Review by Matt S. The #1 rule of game development is that if something is really popular, dozens of imitators are going to follow. And why not? Games become popular for a reason, and if there’s money to make in giving fans more of what they like, then it’s a…
Read MoreReview by Britta S. Period: Cube is a visual novel for people who don’t have quite enough time or patience for a mammoth title with all the trimmings. It certainly feels a little shorter in total, and individual story arc, length than other Otomate titles, such as Amnesia: Memories or…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Blade & Bones is an ambitious title that draws clear inspiration from the Souls series while trying to instill some unique characteristics and story elements. The end result can be a little rough around the edges, with moments where the experience shines and others where it…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Of all the different sports options out there, I think basketball works best for crazy arcade action. NBA Playgrounds manages to mostly capture the essence of what made NBA Jam so popular decades ago, though its attempt to update the formula also misses the mark at…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I don’t think there would have been too many people more happy than me if NBA Playgrounds turned out to be as good as the games it is based on. In my younger years NBA Hangtime, on the Nintendo 64 in particular (but also NBA Jam…
Read MoreReviews by Matt S. The PlayStation 4 has an endless stream of indie games being release on it each week now. It’s no longer surprising – or unusual – to see ten, a dozen, or even more games released on the console via PlayStation Network in a single week, and…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. It’s nearing mid-May in Sydney, around the time where everyone and their dog is getting sick from the flu. So thematically, it’s great to be able to review Plasma Puncher, a game about being a white blood cell defending the body from disease. Developed by indie…
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. Ask one of your mates about Warhammer and at the very least, you’ll probably get a response that’s a half-hearted “Oh yeah, Space Marines.” It’s rare that you’ll find someone who has absolutely no clue about what the franchise is, and that’s because by some miracle…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. To read the official product description of NieR: Automata’s first major DLC, you might expect a fairly straightforward arena mode and a few unlockable costumes. That’s an accurate description, but also a very incomplete one; just as NieR: Automata is so much more than a “fresh…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy faces the unfortunate reality that it has been released onto a console that has, over the years, absolutely nailed the dungeon crawler genre. Whether it’s Demon Gaze or Stranger of Sword City, the creative (and different) Ray Gigant, through to the…
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