With the arrival of Gensou Skydrift on PlayStation 4 and 5, Reimu, Remilia, and the rest of the girls race through a multitude of Gensokyo locales, using their partner as a hoverboard. Unfortunately, the execution ...
Read More »Loop Hero review
With light role-playing, inventory management, deck building, and even city managerial components, many of Loop Hero’s components might feel a bit familiar. But when assembled in interlocking and occasionally ambiguous ways, the title is like ...
Read More »Fights in Tight Spaces (Early Access) preview
Deck-based, ass-kicking action that’s even better than the B-movie title might suggest. If you ever owned a Sony PSP, there’s a good chance you might have played 2005’s Metal Gear Acid or the sequel released ...
Read More »New Releases: March 4th-10th, 2021
From racing with Reimu in Gensou SkyDrift, hardening into stone in Mortal Shell, or even enjoying a cross-platform battle royale showdown in Apex Legends, there’s a number of notable new releases this week. But don’t ...
Read More »On-Gaku: Our Sound review
On-Gaku has long embodied the underdog spirit. After rejections from most of the major manga houses, Hiroyuki Ôhashi self-published Ongaku and Manga in 2005. A dramatized retelling of his experiences of playing at a musical ...
Read More »Neptunia Virtual Stars review
Neptunia Virtual Stars sends the goddesses through environments filled with everything from confectionary delights to social media frights. This time out, the gang is accompanied by a host of Virtual YouTubers, who fit quite flawlessly ...
Read More »Hellpoint review
Hellpoint’s antagonism is persistent. Not only will the game’s cosmic creatures and substantial bosses cause you stress, but the game’s oblique nature is likely to produce additional pressure. The battle royale genre might be prevalent, ...
Read More »30XX Early Access preview
Mixing Mega Man X playability with some roguelike procedurally generated environments, 30XX is delightfully polished, even in its current state. There’s a multitude of ways that a procedurally generated Mega Man clone can go sideways. ...
Read More »New Releases: February 25th-March 3rd, 2021
This week sees the release of high profiles titles like Neptunia Virtual Stars, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Bravely Default II, and Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection. But beyond those notables there’s a number of other games ...
Read More »Natsuki Chronicles review
With an ever-expanding arsenal of weaponry and defensives, Natsuki Chronicles makes for some enjoyable shoot ‘em up action despite the plainness of the game’s stages. With its succession of horizontally-scrolling, simple-looking stages, Natsuki Chronicles exactly ...
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