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Review: Unmechanical: Extended (Microsoft Xbox One)

February 4, 2015

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Unmechanical is a puzzle game that has an incredibly strong emphasis on its art and themes. From the opening moments, the player is introduced to two clashing themes. A natural environment, filled with rolling green hills is overshadowed by a booming industrial landscape in the background. When players start to…

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February 4, 2015

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When you think of Persona 4, and what is memorable about it, you probably start by thinking of the narrative and characters. After all, it’s one of the deepest and most intelligent narratives we’ve ever seen in a game, so it should be remembered for that. But then you might…

Here we go: the first English screenshots of Eiyuu Senki on PlayStation 3

February 4, 2015

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Eiyuu Senki is a game I don’t think anyone could have predicted would be released in English. After all, it comes from an H-game (erotic game) background. And yet, courtesy of Fruitbat Factory, Eiyuu Senki is getting a worldwide release. Yes, even in Australia. Of course the game won’t be…

White Night is a noir horror game and it looks awesome

February 4, 2015

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The indies are producing some truly awesome stuff for consoles at the moment. White Night is coming to us from OSome Studio, and it looks incredible. It’s apparently a homage to classic horror titles such as Alone in the Dark. As you’ll see in the trailer below it seems to…

Review: Frenchy Bird (Nintendo Wii U)

February 4, 2015

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I honestly believe that Flappy Bird is a great game. As an simple arcade game it offers a perfectly consistent set of mechanics – you navigate through a series of obstacles that come at you at a consistent rate, controlling a character that moves predictably. And yes, it’s maddeningly challenging…

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February 3, 2015

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Are you still playing Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd? I hope so – I certainly am! And SEGA is looking to feed the addiction further with two new sets of DLC to come in February, with the first lot available now (or when the PSN updates, depending on your…

Interview: From EA and Second Life to uber-niche hardcore strategy

February 3, 2015

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Interview by Matt S. Rod Humble has had an interesting path to Cults & Daggers and his startup developer Chaphat. Formerly the CEO of Linden Labs, the creators of Second Life, Humble’s role behind that was the head of the EA Play label… the creators of The Sims. So it…

Review: Criminal Girls: Invite Only (Sony PlayStation Vita)

February 3, 2015

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“Oh my, this game is going to be controversial.” These were my thoughts almost immediately after I started playing Criminal Girls: Invite Only (I may or may not be paraphrasing my thoughts to remove expletives there). And after reading the first batch of reviews I guessed correctly – already there…

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February 3, 2015

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Review by Shaan J. In the grand scheme of things, I haven’t really been (seriously) playing video games for that long (I only started taking video games seriously around 10 years or so ago), and I’ve spent even less time writing about them. Still, I’ve always had this weird, hard…

Review: Gunman Clive 2 (Nintendo 3DS)

February 2, 2015

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Review by Matt S. The original Gunman Clive was a perfectly workable old-school platformer. It was ultimately a throwaway game, with very limited replay value beyond perfect runs and speed runs for the diehards, but it was a challenging, clean game that played to its strengths without any pretensions on…

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