Review by Matt S. As a property, I have so many issues with Kingdom Hearts, and a lot of it stems from being something that should have been so easy for Square Enix. Take Disney, and Final Fantasy, and mash them together. Let Donald Duck summon those great monstrosities of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. It is one of Square Enix’s most enduring properties, and yet, for the longest time the company has resisted doing more than a single game in it. That’s all about to change, however, with the company announcing NEO: The World Ends With You. Related reading: Our…
Read MoreQ & A by Matt S. With Square Enix ramping up to the release of Dragon Quest XI S on PlayStation 4, PC and Xbox One in December (this being the remastered version that the Nintendo Switch had released earlier with that gorgeous 16-bit play mode), we had the opportunity…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Balan Wonderworld is an upcoming game from Square Enix, belonging to an all-new property. Helmed by Naka Yuji (former head of Sonic Team), the game does very much look like it will have the whimsy and energy of Sonic Team at its best (and will hopefully…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Kingdom Hearts has been a beloved series for many years now, and one thing that it has always been particularly notable for is its excellent music. Now there’s a rhythm game that is dedicated to that, and based on this demo, that’s going to be one…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Dragon Quest Tact is one of those mobile games that I think I’m going to like a whole lot. It’s a simple tactics strategy game, and it uses the Dragon Quest series’ iconic characters and visuals. What about that is not a good idea? (I also…
Read MoreNews by Matt S.Tokyo Game Show 2020 kicked off last night (for Australians), with a couple of shows from Microsoft, Square Enix, and Lightning Games. There are a few full-day schedules of streams ahead now, so rather than trying to cover these announcements or interesting tidbits separately, I’m going to…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. A really lovely little box of goodies showed up on my doorstep today. I’m not usually a fan of sharing them online, since they’re generally of limited news value, but this one had some goodies that were just too good not to share… and there was…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Rumour has it that Final Fantasy XVI will be unveiled this week, at the big Sony stream (and that would be the game to finally get me on board with the next generation). I don’t generally put much stock in rumours, since it’s bad journalism to…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. On the grand scale of disappointments in video games, I do think that Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition will rank highly. The original, released way back on the GameCube, was a delightful little game. It was a homage to everything people loved about Final Fantasy,…
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