There’s something oddly captivating about driving a simulated train. Like many, I used to scoff at the idea of playing a train simulator (or a farm simulator, or a truck simulator, or any other such thing), but the hours I’ve poured into Train Sim World in the couple of months …
During today’s Nintendo Direct presentation, Square Enix made the inevitable announcement that a whole lot of Final Fantasy games are coming to Nintendo Switch. Unfortunately, the publisher seems happy to keep sleeping on the best one—Final Fantasy VIII—like it’s a bed made of phoenix down. The Final Fantasy games that are coming to Switch …
Francisco González has a way of building worlds that are at once familiar and unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. Whether it’s the 1920s Miami of A Golden Wake or the post-apocalyptic dystopia of Shardlight, González creates worlds that could easily be cliche in the hands of a less-skilled writer, …
In a very exciting turn of events, Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi—creators of the excellent Danganronpa and Zero Escape, respectively—are banding together to open a new indie studio called Too Kyo Games, and they’ve already got four new projects in the works. None of the new projects have names yet, let alone release windows or …
Shinya Kinoshita doesn’t much care for sports. He’s not particularly strong or tall, but one thing he has going for him is his perfect posture—a product of constantly trying to look taller than his twin sister. Takumi Yanagiya is the six-time elementary school national champion in karate. A strict training …
Good news, everyone! SNK hasn’t forgotten about Samurai Shodown (or Samurai Spirits, as the series is known in Japan), with a new game set to release on PlayStation 4 next year. SNK announced the new game during Sony’s pre-Tokyo Game Show media showcase, after a teasing some sort of reveal over the past …
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is a huge game, so it’s going to be a while before I’m in a position to publish a review. But even just based on the 10 hours or so I’ve played so far, I’m confident in saying that this is, hands …
Blade Strangers is a suitable name: bringing together characters from Code of Princess, Umihara Kawase, Shovel Knight, Cave Story, Azure Striker Gunvolt, and The Binding of Isaac, it’s one of the strangest crossover fighting games we’ve seen in a while. Don’t think that’s just some gimmick, though—Blade Strangers is also …
Wadjet Eye consistently puts out some of the best modern point and click adventure games. You can always rely on them to weave a gripping and insightful story, whether it’s the post-apocalyptic musings of Shardlight and Primordia or the ghostly escapades of the Blackwell series. They always deliver classic adventure …
God Wars: The Complete Legend is finally here! It’s not an overly challenging game (unless you’re playing on the higher difficulties) and it does a good job of introducing its various mechanics and systems. That said, there are a lot of very useful things that are easy to overlook. Here …