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Without a doubt, the fighting game genre is the most intimidating to get into for the first time. It’s a genre that people take seriously and fiercely, and while they can be incredibly friendly, they can easily forget what it’s like to be new and overwhelmed by the technical nature of these games. So here’s a quick and easy guide…
Looking to get into vintage JRPGs for the first time? Perhaps you discovered how great the genre is with Persona 5 or Final Fantasy XVI and are interested in delving into its roots. Or perhaps you were a fan of action games when you were younger, but now that you’re…
If you’re new to the genre of Japanese role-playing games (JRPGs), you…
In the realm of video games, characters serve as the vibrant heart…
Bliss Brain a recently founded Japanese video game development studio, has partnered with ININ and Strictly Limited to prepare a real treat for Wonder Boy fans. The Wonder Boy series has long been regarded for being one of the better platformer series out there – and one that puts relatively…
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It was just a few months ago that Octopath Traveler II was announced via a Nintendo Direct, and now, as its projected release date early next year comes ever closer, we’ve been given a brand-new trailer to highlight two very special characters in the game. Octopath Traveler II features the…
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The retro collection trend shows no signs of easing up, and now we’re starting to get announcements for far more niche collections of games such as the Toaplan Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol. 1 here. This is excellent to see. Toaplan was definitely an original player in Japan’s games industry.…
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It’s too far-fetched to say that most people don’t associate turn-based gameplay with horror, but that’s exactly what It’s Dark Inside is aiming to do! Developed by the team of Pixadome, a Swedish development subsidiary of Aurora Punks, It’s Dark Inside is certainly different from anything the team has previously…
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Transiruby is a pixelated Metroidvania game developed by Skipmore and Esquadra, two Japanese indie game developers with lengthy development track records, and published by Flyhigh Works to Steam for PS4, Switch, and PC. Now it’s coming to Xbox as well, and will be available from January 25. Transiruby is the…
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It’s easy to think of Atari as a bit of an ancient, obsolete relic of old game studios. And while it’s true that the company has its roots so deeply embedded in its long and fruitful past, it has been doing some incredible work reminding everyone of its value to…
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How far would you go to reach Elysium? A realm conception described in ancient mythologies of boundless riches and death alike – basically proto-Judeo-Christian heaven! Is it worth the arduous boss fights and countless corpses? Haven’t made your mind up yet? That’s absolutely fine! You’ll soon enough be able to…
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Humanity will forever be fascinated by aliens, and the question about whether we’ve actually been visited by them (and whether they’d be friendly). Greyhill Incident, an upcoming survival horror release currently set to come out sometime next year, taps into that fascination… and now it has been announced that it’s…
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There’s something strangely peaceful and even comforting about gloomy settings that we can’t seem to properly articulate. The combination of a rainy day and a hot cup of tea or coffee, or a small wooden cabin in a dark, vast forest, supplemented only by the crackling of a modest fireplace.…
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Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk was one of those lesser-known dungeon crawlers that was actually very good. Now there’s a successor on the way courtesy of NISA, called Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society, and it too is looking very good. The plot, as we know it so far,…
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