News by Matt S.Cuphead really paved the way for a revival of older, more traditional animation styles to become an aesthetic in video games, and it’s something I am very much here for. At this stage, the only issue with Chicory: A Colorful Tale is the lack of localisation of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The Disciples series has been kicking around for quite a few years now, though often without fanfare or celebration. The original Disciples was released way back in 1999, and gained the dubious award of “best game no one played” in Gamespot’s awards that year. There were…
Read MoreNews by Matt S.“Fans” are never going to be happy with Nintendo’s approach to retro games and the Nintendo Switch. It’s still locked at the NES and SNES, and we’re only getting a couple of new titles every other month or so. With that being said, the four games in…
Read MoreNews by Matt S.You can’t help but feel that Judgment flew under the radar a little. It was a Yakzua game in all but name, but the shift in protagonists and focus (you play as someone who is nominally on the side of the law this time) meant that it…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Project DT, a new title in the early stages of development by Chinese outfit, Digital Sky, is looking really, really good. It’s a sci0-fi action game with mecha fighting, and while it’s a while away (and the studio is still actively recruiting staff to work on…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Akiba’s Trip is back (on March 20 in Japan and TBA 2021 in the west), and it’s looking like it’ll be good fun. While these games will never threaten to win game of the year awards, they are a good time and make for a fun…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Developer, Toybox Games, and publisher, Arc System Works, have announced that Kowloon Highschool Chronicle will be released on the Nintendo eShop in the west on February 4. This is a dungeon crawler that you’ve probably not heard of before, but it really does look like it…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Tactics JRPG fans are going to really want to check this one out: Nippon Ichi in Japan has revealed the latest trailer for Disgaea 6, and it is looking really, really good. Disgaea is an oddball series of tactics JRPGs that are all about going way,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. How often do we get a game that’s based on opera themes? Not often. How often do those games have talent of the calibre of Tokyo Ghoul’s creator onboard? Even less so. Jack Jeanne is one of those rare events, and it looks absolutely stunning. It’s…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Kingdoms of Amalur is one of the better western RPG properties out there, and THQ Nordic did a good thing acquiring the rights to it from EA and then re-releasing it on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One last year after it seemed like it was going…
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