Visual novels and adventure games played a big part in the history of Japanese videogames, but many of the more influential titles never made it outside Japan. YU-NO: A girl [ … ]
Category: Review
Review: Dragon Quest 1, 2 & 3
While never becoming quite as popular as Final Fantasy in the west, it’s hard to deny just how influential the Dragon Quest series is on the RPG genre. It set [ … ]
Review: Monster Hunter World – Iceborne
After many portable releases and a long stretch of Nintendo console exclusivity, Monster Hunter World was released on the PS4 last year. Boasting improved visuals, something the series was in [ … ]
Review: Cat Quest 2
There are often times where you don’t want to play an epic 100 hour RPG, instead turning to shorter games to have a fun time. Cat Quest was the perfect [ … ]
Review: AI – The Somnium Files
With the release of Zero Time Dilemma, the Zero Escape series’ third and final entry, fans were left wondering what would be next for series writer and director Kotaro Uchikoshi. [ … ]
Review: Crystar
Furyu have been involved with some interesting games over the years, but many of them end up failing to turn their unique concepts into a fun experience. Crystar unfortunately follows [ … ]
Review: Children of Morta
For every successful Kickstarter release like Undertale or Shovel Knight, there are dozens or unfinished or underwhelming games that leave backers disappointed. After 4 years and a lengthy delay, the [ … ]
Review: Oninaki
Square Enix have published a few games over the last few console generations that try to emulate the feel of classic JRPGs with a modern twist. Bravely Default, Octopath Traveller [ … ]
Review: Catherine – Full Body
Catherine was always a strange game, even when compared to some of Atlus’ weirder releases. Mixing a serious story based on relationships and preparing for the future with fast paced [ … ]
Review: Kill la Kill – IF
Kill la Kill – IF is an oddity when it comes to videogame adaptions of anime franchises. The original series ended over 5 years ago, so releasing a tie-in game [ … ]
Review: Dragon Quest Builders 2
The original Dragon Quest Builders was a decent proof of concept for a different style of Dragon Quest game, but it fell short in a few areas. For the sequel, [ … ]
Review: Earth Defense Force 5
With each new release, the Earth Defense Force series has slowly moved away from its origins as a budget series. Sure, they’ll never have the production values of AAA titles, [ … ]