News by Matt S. Anima Project has quietly been building up a steady following for its series based on the Anima: Beyond Fantasy tabletop pen-and-paper RPG. Anima: Ark of Sinners was the first, released on Nintendo Wii almost a decade ago, and then Anima: Gate of Memories, for PlayStation 4,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. One Way Heroics has been around for quite a while now; the English localisation was originally released way back in 2013 on PC, and then Spike Chunsoft stepped in to create their own spin on the formula with the excellent Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics on…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Koei Tecmo and its developer, Gust, has announced Ciel nosurge: Ode to a Lost Star DX and Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star DX; two releases that were originally on PlayStation Vita and Vita/PlayStation 3, respectively. There’s nothing more than the announcement that these games…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Scarlet Nexus is one of the more interesting next gen games that has been announced to date. Coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X, as well as PS4, Xbox One and PC (so I’m not sure it’s worth the console upgrade in itself) it’s being developed…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Note: There will be spoilers below. The PC release of Persona 4 Golden might be new, but this is a 12-year-old game at this point and I’ll be damned if I tiptoe around the game’s narrative for people that haven’t played the game yet. Related reading:…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Softstar Entertainment has released a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming Xuan-Yuan VII. It’s due for release this year, and while this action-RPG does look a little clumsy in places, I am really digging the aesthetics and premise of the thing. As the game’s description goes:…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Okay, so this is just rumour at this stage, but Gematsu has found compelling evidence to suggest that Persona 4 Golden is coming to PC on June 13. Putting aside the more innovative, genre-bending NieR titles, Persona 4 Golden is the smartest, most intelligent, deepest and…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Within the JRPG circles, it’s a weird kind of blasphemy if you fail to enjoy a Ys title. People have a passionate attachment to this series… so kick back and watch me give praise to Baphomet, because I’ve never managed to quite get along with Ys:…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Generally, when a game from a major publisher like Nintendo proves to be popular, there are efforts by the indies to participate in that success by crafting homages to the original success story. Often these end up as shallow pastiches, but occasionally the indie will strike…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Earlier this year we reviewed a Chinese-developed tactics JRPG, Banner of the Maid. Set during the Napoleonic period, Banner of the Maid follows the story of Napoleon’s sister, Pauline, as she leads her armies into battles that are very reminiscent of genre classics like Final Fantasy…
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