Review by Clark A. For as long as the Tales franchise has been running, it’s impressive that only two true “sequels” exist. There’s a certain appeal in revisiting the characters of a past instalment after a grand quest, but it’s also challenging to execute a story that doesn’t feel tacked…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It’s truly impressive that Blizzard has been able to find yet another way to release Diablo 3. Following the PC launch of the game way back in 2012, we’ve already had one release of it on PlayStation 3, and now it’s been re-released, and simultaneously made…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Boasting a recreation of more than 130 shops from real life in an effort to painstakingly represent Japan’s Otaku Mecca, Akihabara, Akiba’s Trip (yes, it’s part of the pun if you read it as “Akiba Strip”) is a brawling game with some RPG elements and a…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Arcade cabinets and the NES became well-known for incredibly difficult shooting games, and they maintained their popularity over the years due to often brutal levels of difficulty and excellent visuals that combined to lure people in and keep the most competitive gamers coming back for more.…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Monster Hunter has been so successful across the world that is has become a formula all of its own, and something that a lot of games have tried to emulate, with varying degrees of success. I did not get the chance to play the original Ragnarok…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. A lot of licensed games feel diluted, like the qualities that made them an interesting property in the first place get lost in the transition from television or book to the gaming console. Maybe it is the idea of trying to add objectives, or coming up…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. The idea behind a collection of classic games like Pac-Man Museum is to capitalise on a long term nostalgia from the game’s original fans. Most of these packages reflect not on an end goal such as ‘beating the game’, but instead competing for the highest score…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Uncharted and Tomb Raider are two of the most popular game series out there, so it should not come as any surprise when other development teams try to fashion titles after these adventure games. Doing so immediately does bring about concerns, however. One of the things…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Toki Tori has been around for quite a few years now, but the plucky little fellow has been showing up on more and more platforms of late. He has made his appearance on Game Boy, PC, Wii – even the 3DS, which we reviewed here. It…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Boy Pac-Man has changed a lot over the last 33 years. I still remember the arcade cabinets that released when I was just a little kid back in 1980 (I feel like I just dated myself a bit there). But as with all things, a touch…
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