Video by Matt S. John Wick Hex has finally released on the PlayStation 4, and it is so, so good. Slick, fast-paced, raw tactics action, and the perfect adaptation of the tone, aesthetics and style of the film trilogy. It surprised me. It really did. I thought the movies were…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Spirit of the North has released on the Nintendo Switch and PC, having previously been released on PlayStation 4 (I mention in my video that it’s on Xbox One. It’s not, sorry about that!). It’s a gorgeous, heartfelt game that takes heavy inspiration from Journey, and…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Just last week, SNK Gals’ Fighters was released on Nintendo Switch. A brilliant port of an old Neo Geo Pocket Color title, Fighters preempted SNK Heroines from 2018. And yet, despite the super-modest hardware and two-button approach to fighting, Gals’ Fighters is arguably the superior of…
Read MoreVideo by Harvard L. The Longest Five Minutes is a clever, clever little game. It takes the JRPG format and narrative structure and cleverly re-works and subverts it, while also providing players with a truly wonderful retro-styled thing. Related reading: Check out our review of the game here In his…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. If you’ve not heard of Kogado Studio before, don’t fret, because even within the visual novel community, this developer is niche. And yet, you should absolutely check out their games, because this studio makes spot-on perfect yuri VNs. In this video I look at some of…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. The Game Boy Color is one of my favourite consoles of all time. Sure it’s primitive by today’s standards, but some of the creativity that was on display as developers worked around the limitations are truly inspired. And it’s very nostalgic for me. It was a…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Sakura Wars is good. Really, really good. It combines wonderful writing with excellent characters, a gorgeous art style, plenty of humour and romance, and the action that breaks up the storytelling isn’t bad either. One thing it has in spades through, which will put some people…
Read MoreVideo by Harvard L. Rogue Legacy is one of the most influential and well-known indie games out there. A 2D platformer/roguelike, the game is famous for being everything that people love – and hate – about roguelikes wrapped up in pacey action and a humourous art style. This week for…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Coming so soon after the remake of Final Fantasy VII remake (Square Enix really needs to pace things out better) the Trials of Mana remake is very different in tone… but no less spectacular. This is a really lovely game, rendered beautifully in the third dimension,…
Read MoreVideo by Harvard L. If you didn’t play Liar Princess last year, you missed out on one of the highlights of the year. This little puzzle platformer, published by NISA, does a remarkable job of not only being a challenging little game, but also cleverly subverts the entire Grimm fairy…
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