The Swords of Ditto
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| Developer(s) | Onebitbeyond |
| Publisher(s) | Devolver Digital |
| Director(s) | Jonathan Biddle |
| Designer(s) | Jonathan Biddle |
| Programmer(s) | Jonathan Biddle |
| Artist(s) | David Hankin |
| Writer(s) | Ed Fear |
| Composer(s) | Niklas Ström |
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | PC/PS4: 74/100[10][11] NS: 76/100[12] |
| Publication | Score |
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| Nintendo Life |   [8] |
| TouchArcade |    [13] |
The Swords of Ditto received "mixed or average" reviews from professional critics according to review aggregator Metacritic.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Prescott, Shaun (7 June 2018). "The Swords of Ditto is a whimsical topdown action RPG, coming next year". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ Dornbush, Jonathon (6 June 2018). "The Swords of Ditto, New Action RPG From Devolver Digital, Announced". IGN. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ O'Connor, Alice (6 June 2018). "Devolver announce action-RPG The Swords Of Ditto". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ Pearson, Dan (11 March 2015). "Curve co-owner Jonathan Biddle leaving to become indie dev". Gamesindustry.biz. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Chalk, Andy (23 April 2018). "The Swords of Ditto comes out tomorrow, so let's watch the new trailer". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Walker, John (24 April 2018). "Wot I Think: The Swords Of Ditto". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ a b Vogel, Mitch (2 May 2019). "The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse Review (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ O'Connor, Alice (2 May 2019). "Swords Of Ditto overhauls oh so much in Mormo's Curse update". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ a b "The Swords of Ditto for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ a b "The Swords of Ditto for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ Fretz, Andrew (11 November 2019). "'The Swords of Ditto' Review – An Original ARPG Adventure". TouchArcade. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.