Review by Matt S. “Roguelikes” are dime a dozen these days. Any game that takes a procedural approach to the level design (i.e. the level is randomised) is proudly broadcast as a roguelike, and it’s easy to understand why; random levels means unlimited replay value, or something. If that’s not…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Sigh, Kemco. I like what Kemco wants to achieve; the publisher wants to give us all retro-styled JRPGs that are reminiscent of the SNES through PlayStation One era of the genre. As a fan of that era of game development – especially with regards to the…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The summer school romance – is there any single topic out there that is sweeter, more nostalgic, and warmer than that? I’d argue not. We all have memories of those schoolyard crushes and summer camp flings, and Tokyo School Life is actually one of the better…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Gameloft represents a lot of things that I find genuinely offensive about big business game development. The company takes popular ideas that other developers and publishers have pioneered, cribs them wholesale, and then dumps them for free (or close to free, but of course always with…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Reverie is a retro-styled top-down adventure game steeped in both modern and historic New Zealand culture. On the basis of charm alone, I was happy to hit it with full marks and enjoy my time while it lasted – but that would hardly make for an…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Aliens (the film) has been responsible for a great many video games. Ever since James Cameron’s pioneering blend of science fiction, sheer terror, and hard action captured the imagination of film audiences, there have been umpteen efforts to capture into games that aesthetic and theme of…
Read MoreReview by Lindsay M. It’s not a stretch to say there is a lot of contemporary talk regarding depression, but that’s all it is: talk. Talk about talking. This doesn’t deal with the root problem, which in Canada at least is the severe lack of access to proper mental health…
Read MoreReview by Priscilla M. Arcade Spirits, developed by Fiction Factory Games and published by PQube, is a romantic visual novel set in the year 20XX that follows an alternate timeline where the well-known crash of the video game industry did not occur. The story follows the main character whom after…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. “It made Artyom shudder to imagine the tunnel beyond the seven-hundredth metre. It was horrifying just to think about it. No one had the guts to go beyond the seven-hundredth metre to the north. Patrols had made it to the five-hundredth, and having illuminated the boundary…
Read MoreReviews by Matt S. It’s just impossible to keep up with the rate at which Nintendo Switch games are being released. I’m doing my best, but when over a dozen are landing on the console every week, taken as both ports from other platforms, and all-new games, trying to play…
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