Review by Matt S. Shantae’s fifth outing also represents the first time that the series has lost a little of its lustre and magic, which is ironic given that the HD art has been polished to the point that it’s positively shining. WayForward’s team of talented artists and designers have,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Earlier this year, NISA announced that it would be publishing a pack of the two Prinny platfomers on Nintendo Switch. For those that aren’t familiar with the Prinny games, they were originally PSP titles, and are famous for being hilarious, charming games… and infamous for being…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Fury Unleashed is a far more heartfelt game than I expected it to be. This isn’t how I anticipated starting this review. In my notes I’d written that it plays a little like Metal Slug and a lot like Comix Zone, I’d written that it has…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. I really didn’t think I’d love The Eternal Castle. Nothing about it is a “me” kind of game. And yet… This thing is so damned artful in everything that it does that it’s one of the smartest and most interesting games I’ve played in quite some…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I’ll never finish The Eternal Castle. The level of skill that it demands of the player is so far beyond what I’ll ever be able to do that I know, right now and without a shadow of a doubt, that it would be simply impossible for…
Read MoreVideo by Harvard L. Rogue Legacy is one of the most influential and well-known indie games out there. A 2D platformer/roguelike, the game is famous for being everything that people love – and hate – about roguelikes wrapped up in pacey action and a humourous art style. This week for…
Read MoreVideo by Harvard L. If you didn’t play Liar Princess last year, you missed out on one of the highlights of the year. This little puzzle platformer, published by NISA, does a remarkable job of not only being a challenging little game, but also cleverly subverts the entire Grimm fairy…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Horror is one of the more difficult genres to get right. Silent World shows just how wrong things can go. Usually with games that are such significant misfires as this I want to give the developers the benefit of the doubt, and say that a lack…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. I was only vaguely familiar with La Mulana when I first put on my Indiana Jones fedora and dived into the self-proclaimed Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game. As I did, I thought to myself “I’ve played a bunch of Metroidvanias before, what harm could one more…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Dead or School finally released in western markets today, and it’s a supremely trashy – but really good fun – platformer/JRPG/fan service vehicle. Related reading: Read our review here! I’ve written a full review at DDNet, so I didn’t feel like running through the game itself…
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