario\/\">it\u2019s being very well received<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"2.2661870503597\">\n<p><strong>Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath<\/strong>&nbsp;(PS4, Xbox, Switch, PC) is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/video-games\/reviews\/shang-tsungs-devilish-smirk-alone-is-almost-worth-price-mortal-kombat-aftermath\/\">new story &amp; character DLC for MK11<\/a>&nbsp;which includes Shang Tsung (!) &amp; Robocop (!!).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li readability=\"3.2911392405063\">\n<p><strong>Shantae &amp; The Seven Sirens<\/strong>&nbsp;(iOS, PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox) is&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/switch-eshop\/shantae_and_the_seven_sirens\">a well-reviewed full release<\/a>&nbsp;of the latest (formerly Apple-exclusive) 2D character platformer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Culture: Game Culture &amp; Deep Dives<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.substack.com\/image\/fetch\/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F86415e49-53a1-402a-bb00-a00143900674_800x326.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/86415e49-53a1-402a-bb00-a00143900674_800x326.jpeg&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:326,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:114381,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null}\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/video-game-deep-cuts-shantaes-epic-poly-bridge-kombat-life-2.jpg\" width=\"600\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Past: Game History<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.substack.com\/image\/fetch\/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F61740e1f-7aa7-4c62-92a2-e46fa61857b1_800x285.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/61740e1f-7aa7-4c62-92a2-e46fa61857b1_800x285.jpeg&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:285,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:219720,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null}\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/video-game-deep-cuts-shantaes-epic-poly-bridge-kombat-life-3.jpg\" width=\"600\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Other Goodness<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.substack.com\/image\/fetch\/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4adbb9b0-e1fd-481b-a37b-52f4b5839b14_800x353.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/4adbb9b0-e1fd-481b-a37b-52f4b5839b14_800x353.jpeg&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:353,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:32189,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null}\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/video-game-deep-cuts-shantaes-epic-poly-bridge-kombat-life-4.jpg\" width=\"600\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading, and see you &#8211; I presume &#8211; next week.<br \/> Simon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra\u0092s community.The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company. [Great to see commissioned illustrations in articles &#8211; in this case&nbsp;by Sonny Ross&nbsp;for&nbsp;Polygon.] Somehow, someway, we\u2019re still putting&nbsp;Video Game Deep Cuts on Substack, folks. 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