Touhou Project games lean toward the bullet hell genre, mostly because that’s what Touhou originally was. Since its inception, it’s spawned over a dozen titles by the game’s developer. The original developer places few restrictions on his original content, so the game’s success has also resulted in a lot of fan-made works, games of many genres included. For example, last…
There is no other game quite like Immortality. On the surface it looks like another interactive film (okay, a collection of them), but it has gameplay mechanics and a narrative that are absolutely unique. It also marks Sam Barlow’s first horror game since Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (2009). Barlow’s name…
Cults and sinning seem to go hand in hand. Sure, some of…
To this day, one of my favourite RTS titles is The Lord…
I spent the final few months of 2015 obsessed with The Legend of Legacy for 3DS. As I noted in my review, I played it every time I had even just a few minutes to spare. The game is often considered to be a spiritual successor to SaGa, though it…
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Level-5 has a lot going on right now, juggling multiple games in development. Two of them were announced at the Nintendo Direct in February 2023, while some of them (there is overlap) were shown off earlier this year at Level-5’s Vision 2023 Tsuzumi event. Four of these titles had a…
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Honeycomb is a sci-fi survival sandbox game developed by a studio out of Poland, Frozen Way (co-developer of House Flipper). Previously expected to be released later this year, the game’s launch window has been pushed back to Q3 2024 so that the game launches in its entirety rather than in…
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I’m back yet again with news about a remastered game – actually, remastered games. Publisher PQube has announced that Class of Heroes 1 and its sequel are back, this time as a bundle of remastered versions. Class of Heroes 1 & 2: Complete Edition includes both Class of Heroes: Anniversary…
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I’ve had my eye on Arcadian Atlas for seven years now – that’s how long it took from the time I backed the game during its crowdfunding campaign to its PC launch this July. As a result of the campaign, I do own the game on PC… but here’s the…
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Announced back in February, The Thaumaturge was expected to be released for PC this year and consoles next. A December release date was revealed for PC last month, but now the developer and the publisher have decided that the game needs more polish. The PC version will now be released…
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Get ready for a nostalgia trip that is also the return of some of the most difficult shmups that ever existed with Irem Collection Volume 1, launching for modern consoles next week. The collection includes Image Fight, Image Fight II, and X Multiply. The three titles take players back to…
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Immerse yourself in the mythical realm of Avalon in King Arthur: Knight’s Tale, a hybrid between turn-based tactical games and traditional character-centric RPGs. The game first launched for PC following a successful Kickstart campaign, and nearly two years after its full launch a console launch date has been set.…
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Super Crazy Rhythm Castle is a puzzling cooperative mashup where players work together to think outside the box while keeping their combos. Play alone or with up to three friends to conquer the castle. It’s set to launch next week for PC and consoles. You know a game must be…
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There’s simulators for just about everything these days: powerwashing, farming, running an animal rescue, village development… take your pick. There’s something I’ve never done, though: drive a taxi. (Okay, so I’ve done in by picking up fares in Grand Theft Auto, but that doesn’t count.) And that could change very…
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