Review by Matt S. When Square Enix released Bravely Default in 2013, people lauded it as a glorious throwback to the classic Square Enix of old, where rich turn-based combat, a job system straight out of Final Fantasy V, and old-school random encounters met with an ultra-traditional tale of four…
Read MoreReview 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…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Project X Zone is not unlike a crossover fanfiction. It tries to pull in lots of different elements and place them in a singular framework. To that end, the sequel gets more things right than the original game, and the end result is a tactical experience…
Read MoreI’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…
Read MoreDeveloper-turned-publisher Nnooo will be bringing bunny greatness to the Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox One. No matter what console you use, odds are you’ll be able to pick up Blast ‘Em Bunnies, which is being both developed and published from the Sydney-based company. The game was announced…
Read MoreNintendo needed a release in January. It’s the only way to explain Pokemon Rumble World existence as a retail release almost a year after it was dropped on the eShop as a free-to-play download title. Related reading: Of course, if you haven’t picked up Pokemon Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire…
Read MoreEach of the Etrian Odyssey games have proven themselves to be very fine titles in their own right, but it’s starting to get difficult to shake the feeling that they are also the equivalent of the blockbuster in the dungeon crawler space. The development team seems to be increasingly uncomfortable…
Read MoreOver the last couple of months, I’ve been playing loads of rhythm games. Thanks to how import friendly many of them are, I’ve even picked up a bunch we’ll never see in the west, such as IA/VT Colourful. My current obsession with them made me more than excited to check…
Read MoreMario & Luigi: Paper Jam went so very close to irritating me. As much as I enjoy the RPG spin-off series that makes unlikely good use of Nintendo’s two platforming superstars, I have become increasingly frustrated with the company’s persistence that Princess Peach should be a damsel in distress in…
Read MoreI think we can almost all, on some level, identify with Baron Von Sottendorff: experiencing going stir-crazy when trapped inside our homes is common, and the Baron is no exception. The difference, however, is that the Baron is quite literally insane and believes he is legitimately trapped in a moving…
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