Review by Matt S. If you haven’t been playing JRPGs for decades, than the idea of taking control of a little pixel hero and then running around in circles fighting the same enemies over and over and over again to build enough experience to take down a tough boss at…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. It takes only a handful of screenshots to ascertain End of Serenity’s role as a retro-style, Final Fantasy clone. As yet another JRPG being released late in the aging PSP’s life, it doesn’t exactly have grand expectations riding on its shoulders. That lack of hype is…
Read MorePreview by Jim S. Terrian Saga is an action platformer that is reminding me a lot of the games I played as a child. It’s almost like a mix of Mega Man and Commander Keen. Players will take control over KR-17, a small military robot with a surprising amount of…
Read MoreReview by Aidan B. I find that there are times in life when you feel something… a smell, a noise, a familiar sight or a familiar experience and it takes you back in time. We call it “nostalgia,” and while it’s hard to tell what will make us nostalgic, when…
Read MoreReview by Shaan J. Shovel Knight might just be my favourite “NES” game of all time, and that’s saying a lot. As much as I love to play new releases, I always enjoy revisiting older titles, even if it’s a game I’ve played to death. But booting up a decidedly…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga ended on a cliffhanger; a conclusion that drew some criticism when the game was newly released on to the PlayStation 2, but set up the sequel perfectly. The reality was that Atlus never wanted people to play just one of…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. There is a classical beauty about Dragon Quest games. Square Enix’s venerable franchise has remained resolutely traditional throughout its long history, even as its stablemate, Final Fantasy, has taken some risks and offended some people in the process. Because the Dragon Quest games have always adhered…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. One of the consequences of games being so very easy to create right now is that there are all kinds of people making games. For independent developers, the ability to build retro throwback games to their youth is one of the most compelling drawcards of having…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. Years ago there was an interesting game that was light and fun and had completely taken me by surprise with the depth and emotions that the story brought to me. The game in question was Whisper of a Rose from Rose Portal Games which is the…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Before Resident Evil became the definition of survival horror, there was Alone in the Dark. A truly groundbreaking game, Alone in the Dark was released in 1992, and was one of the very first to feature full, 3D environments and because that visual style was so…
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