I’d typically expunge on the history of a game in my introduction. Today, I’m going to travel down an unfamiliar path; one that will render this review obsolete. Nier Replicant is a title you need to experience post-haste. There‘s no time to ponder reviews or to scan through my senseless inane drivel. If, however, you […]
When it comes to niche games, Nippon Ichi Software is one of the first developers you’re likely to think of. Sure, their most known claim to fame is the hilarious Disgaea series which began almost 20 years ago, but they’ve been busy with game creation all the way since the mid-90s. Their resume is certainly […]
In the vast pantheon of video game genres, the humble racer has stood proudly amongst gun-toting behemoths and leviathanic plumbers. Over the years the genre has split into many sub-genres, one of which is the rarely discussed, yet fondly remembered anti-gravity racer. Pioneered by the likes of F-Zero and honed to a mirror sheen by […]
Judgment, a spin-off of the well-known Yakuza series follows Takayuki Yagami in this crime-thriller. Originally released on PlayStation 4 in 2019, a remastered version has now come to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X. Lawyer Turned Detective While working as a lawyer, Yagami successfully defended a client on a murder charge. In a country where […]
Much of the intrigue around TASOMACHI: Behind the Twilight stems from lead developer nocras’s impressive credentials: among them art and environment design for franchises such as Zelda and Final Fantasy. Gorgeous concept art and trailers showcasing expansive environments further piqued my interest. The finished game is a mixed bag, and whether you are likely to […]
What is music and what gives it meaning? What role will it play in our lives? For some, it might be a way to speak important truths, while for others it’s a chance to build one’s own world. All of us seek our own answer, and for many these questions will always remain open. Musicus!, […]
Since I picked up an XBox 360, I’ve always liked the form of the XBox controller. And while I don’t have the newest iterations of the XBox yet, I’ve been using the XBox 360 and One controllers on my PC over the past fifteen years or so. So I found myself interested to try out […]
Released on 27 July 2020 for PC and more recently, on 18 March 2021 for Playstation 4/5 and Nintendo Switch, Synergia is a cyberpunk thriller visual novel developed by RadiArt and published by Top Hat Studios and Eastasiasoft (Switch). Set in an imperial state where love between humans and androids is outlawed, the story follows the difficult […]
Atelier is a longstanding JRPG series, with dozens of entries. But with some exceptions such as Atelier Ryza 2, most of them are standalone. Sort of. They often come in sets, where the stories are separate and there are different protagonists, but they’re in the same world. We looked at the Dusk Trilogy that did […]
Deiland was previously released on mobile devices back in 2016. It had a free-to-play model and regardless of opinions on that, it still received a rather strong reception. So naturally, Chibig felt inspired to bring their little gem to PC and console. They weren’t willing to lazily throw it over either, just overhauling the graphical integrity to, […]