Initially released in 2023, Pocket Bravery has finally reached consoles courtesy of PQube and Pixelheart. Can Statera Studios drag you into grabbing distance with its interesting Neo Geo Pocket Chibi-style graphics and nostalgia-inducing title, or are you willing to whiff this one? Throw in some change, and let’s go first to three. Crime Fighter Pocket […]
Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination is a short interactive piece of horror fiction, with dystopian elements. While primarily a reading experience not unlike a visual novel, it features light RPG mechanics and a strong focus on the choices you make along the way. What Lies Within Smyrnacorp? Finding a job is a horrible experience. Already […]
Team Ladybug has made small waves in the Metroidvania genre with titles based on established works such as Touhou Luna Nights and Record of Lodoss War -Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-. Now, they are trying their hand at a solely original Metroidvania title with the cyberpunk ghostbusting adventure Blade Chimera. Let’s see if the win streak […]
My experience with Citizen Sleeper was something of an accident. I bought some new games to play on a transatlantic flight, and after bouncing off a few action RPGs, found myself absorbed in a quiet, contemplative narrative game about life on a long-abandoned space station settled by those with nowhere else to go. I finished […]
In a relatively stacked year of video game releases like 2024, a few inevitably slip through the cracks at first for me. I first heard about No Case Should Remain Unsolved near the end of the year after seeing it pop up a few times in year-end retrospectives, and decided I should see what it’s […]
Although the concept of a “boss rush” game has been around for a while, this sub-genre has become more of a mainstay of indie games in the last decade with the success of titles like Titan Souls, Furi, and Cuphead. Although these games use different gameplay systems, they all share in how they largely eschew […]
Survival Horror has often been a genre of awkward controls, crap combat, and mind-bending narratives with a cult following. Hollowbody is the latest twisted tale from Chasing Static developer Headware Games and aims to bring everyone back a few generations to the “golden era” of the genre. Do Androids Have Nightmares of Electronic Spiders? Hollowbody […]
Note: This review will contain spoilers for MAMIYA – A Shared Illusion of the World’s End, which we would suggest you play before reading this review of MAMIYA – DoomsDayDreams. Please be aware that there will be details that are integral parts of MAMIYA – A Shared Illusion of the World’s End’s mystery. MAMIYA – DoomsDayDreams is […]
MAMIYA – A Shared Illusion of the World’s End is a visual novel series released internationally back in 2021 by independent developer Kenkou Land under the publisher Fruitbat Factory. The series is a solo project by Kokoroten, the only member of Kenkou Land, who serves as scenario writer, artist, and programmer. The publisher describes the […]
It feels like it’s been forever since Inti Creates last made a fully original series. Although recent installments in Gunvolt, Blaster Master, and Gal Gun have been keeping them busy, I was left hoping for something new. Those prayers have been answered in the form of Umbraclaw, from the same minds who brought us Blaster […]