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Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen review

Robert Allen — Mon, 25 May 2020 17:38:54 +0000

Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen is a remake of the original 2002 game. Despite laying the groundwork for two sequels and a spin-off game, it hasn’t received an official localization until now. If you’re new to the series, this is the best place to start. As stateside gamers, we’re occasionally tossed in the middle of ...

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Habroxia review

Robert Allen — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:45:45 +0000

Consistently, new shoot ‘em ups arrive with marketing conspicuously mentioning inspiration drawn from yesteryear’s classic shooters. While titles like R-Type, Gradius, Axelay are frequently cited, the results are often far removed from these retro gems. Typically, the game is either a derivative copycat or a misguided effort that neglects to understand the charms of the ...

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Furwind review

Robert Allen — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 20:01:41 +0000

Several generations ago, nearly every gaming platform had multiple two-dimensional, character-driven platformers. Showcasing vibrant, eye-catching colors, and as many sprites as yesteryear’s CPUs could handle, they became a dominant genre. But when polygons became the popular rendering method, the platformer pivoted to the third dimension. Recent efforts in the Mario, Sonic, and Rayman franchises demonstrate ...

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Fate/Extella Link review

Robert Allen — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:02:07 +0000

With lore which traverses several mediums and revolves around different universes, the Fate franchise might seem impenetrable to newcomers. Paradoxically, that’s part of the allure. Immerse yourself in Type-Moon’s well-liked visual novels, manga, anime, games and even sound dramas and you’ll discover a collaboration between writer Kinoko Nasu and artist Takashi Takeuchi that basks in ...

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London Detective Mysteria review

Robert Allen — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 05:12:57 +0000

A Lady’s Return Set in late nineteenth century London, London Detective Mysteria commences with Emily Whiteley’s return to the city. After witnessing the death of her parents, young Lady Whiteley was whisked away to the countryside, missing some of the formality befitting of a fastidiously-groomed socialite. But now that she is of marrying age, Emily’s ...

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Atari Flashback Classics review

Robert Allen — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 21:27:07 +0000

The Birth of a Giant The Atari VCS wasn’t the first cartridge-based console, but it undoubtedly popularized home gaming across the late 1970s and early 1980s. During the system’s miraculous fifteen-year life span, it sold over 30 million units, spurred the creation of third-party publishers like Activision and Imagic, and would even become a part ...

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Fast Striker review

Robert Allen — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 17:44:03 +0000

Peruse the PlayStation website, and you’ll discover that Sony has removed most evidence of the Vita’s existence. But despite the purge, a few diminutive publishers are still releasing software for the beloved portable system. EastAsiaSoft’s Fast Striker might be one of final shmups to be released on the system, and while it pales in comparison ...

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MUSYNX review

Robert Allen — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 21:15:06 +0000

The Switch’s software library is growing vigorously, with each new week habitually bringing in dozens of new titles. Some genres, like music rhythm games have a multitude of options, with titles like Deemo, VOEZ, Lanota, and Superbeat: Xonic vying for prominence. With the release of MUSYNX, a prodigious new challenger enters the aural arena, extending ...

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Rainbow Skies review

Robert Allen — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:37:32 +0000

Originally slated for a 2014 release, SideQuest Studios’ Rainbow Skies has, at long last, arrived on the Vita, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4. A follow-up to 2012’s Rainbow Moon, the title draws inspiration from a multitude of sources, with components such as turn-based battles on gridded battlefields to nurtured monsters who act as party members. ...

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Muv-Luv (Vita) Alternative

Robert Allen — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 23:37:53 +0000

In contemporary media, commercial success and artistry are inescapably intertwined. Developing a lucrative, long-term property is just as important as the actual storytelling. As evidenced by the output of Hollywood, book publishers, and the game industry, sequels and spin-offs are ubiquitous. As such, audiences have developed a certain set of expectations when it comes to ...

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The Lost Child review

Robert Allen — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:06:44 +0000

For Switch owners, the wait for Shin Megami Tensei V might seem intolerable, with the Setagaya-based team providing scant information on developmental progress. Fortunately, there’s a viable, albeit derivative alternative, with Kadokawa Games’ The Lost Child. Sure, the effort might lack some of the polish, depth, and sense of daring regularly exhibited by Atlus’ efforts. ...

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Muv Luv (Vita) review

Robert Allen — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 20:54:26 +0000

Delve into the recent Vita release of Muv-Luv and you won’t immediately understand why the 2003 visual novel is often considered one of the medium’s most prodigious efforts. Split into two distinct arcs, Muv-Luv Extra and Muv-Luv Unlimited, the property has spurned serialized manga, volumes of light novels, two different anime, as well as a ...

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Reverie review

Robert Allen — Thu, 24 May 2018 01:17:09 +0000

Games often allow us to explore imaginative places, from futuristic planets on the other side of our universe to fantastical lands occupied by mythical creatures. While these fictitious lands can be fascinating, all too often we overlook the beauty of the real world. That lapse provides distinction to Reverie, a PS Vita and PlayStation 4 ...

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Penny Punching Princess review

Robert Allen — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 17:33:13 +0000

While 1987’s Double Dragon wasn’t the first beat ‘em up game (Irem’s Kung Fu Master arrived two years earlier), it did help to push the genre forward. Instead of feeling like a stiff side-scroller, Double Dragon’s fraternal protagonists, Billy and Jimmy Lee freely moved around the screen, delivering elbow strikes, throws, disarms- and using any ...

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Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms review

Robert Allen — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 19:48:19 +0000

Although the conflict only lasted for four days, the Battle of Toba-Fushimi was a pivotal moment in Japanese history. Following the forced opening of the Hakodate and Shimoda ports by Commodore Matthew C. Parry, tensions grew between the Imperial loyalists in Kyoto and the Tokugawa shogunate. After securing over two centuries of political and economic ...

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Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] review

Robert Allen — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 04:16:15 +0000

While Yokohama-based Arc System Works dabbles in other genres, and is behind efforts like Xblaze: Lost Memories and Inferno Climber, the company is undoubtedly best known for their fighting game franchises. Series like Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, and Persona 4 Arena, have cultivated a growing legion of fans, who relish each new pugnacious-minded release. And while ...

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VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action review

Robert Allen — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 04:01:56 +0000

Gaming has an affinity for spectacle, with an output that often seems influenced by Hollywood’s procession of summer blockbusters. If there’s an opportunity to make the explosions bigger, the villains more malevolent, or the scope grander, developers habitually seize the chance. As such, VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action feels distinctive. Instead of attempting to articulate ...

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Demon Gaze II review

Robert Allen — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 23:31:55 +0000

When Demon Gaze was released in 2014, the PS Vita had a scant number of dungeon crawls. But in the ensuing years, labyrinth-based skulking proliferated on the portable, with titles like Stranger of Sword City, Dungeon Travelers 2, Operation Abyss, Operation Babel, and Mary Skelter each adding their own nuance to the genre. Given this ...

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Tokyo Tattoo Girls review

Robert Allen — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 03:21:48 +0000

Tokyo Tattoo Girls is the type of game that probably wouldn’t have been localized a decade ago. The reason has nothing to do with the appearance of some slightly risqué images; the game’s exhibition of butt and boob cleavage is all fairly tame stuff. If you remember back in 2010, SEGA removed the hostess bars ...

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Summon Night 6: Lost Borders review

Robert Allen — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 19:23:22 +0000

Like Criminal Girls, the Summon Night series has outlived the studio who originally created the franchise. The inaugural entry, its three subsequent follow-ups, and several spin-offs were all crafted by Gifu-based Flight-Plan, which departed from the industry in 2010. An ensuing effort was developed by Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth revivalists Felistella, marking the main franchise’s first ...

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