Review by Matt S. The Mana series is the closest that Square Enix comes to a B-grade franchise. That’s not to say the games released under its name are bad (I’m one of the very few that genuinely love Children of Mana on the Nintendo DS), but with the exception…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. Rainbow Moon has been out for a few years on both Sony’s PlayStation 3 and was then ported to Vita. Releasing for the first time on the PlayStation 4, this hardcore grind-heavy tactics RPG experience is fully set up with cross-saving for those who want to…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Here’s a concept for you, and it’s beautiful in its simplicity: a girl in a schoolgirl’s uniform, carrying an impressive sword, taking on hordes of enemies on her way to an eventual showdown with another schoolgirl. A superb martial artist, this girl’s abilities to leap around,…
Read MoreReview by Dylan C. I wonder when the FPS genre will cease to be the flavour of the month in this industry of ours. Over the years, different genres have enjoyed the spotlight, then taken a backseat, popularity moving in constant flux with modern trends and fickle tastes. Related reading:…
Read MoreIn Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2, we have a game that manages to hone in on what worked the first time around, improve upon the formula and do something that the shooting genre absolutely needs: injecting a simple sense of fun into the whole experience. Honestly, I never really…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Most people know that the Brothers Grimm, who we owe so much to for the modern fairy tale, offered anything but the Disney magic. As dark deconstructions that centred around themes such as innocence lost, greed, lust and pride, they were much more interested in being…
Read MoreReview by Lindsay M. I’ve never been fond of dungeon crawlers. It’s not even close to a hatred through; it’s actually more of a neutrality. I can see their appeal, but I’ve never found one that makes me truly eager to play for more than a few hours.Related reading: Interested…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Since its inception in the early nineties, Fire Emblem has been forward-thinking with its humanisation of war. In a period when competing titles had players manipulate generic tanks and infantrymen for glory or without context, Intelligent Systems’ tactics series put a face to each of its…
Read MoreReview by Sam M. There’s something very primitive about Far Cry Primal. Everything has been stripped back, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. If anything, the excessiveness of the later games in the series at times often felt like Ubisoft had given up and just gave into players wanting…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. If there’s one thing that education and video games have in common, it’s that everyone seems to want to pay the very least they can to get the very best product possible – oftentimes putting an unbearable strain on the suppliers of the product. Teachers might…
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