Xenogears is an all-time classic, but the question is… could something like that even be made again today? That’s what we discuss on the podcast – let us know your own thoughts (and other examples like Xenogears) in the comments!…
It was a surprisingly strong week for horror games this week, with an excellent remaster of a Project Zero game joining the spectacular visual novel by Square Enix, Paranormasight. In reading some of the reviews of these games I was reminded that far too often people treat Japanese and Western…
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With the release of the magnificent Wo Long this week (check out my review on DDNet!) we decided to have a good and in-depth chat about the genre on the podcast this week. Specifically, we talk about Soulslikes that were not developed by FromSoftware: We all know how good Dark…
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It was great to see Nintendo launch the Game Boy and Game Boy Advance consoles to its online service for Switch recently, but, for now, the libraries of both are a little thin. With more already on the horizon, and massive libraries of games for both consoles, there is plenty…
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The year is in full swing now, and there are plenty of big and exciting games to look forward to this month. Koei Tecmo’s got a big one with three releases alone, and it’s always a good month when Koei Tecmo is on a roll. Don’t forget to check out…
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I must admit that I wasn’t paying too close attention to Bayonetta Origins. From the launch preview, it looked like a quick little cash-in on the success of Bayonetta 3. But now, having played it, I love this game. Really, really love it. I can’t wait to play on and…
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Now that Fire Emblem Engage has settled down a bit, I wanted to talk about the series as a whole, because Nintendo’s inability to see the value of making these games accessible on modern platforms is starting to get frustrating. Related reading: All Fire Emblem titles released in English, ranked!…
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Like a Dragon: Ishin is a spinoff of the Yakuza series, but it is also so much more than that, as we explore in this video. Yakuza films and samurai films have a long history in Japanese cinema, and they’re actually more closely related than many might think (thematically, at…
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I love the Airport Hero series, which has been kicking around for many years now. Out of nowhere the most recent one for Nintendo Switch was released this week, so that’s what we played on this stream! Come see what it’s like to be an air traffic controller!…
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I love the Game Boy Advance. In many ways it is my favourite console of all time. Having what was basically a SNES in the pocket was revolutionary at the time, and the quality and quantity of games on it was amazing. Now, Nintendo has finally added a GBA catalogue…
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Last weekend, I did an in-depth stream of Easy Come Easy Golf. The game’s a few months old on Switch at this point, but as I haven’t been able to stop playing it in all this time, I figured that it would make for a fun stream. If you haven’t…
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