Video by Matt S. This week we got the first trailers and details regarding the next Onechanbara release: Onechanbara Origin. We don’t have a western release announced at this stage (fingers crossed), but all the excitement had me dusting my copy of Onechanbara Z2 Chaos off. Related reading: Our review…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Open worlds have become almost the standard for video game development, at least as far as major releases go. Over the last generation, the open world has certainly replaced the shooter as the standard go-to for new and major projects. Yet, open worlds aren’t always the…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. I do love my JRPGs, and the PlayStation 4 has given us a whole lot of great ones to play. While everyone knows the likes of Persona, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and so on, there are also a lot of niche and obscure JRPGs that are…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Crash Team Racing is an absolute delight. It’s clearly not easy to do a really great kart racer, and Mario Kart hasn’t had real competition for quite a while now, but Crash here changes all that. Excellent tracks, brilliant characters, wonderful design… this game has it…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Any week where there’s new Dead or Alive stuff to play is a good week, and this is a *very* good week, with two all-new characters to play with: Kula and Mai from the King of Fighters series. Related reading: Read my review of the base…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Idea Factory’s newest Neptunia game comes to us from Canadian Artisan Studios and… it’s a nicely made game. It has an elegant combat system, some truly stunning art, and there has clearly been a lot of effort put into it. So why is it a disappointment?…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Dragon Star Varnir is a really impressive effort from Idea Factory. Working within the Grimm Bros-style fairy tale structure, Dragon Star Varnir is a rich JRPG with a superb combat system, excellent character design, amazing music, and a sublime vision. Once upon a time Idea Factory…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. I was a big fan of Layers of Fear. I’m an even bigger fan of the sequel. It’s a “walking simulator”, but it weaves a complex and intricate narrative, and, coupled with the stunning aesthetics, delivers a masterful example of the horror genre. I take an…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa is a new visual novel/Match-3 puzzle game combination from PQube. And it is so, so good. Not just for the fanservice (though the fanservices is *really* good), but also because it has a great sense of humour, great character design,…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Team Sonic Racing promised a lot, as the series always has – a “blockbuster” rival of sorts to the mighty Mario Kart. The series has been kicking around for a while now, too. Sadly, while it’s a very solid kart racer mechanically, this game really struggles…
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