Video by Matt S. Bandai Namco’s Scarlet Nexus is a blistering-good game with a compelling theme. In this video I discuss the broader implications of the narrative and those themes; why it’s relevant and allegorical to today’s world, and why more and more artists, across all media forms, are making…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The nature of reality is becoming an ever-bigger question mark that artists are grappling with, and that’s because we’re getting greater levels of control over the very foundations of the reality that we exist within. We’re taking the digital, constructed would and painting it over the…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I don’t know if any of you have seen the Chick Tract Dark Dungeons comic book. It’s pretty old now (published in 1984), but as I was growing up it did the rounds every so often at school because it is unhinged. Like genuinely, bona fide,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. We’re inclined to pay close attention to any JRPG that FuRyu backs. That publisher, which backed The Alliance Alive, The Caligula Effect, Lost Dimension, and Crystar (among many others) knows creative, different JRPGs, and Monark is very much looking like one of those from first impressions.…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Of all the many JRPGs that were released on the PlayStation 3, it seems intensely strange to me, even as a big-time fan of the series, that Hyperdimension Neptunia would be the one to get remade… and then remade again. The original was anything but well-regarded,…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Sumire is one of the biggest surprises and biggest delights of 2021. This heartfelt (and heartrending) little story about a girl filled with regrets and hurt is a powerful reflection on spirituality, humanity, sadness, warmth and hope. It’s a game that will make you cry, but…
Read MoreWe have a special themed podcast episode this episode! With special guest, Jay from JayRPG, we talk on for over an hour and a half about JRPGs – what we love about them, what we’re looking forward to from the genre this year, and we take a deep dive into…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. If you haven’t heard of Cris Tales yet, I suspect you’re going to start hearing a lot about it quite soon. This grand homage from South America to the JRPGs of yesteryear (particularly Chrono Trigger), looks like the real deal, and then some. When so many…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Check out my review of Final Fantasy VII Remake here. We are just days away from the release of Yuffie’s chapter (and the PlayStation 5 edition) of Final Fantasy VII Remake. I am very much looking forward to this game, and after seeing a chunk of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Susanoo is one of the great deities of Japanese mythology. He’s the brother of Amaterasu, and was considered both a benevolent and, at times, malevolent kami (deity). In other words, he’s the perfect source of inspiration for a game, and that’s exactly what developer, Hachikumasoft and…
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