Dakoda Barker
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When I was younger, I would celebrate each birthday with my three best friends. We spent the weekend playing videogames or exploring or just generally having
The tale of a young country boy touched by destiny going on to save the world is not unfamiliar; Lost Sphear is an homage, dressed almost entirely in the
An important confession upfront: I did not realise Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness was a visual novel before I began. Visual novels are not typically my
Despite the controversy surrounding the ‘Aug Lives Matter’ promotional art, the initial premise of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is deeply engaging for me. This
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness stars a blue-haired teenager who, in perhaps the most surprising twist, is not actually from space but is instead a
A review of Assault Android Cactus could conceivably comprise only a list of superlatives arranged in a haphazard and ever-changing formation, set to a
‘War is hardest on children,’ one character, Christo, remarks as he rushes about the ruined apartment building, scavenging and building in an attempt to
Football Manager 2016 is the first time I have felt like I have a grasp of (at least) most of the game systems. As I edge closer to 1000 hours invested across
Skyshine’s BEDLAM hates you. Not in the Dark Souls kind of way, where the game thinks you suck and so sets outrageously punishing tasks that, with a lot of
The prevailing image of Japanese culture in Western society is an incongruous blend of two aspects: the badass, as underpinned by romanticised notions of
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China is the first in a three-part ‘spin off’ series—and it must be called a spin off, because Chronicles: China represents the
Within the first half hour, Final Fantasy Type-0 HD establishes what game it wants to be. Through a ten minute opening cutscene, we watch some guy (later