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Review: Jump Trials Supreme (3DS)

December 23, 2013

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Review by Chris I. For indie developers, the go to place for platforming titles as of late has been on Nintendo’s 3DS eShop. Titles such as Mutant Mudds and Gunman Clive have been of a consistently great quality, and the asking price has been low. It’s been a welcomed treat…

The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #23: The Legend Of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

December 22, 2013

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The tree is up, the lights are on, the stockings are over the fireplace and everyone’s getting into the eggnog. It’s Christmas and it’s the best time of year. Nothing beats Christmas; it’s the time for fun and play, for family and friends. It’s the chance to get away from…

The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #22: Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk

December 21, 2013

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The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #21: Super Mario 3D World

December 20, 2013

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Review: Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (3DS)

December 20, 2013

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Review by Matt S. A developer/ publisher with the history that Square Enix has needs to be careful when its goal is to pull on the nostalgia strings. It’s a fine idea in principle to give your longest fans something that reminds them why they loved your games in the…

Review: Sorcery Saga – Curse of the Great Curry God (Vita)

December 20, 2013

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Review by Clark A. Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God is a revival of a niche series in a niche genre, boasting otaku appeal and being released during a slow period. It’s not going to set the North American charts on fire with that approach but it certainly…

The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #20: Rogue Legacy

December 19, 2013

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Interview: Ossian Studios on making serious RPGs for iPad

December 19, 2013

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Interview by Matt S. Ossian Studios recently released an iOS-exclusive RPG that offers the depth you’d expect from a console or PC game, and in doing so have reinforced the reality that for some genres, mobile platforms are every bit as capable as their traditional platform counterparts. This is a…

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December 19, 2013

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Video by Harvard L. To get a full understanding of what Eryi’s Action is and why it exists in the first place, we first need to look at two approaches to games which until recently have been fairly exclusive to Japan. Ever since the platformer genre took off in the…

Review: The Shadow Sun (iPad)

December 19, 2013

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Review by Matt S. The Shadow Sun floored me from start to finish. It’s been quite some time now since a developer took on the task of an exclusive, new, RPG for the iOS platform that offers modern production values, but that’s precisely what’s happened here, and the result is…

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