Review by Matt S. After the crushing disappointment of that woeful Secret of Mana remake from 2018 (never forget, never forgive), I wasn’t interested in the remake of Trials of Mana on any level. For one thing, Trials of Mana hadn’t been released outside of Japan (officially) until 2019’s Collection…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. One of the best things that Koei Tecmo has going for it is how adaptable its Warriors (Musou) formula is. Whether it’s medieval history (Samurai Warriors), ancient history (Dynasty Warriors), or any of a wide and growing range of anime and licensed game properties (Gundam, Arslan,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Where do you even start in talking about something like the Final Fantasy VII Remake? As a remake of a game with an almost unique gravitas as being a masterpiece and work of art, it was a massive risk on Square Enix’s part to take on…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The dungeon crawler has been around for almost as long as video games, and it was certainly one of the first forms of the RPG. Those who grew up playing the likes of Wizardry and Might & Magic will love what Zen Studios has achieved with…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. You can learn a lot about a culture based on the response that it has to a natural disaster. How people respond – both individually and as a community – to the abject terror of Earth itself turning against them gives you an insight into their…
Read MoreReview by Lindsay M. Let’s be real: the world is a rather complicated place right now. For once, it’s okay to be afraid of the outside world and what could happen to you and your loved ones when they leave the house. Every decision to go to the grocery store,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Resident Evil 3 is both really well made and not good at all. As a big action gorefest it gets the job done, and like a Michael Bay film Resident Evil 3 barely gives you a second to breathe before it kicks into high gear. What’s…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Say what you like about the quality of the Arc System Works licensed fighters (no, I’m not a massive fan of that Dragon Ball one), one thing that is undeniable is that the team make sure that every fighting game spin-off they work on is reflective…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. With the original My Hero One’s Justice, developer Byking assembled a competent anime arena fighter. Its stylish comic book aesthetics harnessed My Hero Academia’s spirit and the combat system leveraged even the cast’s most eccentric superpowers. Much like series protagonist Midoriya Izuku, though, its untapped potential…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I don’t know if H.P. Lovecraft would be particularly fond of Moons of Madness. It bills itself as a “Lovecraftian game” because it has space tentacles in it, but it largely misses the nuance and intellectual depth of Lovecraft’s body of work. Push past that and…
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