Jeremy Lamont’s impressions: Bethesda, in their sophomore outing as an E3 conference presenter, sought to win hearts and minds not by surprise, but by a touch of carefully-manicured predictability. Opening the Bethesda presser with “Yes, ...
Read More »E3 2016: EA Exhibits Battle Fatigue
Every year, it seems EA enters a time-loop where expectations are always low save for a title or two, and we get exactly what was predicted. This happened last year when everyone tuned in solely ...
Read More »Stranger of Sword City review
With opposing trajectories and estranged timetables, Wizardry never got to make the acquaintance of its overseas-residing brethren. While Sir-Tech’s franchise helped to translate table-top tenets into computer role-playing game principal, its reign did not last ...
Read More »Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- review
Since the release of Street Fighter II: The World Warrior in 1991, Capcom has enjoyed a protracted command of video game pugilism. But success breeds eager contenders and in 1998, Arc System Works crafted Guilty ...
Read More »New Game Releases: June 9th-15th, 2016
With the majority of the industry personnel attending the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the schedule of new releases is a bit slimmer than usual. But despite this respite, there are still a number of remarkable titles ...
Read More »WASTED review
A popular saying tells us imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but if that is to be believed, where would one place parody? This is how WASTED chooses to introduce itself, by making it ...
Read More »Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book
Gust’s Atelier franchise has always been remarkably restrained. While the series’ jurisdictions have certainly faced their fair share of impending catastrophe, preventing tragedy required more than just conventional role-playing character buffing. Instead, the temperate trek ...
Read More »Odin Sphere Leifthrasir review
In the home video market, the Director’s Cut is commonplace, with the film’s creator able to get a second chance at realizing their artistic ambitions. It’s typically an artistically-driven endeavor, removed from the imperative deadlines ...
Read More »One Piece: Burning Blood review
Interactive adaptations to other forms of media are rarely easy. But when your foundation stems from a mammoth amount of manga or over 700 episodes of anime, you’re facing an extraordinary challenging endeavor. Such is ...
Read More »New Game Releases: June 2nd-8th, 2016
It’s an exceedingly strange week for games. From a title that offers an insect-filled satirisation of next week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo to one that allows you to play 153 simultaneous hands of video poker, and ...
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