Review by Matt S. There was a time where the RTS genre was beautiful in its simplicity. When you look back at the early Warcrafts, the original Starcraft, Age of Empires, and Command and Conquer, there was a consistency in them; you’d send workers out to gather materials, use those…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Chinese poetry is, to westerners, esoteric at the best of times. Unlike other forms of the written word, poetry is notoriously difficult to translate effectively from one language to another, since a straight word-for-word translation would generally upset the rhythms and tonal quality that is so…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The idea that Viz Media is getting into game publishing is a tantalising one; the specialist anime and manga publisher could do a great deal to bring a number of visual novels and JRPGs from Japan to our shores because, as many as do make their…
Read MoreReview by Trent P. When it comes to strategy games or simulators that have an established legacy, fans can be particularly picky, and very traditional. Often, the fan favourite of a series is most certainly not the newest entry, particularly if there’s been a lot done to change the game.…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. If Darksiders on its original release was intended to be an entirely straight-faced rendition of the biblical apocalypse, I still can’t help but feel like it’s a tongue-in-cheek joke in 2019. The game’s grimdark setting takes a walk on the absurd side – with hulking stone…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. The original Division had some cool ideas, but it the eyes of many it got off to a rocky start between its issues and a perceived lack of content. That game received a lot of love from Ubisoft though, and continued to see quality of life…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Do you remember Ogre Battle? Probably not. Back before it was absorbed into the mega-beast that is today’s Square Enix, a humble little company called Quest produced two Ogre Battle titles, one for the Super Nintendo, and one for the Nintendo 64. These games were a…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I don’t understand how you could be anything but delighted by Yoshi’s Crafted World. Yes, it’s not challenging (play the upcoming Cuphead for that), nor is it especially deep. That’s because Nintendo made this one so that everyone, of all ages, can enjoy it. You’d need…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Zen Studios is once again working its pinball magic, this time with yet more classic real pinball in Pinball FX3: Williams Pinball: Volume 3. This mix of nostalgic pinball action and the modern appeal of video game magic comes together beautifully for pinball fanatics such as…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. To celebrate 25 years of Atelier, the teams at Gust and Koei Tecmo decided to do something very different with Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists, and eschew the series traditional JRPG structure and design for a light-hearted city building simulation instead. Talk about a dramatic change!…
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