There are few developers who are as consistent as Otomate when it comes to thoughtfully pushing the boundaries of the stories videogames can tell. The framework of an otome game is perfect for exploring the depths of the human soul at its best and worst, and Otomate has long made …
As an epic poem with its roots in the stories told by travelling bards, telling the story of the Genpei War from a wide range of perspectives, The Tale of the Heike isn’t exactly an easy thing to adapt—into any medium, let alone an 11-part anime series. But by drawing …
There’s nothing quite like El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron. Sure, a stylish action game that goes heavy on the religious imagery makes the likes of Devil May Cry and Bayonetta an obvious point of reference—indeed, director Sawaki Takeyasu worked on the original Devil May Cry as a character designer—but …
It’s official: Touken Ranbu Warriors is getting an international release, with a simultaneous international launch planned for May 24, 2022 for Nintendo Switch. Touken Ranbu Warriors is the latest Warriors series collaboration title, this time based on Touken Ranbu Online, a popular browser-based simulation game about collecting and training famous …
Alfa Team’s classic shoot-’em-up Castle of Shikigami 2 is making its way to Nintendo Switch and Steam this December, with two new game modes and a new English translation, thanks to Degica Games. Originally released for arcade in 2003, Castle of Shikigami 2 is a dark fantasy shmup set in …
This is not a drill—Chocobo Racing is back! Chocobo GP, a brand new entry in the Final Fantasy kart racing spinoff, is making its way to Switch next year. Square Enix announced the new game during a surprise Nintendo Direct this morning, alongside a handful of other announcments. Chocobo GP …
The premise behind Staxel is simple, but compelling: what if you mixed the farm life sim of Story of Seasons or Stardew Valley with Minecraft’s block-building creativity? It seems like a natural fit: disparate as the genres are in a lot of ways, they have similar rhythms to their relaxing …
Otomate’s “divine romantic comedy” otome game Cupid Parasite is set for release in the west this November, Idea Factory International announced this morning. It’s coming to Nintendo Switch on November 2 for North America, and November 5 for Europe (and, presumably, Australia and New Zealand, given its recent Australian Classification …
There’s more Cotton on the way! As part of the series’ 30th anniversary celebrations—and following the success of the excellent Cotton Reboot! earlier this year—four classic cute-’em-ups, only released in Japan to date, will make their international debut: Cotton 100%, Panorama Cotton, Cotton 2, and Cotton Boomerang: Magical Night Dreams. …
It feels like it’s been a long time coming, but we finally have a release date for The Good Life, and it’s less than a month away: Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro and White Owls’ “debt repayment RPG” launches October 15. Swery announced the release date for The Good Life during this …
