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September 17, 2015

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Atlus giveth and Atlus taketh away. Contrary to common practice, let us start with the good bit: here is, finally, a new trailer for gamer heartthrob Persona 5: *wheeze* *wheeze* *wheeze* Let’s take a minute to catch our breath… … Okay, so we got that out of our system? Good.…

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September 17, 2015

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I don’t know about you guys but I think Tokyo Game Show 2015 is turning out to be way more interesting than E3, with one surprise after the other. Now, a few years after the delightfully campy Ace Attorney movie adaptation by prolific director Takashi Miike — that you should…

Review: I Am Bread (Apple iPad)

September 17, 2015

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I Am Bread is a game I should have loved. As a none-too-subtle homage to Franz Kafka, and, specifically, his seminal work The Metamorphosis, this should have meant a game that I would devour and then ponder over as not just something delightfully weird, but something with a great deal…

DDNet does Japan! Day #21: A trip to Asakusa to cleanse the soul and eat melon pan

September 17, 2015

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Asakusa is an area that sees its fair share of gaijin tourists. They come because it is renowned for two things; firstly, it has a mammoth temple that dominates the area, and secondly, it’s world renowned for being a small case study of “traditional Japan” that exists close to the…

Review: Zombi (Sony PlayStation 4)

September 17, 2015

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Zombi was ZombiU; a Wii U launch exclusive that really worked hard to show off the console’s capabilities, but only to a middling reception. With ambitions to be a true survival horror game set in London, England, you will play as a survivor of a zombie apocalypse who (with the…

Release date announced for Minecraft: Story Mode’s first episode

September 16, 2015

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There is no way to emphasize my eternal love of all things Minecraft at this time, so I’m just going to jump right into the story. Telltale has announced that the first episode of Minecraft: Story Mode is set to drop within mere weeks, on October 13. The episode, titled…

Koei Tecmo shocks us, announces Nioh

September 16, 2015

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If you thought The Last Guardian and Shenmue’s miraculous reappearance last E3 was impressive, Sony’s Archaeology Department has dug up a new treat for you. In a move that would make Nathan Drake proud, Koei Tecmo revealed yesterday during Sony’s Tokyo Game Show conference that Nioh would be coming exclusively…

Review: Reign of Bullets (PC)

September 16, 2015

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Despite what other reviews are saying, Reign of Bullets is more Metal Slug than Borderlands. To describe the game in the most blunt fashion as possible: it gets right what most scrolling shooters struggle at, with light-hearted humour, cartoony graphics, simple yet addictive upgrading system, and excellent production values. This…

DDNet does Japan! Day #20: Import Review: Taiko no Tatsujin V Version (Sony PlayStation Vita)

September 16, 2015

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If you want an example of a rhythm game that could never really work in the west, it’s surely Taiko no Tatsujin V Version. With huge tracklist that could only ever be relevant to the Japanese, Taiko is also ridiculously colourful and has an energy to it that can only…

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September 16, 2015

Hi-Rez Studios/Microsoft Xbox One/MOBA/Multiplayer/Reviews/SMITE/Xbox One review

SMITE managers to bring something new to the MOBA genre; where most examples of the genre play out in a top down isometric perspective, this one sticks the camera behind the player like a third person shooter would. At first glance, it is quite obvious that the shift in perspective…

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