BlazBlue has seemingly always prided itself on strange titles, much in the vein of the completely nonsensical naming conventions of the Kingdom Hearts franchise. Big hair and daft names aside, one aspect BlazBlue hasn’t fully capitalized on yet is spin-off titles. But things are about to change with the Early Access release of BlazBlue: Entropy […]
Invader Studios are back with another attempt at bringing classic horror vibes to gamers. Their debut title Daymare: 1998 has a cult following among Resident Evil fans, which is no surprise as it started life as an unofficial Resident Evil 2 remake. Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is the later-released prequel to that title, and has the […]
Team Reptile is perhaps best known for their work on the Lethal League games, competitive 2D games with an artistic flair similar to Jet Set Radio. Jet Set Radio itself has been on radio silence for more than two decades now. Team Reptile’s latest project, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, aims to fill the shoes left behind […]
It has become increasingly difficult to talk about FromSoftware without mentioning the Souls franchise and its cousins (Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Elden Ring); Such is the impact these games have had, whether you love or loathe them. But it goes without saying that the success of these titles pulled focus away from one of FromSoft’s other treasured franchises: […]
Kara no Shoujo is a murder-mystery visual novel developed by Innocent Grey and first released in 2008, with its first English release coming in 2011 via MangaGamer. Now, from the fine folks at Shiravune we have an updated HD release with an updated title, The Shell Part I: Inferno. The Shell is an eroge, though […]
Before you had your Golden Axe, your Final Fight, and your Streets of Rage there were a pair of Dragons—Double Dragons you might say. Ones that ruled the arcade. Things are different now and it’s been far too long since Billy and Jimmy Lee got a new title in the series. Fortunately, Secret Base has […]
Set in a medieval society where slavery is widespread and unescorted travelers are likelier to find their throats slit than safety, Final Fantasy XVI doesn’t have the lightest tone. This action JRPG tells an epic story spanning years and takes the protagonist over a wide world. Start of a Journey Final Fantasy XVI wastes no […]
With bated breath, the sequel to arguably the most acclaimed game of the 2010s is upon us at last. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s legacy is one that has cast a looming shadow upon the open world genre. If games don’t take direct and sometimes blatant inspiration from it, then they’re often […]
Both Disney and Don Bluth were staples of my childhood, so when I heard about Curse of the Sea Rats, a “ratroidvania” game in the style of these classic animated films, I couldn’t help but be intrigued. Curse of the Sea Rats certainly looks the part and talks the talk, but how does it play? […]
After initially being teased in Bayonetta 3, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon aims to offer fans of the flirtatious witch a deeper look into her childhood. This is no action-fest though; we instead explore it with the help of every child’s bedtime best friend, the storybook. So grab a blanket, warm some milk, […]