Review by Harvard L. With the original Dragon Quest Builders, Square Enix had a winning formula on its hands – combining the creative gameplay of Minecraft style voxel-builders with the JRPG breadcrumbing of the no-nonsense Dragon Quest franchise. Rather than being a throwaway spinoff to cash in on a fad-genre,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. It’s no understatement to say that we’re greatly looking forward to Trails of Cold Steel III. The first two in the series did such an incredible job of setting up a brand new mini-franchise, and we’ve been aching to get stuck into the latter half of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The latest in the Conception series, Conception Plus: Maidens of The Twelve Stars, has an Amazon listing, placing the release date on November 5 of this year. For those of you that haven’t come across the series before, Conception is a series of JRPGs in which…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. NISA, the maverick publisher that never seems to take a break, has announced that it is bringing the gorgeous-looking Langrisser I & II remaster to PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Steam. Related reading: There’s a Langrisser on the 3DS, and it’s not as bad as some…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. As soon as you describe a Kickstarter project as a spiritual successor to something beloved, you set the expectations through the roof—not least of all when the original creator comes out of the shadows to take the helm. Even if the end result is something that’s…
Read MoreRetro reflections by Matt S. With Fire Emblem: Three Houses releasing this month, and marking the first “proper” Fire Emblem to land on Nintendo Switch, I’ve been going back over my time with the series, and replaying the first Fire Emblem to be formally localised and released into English. Fire…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Never one to let a good opportunity go to waste, Idea Factory has apparently been spurred on by the success of the original Death end re;Quest. As we noted in our own review, it is one of the most mature and intelligent games that the publisher…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The impossible has happened. We’re living the dream. In 2019 we’ll be playing not one, nor two, but THREE brand new Atelier games. Following hot on the heels of earlier hits Atelier Nelke and Atelier Lulua, Koei Tecmo has announced that Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness &…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Judgment is not really a “new Yakuza title”. Nor is it any form of sequel. It shares elements of what came before, and the comparisons are there at the superficial level. The narrative does take place in the same universe, and the setting – Kamurocho –…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Utawarerumono has proven to be something of a hit for the developer, Aquaplus. Combined, the series has shifted 800,000 copies worldwide. No developer’s going to ignore something like that, so Aquaplus has announced a new title in the series. Related reading: Our review of the first…
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