Review by Matt S. Note: There will be spoilers below. The PC release of Persona 4 Golden might be new, but this is a 12-year-old game at this point and I’ll be damned if I tiptoe around the game’s narrative for people that haven’t played the game yet. Related reading:…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Warborn, a new tactics strategy game being published by the good people at PQube games, releases about a week from now. We’ve had some good, solid time with the game and… if you enjoyed Advance Wars (and who didn’t?) you’re going to love this one. It’s…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I have been looking forward to John Wick Hex for quite some time now, after it first launched on PC last year. With Mike Bithell (of Thomas Was Alone fame) behind it I had faith that it would be good, but despite my enthusiasm I still…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. John Wick Hex has finally released on the PlayStation 4, and it is so, so good. Slick, fast-paced, raw tactics action, and the perfect adaptation of the tone, aesthetics and style of the film trilogy. It surprised me. It really did. I thought the movies were…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Boot Hill Bounties is disappointing. Here is a fresh new JRPG – my favourite genre – being released onto Switch at a time that COVID-19 is forcing us all to self isolate, and therefore I have plenty of time to get stuck into it. What makes…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Operencia is Zen Studios’ latest work, and it’s very different from the pinball action that everyone knows them best for. This is a turn-based, traditionally-themed, dungeon crawler. If you grew up with the likes of Wizardry and Might & Magic, you’re going to love the aesthetics,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Silk is what happens when a independent developer has a wildly ambitious idea, and the gonads to actually make it. Silk proudly proclaims that it is “50 times larger than Daggerfall!” and offers “three million square miles of uncharted terrain” to explore. That sounds impressive –…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. World Conqueror X, released last year on the Nintendo Switch, was an enjoyable port of one of the better tactical strategy games available on mobile. While it didn’t offer the 4X trappings of Civilization, nor was is a serious simulation of the wars of the era…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. The original Frozen Synapse was an incredibly clever strategy game that initially flew under the radar when it first released seven years ago, but it did gain a loyal following as more people came to appreciate its unique tactical brilliance. Frozen Synapse 2 does a fantastic…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The best examples of modern games that tap into the nostalgia of old are those that are styled “retro,” but don’t ignore all the learnings that has come from a few decades of game development. Octopath Traveler is the shining example of what every developer of…
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