The Swords of Ditto

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The Swords of Ditto
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Developer(s)Onebitbeyond
Publisher(s)Devolver Digital
Director(s)Jonathan Biddle
Writer(s)Ed Fear
Platform(s)
Release
  • Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4, Windows
  • 24 April 2018
  • Nintendo Switch
  • 2 May 2019
  • Android, iOS
  • 23 October 2019
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The Swords of Ditto is an action role-playing video game developed by Onebitbeyond and published by Devolver Digital.

Gameplay[]

The Swords of Ditto is an action role-playing video game with roguelike elements played from a top-down perspective.[1][2] Players take control of a randomly generated hero character that is tasked with defeating an enemy known as Mormo within a certain amount of time.[3] The game has a cyclical structure for iterative playthroughs; the main adventure repeats with a new character and altered world once the time limit has elapsed.[3] The game supports two-player cooperative play.[3]

Development and release[]

The Swords of Ditto was developed by Onebitbeyond, an indie studio founded by Jonathan Biddle, who serves as game's creative director.[4] Biddle was previously a co-owner and design director of Curve Digital; he left the company in 2015 to form Onebitbeyond.[5] The Swords of Ditto's writer, Ed Fear, noted that the game's story was designed to be unobtrusive due to the roguelike nature of the game.[6]

The game was announced by its publisher Devolver Digital in June 2017.[1] The game was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, Linux, macOS on 24 April 2018,[3][7] and Nintendo Switch on 2 May 2019 under the game title, The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse.[8]

The free update titled Mormo's Curse was released on 2 May 2019 which included a big overhaul to the overall structure of the game, performance improvements, and bug fixes.[9] This update also made the game available for Nintendo Switch.

Reception[]

The Swords of Ditto received "mixed or average" reviews from professional critics according to review aggregator Metacritic.[10][11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Prescott, Shaun (7 June 2018). "The Swords of Ditto is a whimsical topdown action RPG, coming next year". PC Gamer. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  2. ^ Dornbush, Jonathon (6 June 2018). "The Swords of Ditto, New Action RPG From Devolver Digital, Announced". IGN. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Wales, Matt (5 March 2018). "Swords of Ditto is a silly, cyclical action RPG that repeatedly gives you three days to save the world". Eurogamer. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. ^ O'Connor, Alice (6 June 2018). "Devolver announce action-RPG The Swords Of Ditto". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  5. ^ Pearson, Dan (11 March 2015). "Curve co-owner Jonathan Biddle leaving to become indie dev". Gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  6. ^ Chalk, Andy (23 April 2018). "The Swords of Ditto comes out tomorrow, so let's watch the new trailer". PC Gamer. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  7. ^ Walker, John (24 April 2018). "Wot I Think: The Swords Of Ditto". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  8. ^ a b Vogel, Mitch (2 May 2019). "The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse Review (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  9. ^ O'Connor, Alice (2 May 2019). "Swords Of Ditto overhauls oh so much in Mormo's Curse update". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  10. ^ a b "The Swords of Ditto for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  11. ^ a b "The Swords of Ditto for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  12. ^ "The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  13. ^ Fretz, Andrew (11 November 2019). "'The Swords of Ditto' Review – An Original ARPG Adventure". TouchArcade. Retrieved 13 November 2019.

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