Review by Lindsay M. Imagine you’re walking down the sidewalk and find a phone, face-down in some tall grass next to a sidewalk. It’s nighttime but luckily you’re in a well-lit area of your town — otherwise you would have missed it altogether, or possibly stepped on it. You pick…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. When Nintendo announced that it was producing a Fire Emblem game for mobile devices, I more-or-less guessed the form that it would take. Earlier in the year, gumi had localised Phantom of the Kill for mobile devices, so I knew the genre would work, and I…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Here’s the thing about Japan; it has the world’s best transport network, bar none. You’ll get around the cities easily, on time, and without spending too much, but you’ll also use the trains an awful lot. While in Japan I’ve found myself catching the train to…
Read MoreBlog by Lindsay M. With the month coming to a close — this is my second to last post — I’ve realized I’ve been playing all these awesome games on my iPhone (and iPad, due to limited storage on my phone) and I’ve only written about Severed. For shame! With…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It has proven to be a sound commercial idea to develop throwback RPGs that remind people of their time playing the likes of Baldur’s Gate and the SSI Dungeons & Dragons games. Fancy that – creating things in the vision of some of the most respected…
Read MoreBlog by Lindsay M. I’ve been steadily making my way through Severed as September moves forward. It’s not uncommon to find me (when I should be sleeping) with my iPad in one hand while the other furiously slashes at the screen. I was stoked when Severed was released on iOS…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Severed is a very special game. Feverish in vision and utterly unique in tone, it’s a mesmerizingly artful, modern and nuanced experience, while simultaneously being the most accessible dungeon crawler you’ll ever play. Related reading: For a second opinion on the game, check out Mikhail’s review…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. When I think on underappreciated game franchises, Lumines is right up there. After a successful debut on PSP and more muted PS3 and Xbox 360 digital releases, the series landed on the criminally underperforming PlayStation Vita at the launch of the console and… well, that’s it,…
Read MoreReview by Lindsay M. It is late at night. The sky has fallen dark and the streets have lost their daytime bustle. In an alley behind a grubby bar, barely lit, one man is on the ground as two stand above him. One of the standing men is short, his…
Read MoreReviews by Matt S. Welcome to this week’s short ‘n sweet reviews, where I look at a number of games that I’ve been playing that I just haven’t got the time to do give full reviews to. These aren’t necessarily bad games – not at all! But rather they are…
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