Starting the game already at the final boss is not exactly something commonplace in JRPGs, but that’s exactly the premise behind The Longest Five Minutes. It’s a shame that there [ … ]
Review: Omega Quintet
Another year, another Compile Heart RPG. It seems like you can only go a few months before another of their games is released in one form or another. Unfortunately, Omega [ … ]
Review: Demon Gaze 2
The dungeon crawler, or DRPG, genre isn’t exactly well represented these days. It seems like the Vita is the only place where you can really find them, and even then [ … ]
Isaac’s Top 5 Games of the Year 2017
2017 has been an incredibly busy year for videogames, and unsurprisingly I didn’t end up playing the vast majority of new releases.
Review: Lost Dimension
Originally released in 2015 in the west, Lost Dimension is a curious game. Blending turn based strategy with a traitor system that changes up every playthrough, it’s certainly not like [ … ]
Review: A Hat in Time
Kickstarted games certainly haven’t gotten the best reputation over the past few years. Even with successful projects like Divinity: Original Sin and Darkest Dungeon, the high profile failings of Mighty [ … ]
Review: Danganronpa V3
Coming after both the disappointing Ultra Despair Girls and Danganronpa 3, Danganronpa V3 marks a return to form for the series. It may not be the perfect sequel that people [ … ]
Review: Senran Kagura – Peach Beach Splash
If you’ve read my previous Senran Kagura reviews, my frustration with the series should be obvious by this point. Any potential the series had is gone, replaced with low effort [ … ]
Review: Ys VIII – Lacrimosa of Dana
As the latest entry in a series spanning over 30 years, Ys VIII certainly has a legacy to live up to. Thankfully, the game delivers what fans have come to [ … ]
Review: Mary Skelter – Nightmares
Compile Heart don’t have the best track record for quality games. The early Neptunia games, Agarest and Mugen Souls were all very poor games in various ways, but in recent years [ … ]
Review: The Sexy Brutale – Full House Edition
Going into The Sexy Brutale, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. The name doesn’t give much away, and the studio behind it was unknown to me. As I watched [ … ]
Review: Fate/EXTELLA – The Umbral Star
The Fate series is a strange one, with multiple anime adaptions, spin-off games and novels. And yet, even with many of said spin-offs being released in the west, the original [ … ]