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2023's epic hit role-playing game Baldur's Gate 3 sure has enriched the market, so much so that every single big-budget computer RPG will be compared to that title. And who can blame people? Of course, if you rather temper your expectations with a modest fare, especially one that takes place in an alternate feudal Japan, then Shadow of the Road ...
While 2024 was jam-packed with Japanese role-playing games aplenty, does that mean we can expect less of the genre for 2025? Hardly. We already have a few eclectic JRPGs slated for the first half of 2025, with Atelier Yumia out in the next few weeks. And following that, we have one from French studio Sandfall Interactive, slated for April 2025...
Let’s be real—Mario Kart isn’t going anywhere. But for those of us who grew up power-sliding through Double Dash, pulling off ridiculous tag-team nonsense in Crash Tag Team Racing, or getting obliterated by blue shells in Mario Kart Wii, Sonic has always been lurking in the background with his own brand of chaotic karting. He started off...
With just a few months away until launch, SNK saw it right to unleash its wolves to the public. Metaphorical, not literal ones: the Fatal Fury kind. Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves hosted its open beta for PC and consoles from last Thursday until today (20-24 February 4pm GMT+8). Yours truly played a heckaton of matches using all eight characters...
Now, I’ll be honest—I’ve never really been into horde shooters. The idea of being thrown into a game where enemies keep swarming you until you inevitably explode into space dust has always sounded more stressful than fun. But then along comes Rising Heat, the upcoming sci-fi roguelite from Fuzzy Sock Studios and Apogee Entertainment, which ha...
If FromSoftware announced they were making an Elden Ring battle royale, most of us would’ve laughed and moved on. And yet, Elden Ring Nightreign exists—not quite a battle royale, not quite a traditional Soulslike, but rather a roguelike co-op survival game set in the Elden Ring universe. It’s an ambitious experiment that dares to break away f...
The idol genre is one that I’ve always been wary of. Not because I find it particularly cringe or distasteful, but because I fear I might fall for it. As someone who claims to be an otaku, I’ve steered clear of idol-centric media like Love Live! or The IDOLM@STER for that very reason. Consuming it feels like stepping into a world where you’re...
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake was originally announced all the way back in 2021, but now we're finally close to the release of this highly-anticipated remake of a beloved legendary JRPG. Let The Quest Begin Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake opens up really fast but preserves the classic experience. The visuals really look amazing and breathtaking, es...
Noroi Kago The Grudged Domain is a new game from developer Toydium and publisher Toei Animation. Yes, the same acclaimed animation studio behind Dragon Ball and many other iconic anime. I had a taste of the upcoming demo and it was a terrifying experience. Arachnophobia Noroi Kago The Grudged Domain is a survival co-op horror game based aroun...
With many roguelikes coming in, and all of them emulating 2020's GOTY Hades, it's really no wonder why we're seeing lots of them popping up from then up until now. And most of them seem like carbon copies without the sauce that makes them stand out from Supergiant Games' major efforts. Even the makers of Dead Cells, Motion Twin, are taking a sta...
Management games based on the video games industry are nothing new -see SeGaGaGa and Game Dev Story. But a management sim based on a fictional game maker working on a mass multiplayer online role-playing game where you can see how your game plays? And control how things go online and live? And also having an investor lording over you and happens to...
Dragon Quest 3 back in the 80s was considered a revolution in Japanese role-playing gaming due to its class system and its unique plot that takes place way before Dragon Quest 1 and 2. Even before Final Fantasy III went nuts with the system, Dragon Quest 3 did it early and was considered quite a pioneer in that regard. So when Square Enix announced...
Early July of this year, Arc System Works and developer Yukes (of WWE 2K game series fame) announced a new entry in the Double Dragon series: Double Dragon Revive. And it looked pretty average. Upon watching it, I got vibes from Double Dragon 2: Wander of the Dragon, and that's no praise at all as it's one of the worst 3D-styled beat-em-ups on all ...
I'm not sure if "cute pixel-art girls" is a set genre, but my visit to the Playism booth at Tokyo Game Show 2024 shows that there's a ton of upcoming games with that in mind. For this short feature, I'll be focusing on the one that left the biggest impression on me: Nitro Express. Published by Playism and made by Grayfax Software, Nitro Express ...
Fantasian the RPG made its debut on the iOS and is made by Mistwalker and Final Fantasy father Hironobu Sakaguchi. While a fun game, it didn't get the audience it deserved. Fast forward to now, and daddy Final Fantasy is back to getting help from his ex-company Square Enix to publish his underappreciated Japanese role-playing game onto other pla...
Correction: We credited Rovio as a developer of the title in the previous article. That part has been updated as Rovio is handling the marketing while Sega is developing the title. Kakuchopurei regrets the error. If possible, any giant company worth their salt would want to make a multiplayer battle royale-type game with multiple game modes and ...
The fighting game term "Shoto", as defined by the Fighting Games Glossary created by Richard "Infil" Pusch, is an archetype "that has a fireball, a shoryuken, and a tatsu. Their main gameplan is to play solid footsies with fireballs and pokes, and then uppercut you when you jump at them". I bring this up because one of SNK's prominent ninja ...
Tokyo Game Show 2024 was a bedlam of many game demo debuts, with the most notable being S-Games' action title Phantom Blade Zero. The game made its debut in Summer Games Fest, but its demo wasn't made playable by many until now. Billed as a throwback to 2000s action games like the Ninja Gaiden reboot or the Devil May Cry titles, Phantom Blade Ze...
Akitoshi Kawazu is one of Japanese role-playing game's most long-standing and persevering game designers. From his weird and unique take on the second Final Fantasy game to his long-running SaGa series that takes Western RPG tropes and ran with it using unique methods of leveling up and skill-getting, his run in gaming is never dull. Controversial?...
For the better part of a decade, I've felt as though Call of Duty's multiplayer experience had lost its charm. Sure, sales were great but I missed the good old days when grinding public matches for hours on end was fun. I saw glimpses of that with Vanguard and more recently Modern Warfare III, but they always fell a bit short for reasons I still st...
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