On the news cycle today was the news that a third collection of classic Valis games was in the works for the Nintendo Switch. As reported by Gematsu, the publisher is looking to crowdfund the collection, but it’s a pretty safe bet that it will get there. There aren’t many properties that end up with three retro collections. Even the…
In the realm of video games, characters serve as the vibrant heart of immersive storytelling, capturing our hearts and imaginations with their diverse traits and qualities. Among these characters, certain individuals stand out for their striking beauty, embodying not only visual aesthetics but also depth of character and cultural resonance.…
Just yesterday I reviewed Demon Sword Incubus. This is a truly terrible…
If the developers of Demon Sword: Incubus put half as much effort…
On the news cycle today was the news that a third collection of classic Valis games was in the works for the Nintendo Switch. As reported by Gematsu, the publisher is looking to crowdfund the collection, but it’s a pretty safe bet that it will get there. There aren’t many…
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In the realm of video games, characters serve as the vibrant heart of immersive storytelling, capturing our hearts and imaginations with their diverse traits and qualities. Among these characters, certain individuals stand out for their striking beauty, embodying not only visual aesthetics but also depth of character and cultural resonance.…
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Just yesterday I reviewed Demon Sword Incubus. This is a truly terrible “erotic” game that needed to remove the one “quality” it had going for it so it could have a console release. The Nintendo Switch port of Sakura Dungeon has also been released this past week, and while it…
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If the developers of Demon Sword: Incubus put half as much effort into the actual gameplay as they did with their array of costumes designed to show off more than cover, it might almost have been worth playing. Mind you, with a scintillating narrative that includes lines like this, I…
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Mugen Souls is a game that is all about larger-than-life excess. The action is over the top. The narrative and characters are ridiculous and, despite being chibi in visual design, larger-than-life in personality. This is not a game interested in subtlety or nuance. It’s brash and in your face from…
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“Oh! Rikku’s wearing a bikini! It’s bright yellow and it’s a THONG!” Looking at Final Fantasy X-2 now, with its PlayStation 2-era fuzzies and jaggies, it’s hard to believe that it was once right up there with the most controversially fanservicey things out there. I remember the discussions that raged…
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May the great vocaloids above bless D3 Publisher for eternity. Without this company and its love of publishing B-grade aesthetics, we wouldn’t have the likes of Onechanbara, School Girl/Zombie Hunter and Earth Defence Force and the games industry would be a much darker place. I mean this quite sincerely, too.…
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Fragment’s Note+ has some decent art, and a surprisingly good localisation for a project of relatively modest scale. I’m used to having to deal with translations that are barely better than a Google machine translation and this game is not that. Unfortunately, I’ve run out of good things to say…
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Super Bullet Break is a happy, colourful thing. I know it’s going to rankle some to suggest that as overtly fanservicey as it could be “wholesome” or “innocent,” but that’s what Super Bullet Break is; a happy, high-energy, bubbly and wholesome thing. The game is a combination of two things.…
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Bright Memory: Infinite is exactly the kind of shooter I like. I tend to rip on the genre, but in reality, like with any other genre, if there’s something there for me I’ll be more than happy to give it a go (and enjoy it for what it offers). It’s…
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