From Manuel “Manny” Calavera’s enhanced voyage to the Ninth Underworld in Grim Fandango Remastered, Little Mac’s Wii U homecoming in Punch-Out!!, Riptide GP2’s exodus onto the Xbox One, and the CPU Candidates pilgrimage onto PS ...
Read More »Alphadia Genesis review
If the role-playing output of Square-Enix, Atlus is akin to blockbuster theatrical films, then Kemco’s titles are the direct-to-video offerings of the interactive world. You don’t pick up one expecting dazzling CG-fueled cinematics, technical innovation, ...
Read More »Atelier Ayesha Plus: The Alchemist of Dusk review
Look past the coquettish DLC swimsuits and intermittent instances where ditziness serves as comic relief, and the Atelier franchise reveals its principal virtue: it’s a series that focuses on female empowerment. From Rorona’s efforts to ...
Read More »New Game Releases: January 15th-21st, 2015
Between HoneyPop, an American-made dating sim, the release of two visual novels (Sakura Angels and X-Note) and a compilation of the three Double Dragon titles, it looks like PC is the platform of choice for ...
Read More »The Eccentric Family Premium Edition review
Pundits argue that the medium of anime is teeming in trope. Yet that allegation could be leveled at the creative efforts of any culture; entertainment acts as a transmitter of social norms and practices. Certainly, ...
Read More »Winged Sakura: Mindy’s Arc review
Much like a respectable bottle of riesling, or Guile’s Theme from Street Fighter II, role-playing mechanics can complement almost everything. A good example of this axiom was found in Defender’s Quest: Valley of the Forgotten. ...
Read More »New Game Releases: January 8th-14th, 2015
Beyond the usual inventory of new digital titles, ports, and retro games, the second week of January brings a number of other surprises. While the simultaneous release of two visual novels on Steam might be ...
Read More »Funk of Titans review
Plugged during a succession of press conferences, Microsoft’s ID@Xbox initiative functioned as a Pied Piper for indie studios, enticing Xbox One coders with the lure of two free development kits and access to technical documentation. ...
Read More »Podcast 14-3: Where’s My Shine Maiden?
The crew rings in the new year with impressions of LittleBigPlanet 3, The Swapper, Disney Infinity 2.0, The Stanley Parable, The Jackbox Party Pack, and the Nvidia Shield, as well as naming a few of ...
Read More »New Game Releases: January 1st-7th, 2015
An old tradition states that what you do on January 1st, you’ll probably be doing for the remainder of the year. Thank the goddesses of Gamindustri that we’re not superstitious, otherwise, we’d assume that 2015 ...
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