Review by Matt S. I love the Mercenaries series. I’m under no illusions about them being great games, but I love their no-frills approach to GBA-era tactics JRPG action. We’ll probably never get another Tactics Ogre or Final Fantasy Tactics, so this’ll have to do us. With Mercenaries Rebirth: Call…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl have Piplup as one of the starter Pokémon, and Piplup is the best Pokémon of all. Ergo Diamond and Pearl are pretty darned good games, and remaking them was always going to be the right thing to do. But seriously, I do…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I’ll be upfront about this: Reviewing Shin Megami Tensei V is going to be a pain because all the good stuff that is really worth talking about falls firmly within spoiler territory. The think piece that I will inevitably write six months from now, when I…
Read MoreVideos by Matt S. Over on YouTube, we try and fit in at least a couple of streams each week, mostly to give you the first hour or so of various interesting, quirky or different games. We’re still figuring out the exact schedule for these, but in the meantime, don’t…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. Dark Souls was one of those rare things; not only was it an excellent game, but it also entered the lexicon. “The Dark Souls of XXXX” became a favoured turn of phrases for anyone who was stretching to describe a particularly challenging example of a genre…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Blue Reflection: Second Light is my favourite game of 2021. It’s not necessarily the deepest and most profound (though it does have plenty to say!), it’s just that it’s so beautiful, heartfelt, and wholesome. I loved every second with this game and given that it was…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Blue Reflection was such an unfortunately misunderstood game that I never thought we’d get a sequel. It told a heartfelt and wonderfully romantic story of coming of age and companionship between girls. Of acceptance and solidarity. Of dreams lost and social responsibility. Backed with character design…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. In some ways, the success of NieR: Automata has cursed Yoko Taro. Following the profound success of that game, people now expect him to be subversive and deep, sharply funny and wildly creative with everything that he touches. Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is not…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Dungeon Encounters is quirky and different enough that it’s easy to overlook or put to the side. Square Enix almost forgot it was even making it, announcing it at TGS about a month from release. I joke (I’m sure the timing of the announcement was deliberate),…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. The Neptunia and Senran Kagura cross-over is actually one of the best-playing games in the series, and the developer, Tamsoft, has absolutely nailed both properties in this fan service-em-up. But it does raise the question: both properties are getting very long in the tooth, and perhaps…
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