Tag Archives: Adventure

Ignore that peculiar apostrophe and get to shooting in a Zelda-esque overworld. Across the last decade or so, there’s been a surge of smart genre fusions. 2014’s Rollers of the Realm merged pinball with role-playing ...

Time and translation seem to be working anomalously. FUTU Studio’s Shanghai Summer demonstrates the importance of careful localization. Sure, the game looks gorgeous. Although there’s not an abundance of different backdrops, each place that you’ll ...

Custodian of the Cosmos Often, games catapult us to prestigious societal ranks. Whether we’re tearing across the asphalt in exotic sports cars or stepping into the luxurious loafers of a Yakuza boss, our recreations often ...

Move over, Monster Hunter. Relink’s fluid combat and assistive allies make taking down those towering baddies a pure delight. First announced in 2016, Granblue Fantasy: Relink has faced several worrisome complications. Scheduled to arrive amidst ...

Despite some lingering issues, Immortal Life makes magic happen. Certainly, there’s no shortage of cozy agrarian sims. Whether you prefer to cultivate crops in two or three dimensions, favor pacifism or the thrill of combat, ...

“I doubt we’ll ever see each other again, but take care of yourself.” Across games such as Bear’s Restaurant, Fishing Paradiso and Meg’s Monster, Minato, Tokyo-based Odencat has crafted a series of indispensable titles. Each ...

Astlibra Revision took fifteen years to make. Given the RPG-like intricacy underneath the platform-based action, it feels like very little of that time was squandered. 1986’s Castlevania had a profound influence on gaming. Decades after ...

For an action role-playing game, Dragon Quest Treasures provides a robust amount of autonomy. You are free to run, glide, and dig into this imaginative world and largely follow your interests. But the real-time combat ...

Sure, it’s a bit too tempting to use Reimu or Marisa’s specials to disgrace the game’s bosses. But Touhou: New World’s accessible action and charming characters helps make up for some small balancing issues. The ...

The charms and challenges of becoming a small-town doctor Despite an anthropomorphized cast and stylized backdrops that resemble a Tex Avery cartoon, Fall of Porcupine has a few truthful insights it would like to share. ...