Software: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
Designer(s)Jonathan Biddle
Programmer(s)Jonathan Biddle
Artist(s)David Hankin
Writer(s)Ed Fear
Composer(s)Niklas Ström
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

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
MetacriticPC/PS4: 74/100[10][11]
NS: 76/100[12]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Nintendo Life7/10 stars[8]
TouchArcade3.5/5 stars[13]

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Prescott, Shaun (7 June 2018). "The Swords of Ditto is a whimsical topdown action RPG, coming next year". PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/the-swords-of-ditto-is-a-whimsical-topdown-action-rpg-coming-next-year/. Retrieved 20 April 2018. 
  2. Dornbush, Jonathon (6 June 2018). "The Swords of Ditto, New Action RPG From Devolver Digital, Announced". IGN. http://uk.ign.com/articles/2017/06/06/the-swords-of-ditto-new-action-rpg-from-devolver-digital-announced. Retrieved 23 April 2018. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-03-05-adorable-co-op-do-over-rpg-swords-of-ditto-comes-to-pc-and-ps4-next-month. Retrieved 20 April 2018. 
  4. O'Connor, Alice (6 June 2018). "Devolver announce action-RPG The Swords Of Ditto". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/06/06/devolver-digital-announce-the-swords-of-ditto/. Retrieved 20 April 2018. 
  5. Pearson, Dan (11 March 2015). "Curve co-owner Jonathan Biddle leaving to become indie dev". Gamesindustry.biz. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-03-11-curve-co-owner-jonathan-biddle-leaving-to-become-indie-dev. 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. https://www.pcgamer.com/the-swords-of-ditto-comes-out-tomorrow-so-lets-watch-the-new-trailer/. Retrieved 23 April 2018. 
  7. Walker, John (24 April 2018). "Wot I Think: The Swords Of Ditto". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/04/24/the-swords-of-ditto-review/. Retrieved 5 May 2018. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 Vogel, Mitch (2 May 2019). "The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse Review (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life. http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/swords_of_ditto_mormos_curse. 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. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/05/02/swords-of-ditto-momos-curse-update-launched/. Retrieved 4 May 2019. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 "The Swords of Ditto for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-swords-of-ditto/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. Retrieved 5 May 2018. 
  11. 11.0 11.1 "The Swords of Ditto for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-swords-of-ditto/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4. Retrieved 5 May 2018. 
  12. "The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-swords-of-ditto-mormos-curse/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch. Retrieved 13 November 2019. 
  13. Fretz, Andrew (11 November 2019). "'The Swords of Ditto' Review – An Original ARPG Adventure". https://toucharcade.com/2019/11/11/the-swords-of-ditto-review/. Retrieved 13 November 2019. 

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