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On working with Gust for Nights of Azure; Keisuke Kikuchi

January 20, 2016

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Keisuke Kikuchi simply cannot get away from dark games with dark themes. The producer behind the Fatal Frame (or Project Zero) series of horror games has taken on the task of producing Gust’s newest IP, Nights of Azure. And, while Gust games are often more meaningful and serious than their…

Visual novel No One But You now available via Steam

January 20, 2016

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Sekai Project is a licensing/publishing company that we have taken note of. Its game library is already astounding, with Japanese hits such as Clannad (which I adored) being made available to English-language audiences for the first time. Now it has partnered with Unwonted Studios (a Texas company developing high-end English…

Review: The Delusions of Von Sottendorff and His Square Mind (Nintendo 3DS)

January 19, 2016

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I think we can almost all, on some level, identify with Baron Von Sottendorff: experiencing going stir-crazy when trapped inside our homes is common, and the Baron is no exception. The difference, however, is that the Baron is quite literally insane and believes he is legitimately trapped in a moving…

Review: Atelier Escha & Logy Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky (Sony PlayStation Vita)

January 19, 2016

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I must admit, I do feel like I’m running out of things to say about developer Gust’s Atelier Dusk series. That’s not to say the games aren’t worth writing about, but with Atelier Escha & Logy Plus, this is now the fifth time I have written a review for a…

preview-agatha-christie-abc-murders

January 19, 2016

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Agatha Christie is one of the most successful novelists of all time. Her works, which include 66 novels and 154 short stories, specialise in thrilling whodunit mysteries, and indeed, aside from Arthur Conan Doyle, it’s difficult to think of a single person more influential over that paticular genre. Agatha Christies:…

And like a candle in the wind, Chain Chronicle is gone

January 19, 2016

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I love Chain Chronicle. It’s actually one of my favourite mobile games of all time. My wife introduced it to me well before there was an English release, when it was making big waves over in Japan. Then it was announced for the west, and I got hooked. To this…

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January 19, 2016

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For the first time (and long overdue in my humble opinion), non-Vita players will be able to get their hands on the game Matt gave “an emphatic five stars” in his review. That’s right folks, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is getting ready to hit Steam this February. Danganronpa: Trigger Happy…

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January 18, 2016

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For whatever reason (and I really have no idea why), I never thought to check the iOS App Store for Hatsune Miku games. I knew that there is a Miku free-to-play RPG over in Japan, because I played it at Tokyo Game Show two years ago, and my wife likes…

Review: Magic: The Gathering – Puzzle Quest (Apple iPhone)

January 18, 2016

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Puzzle Quest is starting to develop into a very noteworthy franchise. The core two games in the franchise are quality, but the licensed stuff is really checking boxes as well. The Marvel-licensed Puzzle Quest was genuine fun in its own right, but the new Magic: The Gathering Puzzle Quest is…

Gadget Review: Roccat Kova gaming mouse, 2016 version

January 18, 2016

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You’ve seen the new Star Wars movie, right? The one with lightsabers, tie fighters, Jedi, a homicidal planet, and stormtroopers? The stormtoopers are great. They’re my favourite part of the entire series. But what have stormtroopers got to do with the Kova gaming mouse? Well, it could be my imagination,…

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