Article by Matt S. One of my new favourite destinations while in Japan is the VR theme park that Bandai Namco has constructed right in the heart of Kabukicho. Yes, the one that lets you play Mario Kart in VR. I had the good fortune of going along to it…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The Last Remnant is one of those titles in Square Enix’s backlog that has an awful lot of respect, but relatively few people have had the chance to play it. It’s available on PC, but for console fans you’d need to get yourself an Xbox 360…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Dragon Quest is precious to me. Much like Final Fantasy, I consider the series formative in giving me a deep, abiding, and likely life-long love of Japanese RPGs. The imagination, humour, and storytelling that Dragon Quest pioneered has stuck with me over much of my life,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Final Fantasy XV, the paired down (and much cuter) version of Final Fantasy XV that was released for mobile devices a while ago is now on console, and in HD. Which is a bit weird on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, since those consoles already have…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Dragon Quest XI is what many Final Fantasy fans wished that the numbered Final Fantasies would be. Not that the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy and XV, representing the last decade or so of single player Final Fantasy, were in any way bad. It’s just that they…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. The Life Is Strange 2 reveal trailer is finally here, and we’ll get to that… but first, the most important LIS2 news of the day: Jonathan Morali is returning to compose an original soundtrack for the game, which will be supported by a new licensed soundtrack.…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. First, there was the trailer for The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, a playable demo leading to Life Is Strange 2. Then it was released, and while some people loved the demo, I found it lacklustre. So I’ve still been waiting for something more concrete about…
Read MoreNews by Trent P. Square Enix has revealed further information about The Worlds End With You: Final Remix, the Nintendo Switch release of the legendary Nintendo DS JRPG. For those who never played that original, TWEWY focuses on protagonist, Neku, who finds himself caught in a Reapers’ Game where he…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The best examples of modern games that tap into the nostalgia of old are those that are styled “retro,” but don’t ignore all the learnings that has come from a few decades of game development. Octopath Traveler is the shining example of what every developer of…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. (Note: I don’t think Square Enix actually hates Itadaki Street. Hah, got you to click). I never had much hope that the 30th anniversary release of Itadaki Street – known as both Fortune Street and Boom Street in the west – would get a release outside…
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