Whether you favor fighting or romancing this week’s schedule of new game releases has something to pique your interest. For brawlers, Injustice 2, The King of Fighters ’95, Akiba’s Beat and Garou: Mark of the ...
Read More »Birthdays the Beginning review
Birthdays the Beginning might not be what you are expecting. While screenshots flaunt a menagerie of adorable, polygonal animals and the game’s pedigree reveals that it was designed by Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada, gameplay ...
Read More »de Blob (PC) review
According to psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, ‘flow’ is the mental state a person reaches when they are fully immersed in a task. Commonly known as being ‘in the zone’, Csikszentmihalyi isolated nine elements that occur when ...
Read More »The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd review
Sequels are often precarious endeavors. Stick too close to predecessor, failing to provide enough innovation or narrative-based consequence, and you’ll likely get labeled as an uninspired cash-in. Yet, if follow-ups are too revolutionary, and neglect ...
Read More »New Game Releases: May 4th-10th, 2017
Spring’s warmer temperatures often send lure people outdoor to pursue athletic competition. But for those who prefer indoor spaces, this week’s offerings offer several reasons to keep cool inside. Beyond the abstract teeing off of ...
Read More »The Caligula Effect review
Japanese role-playing aficionados know that allegory is a frequent storytelling strategy. Whether it’s Hyperdimension Neptunia’s spirted take on game console competition or the Persona series’ ruminations about our inner psyches, there’s something rather potent about ...
Read More »Forts review
Forts is a game built around a myriad of fiddly parts- where the game’s eponymous strongholds sway in a state of persistent peril. While that might sound like light criticism, it’s anything but. In fact, ...
Read More »Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII+Fame and Strategy Expansion Pack review
For the media savvy, there’s a strong chance of familiarity with Luo Guanzhong’s fourteenth-century historical novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Thanks to Koei-Tecmo’s prolific Dynasty Warriors franchise, John Woo’s 2008 film, Red Cliff, and ...
Read More »NEKO-NIN exHeart review
Purportedly influenced by nekomata, the feline-like yōkai present in Japanese mythology, cat-girls have a fairly extensive history. In the 1960s, manga like Hakaba no Kitarō (Kitarō of the Graveyard) began showcasing a young woman who ...
Read More »New Game Releases: April 27th-May 3rd, 2017
While late April isn’t traditionally a time for celebrated titles, a couple of releases are poised to upset that trend. For Switch owners, Friday brings Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, a port of the Wii U ...
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