Polygon: All Posts by Dante Douglashttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/42931/favicon.ico2019-09-06T09:00:00-04:00https://www.polygon.com/authors/dante-douglas/rss2019-09-06T09:00:00-04:002019-09-06T09:00:00-04:00To totally know this game’s character, you must erase every single page of her diary
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<figcaption>Dreamfeel/Annapurna Interactive</figcaption>
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<p>Visual novel If Found... explores memories by wiping them away</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2019/9/6/20851104/if-found-visual-novel-dreamfeel-annapurna-interactive-hands-onDante Douglas2019-04-08T11:15:00-04:002019-04-08T11:15:00-04:00Horror game Those Who Remain weaponizes the dark
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<img alt="Those Who Remain monster" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/qJubqce5JlRs5Mw-_FqXz27djCc=/0x0:747x420/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63371922/large_those_who_remain_1.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Camel101</figcaption>
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<p>Linger too long and you’ll be dragged off</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2019/4/8/18299179/those-who-remain-indie-pc-switch-ps4-xbox-oneDante Douglas2019-04-07T12:15:00-04:002019-04-07T12:15:00-04:00Drawdog is a playable coloring book where staying in the lines doesn’t matter
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<figcaption>Illustration by <a class="ql-link" href="https://t.co/K35gs9Lggw" target="_blank">InfiniteBrians</a></figcaption>
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<p>From the creator of Wandersong comes an adventure about drawing</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/7/18299114/drawdog-greg-lobanov-indie-game-previewDante Douglas2019-04-07T10:34:21-04:002019-04-07T10:34:21-04:00Simple dice become the heroes in Terry Cavanagh’s newest, Dicey Dungeons
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<figcaption>Terry Cavanagh</figcaption>
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<p>This upcoming roguelike combines deck building and dice rolling. Lots of dice rolling</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/pc/2019/4/7/18299068/dicey-dungeons-terry-cavanagh-gdc-previewDante Douglas2018-09-30T12:30:02-04:002018-09-30T12:30:02-04:00Neo Cab challenges you to ‘stay human’ in its bleak dystopia
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<img alt="Lina drives a passenger in Neo Cab" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/JreR55VnWrya3S3gaGGtROqh6Zc=/0x0:2480x1395/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/61596749/Screenshot_5.0.png" />
<figcaption>Chance Agency</figcaption>
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<p>The interactive fiction game mirrors the gig economy and mega-corporations</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/pc/2018/9/30/17907054/neo-cab-preview-hands-onDante Douglas2018-09-03T09:00:01-04:002018-09-03T09:00:01-04:00Killer Queen’s arcade scene could see major boon from Nintendo Switch release
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<img alt="killer queen arcade machine being played by a crowd, portland" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/xd_VI0tuU4RygdS3RB_rQEliHT4=/0x0:4048x2277/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/61102271/killer_queen_arcade.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Players surround the <em>Killer Queen </em>cabinet at the Ground Kontrol arcade in Portland. | Dante Douglas/Polygon</figcaption>
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<p>Killer Queen’s competitive players look ahead to the Killer Queen Black for Switch</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2018/9/3/17779374/killer-queen-black-arcade-competitive-scene-nintendo-switchDante Douglas2018-03-26T17:30:02-04:002018-03-26T17:30:02-04:00Hassling farmers, stealing a picnic and solving puzzles in Untitled Goose Game
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<figcaption>House House</figcaption>
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<p>It’s not a one-trick po— er, goose</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2018/3/26/17157644/untitled-goose-game-preview-gdc-2018-day-of-the-devsDante Douglas2018-03-26T10:30:02-04:002018-03-26T10:30:02-04:00Think you can actually bartend? This game simulates just how hard it is
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<figcaption>Dante Douglas</figcaption>
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<p>Yo Bartender! uses Wiimotes and real bottles to simulate making drinks in a hurry</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2018/3/26/17157674/yo-bartender-real-life-bartending-game-gdcDante Douglas2018-03-23T13:00:00-04:002018-03-23T13:00:00-04:00A Tech Deck is your controller in Doors to the City
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<figcaption>Dante Douglas</figcaption>
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<p>The tiny skateboard is your controller in this innovative indie game</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2018/3/23/17156082/doors-to-the-city-hologram-tech-deck-gdcDante Douglas2018-03-22T12:15:02-04:002018-03-22T12:15:02-04:00Pixel art rogue-lite Noita lets you twist the elements
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<figcaption>Nolla Games</figcaption>
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<p>A game that plays with light, fire, gas, magic and blood</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2018/3/22/17151578/pixel-art-game-noita-nolla-games-gdcDante Douglas