Category Archives: Reviews
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Review – So Long, Bearwell
Developer: Spike-Chunsoft
Publisher: Nippon Ichi Software (PSV/PS4) Spike-Chunsoft (PC)
Platform: PSV/PS4/PC
ESRB Rating: M
Release Date: September 26nd, 2017
Thank you NISA for supplying a copy for the review
It’s time. A new Danganronpa has arrived. This isn’t like Ultra Despair Girls where it became a 3D puzzle shooter/action game hybrid. But instead, we’re going back to the traditional scenario of 16 high school kids with ultimate abilities trapped in an unfamiliar environment killing each other while you have to figure out who killed who. Don’t worry though, if you’re new to the series, this is a meant to be a new starting point so knowledge of the previous entries aren’t needed. Also, please know that is not to be confused with Danganronpa 3 which is the ending to the previous Danganronpa games.
Pokken Tournament Switch Review – Shifting to Switch
Developer: Bandai Namco Studios/The Pokemon Company
Publisher: The Pokemon Company
Platform: Switch
ESRB Rating: E10
Release Date: September 22nd, 2017
MRSP:$59.99
Thank you to Nintendo for providing the game for reviewing purposes.
Pokken Tournament is a Pokemon fighting game developed by the talent behind the Tekken series, originally made for Wii U and Arcades. Instead of just making a Tekken game with a roster entirely made up of Pokemon, the developers decided to go a different route by combining 2D and 3D gameplay. Pokken Tournament DX sports new content, and a few quality of life changes to make the experience much better, but how much better is it overall?
METROID: SAMUS RETURNS Review – Samus in her Prime
Developer: Mercury Steam/Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: 3DS
ESRB Rating: E10
Release Date: September 15th, 2017
MRSP:$39.99
Thank you to Nintendo for providing the game for reviewing purposes.
Metroid: Samus Returns is the return of a classic Metroid adventure made from the ground up on 3DS hardware. Thanks to a plethora of new additions in content and gameplay, this is the true way to enjoy Samus Aran’s mission to eradicate the Metroid species, and bring peace to the galaxy.
Mary Skelter: Nightmares Review – This Fleece is Pink With Blood
Developer: Compile Heart
Publisher: Idea Factory International
Platform: PS Vita
ESRB Rating: M
Release Date: September 19th, 2017
MRSP:$39.99
Thank you Idea Factory International for allowing us to review the Vita version of this game.
It’s been about a year since I’ve played a DRPG. It’s been a year since I’ve played MeiQ, the game that made me take this much time away from the genre. Yet here we are, with IF taking on the genre once more (albeit this one not being a Makai Ichiban Kan title) by the name of Mary Skelter: Nightmares. Thankfully, unlike the last one, going through Mary Skelter isn’t a living nightmare.
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth Review
Developer: Aquaplus and Sting
Publisher: Atlus
Platform: PlayStation 4, PS Vita
ESRB Rating: M
Release Date: September 5th, 2017
MRSP: $49.99 (PS4), $39.99 (PSV)
Thank you Atlus for allowing us to review the Vita version of this game.
Utawarerumono is a pretty interesting franchise. It was once just a simple game back in 2002. Then it received a manga and anime adaptation a few years afterward. Out of nowhere in 2015, Aquaplus decides to go back to the franchise and gives us Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception. It didn’t end there though as the second half of this come back released in 2016 – while the rest of the world had to wait for both pieces in 2017. And now, the time has come as the end has arrived with the release of Mask of Truth.
Rock of Ages 2 Review – Monty Python’s Rolling Katamari
Developer: ACE Team
Publisher: Atlus
Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC (Steam)*
ESRB Rating: E
Release Date: August 28th, 2017
MRSP: $14.99
*The PC Version was used to review this game
Thank you, Atlus for providing a review copy!
Rock of Ages 2: Bigger and Boulder is the sequel to the cult 2011 indie game “Rock of Ages“. Rock of Ages is a series which takes elements from tower defense games as well as a few queues from the “Katamari” and “Super Monkey Ball” franchises to create something truly unique. Nearly 6 years after the release of the first game, does Rock of Ages 2 truly live up to the title of Bigger and Boulder? Today we take a look.
SONIC MANIA – NINTENDO SWITCH REVIEW and Knuckles
Let’s cut to the chase, Sonic Mania is the true Sega Saturn sequel to Sonic 3 and Knuckles we never received. Made by big names in the Sonic fan community this game is a testament to why we love the hedgehog in the first place. Christian Whitehead definitely knows what he’s doing, and thanks to Head Canon, Tee Lopes, and PadogaWest Games, we have something that will be remembered just as fondly as the classics.
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana Review – The Legend of Dana: Crystals of Time
Developer: Falcom
Publisher: NISA America
Platform: PlayStation 4, PS Vita, PC
Release Date: September 12th
ESRB Rating: T
MRSP: $49.99/$59.99
It’s been 4 years since the last Ys game, Memories on Celceta. A fun time, with albeit some story problems here and there. YS VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, doesn’t feel more of the same, but it does bring about some of the same issues I’ve had with Celceta.
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Here in Lacrimosa of Dana, we play as Adol Christin yet again embarking on another adventure. If you’re a new comer to the franchise, don’t panic – each game is a separate tale for our adventurer here. This time he’s temporarily a sailor meant to guard some passengers as they make their way to the mainland. However, problems quickly strike when the boat gets too close to a mysterious island. The boat gets attacked by a giant monster leaving you and the passengers shipwrecked on the island. Initially, you start off alone, but quickly find others. Together you set up Castaway Village in this deserted island and explore it with the main goal in mind to find as many surviving passengers as possible and find a way to escape.
Yakuza Kiwami Review A New Standard for Remakes
Developer: SEGA
Publisher: SEGA
Platform(s): PlayStation 4
ESRB Rating: M
MRSP: $29.99
Thank You SEGA USA for Providing a Review Copy of this Game
Yakuza originally released on the PlayStation 2 in 2005 to critical acclaim in Japan. This success led to one of SEGA’s most popular import series spanning seven main entries and several spin offs. Yakuza Kiwami is a remake of this game that started it all. However, unlike a lot of remakes where the game is preserved in the state it originally released, Yakuza Kiwami takes a different approach. The entire game is remade from the ground up in the Yakuza 0 engine, and with it carries over the fighting styles it introduced, completely overhauling the original games fighting system. The game is also completely redubbed by the original Japanese voice actors to fit the rest of the tone with the series. So how does this remake hold up?
Dragon Quest Heroes 2 Review – Honored Traditions
Developer: Omega Force
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: PlayStation 4*, PC (Steam), Playstation Vita (JP Only), Playstation 3 (JP Only), Nintendo Switch (JP Only)
ESRB Rating: T
Release Date: April 25th 2017
MRSP: $59.99
*The PS4 Pro Version was used to review this game
A retail copy was purchased by the reviewer for this review.
It’s been a few years since the release of “Dragon Quest Heroes,” a fun little ARPG tower defense game that served as a love letter to the franchise. With the sequel in the spinoff series going fully open world, and adding various new elements to the mix, will it stand up to the original? Today we take a look at Dragon Quest Heroes 2.
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