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January 3, 2018

Bayonetta 2

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Bayonetta

The situation PlatinumGames faced while making Bayonetta 2 was completely different from the one they faced making the first Bayonetta. …

Review
January 3, 2018

Bayonetta

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Bayonetta

Platinum Games’ Bayonetta isn’t the first game developed by the studio (that honor goes to MadWorld), it’s almost certainly one of …

Review
December 17, 2017

Maken X

Maken X is an anomaly of a video game. Of Atlus’ two Dreamcast projects (the other being the horror game deSpiria), …

Review
September 25, 2017

Mamono Hunter Yohko

One of the most pleasant surprises one has playing video games is encountering a game that’s unaware of its own …

Review
September 11, 2017

Eufloria

In 2008, a small group of indie developers created a small prototype game named Dyson, after the hypothetical tree that could survive …

Review
September 6, 2017

America Daitouryou Senkyo

Despite rarely being recognized as such, the 1988 presidential election was one of the more influential elections of the modern …

Review
August 3, 2017

Onyanko Town

Micronics, the company behind Onyanko Town, wasn’t known for their original games. They were a creative-for-hire company like TOSE or …

Review
July 30, 2017

Catherine

It’s difficult to approach discussing Catherine, Atlus’ PS3/X360 narrative-focused puzzle game, without also discussing the Persona series. Despite the lack of gameplay and …

Review
July 28, 2017

Shoujo Kakumei Utena

While nostalgia for the 1990s has become a cliche over the years, for anime, it feels at least somewhat appropriate. …

Review
July 11, 2017

Kowloon’s Gate

Kowloon’s Gate is a very difficult game. It’s not difficult in the sense that it presents challenges you’re likely to …

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