Review by Matt S. Some indie developers take advantage of the small overheads, budgets, and team sizes that they operate with to deliver games that are creative and different. Liberated from the need to shift the kind of numbers that cause blockbuster publishers to homogenise everything they do, indies can…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. To explain why Billion Road has so completely latched its claws into me, I’m going to need to start off with a bit of a history and art lesson. While the ultra bright and cheerful graphics may look like an off-brand Itadaki Street (Fortune Street) or…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Boot Hill Bounties is disappointing. Here is a fresh new JRPG – my favourite genre – being released onto Switch at a time that COVID-19 is forcing us all to self isolate, and therefore I have plenty of time to get stuck into it. What makes…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. One of the best things that Koei Tecmo has going for it is how adaptable its Warriors (Musou) formula is. Whether it’s medieval history (Samurai Warriors), ancient history (Dynasty Warriors), or any of a wide and growing range of anime and licensed game properties (Gundam, Arslan,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I try not to use the word “hate” much, because it’s an overly emotive word and doesn’t really suit video games – if you genuinely hate a game or games, you’re a little too invested in them. However, the dislike that I feel for collect-a-thon 3D platformers…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Where do you even start in talking about something like the Final Fantasy VII Remake? As a remake of a game with an almost unique gravitas as being a masterpiece and work of art, it was a massive risk on Square Enix’s part to take on…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Horror is one of the more difficult genres to get right. Silent World shows just how wrong things can go. Usually with games that are such significant misfires as this I want to give the developers the benefit of the doubt, and say that a lack…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The dungeon crawler has been around for almost as long as video games, and it was certainly one of the first forms of the RPG. Those who grew up playing the likes of Wizardry and Might & Magic will love what Zen Studios has achieved with…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Vampire: The Masqurade is “the other” Dungeons & Dragons. It’s been kicking around since 1991 in pen-and-paper form, and there have been numerous attempts – unofficial and official – to recreate the game into video game form. The appeal is obvious, in offering a modern Gothic/punk…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. You can learn a lot about a culture based on the response that it has to a natural disaster. How people respond – both individually and as a community – to the abject terror of Earth itself turning against them gives you an insight into their…
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