Not only does Shirobako: The Movie depict the tensions of anime production, but several of the film’s creative choices reflect the customary victors of these divergences. Anime isn’t just entertaining, it’s often a surprisingly insightful ...
Read More »Pretty Girls Panic! PLUS review
Zoo Corporation’s Switch ports are typically accessible, fun, and delightfully inexpensive. Pretty Girls Panic! PLUS preserves that trend with a Qix-clone where you uncover liberate buxom bishoujo while avoiding an intensifying onslaught of creatures. Last August, eastasiasoft published ...
Read More »New Releases: December 2nd-8th, 2021
From a quartet of Danganronpa titles, fourth expansion pack to Final Fantasy XIV, and the sixth mainline entry in the Halo series, this week bring a number of noteworthy new releases. Pleasingly, there’s also a ...
Read More »Danganronpa Decadence review
Boasting writing that spans the comical, absurd, and occasionally perverse, the Danganronpa games demonstrated just how fun and delightfully frantic visual novel-style experiences could be. Danganronpa Decadence bundles a trio of the original titles alongside ...
Read More »Train Life: A Railway Simulator preview
Whether you’re racing down the rails from the confines of a cab or calling the shots from the confines of your company offices, Train Life: A Railway Simulator offers affordable, Early Access enjoyment that largely ...
Read More »DoDonPachi Resurrection (Switch) review
Heralded as one of the genre’s best efforts, DoDonPachi arrives on Switch with all of the substance found in the 2010 Xbox 360 port. It’s a notoriously tough game but mastering the way through the ...
Read More »New Releases: November 25th-December 1st, 2021
This week, Evil Genius gets ported to consoles, DEEEER Simulator: Your Average Everyday Deer Game wreaks havoc across suburban sandboxes, and Asterix & Obelix try to put their mediocre game career in the past. With ...
Read More »Dohna Dohna ~ Let’s Do Bad Things Together review
Whoever said that “pimping ain’t easy” probably wasn’t talking about Dohna Dohna ~ Let’s Do Bad Things Together. But the adage is surprisingly accurate, as you juggle acquisition, management, and the distress caused by stolen ...
Read More »Bright Memory: Infinite review
Building on its technically skilled predecessor, Bright Memory: Infinite retools its action, resulting in a brief, but thoroughly thrilling, single-player campaign. First, a confession: I used to routinely play Call of Duty for the single-player ...
Read More »Alchemical Cutie mini-review
Veering from most farming sims, Alchemical Cutie has you nurturing jellies rather than fruits and flowers. While the concept of a farm full of Dragon Quest-esque creatures is alluring, the game’s too relaxed and directionless ...
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