Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition Review Shining Bright, Brave Vesperia! Release Date: January 10, 2019 Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, Windows (Played on Windows) Developer: Bandai Namco Studios Inc. Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. (Review copy provided by Bandai Namco) Published on January 30, 2019 Releasing in 2009, Tales of Vesperia enjoyed Read more…
Hitman 2 Review Frequent Flyer Killer for Hire Published on November 30, 2018 HITMAN 2 Release Date: November 13th, 2018 Platform: Windows, Playstation 4, Xbox One (Played on Windows) Developer: IQ Interactive Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Copy purchased Following some of the reception for 2012’s Hitman: Absolution, the minds Read more…
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise Review A Tough Boy Rolls into Eden. Published on October 15, 2018 Release Date: October 10, 2018 Platform: Sony PlayStation 4 Developer/Publisher: Sega/ATLUS Review Copy provided by Sega/ATLUS Until recently, the Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has seldom taken on projects outside of the Yakuza series “mythos.” As Read more…
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise Impressions Published on September 12, 2018 This has been a title I’ve been eagerly waiting to try out ever since it was originally announced for Japanese release. Fist of the North Star is one of those classic manga/anime guilty pleasures, where gratuitously muscled Read more…
Yakuza Kiwami 2 Review The Dragon of Dojima Returns Published on August 27, 2018 Yakuza Kiwami 2 Release Date: August 28th, 2018 Platform: Sony Playstation 4 Developer: SEGA Publisher: SEGA Review copy provided by SEGA With the Tojo Clan left in shambles from the happenings in Kamurocho that took place Read more…
Shining Resonance Refrain Review Published on July 9, 2018 Shining Resonance Refrain Release Date: July 10, 2018 Platform: Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows (Played on PS4) Developer: Media.Vision Publisher: Sega/ATLUS Review copy provided by ATLUS Shining Resonance was announced in 2014 as a Japanese-only release as the latest title in Sega’s Read more…
Valkyria Chronicles 4 Review Published on May 8, 2018 Release Date: March 21, 2018 (JP;PS4), 2018 (Worldwide; PS4, Switch, Xbox One) Platforms: PS4, Nintendo Switch (Worldwide); Xbox One (NA/PAL) (Played on PS4) Developer/Publisher: Sega Releasing nearly ten years after the original entry, Valkyria Chronicles 4 continues the trend Sega has set for their other anniversary Read more…
What Makes a Game Good? Published on April 13, 2018 Having read through a review, it is not always obvious why the reviewer pinpointed certain aspects of a game and how it contributed to the overall rating. In the simplest terms, the question becomes, “What makes a game good?” A Read more…