I really didn’t know what to expect going into War of the Human Tanks – Alter, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that it’s a rather enjoyable experience. It is a sequel, but having never played the first I cannot say how it stacks up compared to its predecessor,…
Read MoreAny long term fan of JRPGs will attest to something along the lines of a ten-percent rule, which states that the first ten percent of any JRPG will also be its worst segment. It makes perfect sense, since the genre is all about building up your characters and you can’t…
Read MoreThe Total War series has always been known for mixing accessibility and A-grade production values with a surprisingly deep level of strategy. These games might not quite reach the strategic standard of a title like Europa Universalis, but while is not hard to pick one of these titles up and…
Read MoreThe Hyperdimension Neptunia series has been kicking for several years now and, despite its polarising otaku-centric qualities, has impressively reached a point where demand is sufficient that western fans are getting at least six releases in a year’s time. That release schedule would make Mario blush; poor protagonist Neptune must…
Read MoreHere are Digitally Downloaded most of the team share a common love for certain styles of gaming. One example of this is the classic dungeon crawler, which has been around since the original Wizardry series. Despite the genre being around for almost as long as gaming, in the past year…
Read MoreHarold, the character, is not what you would consider a winner in life. He is a goofy, clumsy and somewhat dim fellow that has decided to participate in races. The problem is that every one of Harold’s opponents is far more capable than him. Harold, the game, is a winner,…
Read MoreHad someone told me Lords of Xulima is a remake of a forgotten SNES game, and I didn’t know better, I would have believed them. Similarities to the more gorgeous titles of the 16 and 32 bit era are unmistakable – even though this game runs in the same vein…
Read MoreWhen Grow Home was announced, the developers told us that it was drawing inspiration from Wall-E and The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Having played it now, I would suggest the official line throw in a third inspiration; Jack and the Beanstalk. Originally an internal Ubisoft project designed to test…
Read MoreCitizens of Earth is a turn-based RPG that is heavily inspired by Earthbound and has a hint of Suikoden hidden within it. Your character is the Vice President of the World, and your goal is to recruit citizens who will help you solve strange happenings that are occurring across the…
Read MoreMeet Joe Wheeler – businessman, cynic, and survivor of the zombie apocalypse. Emerging from his disaster-proof bunker a year after a virus has zombified most of the world’s population, he sets off to gather survivors and try to make life sustainable in the chaos which remains. A top-down open world…
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