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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!
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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. By Manuel  Players: 1-2
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, XBox One, XBox Series XS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC (Steam) We don't often review fighting games at A-to-J, and the few we do are usually on the indie side of things. Mostroscopy fits that bill exactly, and it's a luchador-themed fighting game from developer Oribe Ware Games, and publisher Seashell Studio. It's out now on just about every major platform, and we're going to be taking a look at it today on the PlayStation 4. There's going to be a lot to cover in this one, so let's dive right in! By Manuel  Players: 1
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 It's no secret that I'm a fan of Chinese media, and that love extends to video games. There are several huge, Chinese-developed titles that I could look at, but I have a special place in my heart for those created by Softstar Entertainment. Though not well-known in the West, Softstar's franchises include Xuan-Yuan Sword, The Legend of Sword and Fairy, Richman, and The Bridge Curse, just to name the biggest ones. I've actually reviewed several games in each of those series already, but I have yet to officially tackle a mainline entry in one of them. A few months back I reviewed Sword and Fairy Inn 2 (A review you can find HERE!), and today I will be reviewing the most recent game in that series: Sword and Fairy: Together Forever. It's been out for a while now on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, and we're going to be looking at it on the latter console in this review. It probably comes as no surprise that I have a lot to say about this one, so I guess we'll just cut the intros short and dive right in!  Square Enix recently announced that two all-new Final Fantasy XVI game-tie-in books are slated to arrive in 2026 from their Square Enix Books imprint, beginning in March with the English-language publication of LOGOS: The World of Final Fantasy XVI. In addition to LOGOS: The World of Final Fantasy XVI, the imprint will also be releasing the English-language edition of The Art of Final Fantasy XVI: Echoes of the Rising Tide, arriving May 2026. Details and preorder information for these books can be found below!
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