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Haven Park
The easiest way to sum up Haven Park would be “offline Animal Crossing”. Three words that pretty much tell you everything you need to know about Fabien Weibel’s little game, down to whether or not you think it’s something you’ll enjoy spending a few hours on. I’m not sure it’s entirely fair, as this game…
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Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny
Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny brings over the top action, loads of numbers and menus galore to NIS’s long running S-RPG.
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Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars
After starting 2021 having played zero games in the series, I am now officially three games into the Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise of RPGs from Idea Factory & Compile Heart. After testing the waters with the PS5 exclusive Neptunia ReVerse, I’ve been tasked with picking up my Dualshock 4 and loading up Neptunia X Senran Kagura:…
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Neptunia ReVerse
A few months ago when I reviewed Neptunia VIrtual Stars I nonchalantly mentioned that I had never heard of the franchise before but it was playable enough to pique my interest with the series. The publisher, Idea Factory, seemed to have enjoyed this comment maybe a little too much as before I knew it, Neptunia…
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Xuan Yuan Sword 7
Xuan-Yuan Sword 7 (XYS7) is the latest in a thirty-one year old series of RPGs based on early Chinese history and mythology. While long established in its home market the series has only recently begun to be translated and distributed in the West, with spin-off title The Gate of Firmament releasing in 2016. Unfortunately, while…
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SkateBIRD
In the late nineties Tony Hawk set the standard with skateboarding video games, creating a series of successful, well thought out titles that encompassed everything. From how the game played, to the look of the baggy trousers and chain, and even the punk-rock soundtrack, all of it was carefully created to give a snapshot of…
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Radio Viscera
Don’t you just hate it when you wake up and you’ve accidentally joined a cult? It’s proper annoying having to fight your way past hordes of people just because you agreed to something when you’ve had a few too many, especially if you’ve ended up in a compound full of mindless minions and surrounded by…
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Metroid Dread
E3 is always a special time of year for the gaming community and Nintendo have become masters at putting out news at the event that gets their fans truly excited for what’s to come. With no news of Metroid Prime 4 since its delay was announced in January 2019, fans were hopeful (as they always…
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Out of Line
“I have been chosen, farewell my friends. I go on to a better place” – Alien, Toy Story There’s been an uptick in the last few years of games which can be described as “Small child, scary world” – a term Yahtzee Croshaw coined and Out of Line by Nerd Monkeys fits that framework quite…
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Empire of Angels IV
Owing to a certain chiseled Australian and backed by The House of Mouse, Norse mythology has seen a predominant rise in popularity over the last few years; with the Godof Thunder dominating the big screen, it’s only apt that the stories seep into the world of video games as well. God of War did it…
