Review by Matt S. Over the last few years, the last vestiges of “the console wars” being anything more than pathetic capitalist sycophancy have washed away. The various players within the industry work together with increasing frequency, and where once there was a point to having a preferred console (because…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Idea Factory hasn’t had the greatest track record when it comes to Nintendo Switch ports. It might have something to do with their engines or optimisation, but as much as I have enjoyed the likes of Fairy Fencer F and Megadimension Neptunia VII on the console,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Dragon Star Varnir! Thanks to the good folk at Famitsu, we now know that Idea Factory will be porting its Grimm-like fairy tale game about cute witches to the Switch in the Japanese spring. There’s no news about a western release of this, but given that…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Idea Factory has unveiled the release date for its upcoming action JRPG Neptunia Virtual Stars. The game lands in North America on March 2 and Europe on March 5 for PlayStation 4, and a further Steam release will occur on March 29. Neptunia Virtual Stars is…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Idea Factory is gearing up for its first big release of the year; the Nintendo Switch port of Azur Lane: Crosswave. To help whet your appetite ahead of its February release (February 16 for North America, 19 for Europe), Idea Factory has shared some screenshots of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S.It’s a 3D SHMUP/visual novel combination with some very, very pretty girls, so it should come as no surprise that we’re looking forward to the Nintendo Switch port of Azure Lane: Crosswave. Idea Factory has given us a release date, now: the game lands on February 19…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Idea Factory’s Azur Lane: Crosswave, the 3D SHMUP about naval battles (with the ships being replaced by leggy, big-chested girls) is coming to Nintendo Switch in 2021. Related reading: Our review of Azur Lane on the PlayStation 4. This was already a pretty chunky game, but…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. The sequel to Death End re;Quest 2 is a game that I have been looking forward to a great deal. The original was an amazing mix of high-tension thriller and fanservicey JRPG, and this new game looked like it would be upping the odds on either…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Death End re;Quest was one of my favourite releases last year. Idea Factory managed to take its typically ridiculous fan service and apply it to something that was in every other way a tense thriller… and against all odds that truly oddball pairing worked. It really…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The latest chapter in the Date A Live visual novel series lands in Japan on September 24, and in gearing up to that release, developer Compile Heart has released the opening movie and a five-minute gameplay video… Lord do I hope there’s a western localisation on…
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