I was born in 1989, making me 31 years old. I grew up as the industry was going through growing pains of its own. During those early days, certain genres seemed to prosper over others. For instance, beat’em up titles saw their popularity skyrocket. The two franchises I recall as rising above the rest are Streets […]
Hi guys! Tim here. I’m the director and writer of The Wind at Dawn, set to be released in July 2021. I’m here as a guest writer on NookGaming to tell you about Keinart Lobre’s newest visual novel Lotus Reverie: First Nexus. From Itch.io: The Wind at Dawn is a work of literary magical realism that adopts the quaint […]
Immortals Fenyx Rising wasn’t on my radar until shortly before release. A new action-adventure IP by Ubisoft with mythology themes and gameplay that many have compared to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It certainly sounds like a winning formula, so I had to check it out. Shipmates of Stone You play the […]
Long-awaited visual novel, Majikoi! Love Me Seriously! has finally made it’s way to an official English language release. Originally releasing in 2009, it was followed up with a sequel, various fan discs, and even an anime series. This action-comedy is quite well-known within the visual novel community. This title is currently available uncensored on the […]
When I first heard of Woodsalt, I was immediately hooked. A psychological adventure game in the style of a 90’s JRPG? Sign me up. I am a 90’s kid after all, and anything that panders to my aging sense of nostalgia is fine by me. Let’s face it, that decade was a groundbreaking sequence of […]
Indie games have come a long way over the last few decades! Though next to your Minecrafts, Undertales, and who knows how many nights at Freddy’s, one name towers among them as a crown jewel of the independent gaming scene: the Touhou Project series! Created by a developer named ZUN all by himself in 1997, the Touhou series is predominantly a […]
One Finger Death Punch 2 brings me back to my younger days when all I would play are flash games online — and that’s not a bad thing. Games like One Finger Death Punch 2 show that sometimes a core simplistic gameplay loop is all you need to ensure an enjoyable game that provides hours of entertainment and […]
Riddle Joker is a visual novel by developer Yuzusoft and published by NekoNyan, much like Senren＊Banka which we reviewed previously. It follows Satoru, an agent working for a secretive organization that helps to solve crimes involving astrals – a segment of the population with special powers. I would describe this as a mix of an […]
The name Baldur’s Gate was on the lips of every PC cRPG enthusiast since the dawn of time, a testament to writing and immersion. Taking the world of Dungeons and Dragons with its ruleset and allowing players to effectively craft their own experience while also having a tightly written narrative. Now 20 years on since the […]
Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition came along at a perfect time for me. The original had been lingering on my wishlist since launch and I hadn’t quite pulled the (devil) trigger. Seeing a new and improved version to test out on my brand new PlayStation 5 though? I couldn’t resist. For those less familiar, […]