Review by Clark A. Tales of Symphonia originally released at a point during which JRPGs were classically turn-based and text-heavy affairs. Aside from the fact that it had considerable marketing behind it, many claim Symphonia was a success because it stood out. It had voice acting, multiplayer co-op, a three…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. The world first saw Echo Prime as a premium price iOS title from Robot Entertainment, a studio that developed titles like Orcs Must Die and Hero Academy and are made up of former employees from Ensemble Studio, the team which developed Age of Empires. It’s a…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. On the one hand, I’m glad that Unity is itself taking a hand in publishing games. It’s yet another layer of support for talented indie developers by a company that has done great things for indie game development. But I do hope in the future it…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. A surprising number of franchises have been able to achieve the 25th anniversary milestone considering the relative youth of the games industry. However, much fewer IPs have histories as rich and remarkable as Ys. Nihon Falcom hasn’t been shy about making complete visual and mechanical overhauls,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix was a good idea by Square Enix. This is a series that has become utterly incomprehensible for any player who hasn’t kept up with each new release over the years, and so packaging three of the more critical stories together will…
Read More– Review by Matt S. Ah Diablo. The game that spawned an entire genre. There’s just something about going clickaclicka clickaclikca clickclick that speaks to a very primal reason why we play games. That simple and predictably repetitive activity becomes compulsive once players figure out that by doing it, they’re…
Read MoreIf you’re running around in circles or picking your jaw up from the floor, don’t feel bad – we did both of these ourselves when this email landed in our inbox too. Legendary composers Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy) and Kenji Ito (Seiken Densetsu) are putting their talents together for the…
Read MoreIt took me all of five minutes to realise I was not going to enjoy my time with Blood Knights. In that first five minutes I was led through a tutorial dungeon which, in most games, introduces the characters and sets up the narrative by introducing a conflict. But at…
Read MoreBlack Rock Shooter is something of an oddity as a franchise. Each piece of media revolves around one iconic character and her stories take place in separate universes with their own characters. However, since the eponymous lass is the only thing that needs to be incorporated, this means BRS lends…
Read MoreThere is an intensity to Soul Sacrifice that makes its minimalist plot and single-note theme feel more compelling than it has any right to be. I’m not sure if that intensity was a consequence of the developers being clever with a limited budget (Vita games don’t justify AAA-grade budgets, even…
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