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Despite having created games since the mid 90’s, developers FromSoftware really shot into mainstream popularity and became a household name amongst gamers during the 2010’s primarily from the success of their Souls series of games. You may or may not know though, that alongside the grim dark high fantasy titles the company are most known for, they’ve also released many … Read More

Ever since falling in love with the Danganronpa series largely due to its captivating writing, interesting and varied casts of characters and engaging scenarios, I’ve eagerly awaited every title that writer Kazutaka Kodaka lends his talents to. Master Detective Archives: Rain Code was a game I was even more excited for, not only because it included Kodaka back as one … Read More

The Final Fantasy series has long been, and likely will be one of my all time favourite series of video games. There’s something so magical about jumping into a new world, meeting a new party of characters and battling through hordes of the series’ most iconic creatures. Final Fantasy 16 has brought the fantasy part of the series back to … Read More

When it launched in 2019, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order became not only one of my favourite games of that year, but also one of my favourite pieces of Star Wars media. I’ve been a lifelong fan of Star Wars, and while not everything that comes from the franchise these days is quality, the gaming experience Fallen Order provided was. … Read More

It’ no secret that video games these days take longer and longer to make, as technology advances it allows for more and more features to become standard across the industry and typically results in better quality games but also more resources and time to create them. It’s also no secret that Dead Island 2 has had quite the troubled development … Read More

Video game remakes are continuing to become more and more frequent in the current landscape and for the most part I’m all for them. They are often earned, especially if the original game was iconic and/or critically acclaimed, and typically allow a new generation of gamers to experience something that they may not have had the chance to originally play, … Read More

When the original Octopath Traveler launched back in 2018 it instantly became one of my favourite games to release in that year. The game honoured the things I loved from JRPGS of the past, while also implementing modern mechanics and visual techniques to create something that many fans of JRPGs really connected with. Now the sequel has taken on the … Read More

Thanks to EA I was recently able to attend a hand’s off preview for their upcoming title Immortals of Aveum. You may remember it being revealed last year during The Game Awards with its short reveal teaser showcasing the game’s first person spell slinging and fantasy world. But now we’ve been shown a lot more, and it’s got me quite … Read More

Despite being around for close to 20 years, the Yakuza series has only really taken off here in the west and shot to popularity over the past 5-10 years, picking up a growing fanbase that’s come to love the series’ take on the Japanese criminal underground featuring some expertly written characters and it’s own brand of quirky weirdness. And now … Read More

If you grew up in the 90’s/early 2000’s there’s a good chance you were either a fan of, or at least knew of the Harry Potter series. PotterMania was everywhere at the time and the books were even part of my school curriculum. Along with the release of the movies, I found myself quite the fan of the universe, it’s … Read More