Review by Britta S. I never found out why the school is called Miniature Garden (the theme song is called “Miniature Garden of Paradise”), but that’s the only mystery I had to leave behind in this visual novel. Set in a secluded forest area, the school is known for its…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. If you’ve ever read a work by Kafka, you’ll know that it’s a rather disorientating experience. Not only is it hard to figure out what’s going on, due to the rampant surrealism and unconventional grammar, but it’s even harder to figure out what you’re meant to…
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. I thought about putting a disclaimer in front of this review but it’d honestly have been redundant. The gist of it as as follows: for the uninitiated to the franchise, this is a game about boobs. If you hate boobs, maybe read something more intellectually stimulating…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Narcosis does a great job of taking familiar elements found in most horror games and spins them into something a little new and different. The result is a somewhat short but ultimately satisfying horror experience that can be played on a standard computer monitor, but is…
Read MoreReview by Nick Hu. If the much-awaited resurgence of adventure games is something you’ve been holding your breath for, you’d best embrace your inner Threepwood, as Thimbleweed Park is not the herald of that day. While there’s been a huge amount of anticipation for this game, spilling out of the…
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. Imagine waking up in a room filled with tacky decor from the 50s. It’s dark, barring the scant light filtering through the windows because of the ominous lightning storm that’s raging outside. You don’t know your own name, you don’t know where you are, and the…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Because bullet hell shooters are designed with a very specific demographic in mind, a game like Bullet Soul is able to articulate its appeal to that crowd in under thirty seconds. The title screen’s roaring 90s rock sent shockwaves of nostalgia through my body. The requisite…
Read MoreReview by Britta S. So who is Adam? I wondered as I started up the game. Likely the hero? No, quite wrong – Adam is no person but the name of an idyllic village tucked away in a forever classic corner of retro JRPG fantasyland. In a way, this name…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Lost Dimension won’t appear on any “great games on the PlayStation 3/ PlayStation Vita” lists, and that’s a pity, because it really does belong there. A tactical RPG with some seriously intense storytelling themes, Lost Dimension was a mindscrew of a game in the vein of…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. You’re using an old, text-only computer called the Futura – it’s the early 80’s; synthesisers are all the rage and science fiction is all you see on television. This is a game in the vein of The Twilight Zone, where reality is not what it seems…
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