News by Matt S. The below gameplay of Bloodborne should confirm what everyone already – the game is Demon’s Souls or Dark Souls set in Jack the Ripper’s London. I mean, sure the character has a gun, and sure the violence, gore and horror theme has been turned up to…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. Heroines and gentleman who cherish your JRPGs, I can see the liveliness shimmering atop the whites of your eyes. You’re ready for more frenzied combat and demon fists. You desire more breads and pies and odd smelling coffees to boost your battle statistics and grant bonus…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Boasting a recreation of more than 130 shops from real life in an effort to painstakingly represent Japan’s Otaku Mecca, Akihabara, Akiba’s Trip (yes, it’s part of the pun if you read it as “Akiba Strip”) is a brawling game with some RPG elements and a…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. It’s a popular sentiment that games need to justify their price tag with either substantial content or considerable replayability. It’s a topic we’ve discussed at length in the past and a plight I can sympathise with – games aren’t free, after all. One of the many…
Read MoreReview by Shaan J. Hot off of the heels of punishing myself by playing Dark Souls II, I immediately jumped back into the world of Drangleic, this time to explore the game’s first DLC expansion – Crown of the Sunken King. For what it is worth, I was initially skeptical.…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I am so very glad that Idea Factory and Compile Heart saw fit to remake the original Hyperdimension Neptunia. The genesis for the weird and wonderful adventures that Nep-Nep and her strange friends go on is an important game for anyone who enjoyed the sequels. After…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Having braved the oppressive world of Dark Souls II more than once now, the promise of more death and discovery in the Crown of the Sunken King DLC beckoned to my warrior. That call was not unlike a siren’s song, promising his demise while teasing new…
Read MoreReview by Shaan J. Unlike Matt and Nick, when they reviewed of the PlayStation 3 and PC versions of the game (respectively), I come to Dark Souls 2 with much less experience of the series, though that doesn’t mean that I’m left entirely in the dark. I’ve dabbled with both…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. Getting right into it, the first episode of Alpha Kimori, Great Doubt, is a perfect example of an excellently crafted indie JRPG. While having been built while using RPG Maker, just about every element has been created from scratch which generally would be impressive alone, however…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. NISA like to keep us busy. Come November we’re going to be very, very busy playing Tears to Tiara II: Heir of the Overlord, which is a seriously good looking strategy JRPG. The plot seems to be very traditional JRPG fair. Players take on the story…
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