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Persona 5
It’s been a very long time between drinks for Persona fans. No JRPG franchise has quite captured the strong style and identity like Persona has, with gameplay that places the same level of importance on evolving your relationships and studying as it does battling strange otherworldly demons. While other developers...
Aaero
There’s one genre of game that seems to constantly surprise me with its innovation, novelty and quality – the rhythm game genre. Each and every rhythm game that comes out seems to have its own quirk or unique mechanic that sets itself apart from the rest, and Aaero is no...
New studio Kylotonn didn’t make it easy on themselves when they choose to revive the FlatOut franchise. For those of you out there unfamiliar with the series, FlatOut is all about car carnage. In the game you’ll find yourself racing rev’d up junk heaps, tricked out rides and radically painted...
Toukiden 2
Giant demons, fast paced battles, and RPG elements, all taking place in Feudal Japan? What more could a gamer ask for in Toukiden 2? This JRPG had a lot to live up to in my mind. After seeing an innumerable amount of trailers showcasing a diverse range of gameplay aspects....
Styx is back and he’s back with a vengeance; oh and he’s definitely more opinionated and filled with a bunch of hilarious observations too! Cyanide studios and Focus Home Interactive have teamed up once again to bring everyone’s favourite goblin assassin to life in Styx: Shards of Darkness. Whilst 2014’s...
Forget the big name titles; some of the Nintendo Switch’s best games can be found on its online marketplace! Snipperclips: Cut It Out, Together! by Nintendo and SFB Games has to be the standout for me. It’s a simple and adorable local multiplayer game, which is something not commonly found these...
NieR: Automata
Being a loyal Square-Enix fan, I had eagerly been awaiting the release of NieR: Automata since it was announced in 2014. The lead-up trailers had promised fantastic hack and slash mech battles, scenic world exploration and a unique story in which androids battled for the fate of humanity. One could...
Super Bomberman R
Super Bomberman R is a smart Nintendo Switch launch title, especially given it’s only one of very few exclusive retail releases available for the newest console on the market. Taking the classic Bomberman formula and making it accessible on a platform that can be played portably and easily with friends...
The Atelier franchise has been around for 20 years as of 2017. I was exposed to it some 11 years ago with the Atelier Iris trilogy, but haven’t really had a chance to get to know the new generation of titles. I was excited to see just how much the...
Torment: Tides of Numenera is a game whose lineage is solidly rooted in RPG’s of the past. In fact, the game is a direct successor to 1999’s classic – Planescape: Torment.
Horizon Zero Dawn
Not for a long time has a game managed to draw me into the world and the lore in the same way as Horizon Zero Dawn. Guerrilla’s perfect execution, attention to detail and imagination shines through in every aspect of this stunning title; from the attention to visual detail, to...
Death Squared
Death Squared is an adorable cooperative puzzle game that is available for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Made by Sydney based development team, SMG Studio, I first got to try Death Squared late last year at PAX Australia. Since then things have only gotten bigger and better for the game which...
