Review by Pierre-Yves L. One Piece: World Seeker is the latest adventure for the Straw Hat Pirates, and one that that crosses into uncharted territory with an original script for fans to sink their teeth into. It’s also an open world game, which was always going to be an intriguing…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Bandai Namco has announced that the next DLC character to be added to Soulcalibur VI’s roster – Amy – will land on March 26, along with the version update to 1.30. Amy was first introduced to the series with Soulcalibur IV, and she’s basically to Soulcalibur what Marie…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. If any anime property could benefit from going open world, it is One Piece. The anime is about high adventure on the open seas, after all, and what better way to achieve than than to give you the freedom to get yourself involved in adventure on…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. On paper, the highly anticipated Jump Force evokes memories of 2014’s J-Stars Victory VS. They’re both arena fighting games starring the cast of Japan’s best-selling weekly manga anthology, Shōnen Jump magazine. As anniversary releases, they celebrate the spirit of the publication and the unforgettable faces native…
Read MoreVideo by Pierre-Yves L. The next “Monster Hunter clone” to land on the market is God Eater 3, from publisher Bandai Namco. This one combines anime with Monster Hunter-style action, and the series has been steadily growing a strong reputation over the years. Ahead of our full review, closer to…
Read MoreFeature by Harvard L. The Tales series is by many regards Bandai Namco’s answer to Square Enix’s Final Fantasy. It’s a JRPG series with epic scope and a long line of mainstream titles connected more by common elements than plot or character, which is beloved by its hardcore Japanese fans,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Serious aircraft simulators are for really hardcore players. There’s a certain thrill to mastering the complex controls for aeronautical terms I’d never be able to memorise, I’m sure, but those games are well beyond me, which is unfortunate, because I enjoy the idea of them a…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Bandai Namco’s Tales franchise has always been good at telling classical JRPG stories, using classical JRPG tropes. From Tales of Phantasia right back in 1995, though to the most recent, Tales of Berseria, released in 2016, Bandai has never strayed too far from the established path in…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Tales of Vesperia is the first major JRPG release for 2019. I’ve always had a complex relationship with the Tales series for its combat, so in this video I take a short look at the combat system – what I enjoy, and what frustrates me. Be…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. When we think about “surrealism” as it’s applied to videogames, we usually end up taken down some pretty dark paths. Hidetaka Suehiro with Deadly Premonition, and Goichi Suda with the likes of Killer7, immediately come to mind when thinking about surrealistic games, or alternatively something like…
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