As I do with FMV games, I’ve had my eye on Mia and the Dragon Princess since it was announced last year. This one is a pretty straightforward interactive film with branching narratives. It’s made by two of the heavy hitters in contemporary FMV gaming, Wales Interactive and Good Gate…
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There hasn’t been a Double Dragon title in well over five years: the last, developed by Arc System Works, was Double Dragon IV in early 2017. It didn’t review that well, with Brad scoring it 2.5/5 stars. That’s… not good. Well, the torch has been passed new a new developer…
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At first I was disappointed with the concept of Ash of Gods: The Way. The original Ash of Gods (subtitled Redemption) was a gritty little tactics RPG with rich, albeit dark storytelling. Clearly inspired by The Banner Saga, it never eclipsed that masterpiece, but it still stood in the same…
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Being a journalist isn’t the easiest job; the amount of hate flung at you can come and go depending on whatever you’ve currently written. It’s common knowledge that reviewing anything Nintendo-related (think The Legend of Zelda or Pokémon) is basically the best way to ensure you’ll be hated for years…
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I had never played a farming sim until I played Farm Manager 2022, and now I’m intrigued by just about all of them. While DDNet hasn’t reviewing the Farming Simulator franchise since the 2019 version, Matt had good things to say. There hasn’t been a title since 2020’s, so there’s…
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Bad endings are an interesting example of convergent evolution in the history of the game narrative. It appears across various genres as an early example of player choice. In games such as Double Dragon or Dragon Quest for the NES, the player is provided with the end-game choice to join…
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I just want to start this review by saying that I love Tiara, the blue-haired secondary protagonist from the Fairy Fencer series (it’s a series now that there are two games). Like, I really, really, love Tiara. As far as anime female design goes, she’s my third favourite character ever,…
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I like the eastasiasoft showcases for a few reasons. One, they happen at the right times. Two, they focus on imminent game releases. And three, no time is wasted: it’s game after game after game with zero filler. I acknowledge that it’s late fall down under right now, but eastasiasoft…
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“New US$69.99 price may negatively impact PS5 game unit sales, data suggests. Reports indicate that PlayStation users are buying less (sic) games, and Sony’s data suggests that higher costs are a reason why unit sales have dropped.” This lede, published by TweakTown, seems ludicrous. It’s one of those real stating-the-obvious…
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Mugen Souls is a game that is all about larger-than-life excess. The action is over the top. The narrative and characters are ridiculous and, despite being chibi in visual design, larger-than-life in personality. This is not a game interested in subtlety or nuance. It’s brash and in your face from…
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