Toukiden: The Age Of Demons was a very positive first attempt in Koei Tecmo’s effort at building a Monster Hunter killer franchise. It managed to offer some tweaks to the core concept that sees players spending nearly an hour of their day battling a single, hulking beast. But more importantly…
Read MoreIt is not an accident that Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate released on the same day as the New Nintendo 3DS, as it is a game that tries to showcase everything that the new system is capable of (don’t worry, it is still playable on older 3DS models too). In that…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. Last week, following the first Nintendo Direct for the year, the publisher sent out codes for a demo for Monster Hunter 4 to select 3DS owners. That demo was surprisingly comprehensive, offering three monsters to fight as well as offering a taste of the multiplayer play. …
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Monster Hunter is a pretty big deal. We all know this by now, but it has been a while since we’ve had a genuinely new Monster Hunter game released in the west. The good news is that Nintendo has confirmed that Monster Hunter 4 is going…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Monster Hunter has been so successful across the world that is has become a formula all of its own, and something that a lot of games have tried to emulate, with varying degrees of success. I did not get the chance to play the original Ragnarok…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. #MonMonth. That’s the hashtag you’re going to want to use this month! Perhaps I should explain a bit more. DDNet friend, Anne (of Chic Pixel fame), organises a community play-a-long each month, where she’ll specify a game genre, and everyone writes about their experiences playing a…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. What does it mean that I prefer the “Monster Hunter clones” to the actual Monster Hunter games? I was thoroughly entertained by Soul Sacrifice, released on the PlayStation Vita not long ago, and I am absolutely compelled by Tecmo Koei’s Toukiden. I know I’ve just committed blasphemy…
Read MoreThe tree is up, the lights are on, the stockings are over the fireplace and everyone’s getting into the eggnog. It’s Christmas and it’s the best time of year. Nothing beats Christmas; it’s the time for fun and play, for family and friends. It’s the chance to get away from…
Read MoreThere is an intensity to Soul Sacrifice that makes its minimalist plot and single-note theme feel more compelling than it has any right to be. I’m not sure if that intensity was a consequence of the developers being clever with a limited budget (Vita games don’t justify AAA-grade budgets, even…
Read MoreBack in 2010, Capcom released Monster Hunter Tri to the western world, eating up the social lives of hunters everywhere. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate returns players to Moga Village, with plenty of new monsters to hunt as well. Say goodbye to that social life again. Once again the village that…
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