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. You know what? I was going to give this game the respect of a full review. It’s unmitigated trash, but I firmly believe that everyone’s creative ideas deserve the respect of full and proper criticism. But then I kept playing and this game became too insulting…
Read MoreHave we got a massive podcast to share with you this month! Not only do we talk about the games of March (of which there are A LOT coming), but we also go in-depth into retro-themed JRPGs, arcade games and arcade compilations. And then we have an in-depth interview with…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. I do try and avoid these mobile gatcha games. After getting lost down the rabbit hole with Fire Emblem Heroes for far too long (Lyn in a wedding dress really… set me off…), I realised I really should avoid these things. It’s not like I have…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Warmth infuses every moment of Bravely Default II. This is a confident, charming and intelligent play on every single thing that people who grew up with JRPGs love about the genre. To call it a “love letter” would be misunderstanding its appeal, though. Tokyo RPG Factory…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Bravely Default 2 is such a good game that it deserves a second video. This time around we’re taking a look at a specific narrative element that adds so much to the game. It’s not a new narrative technique and we’ve seen it in many…
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 MoreReview by Matt S. The defining quality of any of the titles in the Persona series is the characters. The turn-based combat is engaging enough, as is the dungeon crawling, but it’s the cast, their relationships, and the dramas – both hilarious and tragic – that really draws the player…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. I never thought we’d get a new Bravely Default game. I had just assumed that Square Enix was done with the mini-series after the 3DS titles, when those games were very much built as 3DS titles. And yet, here we are, playing a new Bravely Default…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. One of the defining themes of the PlayStation 4 era was the remaster, with developers taking a PlayStation 3 (or even 2) title, massively overhauling the visual engine, and giving players a reason to play a favourite all over again. If the Nioh Collection is anything…
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