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October 16, 2020

JRPG/Kemco/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Switch Review/turn based

Review by Matt S. I have been pretty hard on Kemco’s JRPGs in the past. They get churned out at such an intense rate that it’s hard not to be annoyed by the amateurish nature of them. If the developers just spent time working on the narrative to deliver something…

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October 16, 2020

Arcade/dual-stick shooter/Nintendo Switch/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. When I loaded Postal Redux up, having never played a Postal game before, I was expecting to be made uncomfortable. Postal is right up there with the most notorious games ever made. Games like Mortal Kombat, Night Trap, and any anime game where you might see…

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October 15, 2020

Atelier Ryza/Gust/Koei Tecmo/News/release date/Release Dates

News by Matt S. It looks like Atelier Ryza 2 will be the first “big” game of 2021, when it releases on January 26 in North America, and January 29 in Europe. A direct sequel to the original Atelier Ryza, players will be able to catch up with all their…

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October 15, 2020

Interview/Interviews/Nintendo Switch/PC/PlayStation 4/PQube/Root Film/Root Letter/visual novel

Interview by Matt S. Every so often a visual novel comes along that breaks away from the “hyper-niche” reputation that the genre has to pull in people that aren’t usually that interested in it. Root Letter was one such example. A detective mystery story set in regional Japan, it was…

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October 14, 2020

News/PC/Sega

News by Matt S. SEGA turned 60 this year, and that’s a massive achievement for any company, let alone one in the eternally-shaky world of video games. SEGA knows it, too, and is rewarding players in a big way, though you’re going to have to be quick so that you…

Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory: Hands-on with this musical spectacle

October 14, 2020

Kingdom Hearts/Nintendo Switch/PlayStation 4/rhythm game/Square Enix/Video/Video review

Video by Matt S. Kingdom Hearts has been a beloved series for many years now, and one thing that it has always been particularly notable for is its excellent music. Now there’s a rhythm game that is dedicated to that, and based on this demo, that’s going to be one…

Review: Piofiore: Fated Memories (Nintendo Switch)

October 14, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Gangsters – be they yakuza, mafia, or otherwise, are aestheticised in Japanese culture in a way that lends itself very well to otome and a kind of violent, but ravishing romance story. Because of that, Piofiore: Fated Memories, which is a visual novel about three warring…

Baldurs Gate 3: On why it is so different to the original

October 14, 2020

Baldur's Gate/Baldur's Gate 3/Larian Studios/PC/RPG/Video/Video review/western RPG

Video by Matt S. Baldur’s Gate 3 has been a game that fans have been waiting for for over 20 years now. With the highly talented Larian Studios behind it, the game delivers in many ways – it’s gorgeous to look at, expansive in scope, and offers excellent, classical RPG…

Nintendo surprise-dropped another Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity trailer on us

October 13, 2020

Hyrule Warriors/News/Nintendo/Nintendo Switch/trailer/Trailers/Zelda

News by Matt S. Nintendo has developed a habit of this, dropping trailers and information for its most anticipated games out of nowhere. Everyone is looking forward to Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity right now, and this new trailer will certainly whet appetites even further. This one is a narrative…

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October 13, 2020

Kart Racer/Nickelodeon/Nintendo Switch/Racing Game/Reviews/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. This is going to be a relatively short review, because there’s really not much I can say about it. Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix is one aggressively fine game. It’s a character mash-up kart racer, derivative to Mario Kart to a fault, and your mileage…

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