On the one hand, the extended Hyperdimension Neptunia property, which has been kicking around since 2010 and the PlayStation 3, has become a familiar comfort. With more than one game released every year (some are remakes, yes, but this is release #26 bearing the Neptunia name), you will by now know exactly what to expect each time you put the…
As part of BitSummit Let’s Go!! 2023, Dangen Entertainment has announced that it will be publishing story-driven post-apocalyptic action-adventure game RoadOut in 2024. That seems far off, but fret not: there’s a demo available for PC now! The game mixes dungeons exploration and racing. mechanics, two things that rarely (if…
Read MoreRPGs are RPGs, so common, but stick one in what’s described as a “mystical world” and you’ve got my attention. Monolith: Requiem of the Ancients has players journeying across Gliese, a mystical world threatened by dark forces. A mysterious presence will help you during the adventure you’re about to take…
Read MoreThe Rhapsody games are some of the best RPGs out there… yet the second and third games in the series never launched in the west. In January, Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles was announced; it puts Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess and Rhapsody III: Memories of Marl Kingdom together…
Read MoreOf all the major sporting events, the Tour de France must be one of the most challenging concepts to adapt to a video game. After all, you’re looking at courses that are hundreds of kilometres long, and take hours to cycle across, with the scenery changing up and down mountains,…
Read MoreI’ll always have a soft spot for mobile games; whether it is a mobile-exclusive or a port, I always appreciate having my games available through something that is always on my person. Point-and-click adventures work quite well on mobile devices, since they basically go hand-in-hand with touch screen interfaces. So…
Read MoreI need to take a deep breath before I even type this title out, that’s how long it is. So – deep breath – here we go. Aksys Games has revealed new details about Experience’s upcoming dungeon crawler, titled Mon-Yu: Defeat Monsters And Gain Strong Weapons And Armor. You May…
Read MoreBack in March, when Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution was announced, I said I expected it to be released in the west despite no official announcement to that effect. Today, Idea Factory International did confirm this to be true: the game will be launching in the west for PlayStation and Nintendo…
Read MoreAnnapurna Interactive’s annual showcase is always something to look forward to. It publishes (and is now starting to develop) the most interesting games. Some are adorable, some are whacky, and some are heartfelt, but they’re generally pretty solid titles. It’s a bummer, Annapurna seems to be phasing out Nintendo Switch…
Read MoreBack in late 2021 Matt reviewed Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All, a brawler that’s at home with its source material. He was quite familiar with the characters, despite them being French; for me, as a child in Canada, they were effectively everywhere at the time (granted, I was in…
Read MoreBack in 1982, Atari released Haunted House. Now, over 30 years later, it’s getting a “reimagining” courtesy of developer Orbit Studio. The game pays homage to the original survival horror adventure by seamlessly adopting roguelite elements while incorporating stealth-based gameplay and haunting boss battles. While there’s no release date yet,…
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