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If you’re a fan of visual novel games, chances are you likely heard of, or perhaps even played titles from the Ace Attorney series in the past. While the series has gathered quite the loyal following here in the West, the spin-off The Great Ace Attorney games had never been translated and released for us to play. But now, The … Read More

Growing up, I was obsessed with JRPGs, primarily those that were developed by Square Enix, and especially those that featured Tetsuya Nomura’s creative flair. And after spending years at that point obsessed with the Kingdom Hearts series, when I first saw The World Ends With You sitting on the shelf it caught my eye immediately and became a staple game … Read More

The Forgotten City, despite being the recently released debut game of local Australian developers Modern Storyteller, is actually a game you may have heard of, or perhaps even played in the past. The initial concept was created as a Skyrim mod of the same name that managed to surpass millions of downloads before Modern Storyteller founder Nick Pearce decided to … Read More

The Ys series has been gracing screens across the word since it’s inception in 1987, yet until just a few years ago, it hadn’t broken onto my radar in the same way other JRPG series’ such as Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest had. When I initially jumped into an Ys title I was almost instantly engaged by their core gameplay … Read More

In the 19 years since the Ratchet & Clank franchise premiered on the PS2, the series has seen many main line entries, spin-offs, a reboot and even a Hollywood movie. And in that time Ratchet & Clank have cemented their place as modern PlayStation mascots. Now in their latest outing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart the duo once again are … Read More

Outriders is an RPG Looter-Shooter developed by People Can Fly known for their work on Bulletstorm and Gears of War: Judgement. In the current gaming trend of online loot based service games, I had expected Outriders upon its initial reveal to release and be forgotten just due to the fact that it would be launching in such a saturated genre. … Read More

In recent years Bluepoint Games have become widely known as the masters of game remasters and remakes within the industry. After their fantastic ground up remake of Shadow Of The Colossus in 2018 the team have further honed what they’re best at to deliver a brand new, next generation remake of FromSoftware’s genre defining action RPG, Demon’s Souls. And whether … Read More

After a six year break since we last saw him in Little Big Planet 3, Sackboy is back and ready to be the star of his own new adventure. Sackboy: A New Adventure takes the much loved PlayStation mascot and the vibrant, quirky style of the Little Big Planet games to deliver a really fun 3D platformer that can be … Read More

There’s always something special about starting up a new Kingdom Hearts game for the first time and seeing the title screen fade in, usually accompanied by a rendition of the series’ title theme song Dearly Beloved plays. And Melody of Memory gave me the exact same feeling. Kingdom Hearts is a series that is most certainly not for everyone. But … Read More

Although it’s far from a new franchise, over recent years the Yakuza series has been getting more and more popular with fans in the west. And for good reason. You only have to spend a small amount of time with any of the games to see where the appeal lies. They contain great depictions of Japan and it’s culture, zany … Read More