Review by Matt S. There was once a reason to buy into Xbox consoles if you were a fan of games from Asia. Not now, but once. The original model Xbox and Xbox 360 both enjoyed a surprisingly decent range of titles that were exclusive to those platforms. Kingdom Under…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Utawarerumono is one of the most underappreciated properties out there. A gorgeous blend of Ainu (native Japanese) aesthetics and JRPG sensibilities, it’s a series that everyone should play if they like their games to be distinct and original. Utawarerumono Zan is the first spin-off for the…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Utawarerumono might be my favourite property that almost no one is aware of. It’s followed a similar trajectory as the Fate series, albeit at a much more niche rate; it was once an adult visual novel, sex scenes and all, but then went “legitimate” with mainstream…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Utawarerumono can’t get out of the news at the moment, and it looks like it’s on the cusp of becoming a major anime/game property. The development of a new title in the series was recently announced in Japan, and here we have NISA sharing an exciting…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Anime tie-in games are a tough gig now. Fans have expectations, and as we’ve seen with the likes of Persona 4 Arena, Arslan: The Warriors of Legend, and Dragon Ball FighterZ from earlier this year, it’s no longer enough to simply provide a workable gameplay system…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Having already reviewed Fate/Extella on the PlayStation 4, there’s not a whole lot that I can add to that review in itself for the Nintendo Switch release. The games are fundamentally the same, but that in itself is noteworthy; while Fate/Extella was previously available as a…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Before I started playing Fate/Extella, I had no real idea of what the Fate series was. I’d watched the Fate/Zero anime, but wasn’t really sure of what was going on in that one. I think it says a lot about Fate/Extella’s quality that I’m now watching…
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