During his meticulously planned heist of the Nakatomi Plaza, Die Hard’s Hans Gruber declares “and when Alexander saw the breadth of his domain he wept…for there were no more worlds to conquer.” But the self-proclaimed ...
Read More »Nekopara Vol. 2 review
What is the concept? 2014’s Nekopara Vol. 1 introduced readers to Kashou Minaduki, an aspiring chef born into a long line of confectioners. Hoping to cultivate his own brand of success, he moves out of ...
Read More »Deathsmiles (PC) review
While new STG coin-ops might be distressingly rare, PC owners are experiencing a bullet-hell renaissance. At least some credit for this resurgence should be given to Tokyo-based Degica- who have published a succession of top-notch ...
Read More »New Game Releases: March 10th-16th, 2016
Remember that halcyon era when handing over a healthy sum for a deluxe edition meant going home, carefully removing the shrink wrap from the case, and playing the game until completion? Well, Agent 47 has ...
Read More »Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For- review
Ruminations on robotics are hardly new. In 1939, Isaac Asimov began writing about the Positronic Brain, a reoccurring narrative device which endowed machines with human-like sentience. 1968’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was another ...
Read More »Hitman Go: Definitive Edition review
What is the concept? Anyone who ever played the PS Vita versions of Mortal Kombat, Borderlands, or the Jak and Daxter Collection knows, ports of console games aren’t always up to par. Even if developers ...
Read More »New Game Releases: March 3rd-9th, 2016
After a string of either critical or commercial disappoints ranging from The Crew, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, and even Rainbow Six Siege, Ubisoft is looking for a hit. This week’s release of The Division just might ...
Read More »The Witch and the Hundred Knight Revival Edition review
Metallia is back. If this statement elicited a befuddled response, than it’s likely you missed the 2014 release of The Witch and the Hundred Knight. Metallia was the game’s eponymous sorceress, a thoroughly vile character ...
Read More »Return to PoPoLoCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale
Browse Metacritic and you’ll probably uncover of couple of Return to PoPoLoCrois reviews where the critic sheepishly admits not having played any of the Harvest Moon games. This is not going to be one of ...
Read More »Hero Defense – Haunted Island Preview
In tower defense games, survival hinges on the ability to adapt to a tenacious threat. Defeat is an inevitability that can only be deferred. In some ways, the genre faces a similar predicament, with stagnancy ...
Read More »