It seemed like a regular old detention for Remi, a regular high schooler who’s plenty familiar with the her school’s disciplinary system. She just had to tidy up the library and put away all the books—easy, right? At least, it was until she tried to move Lore, a sentient, hundreds-of-years-old …
With Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San, developer Cristophe Galati set out with a clear goal: to recapture the experience of playing games on the original Game Boy, complete with a monochrome display that belies a colourful adventure. He’s not the first to do so and he won’t be the …
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 …
I’m pleased, if somewhat surprised, that Code of Princess got the remastering treatment. It’s an enjoyable game, but one that never could realise its vision on 3DS. Now, with Code of Princess EX for Switch, it’s getting a well-deserved second shot at life, no longer hampered by the limitations of …
Ikaruga is the rare sort of game that comes around once in a generation. It’s famous for its difficulty, even among bullet hell shoot ’em ups—a genre known for being brutal and unforgiving—but it’s so much more than that. It’s not just a game with clever systems and creative level …
