Review: Return to PoPoLoCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale (Nintendo 3DS)

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Review by Nick H. On paper, the idea of mixing a traditional JRPG with a Harvest Moon-like farming simulation seems like a great idea. In execution, Return to PoPoLoCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale starts to come across as a series of half-measures that is still a good deal of…

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Review: The Witch and the Hundred Knight Revival Edition (Sony PlayStation 4)

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Review by Matt S. Most people know that the Brothers Grimm, who we owe so much to for the modern fairy tale, offered anything but the Disney magic. As dark deconstructions that centred around themes such as innocence lost, greed, lust and pride, they were much more interested in being…

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Review: Final Fantasy Explorers (Nintendo 3DS)

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I’m actually surprised it has taken this long for Square Enix to come up with its own spin on the Monster Hunter franchise. Capcom’s behemoth has certainly been successful in creating an entirely new genre, in which players take on hulking beasts in highly strategic, complex, sustained battles. Titles such…

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Review: Megadimension Neptunia VII (Sony PlayStation 4)

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Gametrailers recently included the Hyperdimension Neptunia series in a “top 10 game franchises that need to die” clickbait feature. What utter nonsense; as we can see with Megadimension Neptunia VII, the series continues to go from strength to strength, and you don’t let a series “die” when it’s doing that.…

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