Review by Matt S. Okay. Here we go. I’m about to say something that, if Balan Wonderworld’s reputation on social media is to be believed, is a cardinal sin: I like Balan Wonderworld. I like it because here is a platformer that isn’t really interested in being a platformer. For…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. NieR Gestalt is – or at least was – my favourite game of all time. I’ve had the opportunity to get hands-on time with NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 and… well, unless something catastrophic happens with the stuff I haven’t seen yet, it is the perfect remaster of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Square Enix hosted the first of its “Presents” shows overnight (for Aussies), giving us an update on everything that the company is working on. Or, at least, what its western publishing arm and developers are working on. The overall event overlooked the Japanese games in development,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Everyone’s doing “Nintendo Directs” these days, after seeing how successful they have been for Nintendo. The latest company to announce an online show to make announcements and highlight big releases is Square Enix, with the first of a series of “Square Enix Presents” to premiere on…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. I do try and avoid these mobile gatcha games. After getting lost down the rabbit hole with Fire Emblem Heroes for far too long (Lyn in a wedding dress really… set me off…), I realised I really should avoid these things. It’s not like I have…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Warmth infuses every moment of Bravely Default II. This is a confident, charming and intelligent play on every single thing that people who grew up with JRPGs love about the genre. To call it a “love letter” would be misunderstanding its appeal, though. Tokyo RPG Factory…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Bravely Default 2 is such a good game that it deserves a second video. This time around we’re taking a look at a specific narrative element that adds so much to the game. It’s not a new narrative technique and we’ve seen it in many…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. I never thought we’d get a new Bravely Default game. I had just assumed that Square Enix was done with the mini-series after the 3DS titles, when those games were very much built as 3DS titles. And yet, here we are, playing a new Bravely Default…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. We’re getting close to the hotly-anticipated release of Bravely Default II on Switch. It’s landing on February 26 worldwide, and Square Enix has released a new Japanese trailer for the game. The trailer highlights some of the locations of the beautifully exotic world, as well as…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Square Enix was quite strategic about the release timing of Collection of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend. The company released this late into the year so they can pick up some easy cash from the nostalgic with what is a very cheap retro collection, without too much…
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