Video by Matt S. I really think 13 Sentinels will be one of my favourite games. Vanillaware’s latest is a brilliant blend of art, apocalypse, time travel, science fiction, character narrative and tower defence… and somehow, for wearing all those hats (and then more) it’s all cohesive. For this preview…
Read MorePreview by Matt C. The most immediately striking thing about Ary and the Secret of the Seasons is the quality of the animation. I’m not just talking about the specific details of how character models are put into motion, but “animation” in the bigger-picture sense: how characters’ movements and expressions,…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Square Enix’s next big release is a remaster of the GameCube classic, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. Unfortunately thanks to COVID-19 there weren’t hands-on preview sessions for this title, but Square Enix did send us plenty of B-roll, unedited footage to get a feel for what to…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Paper Mario: The Origami King had a lot to make up for after Color Splash on the Wii U proved to be quite the disappointment. The good news is that while I’m still only in very early first impressions, the game’s immediately more appealing, creative and…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Story of Seasons is just around the corner on Nintendo Switch and I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH. I’ve always loved Harvest Moon (and now Story of Seasons), and I have been really looking forward to seeing how this one turns out. We’re a couple of…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Warborn, a new tactics strategy game being published by the good people at PQube games, releases about a week from now. We’ve had some good, solid time with the game and… if you enjoyed Advance Wars (and who didn’t?) you’re going to love this one. It’s…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. After 15 years, Nintendo is finally preparing to release a new entry into its amazing board/card game compilation series, Clubhouse Games. To be titled “51 Worldwide Games” Clubhouse Games brings together a range of old favourites, such as Chess, Poker, Bowling and Blackjack, along with a…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. Xenoblade Chronicles is a game for which the ambition of the developers behind it has always been compromised by the limitations of the platform they were working on. Originally, it was a Wii title that somehow brought the scale of a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. For SEGA’s next release, the company has decided to take one of its most beloved properties in Japan, Sakura Wars, and finally localise it for the western market. This new one is something of a “reboot” of the series, though of course we don’t really know…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. I had no idea what to expect from Sakura Wars. When only one title in the series had been previously localised into English (and even then, as far as I know, not released in Australia), I had not previously had the opportunity to gain exposure to…
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