It’s time to knuckle down, pick up a book, and study the blade.
Branford Hubbard enrolls in Blade Prince Academy, but isn’t sure if this isometric tactical RPG is capable of a passing grade.
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Review | Persona 3 Reload - Back To School
18 years after its original release Makoto and Co. are back to kill shadows, summon persona, and scrape a passing grad in school.
Aric Leighton returns to the site to see if the halls of Gekkoukan feel smaller all this time later.
Review | Berserk Boy - Buster Boys Break Out
With Capcom’s recent success with RE, Monster Hunter, and Street Fighter it’s beginning to feel like we won’t see The Blue Bomber again for a while.
Berserk Boy is trying to update Mega Man for a modern audience and Ash Schofield is here to investigate if it succeeds.
Review | CorpoNation: The Sorting Process – Lift Goes Up, Lift Goes Down
GOOD NEWS: THE FUTURE IS HERE!
BAD NEWS: THINGS SEEM NOT GREAT HERE.
Corponation is the latest game to try its hand at interactive satire. Does this Orwelian tale bring something new to the table, or is too close to our own mundane dystopia?
Linden García reviews.
Review | Please, Touch The Artwork 2 - Picasso's Puzzles
Welcome to the exhibit, please do not bring food or drink beyond this point, and refrain from using flash photography.
That said, Amy Eastland is here to remind you… Please, Touch The Artwork 2.
Review | Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden - Ghost Out Of The Shell
Don’t Nod has been busy in the years since the release of Life Is Strange. The studio’s latest game however takes more inspiration from action games like God Of War than it does from adventure games like The Walking Dead.
Kate Robinson returns to the site to review Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden.
Review | The Legend Of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III/IV Review - Class VII Remains A Class Act
The Legends of Heroes series continues to see near-constant releases and when there aren’t new games there are remakes. Herny Stockdale has taken some time to revisit Trails of Cold Steel III and IV now playable on PS5.
Review | Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth - Fun And Fear In Paradise
2024 is already full of great video games so we think its time to take a break and go on holidays for a little.
Ichiban, Kiryu, and Co. hit the beach with some boogie boards and hit some yakuza with baseball bats as Scott Nowbaveh reviews Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth.
Review | SteamWorld Build - Simulated Livin'
The Steamworld series is over 13 years old at this point, but thankfully these robots are still full of new ideas.
Kate Robinson reviews the series first crack at city building simulation, SteamWorld Build.
Review | A Highland Song - She's A Belter
A Highland Song tells the tale of a young woman adventuring through the Scottish highlands.
Does it represent the region authentically? Does it convey its natural beauty? Is the quality of Crunchie bars articulated fairly?
Scott Nowbaveh fills us in.
Early Access Review | Wizordum - Fire, Brimstone And Guns
It’s been another great year for retro “boomer shooter”, many of which have been published by the once-forgotten name of Apogee. Can Wizordum’s magical twist on Doom carve out space in the growing genre?
Brandon Frost reviews.
Review | Persona 5 Tactica - The Kids Are Alright
The Phantom Thieves have returned! Having stolen hearts for the last 5 years, they have moved on to the next logical crime… Overthrowing governments.
Lexi Luddy reviews this spinoff with a lot to say.
Review | Lake: Season's Greetings - Home For The Holidays
Tis the season, tis the season.
The season for holiday-themed DLC of course!
Cee takes a look at the Winter expansion for last year’s most chill postal service simulator, in their review of Lake: Season’s Greetings.
Review | Robocop: Rogue City - How Much Would You Buy That For?
Robocop returns 36 years on from the original.
Does Teyon's loving recreation of the satirical classic live up to the original or does this late sequel feel like pale imitation?
Matthew John McCormick reviews Robocop: Rogue City.
Review | Wargroove 2 - Missing A Beat
The first Wargroove came out after years of Advance Wars being trapped on the GBA, now in the same the first Advance Wars have been remade, Chucklefish is back with a sequel.
Does this sequel move the genre forward, or is it happy to linger in the past?
Scott Nowbaveh reviews.
Review | Zipp's Cafe - Like A Cup Of Hot Chocolate On A Cold Night
Zipp’s Cafe is the latest game in the Chicken Police series and seeks to strike a much more chill tone.
Amy Eastland looks into whether this game goes down like a good drink.
Review | Survival Hero - Weakest Link
There are countless Vampire Survivors-inspired games out there right now, and Hero Survival… certainly is one of them…
Branford Hubbard reviews this often-broken, always-frustrating game.
Review | Life Of Delta - Living The Point And Click Life
Life of Delta is a mysterious post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure with a great art stlye and intriguing set up, but is it any good?
Will Clark reviews.
Review | Alan Wake 2 - A Writer's Nightmare. An Editor’s Dream.
After 13 long years, Alan Wake has finally escaped The Dark Place. Was the wait worth it? And is Saga Anderson’s case to solve the many mysteries of Bright Falls a worthwhile one?
Lex Luddy reviews Alan Wake 2.
Review | Jackbox Party Pack 10 - Familiar Laughs
Jackbox returns for its tenth iteration in as many years. Everyone knows the set-up at this point, the question is; is the punchline still funny?
Henry Stockdale reviews.