Chained Echoes Wearing its inspirations on its sleeve, Chained Echoes is an example of a retro-style RPG done right. 7 years in the making and after a successful Kickstarter campaign, we have a fantastically crafted game that pays homage to the genre’s classic titles while setting itself apart with a great battle system. It’s hard […]
Raiden IV x Mikado Remix Review Raiden IV has been through quite a few revisions starting as an arcade game back in 2007. A year later a home console conversion was made for the Xbox 360 and in 2014 a version titled Raiden IV: Overkill was released later for the PS3 and PC which serves
NEOGEO Pocket Color Selection Vol. 2 Review The NEOGEO Pocket (& The color variant) is a handheld I never owned as a child, I vividly remember being quite envious of a classmate who had a Color model. I started saving my pocket money to go towards buying my unit but within 4 months of me
Sonic Frontiers PC & Steam Deck Review Sonic Frontiers takes place over 5 unique islands that each act as their own self-contained sandbox with most islands having their own unique collectables tokens, motifs etc. The Islands are large but not overwhelming like a true open-world game such as an assassins creed or Elden Ring where
Arkanoid Eternal Battle Review Upon starting Arkanoid Eternal Battle you will be presented with four different game modes to choose from. Each of these game modes incorporates the classic, arcade gameplay you expect from Arkanoid but out its own unique spin on it. The star of the show, Eternal Battle pits you against 25 opponents
FAITH: The Unholy Trinity Review FAITH: The Unholy Trinity story is comprised of three chapters, the first of which was released back in 2017. The first thing you will notice about FAITH is its graphical style inspired heavily by the likes of the Apple II or the Atari 2600 even down to the limited number
Yomawari: Lost in the Dark Review Yomawari: Lost in the Dark is the third instalment in the Yomawari series and might just be the best entry yet. The series started out on the VITA back in 2015 with Yomawari: Night Alone followed up it’s sequel Yomawari: Midnight Shadows in 2017. Both games were re-released as
No More Heroes III Steam Review No More Heroes III starts with an incredibly highly detailed Cartoon showing a young boy named Damon helping his adorable alien friend FU build a spaceship to return to his home planet, it’s really well done and invoked a sort of nostalgia from me. I was born in the
* This review focuses on Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure which is one half of the Prinny Presents NIS Classics Vol. 3. A separate review of La Pucelle: Ragnarok will follow shortly. * Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure Review Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure is another older game that NIS has pulled from their back catalogue for us
Rune Factory 5 Review Rune Factory started off life as a spinoff of the Harvest Moon series with the first title being released back on the Nintendo DS. This subseries focuses more on traditional RPG mechanics like dungeon exploration, Monsters and combat all layered on top of the already excellent Harvest Moon framework. I think
