Reef Entertainment kindly invited NookGaming and some other outlets to come and meet with them, along with a couple of key figures from NIS America. The event of the day? Check out the first English builds of some of their upcoming games, the most notable being Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless. It is worth […]
Tag: SRPG
Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society – Review
Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society is a sequel to 2016’s Labyrinth of Refrain, NIS’s take on the classic dungeon-crawling genre of old. With new innovations and a new cast, it promises to further iterate on the blend of story and tense exploration seen in the first game. Invitation to the Manor How much is […]
Dark Deity – Review | Sword and Strategy
It would be no exaggeration to say that Dark Deity, developed by Sword & Axe LLC and released on June 15th, 2021, leans heavily on the Fire Emblem blueprint. In the game’s Kickstarter campaign, Sword and Axe called upon the Nintendo series’ powerful strategy RPG and visual novel hybrid formula in crafting Dark Deity’s own tale of […]
Digimon Survive – Review | Shrine of the Kemonogami
Digimon Survive is primarily a visual novel. This seems to be the big controversy for this title, so I’ll get it out the way first. In this jaunt to the Digital World, you’ll find SRPG combat, point-and-click gameplay, and even mechanics similar to dating sims. Despite all of this and more being in Digimon Survive, […]
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim – Review | 13 is Lucky for Some
Vanillaware is one of those rare developers that seem to constantly produce gold but with a real niche appeal. Ranging from RPGs to beat ’em ups, Vanillaware has now shown their hand with a real-time strategy meets visual novel title. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to look at 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. All Equal Measures […]
Triangle Strategy – Review | Text-Heavy, but an Amazing SRPG
Triangle Strategy might sound like a placeholder name for a title, but it’s one that funnily enough encapsulates what it’s all about. It plunges you into the world of Norzelia, a continent divided into 3 kingdoms that are celebrating 30 years of peace after a horrific war tore through the lands. You’ll find yourself taking […]
Eiyu*Senki Gold – A New Conquest – Review
Eiyu*Senki Gold – A New Conquest is an adult strategy game, where you conquer the world, meet female versions of famous historical and mythological figures and quite often sleep with them. Ever wanted to see Tutankhamun as a cute anime girl? How about burying your own Excalibur in King Arthur? This might be for you. […]
Wargroove – Review | The Art of War
Getting War-Groovy With It Let’s get groovy baby! Today we’re taking a look at Wargroove, developed and published by Chucklefish Games. The game was initially available for Windows, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One on the first of February 2019, with a PS4 version coming out the same year. A free DLC, Double Trouble, was unveiled […]
Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen – Review
Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen is a remake of an old visual novel. One which I recall playing more than a decade ago in fact and one which has stuck with me ever since. Over time it has come out on new platforms, add voiced acting, improved graphics, and even had changes in the battle […]