Preview by Pierre-Yves L. 7th Dragon III Code: VFD is a very odd title to localise. This third entry of the spin-off series 7th Dragon 2020 is the first that Sega is taking the chance to bring outside of its Japan. In the game, you’ll dive slightly into the future,…
Read MoreImpressions by Sam M. Massive multiplayer online games are a hard thing to get right. You could have the best game in the world, and unless you have players, it won’t be able to get off the ground. It’s something Square Enix learned the hard way with its original Fantasy…
Read MoreImpressions by Matt S. Gumi, the Singapore-based localisation specialist, focuses on bringing popular Japanese mobile games out west. This hasn’t always worked. Chain Chronicle, a game I absolutely adored, and kept playing right to the bitter end, was unceremoniously shut down earlier this year after it didn’t get the numbers…
Read MorePreview by Sam M. It has been interesting to see what CD Project Red has contributed to The Witcher 3 following its release. Unlike some studios that develop DLC packs prior to the finishing of the base product, CDP has been adamant on a very different strategy; they create a…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. It’s not long now until June 21, when Grand Kingdom releases. To give us an early look at it, publisher NISA has provided a demo – sorry, beta – and if the quality of this is any indication of what to expect from the full game,…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. Due for a full release next month, a little demo for Pocket Card Jockey has arrived on the Nintendo 3DS, and immediately I have fallen in complete love with it. In the same way that Nintendo Pocket Football Club immediately grabbed my attention thanks to its…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. Slitherine is one of the true niche players in the games industry. It has been around for many, many years now, and it has survived by having a very narrow focus, which it executes on to the exacting expectations of a very hardcore fanbase. Slitherine specialises…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. Nope. I was going to leave it at that, because my disappointment in the marketing demo (sorry, beta) was crushing and complete, however expected it was. But in the interest of being a little more insightful, here’s a video of me playing the game quite poorly,…
Read MorePreview by Sam M. Block’hood is all about relationships. Every block that is placed down interacts with the blocks around it. Placing trees next to apartments make the residents happy, producing more resources to be used elsewhere. Place solar panels next to each other to increase their productivity. Much like…
Read MorePreview by Harvard L. Herolike is an upcoming Action RPG debuting on Steam’s Early Access, developed by Games Hut. It’s a rouge-lite dungeon crawler with 3D environments and bite-sized action combat scenarios spread out by a linear map. Its surprisingly good production values are unfortunately held back by an inconsistent…
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