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By Al  Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PC (Steam) Video game remakes aren't anything new, but what about remakes that come out only two years after the original? Metal Max Xeno Reborn is a remake of 2018's Metal Max Xeno that originally released in Japan in 2018 and 2022 in the West courtesy of PQube Entertainment. The original version dropped on the PS4 and PS Vita, and its remake skips the Vita in favor of the Nintendo Switch, and adds PC to the mix too. Does this remake deserve to exist considering it not only came out quickly, but is also available on the same platform as the original? What changes or additions are there that might make it worth picking up a second time? What exactly is the Metal Max series? We'll take a look at these questions, and lots more, in this review. So let's dive into post-apocalyptic Tokyo and find out!
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By Sheen  Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, XBox One, XBox Series XS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC (Steam) Sokoban-like games have come out in great numbers lately, and it can be hard to stand out among the crowd when then gameplay looks so simple. Sokobalien seeks to do just that with a premise centered on alien abduction, and I'm all here for that sort of thing. It's currently available on all major platforms, and we're going to be taking a look at it on the PlayStation 5. There's really no need for further intro here, so let's get straight to the review! By Alavic  Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 Archetype Arcadia is a dark, sci-fi visual novel that is developed by the same team that brought us Raging Loop back in 2019, and it's out now on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. It's arguable that visual novels aren't often associated with long narratives, or darker themes, but Archetype Arcadia brings them both in droves. Is this post-apocalyptic story worth sinking 50 hours into? Do the dark themes weave themselves in well with the pseudo-Isekai plot? What are some of the secrets that lie beneath the surface of the game's world? Well, we're hopefully going to answer all those questions and more in this review, so read on to find out! By Al  Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, XBox One, XBox Series XS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC (Steam) Vampire Survivors dropped new DLC recently, and it got me thinking about other survivors-like games that popped up in its wake. I've played several similar games in the past, but I have even more that have been on my to-do list for quite a while now. Today is as good a day as any to check one of those out. Primal Survivors is currently available on all major platforms, and we're going to be taking a look at it today on the PlayStation 5. This is going to be a rather quick one, so let's just get straight to the review! By Manuel  Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, XBox One, XBox Series, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC (Steam & Itchi.io) I don't know when it exactly happened, but I've slowly become a fan of the visual novels written by ebi-hime. I've admittedly only played about five or six of her games so far, but they always leave an impression on me that sticks around long after I finish them. I previously reviewed the console release of Sweetest Monster (which you can find HERE), and recently read through both Lily of the Valley and Six Days of Snow in my free time. I have several more games by her lined up on my soon-to-play backlog, and I also have one that I'm going to give the full review treatment today. The Mermaid of Zennor is a short visual novel that released on PC back in 2021, and arrived on consoles in May of 2024. Thanks to the console publisher Penguin Pop Games, I got my hands on the PlayStation 4 version, and it's that one that we'll be taking a look at here. There's a surprising amount of content to go over in this one, so let's just get straight to the review. By Al  Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, XBox One, XBox Series XS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC (Steam) 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. Recently, a sequel titled The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication (Hereafter referred to as simply "Bridge Curse 2".) was released on all major platforms 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! By Manuel  Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, XBox Series XS I've reviewed countless visual novels during my time at A-to-J, and it takes a lot for one to stand out amongst the crowd. Kuznetsk 1997: Detective Visual Novel (Which I'm going to refer to as simply "Kuznetsk 1997" from here on.) manages to do exactly that. Originally developed and released onto Steam in 2023 by Hit'n'Run Digital Studio, it also is available on the Nintendo Switch and XBox Series XS by way of publisher 17Studio. We're going to be taking a look at the game on the Switch, though I'm sure all the versions are mostly identical. There's going to be a lot to go over in this one, so let's just dive straight in! By Teepu  Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PC (Steam) The internet is chock full of memes and skits. Viva La Dirt League’s series Epic NPC Man is one of those, which pokes fun at common MMORPG tropes. Nice Day For Fishing is a fishing RPG that is based on this fictional world, and it's the subject of today's review. |
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