The Friday Ten: The ten top JRPGs on the Nintendo 3DS

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List by Matt S. The Nintendo 3DS has been an absolute powerhouse for the JRPG genre. After a shaky launch, many years ago now, the console rapidly developed into a real home for the genre, with everything from major games from major publishers through to very niche, indie stuff. Why…

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My first two hours with Phantom of the Kill: Yep, I’m hooked

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Impressions by Matt S.  Gumi, the Singapore-based localisation specialist, focuses on bringing popular Japanese mobile games out west. This hasn’t always worked. Chain Chronicle, a game I absolutely adored, and kept playing right to the bitter end, was unceremoniously shut down earlier this year after it didn’t get the numbers…

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Review: Valkyria Chronicles Remastered (Sony PlayStation 4)

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Review by Matt S. It’s good that SEGA saw fit to remaster Valkyria Chronicles for the new generation of console hardware. Not because it’s necessarily prettier with this new release; the game was already a timeless masterpiece of art direction on the PlayStation 3, and the PlayStation 4 hasn’t enhanced…

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Review: MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies (Sony PlayStation Vita)

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Review by Matt S.  Idea Factory is really running with its Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise. After a rough start, the main series hit on to a formula that made for some really quite entertaining games, and from there, Neptune and her buddies have become prolific stars that the company rolls out…

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