Review by Matt S. In the two hours that it takes to complete Sumire, you will be reduced to a blubbering mess. Over, and over, and over again. For a game that has a profoundly potent message of hope sitting at its core, there’s also an emotional intensity in getting…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The best way to think of Miitopia is as a silly little playground, and that it’s a very personal playground. The experience that you’re having with it is only ever going to make sense to you. A friend or family member, should they walk into the…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I have been waiting 22 years for a new Pokémon Snap. That Nintendo 64 original was a brilliant example of pure, unadulterated, quality game design, and it’s crazy that Nintendo has gone through multiple generations of consoles that are absolutely perfect for games based around photography…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Among all entertainment art forms, video games rely heavily on violence and bloodletting. I realise that as a game critic I spend more time with these things than most people (and what is healthy for a “hobby”), but it really does become exhausting when the default…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Harvest Moon: One World is going to be trounced by Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town when the latter releases at the end of the month. It’s a pity it will be, because while it’s not of the same standard One World is, in its own…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. What joy, for those of us who enjoy cute farming games; a new Harvest Moon AND and a new Story of Seasons released in the same month. The question is, which of the two should you go with first? In this video, I talk about the…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Story of Seasons (previously Harvest Moon) has been going on for many iterations and generations now, and maintains a healthy community of fans. Why? Because they speak to a very core part of the Japanese spirit. In this video I give you an early first look…
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