Leave it to Fire Emblem to get me playing my 3DS to the point where the battery is dying. I hadn’t seen that little red light for months, what with the majority of my time with the console being spent enjoying short spells of silly rhythm games and Virtual Console…
Read MoreThe Disgaea series has always been renowned for one reason above all others: its incredible depth. The good news is that unlike previous-gen visuals and antiquated gameplay conventions, raw depth is something that doesn’t age, so when it comes to re-experiencing the Disgaea games as PlayStation 2 Classics, they are…
Read MoreCastle Conqueror Heroes was one of Castle Entertainment’s better titles. A shameless and cheap knock-off off Fire Emblem, it was somewhat compelling by virtue that the Fire Emblem formula was so compelling in the first place. Since quality by association seems to be a win for Circle, it’s back with…
Read MoreIf nothing else, Compile Heart and Idea Factory cannot be accused of not trying to hit on a killer formula with their games. Whether you like franchises like Hyperdimenson Neptunia or the Agarest War franchise or not, it’s a fact that each game in the series makes substantial changes to…
Read MoreCircle Entertainment is not even trying now. It’s a development team that has never really minded ripping off other original ideas and throwing a cheap copy onto DSiWare, but it’s taken things to a whole other level this time around. As a business strategy it makes sense. There’s not a…
Read MoreI could summarise a review of Rainbow Moon in five words: “do you like level grinding?” That would be a very short review, though, so here’s the long-winded version: So, do you like level grinding? Rainbow Moon is all about it – it’s entirely about it, and in many ways…
Read MoreOh wow do I hate Disgaea 3. It’s like a disease it crawls under the skin, tearing apart the organs and laughing off any attempt to shake it away. It’ll hold you prisoner at home, unable to come out as you grapple with it, trying to fight it off, but…
Read MoreOh wow do I hate Disgaea 3. It’s like a disease it crawls under the skin, tearing apart the organs and laughing off any attempt to shake it away. It’ll hold you prisoner at home, unable to come out as you grapple with it, trying to fight it off, but…
Read MoreFinal Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions is a remake of a genuine classic Strategy RPG, and has been released on both PSP and iPhone. Now gamers can also experience it on the gorgeous big iPad screen. Like most Square Enix games, it’s going to cost a premium on…
Read MoreFinal Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions is a remake of a genuine classic Strategy RPG, and has been released on both PSP and iPhone. Now gamers can also experience it on the gorgeous big iPad screen. Like most Square Enix games, it’s going to cost a premium on…
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