The mere title of The Legend of Legacy implies grandeur. “Legend” refers to stories told generation after generation, while “legacy” represents the generations themselves. Needless to say, I came into this game expecting great things. The Legend of Legacy is a JRPG developed by Furyu, with a North American release…
Read MoreMight & Magic Heroes VII is the very definition of a mixed bag. I absolutely love the style of play, having long considered the strategy/RPG hybrid among my favourite gaming genres. However, a lack of innovation and some performance issues hold this title back from being as good as it…
Read MoreIf there are any naysayers out there (I’m looking at you, Australian government), who still can’t see that Australian developers produce an amazing standard of video games, they only need to look at Assault Android Cactus, the latest in a very long line of quality, made in Australia, titles that…
Read MoreHidden object games are a dime a dozen, and I have most definitely played dozens. They range from great (I am a big fan of Mystery Case Files on PC/Mac) to mediocre (namely, the G5 iPad games) to downright terrible. Ferrum’s Secrets: Where is Grandpa? falls in that final category. The…
Read MoreSOMA succeeds in creating a tense atmosphere, as you would expect from the development team behind the original Amnesia. The suspense does not always hold up as well as I would have liked, but by and large the team at Frictional Games has proven yet again that they know how…
Read MoreIf the skateboarding games I’ve played throughout the past two decades are to believed, I am nothing less than a legend. I’ve skated next to the greats, I’ve mastered a long list of moves including everything from ollies and nollies to 360 inward heelflips and nollie FS 360 shuv its.…
Read MoreImagine a world that contains nothing, a vast blank canvas that stretches further than any imagination could reach. It is a cold world without colour, emotion, or friendships. Beyond Eyes uses this empty world to represent Rae’s life experience, for Rae isn’t a typical heroine: she is a chid who…
Read MoreThe third entry in the Trine series shows an evolution of sorts by taking chances seldom found in established franchises. The team at Frozenbyte deserves credit for staying true to the heart of what has made this series work over the last several years, while making sure to innovate enough…
Read More“If you’re reading this, I’m already dead.” What a great start to any game, but how unexpected it was to see at the beginning of a game about hacking. I couldn’t code my way out of a paper bag, how could I code my way out of this? I immediately…
Read MoreGreek mythology is wonderful. The tales featuring gods, mortals, and everything in between are wonderfully chaotic and complex while still somehow retaining relevance to the world today. So what happens when you take the most familiar of the ancient Greek world, throw in a dash of James Brown, and slap…
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