I have a weird relationship with tactical RPGs. I don’t dislike them as such, but most of the time when I enjoy a TRPG it’s in spite of the genre’s unique qualities, rather than because of them. I’ve played plenty and enjoyed plenty of them, but I tend to find …
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RPG Maker Fes may not have the power or commercial possibilities of its PC bretheren, but it’s still a great, easy introduction to the world of game making. My first experience came with RPG Maker 95, back around the dawn of the 21st century. There was no official English release, …
There’s something weirdly anachronistic about The Silver Case. It’s a game that first came out in 1999, and it shows its age despite some graphical improvements for PS4 release, yet it also feels ahead of its time, even today. The first game from renowned game developer Goichi Suda, The Silver …
A Rose in the Twilight is a dark fairy tale puzzle platformer that’s beautiful, violent, bleak, and uplifting, all at the same time. Masayuki Furuya is quickly making a name for himself as a game designer worth paying attention to, at least for people who enjoy abstract, artistic games. He …
Looking at screenshots or even video footage of Yomawari: Night Alone, you might not expect a particularly creepy game. With its chibi character designs and isometric 2D world, it looks adorable, but that’s a big part of what makes it so unsettling. Japanese horror has a long history of twisting …
Two of the best visual novels available are coming to PlayStation 4, with NIS America’s announcement of Danganronpa 1•2 Reload. The bundle brings together Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, which have previously only been available for PS Vita and PC, and will hopefully introduce this fantastic series to a whole new audience. …
Touhou Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet has the unenviable position of being the first game in the Touhou Project series to see an official Western release. As a fan-made spin-off of a franchise with a rather niche following, especially outside Japan, it’s an odd candidate for localisation. It was the first …
NIS America have shared a new trailer for Yomawari: Night Alone, introducing some of the threats the heroine will face. Don’t be fooled by the cartoony presentation and chibi character designs—it looks terrifying. I can’t wait for this game. Yomawari is a survival horror game following a young girl’s search for her missing dog, …
The tactical RPG genre is one that is, for the most part, fairly rigid. That’s no bad thing, of course, but it means I thought I knew what to expect from Grand Kingdom going in. I did not. This is a game that’s taken a well-established genre and turned it …