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By Al  Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch Recently I've come to appreciate the smaller indie titles that publisher RAWRLAB Games has been putting out, and their latest one is no exception. V-Hunter Puzzler DX is a turn-based puzzle game that is coming soon to the Nintendo Switch, and it's also what we're going to be looking at it today. Hopefully by end of the review we're going to see if this quirky little board-game-meets-Castlevania title is worth the price of admission, or if it's best left sitting idly on the eShop pondering what a man is. Anyhow, there's no need for further intro. Let's dive right in! By Rae  Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch Hello new and old friends alike! You can call me Rae, I’m a nerd of many interests and an otome game enthusiast who has been here for far too long. In less than two years, the 20th anniversary of Yo-Jin-Bo, my first otoge, will happen and wow am I not ready to admit that... But that is not why we are here today! We are here to celebrate a remake of a remake with a shiny new translation that doesn’t have the characters saying some out of pocket stuff! Hakuoki, the 2008 otome game that set a fire in many folks hearts. This is the game that dominated the English speaking otome community and became the “everyone and their mother has played it” game. Originally released for the PlayStation 2, you were able to romance one of the six dashing men available. It’s booming popularity got the series multiple spin-offs, a prequel, a TV anime, movies, a stage play, and most importantly for the gamers: a remake that added so much new content, they had to make two games (Kyoto Winds and Edo Blossoms) to handle the six new suitors and other new content. Personally, I had only ever played the original game so picking up this definitive version of both games in one was a treat. Without spoiling too much, here is a short review! By Manuel  Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC Even though I wouldn't call myself their biggest fan, I did enjoy two of Chibig's recent titles. For those unfamiliar, they're the developer/publisher who put out Summer in Mara and Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara. Both games had their issues, but they had loads of charm, and were fun as well. Needless to say I was excited when I heard about the upcoming release of Mika and The Witch's Mountain. Having raised quite a bit of money via a successful Kickstarter last year, it's finally releasing on the Nintendo Switch and Steam. We're going to be taking a look at the Switch release today, and see if it is as good as the other Chibig games I mentioned earlier. There's no need for further introductions, so let's dive in! By Al  Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, XBox, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 A while back I reviewed a game called Cat and Ghostly Road. (A review which you can find HERE.) It was an adventure game featuring a story steeped in Chinese mythology, and I found it to be rather enjoyable despite its flaws. Imagine my amazement when a follow up game revealed itself in the form of Cat's Request. Cat's Request is a sci-fi themed adventure game that recently released on all major consoles by way of publisher Sometimes You. It's not a sequel to Cat and Ghostly Road, but it plays a lot like it. It also obviously features a cat protagonist. Will this prove to be a better game overall? I guess we're going to have to play it to find out! By Al  Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC Today's review is going to be an interesting one, as putting it into any particular genre is a bit difficult. Part arcade game, part puzzle platformer, and all sorts of wacky in-between, VIVIDLOPE is a game that stands in a league of its own. Developed and published by Jaklub, it recently dropped onto the Nintendo Switch following a Steam release last year. The new Switch release has all sorts of new content over the Steam version, and it's the one that we're going to be looking at today. There's no need for further intros, let's dive right in! By Manuel  Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch A while back I heard about a game called Elrentaros Wanderings that was set to come to the Nintendo Switch by way of publisher Red Art Games. It seemed to be a cute Action RPG featuring a familiar anime aesthetic, but that was all I knew about it initially. Imagine my surprise when I learned that it was the latest game to be developed by Yoshifumi Hashimoto's studio HAKAMA. For those not familiar with him, Yoshifumi Hashimoto was a producer on many of the recent Story of Seasons titles, and has far more other notable credits than I can list here. Other big names in the development team include Shie Nanahara (Pokémon and One Piece card games) and Minako Iwasaki (Ys series), who were behind the illustrations that drew me to the game in the first place. That's all a rather long-winded way to say that I was now very excited to play the game, and couldn't wait to see if it lived up to my now raised expectations. Seeing as the game is just about here, there's no other way to find out but to dive right in! Also, I should mention one thing before we continue. Even though this game is solely focused on the Nintendo Switch version, it also is available on PC via Steam, though published by Bushiroad Inc. I imagine that everything I'm about to say will apply to both versions, but I can't be totally sure. Keep that in mind if you're looking for a review on that particular version. By Al  Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC Retro-inspired 2D action platformers and the Metroidvania genre seem to go almost hand-in-hand, so I was excited when I laid eyes upon Ataraxie for the first time. I found its retro aesthetic quite appealing, and the fact that it took place in an Egypt-like setting drew me in even more. Having released onto Steam earlier this year by way of developer/publisher Studio Gravenoire, it's set to arrive soon on the Nintendo Switch. It's the Switch version that we'll be looking at today, and hopefully we'll find out if my excitement was justified or not. There's no need for long intros here, so let's dive right in! By Al  Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, XBox, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 While I wouldn't say that I'm the biggest fan of platformers, I do have a soft spot for the precision platforming sub-genre. I'm not sure what it is about them, but I find joy in finally completing something following countless failed attempts. Enter Mangavania 2, a game that seems to fall into said precision platformer territory. As the name implies, it's the sequel to Mangavania, a game which released early last year. It's coming soon to all current consoles by way of publisher Sometimes You, and we're going to be taking a look at the Nintendo Switch version today. There's no need for a long intro here, so let's dive right in! By Manuel  Players: 1-2
Platforms: XBox, PlayStation 5, PC Being a fan of the shmup genre, I was excited when CYGNI: All Guns Blazing (Hereafter simply referred to as "CYGNI") first popped onto my radar. Coming to us by way of Konami, who have previously brought us the Gradius and TwinBee series, I was drawn in by their promise of this game kicking off a new generation of shoot-em ups. (Or as I called them earlier: "shmups".) That was quite the boast to make for a game that didn't have a lot of information behind it, but if anyone could pull it off, it would be them. The wait is now over, and CYGNI is currently available on the XBox Series X|S, the PlayStation 5, and on PC. I played the PC version for this review, but I think all of what I have to say will be relevant across the board. There's a lot to go over in this one, so let's dive right in! By Manuel  Players: 1
Platforms: PC Not too long ago I reviewed a game called The Bridge Curse: Road to Salvation (Which you can find HERE.), and gave it a decently high rating. It was a game based on a hit Taiwanese movie, and was developed by SoftStar Entertainment, the studio also behind the Xuan-Yuan Sword series. Earlier this year, a sequel titled The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication (Hereafter referred to as simply "Bridge Curse 2".) was released on PC via Steam by way of publisher PQube. I knew that I had to get my hands on it, and that's exactly what I did. Being a huge fan of the horror genre, and the first game in general, I figured this was a must-review game for me. How does it stand up to the first game? Did it improve on the gameplay elements I criticized in my last review? Is it actually scary? We'll answer all those questions and more in this review. There's a lot to cover in this one, so let's dive right in! |
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