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Fighting games are hard. They’re tests of a lot of things, all at one: execution, game knowledge, quick thinking, decision-making under pressure, creativity. In a multiplayer setting—which is what fighting games really are designed for, at heart—two players go head to head to test all of those abilities, and nine …
In what is, for me personally, the most exciting Guilty Gear Strive update since the game was first announced, Arc System Works has unveiled Millia Rage and Zato=1 as the two latest additions to the Strive roster. As exciting as the character reveals so far have been, I’ve struggled to …
Good news for anyone wanting to try out Guilty Gear Strive: Arc System Works today announced details for a closed beta test in April, and opened sign-ups for those who wish to take part. Anyone with an internet-connected PlayStation 4 system and a PSN account from North America, Japan, the …
We’re a few days into January now, which means 2018 is a thing of the past. It saw a seemingly endless string of game releases—I played and reviewed well over 100 new games myself, and even that seemed to barely scratch the surface. (I also finally picked up a Switch …
Content warning: The Missing—and, by extension, this review—deals extensively with themes of self-harm, suicide, bullying, and discrimination against queer people. “This game was made with the belief that nobody is wrong for being what they are.” This message is one of the first things you see when you load up …
In February this year, Arc System Works and Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro revealed that they were working together on something called The Missing, though there were no details beyond that. We know a little bit more now, thanks to a new teaser site and three screenshots—and while that’s still not enough to …
Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle may not be the strangest crossover fighting game of the year—that award almost certainly goes to Blade Strangers, but it’s up there. There’s some sense in the madness of a Blazblue and Persona 4 Arena mash-up, given both those games come from the same developer. Under …
Dragon Ball FighterZ feels like two very different games rolled into one, depending on what angle you approach it from. If you come at it as Dragon Ball Z fan first and foremost, you can look forward to one of the best licensed games to date, with a wealth of …
