I love when an announcement comes out of nowhere and gets you to jump up and do a happy dance. That’s what happened about a day ago when a press release landed in my inbox announcing that the original Culdcept was going to be re-released on Steam, and in English for the first time, no less. And that there was…
People love K-pop idol groups, and this is one of the least controversial things I’ve ever written. Where J-pop has traditionally struggled outside of the domestic market, K-pop has become one of Korea’s most powerful cultural exports. So it’s entirely unsurprising that there would be K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to…
Hello Kitty Island Adventure has been my addiction since its launch for…
I always find myself drowning in e-mails about demos when Steam Next…
I love when an announcement comes out of nowhere and gets you to jump up and do a happy dance. That’s what happened about a day ago when a press release landed in my inbox announcing that the original Culdcept was going to be re-released on Steam, and in English…
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People love K-pop idol groups, and this is one of the least controversial things I’ve ever written. Where J-pop has traditionally struggled outside of the domestic market, K-pop has become one of Korea’s most powerful cultural exports. So it’s entirely unsurprising that there would be K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to…
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Hello Kitty Island Adventure has been my addiction since its launch for Nintendo Switch in January 2025. I have played every single day. I have met every single character. I have earned every single visitor. I have completed all the puzzles. I have completed the main storyline. I’ve completed the…
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I always find myself drowning in e-mails about demos when Steam Next Fest comes around, but I legitimately gasped when I received a message about The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker 2’s upcoming demo, which I have been lucky enough to play. The sequel is similar to the first: a…
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I’d only ever played The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky via the PSP version, and then via Anbernic handhelds, where I would putter around with it for a short time before inevitably finding something else to play. I came to the Trails series much later (with Cold Steel),…
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Bandai Namco unveiled the second title in its anime soulslike property, Code Vein II, during all the announcements and “Direct” game shows last week. Just recently they sat us down to watch (sadly, not play) a small snippet of the game and it is looking pretty impressive. It’s hard to…
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Most people would tell you that of all the Onimusha titles (which are, sadly, too few), Onimusha 2 is the finest. Yes, the third title has Jean Reno, and that is inherently excellent, but as far as realising the creative vision of the series is concerned, Onimusha 2 is where…
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I’m not usually one to get invested in Early Access games. I’d much rather just experience the finished product, when I can experience the full extent of the vision of the developers. However, Spiders’ GreedFall had a particularly powerful effect on me (I actually ended up buying it three times…
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A few years ago, Devolver Digital and Nomada Studio hit it big with Gris, which shifted several million units – rare for an indie game – and gathered up any number of awards and accolades. The success was for good reason, too. Gris is a hauntingly beautiful, powerful and evocative…
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Visions of Mana is, almost immediately after you start playing, like a warm blanket to wrap yourself up in. I can already see some elements complaining that it lacks “innovation” or the intricate action combat systems that we’ve become accustomed to in JRPGs. But not every game needs to be…
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