Your friend is lost. Your town is cursed. And you have mysterious new powers. Welcome to Rainybrook! 2.5D Metroidvania Venture to the Vile is set in a quaint town, where a darkness called The Vile is taking over everything is touches… almost. The dynamic world includes puzzles, hidden areas, quirky…
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The remake of celebrated visual novel Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon launched for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan during August 2021. It will take nearly three years, but the game is now set to launch in the West during “summer” 2024 (think Q3, or approximately June-September).…
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Released in Japan in 2012, visual novel Mahōtsukai no Yoru (Witch on the Holy Night) was a big hit. Despite it being a full ten years later, the game is still somehow picking up steam. It was announced late last year that it would be turned into a film to…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Aniplex and developer, DeskWorks!, has announced that the “handmade notebook adventure” game, RPG Time! The Legend of Wright, will launch on PC, Xbox Series and Xbox One, and… what? No PlayStation? No Switch? Really? If I was releasing an RPG, I would certainly consider putting it…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. If you’re a fan of the Fate series (and you really ought to be, it’s got everything), then you should be aware of Everyday Today’s Menu for the Emiya Family. It’s a cooking slice of life spinoff to the fantasy action series and, weird as it…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. 2015 is upon us and that means there’s a whole slew of new anime on the horizon (and that the Gregorian calendar progressed as expected). If you’ve spent the holiday break chipping away at the old backlog, you’ll be pleased to hear that there’s already a…
Read MoreImpressions by Clark A. Anyone sentimental can attest to the strain that occurs upon performing a task associated with powerful memories. For me, it’s as trivial as revisiting particularly nostalgic games from my childhood, but others such as Kousei Arima aren’t quite so fortuitous with their ticks. Arima dreads playing…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Aniplex’s latest set is the set that will pierce your wallet. Announced at the company’s Nan Desu Kan panel in America over the weekend, the company revealed that it will be re-releasing the fan-favourite Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann TV series. The set will span five volumes…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Hanamonogatari, the latest arc of Nisio Isin’s Monogatari series, aired on Japanese television last week as one lengthy marathon. English-speaking fans won’t have to wait long at all to catch up on the latest arc, though, and they won’t have to jump through hoops to watch…
Read MoreImpressions by Clark A. Despite its popularity, the first season of Sword Art Online was met with rather mixed critical reception. Popular points of contention included a central protagonist deemed to be a Gary Stu, the show’s uneven pacing, and a second story arc deemed wholly inconsequential. Much as I…
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