Everyone knows that Deadly Premonition polarised critics when it was first released on the Xbox 360 a few years ago. I think it’s telling that the critics that panned it looked at it from a technical perspective. The critics that loved it looked at its deeper themes. The reality is…
Read MoreThe biggest story of the week, obviously, was the reveal of the Xbox One. However you might feel about the new console, one thing’s for sure- there’s a ton of info to sift through. But no worries, because we’ve done all that backbreaking sifting for you. Just the facts please…
Read MoreDamien Urvois has a career I could only describe as a Japanese game fan’s dream. After years working in the import/ export business and many of those years directly involving Japan and Akihabara, he joined the darling developer of Akihabara, Compile Heart, as a Business Development Manager. And he also…
Read MoreA little more information about the upcoming Drakengard 3 game has been trickling out. Already the focus has been on the main protagonist Zero and her dragon, Mikhail. However, companions Dito, Cent, Decard and Octa have been introduced. First some screenshots, and lastly art showing off the four companions. Dito…
Read MoreI far too often find myself seeing RPGs released for Japan that have little to no hope of making their way over to the US. Every now and then though, they do come over and the early glance at Fairy Fencer F has me hoping this one will do the…
Read MoreSpace seems to be the latest craze for the pick-up-and-play style games, but rarely do games have that “just one more go” magic that will see you up and playing the game until the next morning dawns. Velocity Ultra is a vertical scrolling space shooter that is faced-paced and stress-inducing.…
Read MoreTime for one of those admissions that I probably shouldn’t make and then expect people to take me seriously afterwards; I prefer the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games to the real games. I know, I know. Mystery Dungeon games are repetitive and generally far more simple games than the real Pokemon…
Read MoreWith an emphasis on the storyline and questing in Atelier Escha & Logy, some new gameplay modifications have been made to make sure you can get the most out of the game’s world. There are scripted events that will show up on the map with an exclamation point and as…
Read MoreBossa Studios is one of the more creative independent developers to emerge out of the UK in recent years. Most recently its has been lighting up the indie scene with the brilliantly-comical Surgeon Simulator 2013, and it was an innovator in that it is one of the early adopters when…
Read MoreI got up at 3am, Australia time, to watch the Microsoft new Xbox reveal. This new console, Xbox One, managed to fulfil every single one of my predictions about the console, and that means it doesn’t paint a pretty picture for Microsoft’s understanding of gaming. To narrow it down to…
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