Preview by Matt S. It’s not long now until June 21, when Grand Kingdom releases. To give us an early look at it, publisher NISA has provided a demo – sorry, beta – and if the quality of this is any indication of what to expect from the full game,…
Read MoreReview by Sam M. After being awoken from his sleep following from the death of his father two years prior, demon prince Laharl discovers that the Netherworld is in ruins, and so naturally, he sets off to take opportunity of that and become the overlord of the realm. Yep, this…
Read MoreReview 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…
Read MoreYesterday Nippon Ichi reported that its premier franchise, Disgaea, would be coming to PC. It’s part of a growing trend that as seen Japanese developers and developers see potential for their games on the PC platform. Hyperdimension Neptunia, Mugen Souls and Way of the Samurai have all landed on PC…
Read MoreI don’t think the Disgaea franchise gets quite the level of appreciation that it really deserves. It’s a cult favourite franchise, of course, and generally reviews well, but oftentimes critics and players alike are fixated on the immense depth that it offers within its combat system as the basis for…
Read MoreDanganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls is a deeply unsettling game. And I mean that as a genuine compliment. I don’t think there has been another game that has managed to shake me quite as profoundly as this one. Related reading: At the least you should consider playing the original…
Read MoreI like a game that backs itself like Dungeon Travelers 2 does. It’s a game purely for the most otaku of otaku, rooted in eroge tradition, and it doesn’t even pretend its not. There’s no apology and no attempt to conceal what the game is with some softer, more “mainstream”…
Read MoreInitially, I wasn’t too fond of what Lost Dimension was offering. It seemed like it was a simplistic turn based combat tactics game, with a relationship system that seemed to mirror the absence of complexity that the combat system was offering. How wrong was I. Related reading: For a second…
Read MoreIt’s being billed as an all-star new IP, and the good news is that The Legend of Legacy on the Nintendo 3DS has been confirmed for an European (and Australian) release, courtesy of NISA. The game, to be released in 2016, is the work of a real who’s who of…
Read MoreOnechanbara is less than a month away in all regions of the world (finally!), and NISA has taken the opportunity to release a new trailer, which shows us a lot of action… and more than an eyeful of bikinis. This is the first extended look at the actual gameplay that…
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