Nathan Birch
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While largely an unknown entity in North America and Europe, from the late 90s to the early 2000s, the Sakura Wars series was nearly as popular as franchises like Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest in Japan. Despite that, the series never left its homeland during its prime, with only one...
Resident Evil and multiplayer have always got along like oil and water (or perhaps zombies and Molotov cocktails). Whether it be co-op in Resident Evil 5 and 6, all those tacked-on Mercenaries modes, or standalone games like Umbrella Corps, the results have ranged from merely decent to downright rotten. Despite...
Last year’s Resident Evil 2 remake was a bit of a layup for Capcom. The original RE2 is one of the most impeccably-designed games of all time and the remake largely succeeded by sticking to the blueprint. Revamping Resident Evil 3 is a more challenging prospect, as the original game...
Much like the grand old game it’s inspired by, Sony’s venerable MLB The Show franchise has long been a dependable if somewhat predictable presence. That may be about to change, as it’s been announced the series will officially be going multiplatform next year, but before that happens MLB The Show...
Pokémon is that rare franchise so prolific even some of its spinoff series are starting to get hard to keep track of. Case in point, the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games, which mash up monster collecting and roguelike dungeon exploration – the sub series has already been through five generations and...
It’s pretty much impossible to talk about The Suicide of Rachel Foster without comparing it other notable narrative adventures from the past decade, particularly Gone Home and Firewatch. As in Gone Home, Rachel Foster sees you returning to your now-abandoned childhood home to confront your dark family history, and like...
Will fans ever get a worthy Left 4 Dead successor? With Valve seemingly disinterested in continuing their beloved series, numerous other developers have attempted to step up with their own Left-4-Dead-style shooters (Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Strange Brigade, and World War Z being notable recent examples). Unfortunately, none of them have...
The Metroid Prime franchise is a rare case – a series of successful, critically-acclaimed games that somehow haven’t spawned many direct imitators. Sure, there are plenty of Metroidvania-style titles out there, but they’re mostly inspired by earlier 2D games. Metroid Prime’s unique combination of non-linear level design and first-person platforming...
Fans of the World of Darkness RPG universe will soon be up to their bloody necks in new video games. Next year Paradox Interactive delivers Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, and Bigben Interactive has Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood and Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong in the works. But...
As we march into holiday season a lot of people’s thoughts naturally turn to loved ones and the highs and lows shared with them over the years, which makes this the perfect time to release a game like Arise: A Simple Story. Created by freshman Spanish developer Piccolo and published...
It’s hard to believe I’m actually reviewing Shenmue III here at the tail end of 2019. Shenmue and its first sequel were hugely influential games, establishing the framework countless other open worlds have been built upon, but unfortunately, they were also ahead of their time. The first two Shenmue games...
The Need for Speed series has been stuck in second gear for a while now. 2017’s Need for Speed Payback was a particularly frustrating experience, as it looked and played great, but was held back by an annoying money-grubbing Ultimate-Team-style structure. Electronic Arts and developer Ghost Games are clearly trying...
