News by Matt S. This is unbelievable, but a very, very welcome surprise; idol games aren’t exactly a well known genre in the west, but NISA has decided to localise and publish an idol game based on the Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise in the west. Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection (or PP…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Good news, folks! One of the more interesting PlayStation 4 games currently under development in Japan has been confirmed for an English release. NAtURAL DOCtRINE is a tactics RPG from Kadokawa Games Studio, it will be published locally by NISA. The game will also be released…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It must be a tough act to follow up the Disgaea games. That series of tactics JRPGs is so finely balanced, complex, and ultimately rewarding that any game made “from the same team as Disgaea” was always going to be exposed to some serious scrutiny from…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Some months after Memories of Celceta released in the US, NISA has taken on the publishing responsibilities for the game in Europe and Australia. A game of this standard, were it in any other genre, would have been a notable release on the PlayStation Vita. However,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. If anyone ever again argues with me that games can’t hold literary merit, I’m going to point them to Danganronpa. Spike Chunsoft’s visual novel is very much like the original Saw film that heavily inspired it; what could have easily been a standard horror narrative reveals…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. NIS America is certainly keeping us busy at the start of the year. Danganronpa, Demon Gaze, and The Witch and the Hundred Knight are all being released in the first couple of the months of the year, and all are undeniably going to be meaty games…
Read MoreJust yesterday we reported that NISA is localising Mugen Souls Z for the western market in 2014. It has backed that news up today with even more exciting news; Hyperdimension Neptunia PP on the PlayStation Vita is getting a western localisation. This game from our buddies at Compile Heart and…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I love a good paradox. They’re the brain twisters for the intelligent, and also philosophy that everyone can think about. Integrate a good paradox into a narrative and you’ll effortlessly engage your reader or viewer as they ponder over the ideas and theories that you’re throwing…
Read MoreMugen Souls was a bit of a weird game, but back when it was released I rather loved it. It was silly, but charming and its ridiculously deep combat mechanics kept me playing for some time. But it was also a remarkably controversial release for NISA (the publisher) and Compile…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Disgaea is a series that is quite happy with sticking with what it does best. It’s a franchise that isn’t really known for innovation, but then fans keep buying the games for one great reason – it doesn’t actually need improvement. No tactics RPG has come…
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