Anime, JRPG, and fighting game fans can rejoice. The P-1 tournament is back. Grab your tarot card or evoker, strengthen your social links, and have a great day at your Junes. It’s time for Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. Persona has become a little bit of a household name since Atlus released the enhanced port of […]
Phantom Breaker: Omnia is the sequel to an Xbox 360/PS3 title I had never heard of – one that never made its way out of Japan. More interestingly, it ties into the fantastic beat ’em up Phantom Breaker: Battlegrounds which was ported to just about everything. Is Phantom Breaker: Omnia worth shouting about? Let’s find […]
MCM Birmingham Comic Con is a huge pop culture festival, covering gaming, comics, anime, movies, TV, and more. They were kind enough to invite NookGaming along. While we’re checking out the Birmingham event this time, it takes place in a variety of locations. Events may have different focuses and sizes, so an experience at places […]
The Sega Mega Drive (or Genesis to some of you) was one hell of a little machine. Not just home to some of Sega’s finest first-party titles, but also the landing zone for some of the best shoot-em-ups of that generation. Games like Sagaia, Musha, and Thunderforce paved the way for generations to come. Gleylancer […]
Few shoot-em-ups carry as much recognition and heft as Raiden. Gracing both Arcades and home consoles, Raiden’s mix of high challenge, slapping music, and iconic red and green sprite is known the world over. Unfortunately, Raiden has fallen on some hard times recently with Raiden V being a particularly poor entry in the venerable series. […]
A wise man once said, “If you’ve got eggs, you’ve got a meal.” Well, I have a quote of my own: “If you’ve got playing cards, you’ve got a game.” They may look like 52 cards with 4 suits of different types, but the amount of games created with them is staggering! They can include […]
Visual Novel News: In a surprising announcement, Harem Kingdom by SMEE will be published by Shiravune and is coming on September 24th. On release it will only be coming to Johren, with no official word on a Steam release as of yet. This is an isekai visual novel, where the socially awkward protagonist is told […]
Zengeon, an anime-infused roguelike from 2P Games and PQube, hits you right away with slick, stylish art and brightly colored, frenetic action. It certainly looks like a fun time, and it might be for about half an hour. But beneath the surface, Zengeon is tedious, stripped down, and missing most of the elements that make […]
When one of the greatest producers of turn-based strategy announces a collection of classic games that haven’t seen the light of day for quite some time, I get rather excited. Phantom Brave is a game that I hold near and dear to my heart, and Soul Nomad is one of the few games I haven’t […]
Back when I was a strapping young lad, I was a huge fan of Nippon Ichi Software. Whilst I knew nobody who appreciated their games, they crafted some of the best turn-based strategy games to ever grace the humble PS2. Masterpieces like Disgaea, La Pucelle Tactics, and Makai Kingdom showed off the company’s desire to […]