Review by Clark A. Whether or not you care for it, Treasure’s most notable shoot ‘em up, Ikaruga, is heralded as a transcendent force in the genre. Its development began as one man’s labour of love and its mechanics went on to inspire a decade of more puzzle-oriented interpretations of…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. I don’t know about y’all, but I’ve hit my E3 wall and I’m burnt out; it’s unfortunate because I’m certain Nintendo deserves my energy. Smash Bros. is a given, but I think everyone is just waiting for a new Animal Crossing. I’ve heard absolutely nothing else…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. In the twilight years of the Nintendo DS, Atlus published Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. Sadly, it was an easy game to miss, what with several blockbusters sandwiching both its North American and Japanese release dates. Now in the twilight years of the 3DS, Atlus is…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. For the third time I’ve found myself playing through the same narrative and levels that make up Hyrule Warriors – I’ve already played the Wii U and 3DS versions to death. The game’s a very fine one, but I very rarely play games three times through.…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Visual novel specialist, Otomate, has announced a simply staggering amount of support for the Nintendo Switch. One of the last bastions of PlayStation Vita development, this wholesale shift is perhaps the final nail on the coffin for Sony’s underappreciated console. Otomate had already announced Hakuoki Shinkai:…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. It’s been a while coming. Before the Nintendo Switch was even released Nintendo was promising customers that at some point down the track its online services would transition to become a monthly subscription service, much as Sony and Microsoft have done. And now, a little over…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The Nintendo Switch has already outsold the Wii U. Small wonder, then, that Nintendo is committing to bringing the many high quality games from that train wreck to a console that people actually want to own; for many of them, these may as well be brand…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Whoever managed to come up with the concept for Detective Pikachu deserves real respect for being a mad genius. You look at Pokemon, and everything the franchise has been over the years, and of all the spin-offs you could think of, the last that you would…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. At first glance, The Alliance Alive bears a stylistic resemblance to a respected 3DS JRPG from 2015, The Legend of Legacy. Lo and behold, the combined forces of Cattle Call, GREZZO, and FuRyu are responsible for both titles. Heck, Atlus has even reprised its role as…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Fire Emblem Warriors is the gift that keeps on giving. Due out next week (March 29) is a free update, which brings with it some significant updates and goodies. The best three of these are: Related reading: Our review of Fire Emblem Warriors on Nintendo Switch…
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