I really wanted to like Handball 16. As (as far as I can tell) the first attempt at recreating the sport through the videogame medium, and as a long-suffering fan of the sport (believe me, in Australia it’s as difficult to watch or play the sport as it was previously…
Read MoreAround nine months after the game landed on the PlayStation 4, Koei Tecmo has finally launched Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires on the PlayStation Vita. Chances are, if you’re a fan of the Warriors games, you’ve already played this on console, but it’s worth double dipping, because it suits the handheld…
Read MoreMy first response when I started playing Superbeat Xonic was “wait… where’s my waifus?!?!?”. No Risette Kujikawa, no Hatsune Miku. How on earth could I be expected to get along with such a game? Of course, I got over that after I settled down to play (at least, that’ the…
Read MoreI don’t think I’ve come across a title that has proven as successful in exposing deficiencies in how games are typically reviewed in this industry as I have just seen with Corpse Party: Blood Drive. Flicking through some of the other reviews on the game and you’ll see endless complaints…
Read MoreThe last couple of months have seen an absolute deluge of visual novels land on the PlayStation Vita. Perhaps because they are relatively inexpensive to localise, and that the only people still regularly playing the Vita are fans of Japanese games, we have seen a real surge of the genre…
Read MoreThe importance of box art has been relegated in today’s digital marketplace, but the front cover of Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ drips such ornate passion it could knock over a shelf of raunchy pseudo-romance covers. Without any hint as to what the heck the title means, the featured couple’s warm…
Read MoreYou could be forgiven for thinking that Persona 4 and a rhythm game should not go well together. After all, the original game was a narrative-heavy JRPG, which meant combat, action, and lots (and lots) of dialogue. And it would only make logical sense that the foundation that original game…
Read MoreGames don’t have to be entertaining. It’s an idea that we continue to debate in some circles of the industry, but really, it shouldn’t be the subject of debate at all. Films don’t have to be entertaining. Many of the best films are emotionally crushing experiences that couldn’t be further…
Read MoreI like a game that backs itself like Dungeon Travelers 2 does. It’s a game purely for the most otaku of otaku, rooted in eroge tradition, and it doesn’t even pretend its not. There’s no apology and no attempt to conceal what the game is with some softer, more “mainstream”…
Read MoreLike I was going to pass up an opportunity to grab a new vocaloid game while I was in Japan. Especially since it’s a game that we’re being told can never be localised into English. IA/VT Colorful might feature a vocaloid whose popularity by comparison to Hatsune Miku is like…
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