Following in the footsteps of one of the highest-selling consoles to date, the long-anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 is finally available. Much like the original Nintendo Switch, the Nintendo Switch 2 offers both a handheld and home console experience due to its hybrid nature. Coming with detachable controllers with motion control support and a touchscreen, you […]
Author: Thomas Knight
Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour – Review
It is perhaps suitable that the first Nintendo Switch 2 review I’m writing is one for Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, billed as an introduction to the system. This oddity of a game helps new players explore the features of the Nintendo Switch 2 hardware. Touring the Switch 2 Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour has […]
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma – Review
Describing itself as a reimagining of the series, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma still has you farming crops and building relationships, but puts far more focus on fluid action, an engaging story, and expanded mechanics than previous titles. Does this spinoff’s new direction work? I dove into this JRPG to find out. Amnesiac Dance To […]
PROJECT MIX: VR Cyberpunk Bartending – Kickstarter Demo Impression
PROJECT MIX: VR Cyberpunk Bartending is an upcoming virtual reality visual novel hybrid. Take the role of a new bartender in New Mong Kok, Hong Kong and make a new start while getting to know about the lives of your customers. At the time of writing, Project Mix is on Kickstarter and has already been […]
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time – Review
Over a decade on from the 3DS original, Fantasy Life is back and ready to put us back to work with FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time. This JRPG shows us that it’s not just swords and sorcery that save the day, but sometimes sewing and sculpting too. Don’t Be An Idle Imp! […]
Happiness! Sakura Celebration – Walkthrough & Guide
Happiness! Sakura Celebration (also known as Happiness 2! Sakura Celebration) includes a common route, four full heroine routes, a final route and some unlockable after stories. This guide will tell you about the choices to access the various routes, and explain the situation regarding the patch. Adult Content If you have purchased the Steam version of Happiness! […]
Happiness! Sakura Celebration – Review
Happiness! Sakura Celebration is the first English localized title by Windmill Oasis. It’s a tale of reunions, blossoming feelings, magic both good and bad, and familial love (including the 18+ kind in more than one route). NekoNyan has picked up this former Sol Press license to bring it to the English-speaking audience. You may have […]
Noble Works – Walkthrough & Guide
Noble Works (also known as Noble ☆ Works / のーぶる☆わーくす) by Yuzusoft includes a common route with six heroine routes and three additional endings. One of the routes is locked. Please note that this visual novel is only officially available in Japanese at the time of writing. This guide will tell you about the choices […]
Birmingham Gaming Market – Retro Games Marketplace
I took a trip down memory lane by taking a (more literal) trip to Birmingham Gaming Market this weekend. It’s always interesting to check out retro games and this event by Replay Events has plenty of them, both common and obscure. There was plenty of focus on Japanese titles too. Don’t want to wait for […]
Putrika 1st.cut:The Reason She Must Perish – Review
Putrika 1st.cut:The Reason She Must Perish is a short all-ages visual novel by developer Totometori. While this may be the first title under that developer’s name, it’s essentially the same team as Uguisu Kagura, who are known for Meikei no Lupercalia. Featuring tragedy, forbidden love, and plenty of drama, there’s plenty to unravel despite the […]










