Tookyo Games are relentless. Since their formation in 2020, they’ve been putting out games at a breakneck pace, each one bold in concept and distinct in presentation. Earlier this year, they released The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, a game that already felt ambitious in scope. And now, before that one even has time to breathe, they’ve teamed up with … Read More
The AI: The Somnium Files series isn’t a long running franchise but right from it’s inception in 2019 it’s held a special place in my heart, especially for its eccentric blend of crime drama, sci-fi, and heartfelt character moments. With the series’ mastermind, Kotaro Uchikoshi, stepping back into a supervisory role and not penning the story this time around, I went into … Read More
When I first heard that Never 7 – The End of Infinity was getting a remaster, I knew I had to check it out. As a huge fan of Kotaro Uchikoshi’s later works—Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (999) and AI: The Somnium Files—I’ve always been intrigued by his earlier gaming contributions with the Infinity series. I had never played these games before, but with both Never … Read More
I’ll admit – I came into Ever 17 – The Out of Infinity completely blind. I had heard the name tossed around for years, often in the same breath as some of the greatest visual novels ever made, but I had never actually played it. What really piqued my interest this time around was the fact that it was written by Kotaro Uchikoshi, … Read More
Dragon Ball fans are eating really well right now. Everyone knows that the franchise is huge, but we’re entering one of those Dragon Ball resurgences right now that I haven’t experienced since 2015 when Dragon Ball Super began and the production of Dragon Ball games started to ramp up again. Now, just this week, we have a brand new series … 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
When the One Punch Man anime starting getting popular back in 2015, it took me a while to come around and give it a watch because I initially thought the premise of a protagonist that could beat any enemy in one punch was extremely shallow and couldn’t possibly stay interesting for long. I’m glad that I did come around and … Read More
There has been no shortage of great visual novel games recently. Just last week I reviewed AI: The Somnium Files, next week Raging Loop releases but here I’m going to talk about a visual novel that is very special to many people around the world and after it’s initial release, went on to inspire many science fiction visual novels including … Read More
When it comes to the world of video games there are a number of people that have almost perfected their genre and are the names many think of when talking about that specific genre. For stealth-action it’s Hideo Kojima, for large open world RPGs it’s Todd Howard, for character driven platformers it’s Shigeru Miyamoto. When it comes to murder mystery … Read More
Steins;Gate Elite Is Coming West And It’s Coming To Nintendo Switch Today Spike Chunsoft officially revealed via Twitter that Steins;Gate Elite will be making it’s way West when it releases later in 2018. Steins; Gate Elite is an updated version of the 2009 game Steins;Gate, developed by 5pb and is fully animated. It uses footage from the anime adaptation of … Read More