If Eiyuu Senki is the last new release PlayStation 3 game that I play, then the console will have gone out on a high. Looking at the release schedule going forward for the console, it’s very limited indeed, so I do suspect that this will be the last exclusive to…
Read MoreTake a sip of your potion of choice (beer, coffee, Ogre Knuckle on the rocks), and imagine along with me the following scenario: An Elf and an Orc are at a morning charity event, looking to donate a small percentage of their annual earnings so as to guarantee that younglings…
Read MoreI don’t think the Disgaea franchise gets quite the level of appreciation that it really deserves. It’s a cult favourite franchise, of course, and generally reviews well, but oftentimes critics and players alike are fixated on the immense depth that it offers within its combat system as the basis for…
Read MoreRavenmark: Scourge of Estellion is an old school turn-based tactics game from Singaporean developer Witching Hour Studios, originally released for iOS and now ported to Steam. With its well-designed gameplay, expansive story and high production values, Ravenmark is a game with a lot to offer which I would readily recommend…
Read MoreInitially, I wasn’t too fond of what Lost Dimension was offering. It seemed like it was a simplistic turn based combat tactics game, with a relationship system that seemed to mirror the absence of complexity that the combat system was offering. How wrong was I. Related reading: For a second…
Read MoreLegions of Steel is honestly not some light and fluffy game in which unicorns shooting out rainbows of flowers and candy. What it is is a game about a race of machines that have been slowing combing over the galaxy and annihilating anything in their way as they strip everything…
Read MoreI am going to really, really like Lost Dimension. Due for release later this month, I’ve had some early hands-on time with the game, and although it’s clearly a budget production for a console that is now unable to hide its age, this is alsoa game that clearly has a…
Read MoreOf course, in between all the blockbuster stuff, E3 also brings with it all kinds of indie goodness, and Skyshine’s Bedlam is an leading an early charge yet. Basically if you’re think of a roguelike crossed with a tactics strategy game like The Banner Saga, you’ve got Bedlam. There’s a…
Read MoreMany years ago now (well, four), a small Australian developer from Perth produced one of my favourite PlayStation Minis games. Black Lab Games’ Star Hammer Tactics was a space faring tactical strategy game that might not have looked like much, but it provided some great value to fans of the likes…
Read MorePlaying Code Name: S.T.E.A.M actually felt like a betrayal. Until this game Intelligent Systems had never done me wrong. From Fire Emblem to Pushmo, Advanced Wars to Paper Mario, Intelligent Systems has one of the most stellar track records of all developers, and its upcoming Fire Emblem and Shin Megami…
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