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An appealing thing about the Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons series is that players can place themselves in the shoes of the main character; painting their picture of the story out on the blank canvas provided.
Atelier Ryza is the third Atelier game release this year, which sounds daunting but it’s one of the most steadily released JRPG series and somehow still manages to find ways to keep new installments feeling like improvements. While there are nine Atelier games on the PS4 (including Ryza and the...
Like many, Oxenfree surprised the hell out of me in 2016, as Night School Studio’s debut title surpassed expectations with its moving story and clever gameplay mechanics. As such, Afterparty has been on my shortlist ever since it was announced, especially considering the absurdity of its premise.
Challenge can be a great driver for getting satisfaction from a gaming experience, but too much of it can drive the experience down overall. Such is the case with Dark Devotion: It is, without a doubt, one of the most challenging Souls-inspired indies to be released in recent memory, though...
Little Town Hero. How do I even begin to describe Little Town Hero? Well, I’ll say this much: if, prior to reading this review, you thought the game looked quirky, fun, interesting, or any combination of the aforementioned adjectives, let me nip that in the bud right now. You’re probably...
Plants vs. Zombies has come a long way from its tower defense roots. The Garden Warfare series transformed the game from tower defense into a full-blown 3D hero shooter.
Have you ever had a job you’re working seep into every aspect of your life? It starts affecting how you sleep, how you act in social situations, and generally just how you live. The Outer Worlds takes that idea to the umpteenth degree, dropping you into the corporate nightmare of...
The simulation genre has made significant strides over the last decade. Titles like Stardew Valley, Story of Seasons, and My Time at Portia have carried on the Harvest Moon legacy, proving that these farming games aren’t as niche as they once seemed.
Video game sequels don’t always need to make radical changes to push the series forward. Developer Frozenbyte knows this lesson better than most after their attempt to take Trine 3D in its last outing didn’t pan out too well.
Killer Queen Black sounds like absolute chaos on paper. Together, two groups of queen killer bee and their workers must battle it out, winning via either their military or economic skills… or by riding a snail?
Concrete Genie is one of those rare titles that tries to do something new, embracing new concepts and bringing them to the forefront for moments of true brilliance. Or at least, it does when it knows what it wants to be.
Indivisible is pretty unlike any JRPG out there, in almost every way, and that’s both a good thing and bad thing. Ever since its reveal in 2015, fans have been eagerly anticipating the RPG by the Skullgirls creators, Lab Zero, and while I enjoyed the overall experience, it has a...
