Fly me to the moon and let me crash into the walls… As game concepts go, few are older than directing the descent of a precarious spacecraft. While Atari would popularize the undertaking with 1979’s ...
Read More »New Releases: April 25th-May 1st, 2024
This week, Stellar Blade saunters its way onto PlayStation 5, while the Front Mission 2 Remake lurches onto additional platforms following the game’s arrival on Switch last fall. Visual novel fans won’t want to miss ...
Read More »Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes review
Rabbit & Bear Studios delivers a welcome reminder of what made the Suikoden series so great. Why are Japanese role-playing games so beloved? Some might argue that the franchises of the 90’s laid down some ...
Read More »Rose & Camellia Collection review
Once a free Flash-based novelty, this Brontë-esque brawler doesn’t quite make it as a paid game. When a free game transitions into a commercial product, the process can feel Faustian. That’s certainly the case with ...
Read More »New Releases: April 18th-24th, 2024
This week, the long-awaited spiritual successor to the Suikoden franchise arrives, as Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (pictured) sends players on a character recruitment expedition. Meanwhile, Megaton Musashi W: Wired’s hack-and-slash action tasks you with repelling ...
Read More »Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom review
An evil Elon clone, hundreds of collectibles, and a Crazy Taxi reference are all part of this wild ride. I don’t usually begin reviews with a warning, but Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom probably warrants one. ...
Read More »Minishoot’ Adventures review
Ignore that peculiar apostrophe and get to shooting in a Zelda-esque overworld. Across the last decade or so, there’s been a surge of smart genre fusions. 2014’s Rollers of the Realm merged pinball with role-playing ...
Read More »Q&A With Odencat’s Daigo Sato
As the game industry’s behemoth-sized publishers continue to acquire and grow ever larger, their output is becoming increasingly risk-avoidant and predictable. Fortunately, indie studios like Odencat offer an appealing antithesis to this kind of distressing ...
Read More »Freedom Planet 2 review
GalaxyTrail’s follow-up forms its own identity, offering just as must action as platforming. Sonic Mania was one of the 34-year-old franchise’s best achievements, revisiting the gameplay and visuals of the original Genesis series. And while ...
Read More »New Releases: April 11th-17th, 2024
This week, Dave the Diver descends onto PlayStation, Hatsumira makes its way onto Switch, and Kill It With Fire scampers onto multiple platforms. If neither of these interest you, LipTrip ~My Boss Is My Heat ...
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