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Samurai Warriors 5 might be the perfect realisation of the Musou vision

July 2, 2021

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Preview by Matt S. I’ve finally been able to get some hands-on time with the console (PlayStation 4) version of Samurai Warriors 5. As my favourite series within the Musou genre (one of my favourite genres), I’ve been aching for a go as other critics have been previewing it on…

The Week in Review: July 2, 2021

July 2, 2021

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Video by Matt S. This week in the week in review! PlayStation Plus games for July announced: https://www.kotaku.com.au/2021/07/here-are-the-july-2021-playstation-plus-games/ Ni No Kuni Cross Worlds hits $100 million in revenue in just 11 Days: https://www.siliconera.com/ni-no-kuni-cross-worlds-grossed-over-100-million-in-11-days/ Konami and Bloober Team team up… almost certainly for Silent Hill: https://www.siliconera.com/konami-bloober-team-silent-hill/ The first three Final Fantasy…

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July 1, 2021

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News by Matt S. We can chalk this up as a game that almost certainly won’t get a localisation, but over in Japan, Nippon Ichi is set to publish a game from developer, Fog, that is looking truly wonderful. The game’s called Fuuraiki 4, and it’s a real-world visual novel…

Review: Mario Golf: Super Rush (Nintendo Switch)

July 1, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Mario Golf: Super Rush is at its best when it’s not trying to be super or rush. When it’s focused on simply being a bright, colourful golf game, starring Mario and the gang, it is the best Mario sports title that we’ve seen in quite some…

The brilliant AI: The Somnium Files is getting a sequel!

July 1, 2021

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News by Matt S. A-Set! A-Set! If you don’t know what I’m referencing there, then you haven’t played AI: The Somnium Files yet. You should probably remedy that because it’s one of the finest narrative games in recent years. Today, Spike Chunsoft has made the happy announcement that the game…

The first of those Final Fantasy Pixel remakes lands on July 28

June 30, 2021

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News by Matt S. One of the nicer (if smaller-scale) announcements that came out of E3 this year was that Square Enix was going to do new re-releases of the first six Final Fantasy games. This “Final Fantasy Pixel” remaster series was going to be closer in tone and aesthetic…

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles: The historical context makes them fascinating

June 30, 2021

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Video by Matt S. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles are just around the corner on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC. If you’ve played any Phoenix Wright game before then you know how these play… but what is interesting about these two is the historical context. Make no mistake, these…

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June 30, 2021

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Preview by Harvard L. The first thing Acid Nerve’s top-down action game, Death’s Door, has going for it – it GIFs really well. Check out the team’s Twitter and you’ll find multiple crunchy loops of a well-timed sword swing bouncing a projectile back at an enemy, and it’s just so…

Review: Legend of Mana (Nintendo Switch)

June 29, 2021

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Review by Matt S. As I was playing Legend of Mana, I found myself constantly wondering at just how innovative and beautiful this game must have seemed back on the PlayStation, where it originally released in 1999 (2000 in North America). On its art and aesthetics alone, this is one…

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June 29, 2021

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Hello folks! We’ve got a special themed episode for you this month – it’s all about Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance (GBA). The GBA turned 20 in Australia this June, and to this day remains one of the consoles that we remember fondly. It had a seemingly endless stream of excellent…

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