Back in the 1990s, there was a collaboration that nobody saw coming. Nintendo and Squaresoft teamed up to bring the Italian plumber who could into a new genre. Bear in mind that, despite a few high-profile releases, Squaresoft wasn’t quite the behemoth that the Square Enix of today is. 2023 sees both Nintendo and Square […]
Published by Sekai Project/Denpasoft, My Girlfriend’s Special Place (Kanojo no Seiiki) is a strong start to feng’s trilogy of ‘Special Place’ visual novels. Each title is standalone but focuses on a different heroine. The first in the limelight is Fuyuka Akiyoshi, an old childhood friend. Meeting The Ojou-sama Once More My Girlfriend’s Special Place starts […]
Consoles are often defined by the standout titles that are released over their lifespan. We all know about Mario and Zelda, but there was something else that stood out for me on the Nintendo 64: A certain dinosaur-hunting series known as Turok. The first two titles have seen rereleases and remasterers, but Turok 3: Shadow […]
Persona 5 Tactica was an unexpected game, at least for me. I suspected the Phantom Thieves would return once again after Persona 5 Strikers, but a tactics RPG in the vein of Valkyria Chronicles or XCOM wouldn’t have been my first guess. It’s not a bad idea though, and I was as excited going into […]
The Song of Saya (Saya No Uta) is one of the first recommendations when it comes to visual novels that stray away from the genre’s established formula. Originally released in Japan back in 2003, it is one of Nitroplus’ earliest visual novel titles. What’s special about the Song of Saya is that instead of the […]
The Acezone A-Spire isn’t your regular headset. Want to listen to music? It’s certainly not bad. Chatting online? It’ll do the job. But it excels far above others in one very specific area: playing FPS games. This is a headset aimed towards eSports gamers playing certain titles. Hear Them Coming! The whole idea behind the […]
Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is the latest entry in the Like A Dragon series (formerly known as Yakuza). Like A Dragon Gaiden takes place after the events of Yakuza 6, and alongside the events of Yakuza: Like A Dragon. Whilst the series’ new star, Ichiban, is on a hero’s […]
Fashion Dreamer is the latest release from Syn Sophia, developers of the popular Style Savvy series. Despite sharing the core dress-up gameplay of Style Savvy, Fashion Dreamer is a new IP with its own identity. Fashion Dreamer has a laser focus on its core gameplay loop, supplemented by a substantial online element that encourages players […]
GINKA is the latest visual novel from Frontwing (best known for the Grisaia series) and the team behind ATRI -My Dear Moments-. I’m a sucker for stories of love braving the tides of time and destiny, and those are exactly the vibes GINKA gave me. It’s a type of story that takes patience and tact […]
Criminal Border 1st Offence (Liminal Border Part I on Steam) is the first in a series of four episodic visual novels developed by Purple Software, with the English translation being handled by Shiravune. 1st Offence is the opening act of a crime drama that sees a young man pulled into the underbelly of Japanese society […]