Review by Harvard L. NExT Studios is a China-based developer and a subsidiary of Tencent which has a back catalogue that doesn’t make any sense. The developer is responsible for titles such as the mech-based fighting game Metal Revolution, the clever sound-driven adventure game Unheard and the CCG-mobile-MOBA Spiral Spirits,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Back on the original PlayStation there was a game called Brigandine. I didn’t play it. I suspect a lot of people didn’t. It faded from popular memory quickly enough, and there was never a proper sequel. Now, though, 22 years after the original launched in the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. D3 Publisher continues to demonstrate that Earth Defence Force is one of the most creative and criminally under-appreciated properties out there. The company has shared a new trailer for the next entry into the series – World Brothers – and this thing is just amazing. See,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I’m a firm believer that video games should only be as long as they need to be to convey their key themes and experience to the player. If a game’s narrative is only worth an hour’s play, then make it an hour-long game. That’s preferable to…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Idol Manager has been plugging along as an indie project and in beta on Itch.io for quite some time now. The good news is that its horizons have expanded even further, as publisher, Playism, has picked up the rights to it. It will be getting a…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The granddaddy of the Mystery Dungeon roguelike is finally making its way to Nintendo Switch, and that release isn’t very far away in the west at all. Spike Chunsoft has announced that Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (what an…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Story of Seasons is just around the corner on Nintendo Switch and I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH. I’ve always loved Harvest Moon (and now Story of Seasons), and I have been really looking forward to seeing how this one turns out. We’re a couple of…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. When you think that The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters was created by a team of just four people, it’s impressive. The art and general vision of the game is refined to the highest degree, and the way that it reflects on social tensions within Korea, ranging…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Well, that certainly took some time. Much earlier this year I reviewed Space Invaders: Invincible Collection on Nintendo Switch, a package that reflects the history of one of the defining arcade and video game properties. Finally, a western release of the thing has been announced, with…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Finally, the Nintendo Switch has a simulator of a reasonably high production standard and is also enjoyable to play on the console. Finally. There have been a number of very good smaller simulators by indies (Project Highrise, for example), but the one really big fish effort…
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