The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is an interesting case in itself. The two games that form this collection saw their initial release on the Nintendo 3DS as Japanese exclusives. Now, six years since the release of The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures, these historical prequels to the much beloved Phoenix Wright …
Upon its release in 2011, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword was met with a polarising reaction from audiences due to the title’s heavy emphasis on motion controls and uneven pacing. Now, the game has been given a second chance in the form of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, …
Mini Motorways is all about the pursuit of the sublime. The gradual, iterative growth of a city’s transport infrastructure, to create something that aims for perfection or falls apart in trying. Of course, there’s no real perfection to reach. Mini Motorways is a score based arcade-puzzler, like Tetris, where the …
Golf has long been a staple of the Mushroom Kingdom’s sporting adventures. Since Mario’s (somewhat dubious) inclusion in the Golf for NES, iterations of Mario Golf have appeared on most Nintendo platforms, putting a comical, arcade-style twist on the age-old game while still keeping its depth intact. Mario Golf: Super …
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade takes this FF7 reimagining to new heights on PS5, with the added bonus of an exciting Yuffie chapter. Upon its release in 2020, Final Fantasy VII Remake won over audiences with its inspired spin on the Midgar portion of the 1997 JRPG classic. Square delivered …
“Change is coming, and we’re the ones driving it.” This is the note that brings The Great Ace Attorney’s first case to a close, and “change” is exactly what this newly localized legal-dramedy is all about. I was given early hands-on access to The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles on PC, …
The original Save me Mr Tako was a great game. A passion project created mostly by a solo developer, Christophe Galati, it was a throwback to the Game Boy classics of old, and a decidedly charming one at that. But what sounds like a fraught relationship with publisher Nicalis—who apparently …
When Scarlet Nexus was first announced, I was intrigued but a little skeptical of the way it was being described: “brainpunk”. In a world where “cyberpunk” has lost all meaning—where it’s so often reduced to neon lights and “cool” body augmentations, with none of the depth and thematic weight that …
A game like Guilty Gear Strive comes with a lot of expectations. It’s the latest entry in a franchise that was once niche, but built a dedicated fanbase over the years to the point of now being a household name. That puts any new game in the unenviable position of …
Countless CRPGs throughout gaming history—from 1988’s Pool of Radiance to 2015’s Pillars of Eternity—have purported to recreate the tabletop roleplaying experience. Both developer and fan alike will tell you it’s through their slavish adherence to arcane rulesets, or their weak nods to the oft-hailed crown of ‘choice-and-consequence,’ or even how …
