News by Matt S. Degica Games has announced that RPG Maker MX would be available via Steam this summer (winter for Aussies). RPG Maker is one of those things that we’ve loved playing around with over the years, and it has been an opportunity for a lot of young and…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. If you’ve not heard of Kogado Studio before, don’t fret, because even within the visual novel community, this developer is niche. And yet, you should absolutely check out their games, because this studio makes spot-on perfect yuri VNs. In this video I look at some of…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Hero Must Die has one of the most interesting premises you’ll ever see in a JRPG. It’s almost distressing that it struggles so completely to execute against that potential, and the reason is simple: It stubbornly sticks to being a JRPG. The attempted gamification of the…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Hero Must Die. Again is a powerfully evocative game in many ways. You play as a hero who, after saving the world from a demon, dies. As a reward, he’s granted five days from heaven to tie up his loose ends and, perhaps, have one more…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. To think that the last time I played a new Hatsune Miku rhythm game was way back in 2016, with Project Diva X… for a Miku tragic like myself three years has been a painfully long wait between drinks, and while the greatest supernormal stimulant of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. There’s already a Hatsune Miku VR experience on PlayStation 4, but it’s more a live concert than a game, as such. It’s awesome, because you can get up on stage with Miku and be close enough to kiss her… I mean dance with her, but many…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. Groove Coaster is technically a rhythm game, but it seems a disservice to reduce it to something so utilitarian. It’s a psychedelic audio-visual experience that’s more about feeling the music, with the “game” just a means of bringing that to life. To play Groove Coaster is…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Koihime Enbu RyoRaiRai was a surprise announcement indeed when Degica Games made it last week. The original has been kicking around on PS4 and PC for a while in Japan, but had only been released on PC in the west. Here I go hands-on with the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. An all-women anime fighter, based on the popular Three Kingdoms historical narrative of China, Koihime Enbu is basically everything I like in my 2D fighters; fanservice, slick, fast action, and gorgeous animation and art. Related reading: Here’s our review of the Japanese import of the original…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Space Invaders Extreme is a masterpiece of modern arcade gameplay. Originally released ten years ago on the DS and PSP to mark the 30th anniversary of the greatest arcade game of all time (and yes, I genuinely believe Space Invaders is as good as it gets),…
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