Video by Matt S. A new fighting game just released on PlayStation 4 in Europe and Australia, Slice, Dice & Rice is brilliant, for both the obvious and less-obvious reasons. This video looks at one of the less-obvious reasons for the game’s brilliance; the way it uses music to encourage…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S, Brad L, and Matt C. You may have read my whopping 3,000 word review of a game that has become very near and dear to me: Dynasty Warriors 9 is the best example of a game based in real history to date, and as a fan…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. As one of the biggest fans of the Yakuza series out there, I’ve been looking forward to Yakuza 6 with baited breath. Now I’m starting my play through for review and here’s my impressions from the first couple of hours. Related reading: My review of Yakuza…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Anime tie-in games are a tough gig now. Fans have expectations, and as we’ve seen with the likes of Persona 4 Arena, Arslan: The Warriors of Legend, and Dragon Ball FighterZ from earlier this year, it’s no longer enough to simply provide a workable gameplay system…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. It’s been a tough week for the Aussie games industry as we come to terms with last week’s news that the Australian government has no intention on supporting game development. Related reading: On how the Australian government gave the video game industry the middle finger. Again.…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Okehazama was the first major battle in the Sengoku period (and the first “level” in most Samurai Warriors games). It was a battle that asserted Nobunaga Oda’s tactical mastery and the battle that put the events of the Sengoku period in motion. Here we look at…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Hex: Card Clash has landed on PlayStation 4 in Europe/ Australia, and it’s a collectible card game that doesn’t even hide the fact that it’s a clone of Magic: The Gathering. Not that I’m complaining, since I’ve been playing Magic: The Gathering for decades now. And…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Kalypso has just released Railway Empire, a new simulator that puts you in control of building up a rail network. And it’s so, so good. I’ve got a review for the game coming later today, but in the meantime I’ve put together a video looking at…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. One of the most fascinating stories through the Sengoku period of Japanese history (which forms the basis of Samurai Warriors) is Kaihime, one of the few women through the era to pick up a sword and command soldiers on the battlefield. She was excellent at it,…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. A game that I really enjoy, but haven’t written about much in the past, is Ziggurat. I picked it up about a year or so ago on a whim, and found myself really enjoying the way that it combined Heretic or Hexen-like dark fantasy FPS action…
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