March 2020

March 31, 2020 Reviews au Courant

Review: Persona 5 Royal

Make no mistake about it, Persona 5 Royal is an incredibly long, deep and varied role-playing game with a compelling story that mixes the best elements from Inception and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotl...
March 23, 2020 Game Over

Story Breakdown: Valis III (TurboGrafx-CD)

Episode #89 - We've covered a lot of great stories in this Game Over series, but the Valis franchise remains one of my all-time favorites. Although the action is fairly generic and the graphics are nothing to look ...
March 20, 2020 Reviews au Courant

Review: This Strange Realm of Mine

This Strange Realm of Mine is a mixed bag of a game, offering both surprises and disappointments. While I dig the overall personality and find the concept of jumping between tonally different planes o...
March 19, 2020 Reviews au Courant

Review: Double Dragon & Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler Bundle

While not every game in the collection holds up, there's more than enough here to keep both Double Dragon and Kunio-kun fans glued to the screen. Even the weaker entries show Technos as a company with...
March 17, 2020 Game Over

Story Breakdown: Dark Seal - Gate of Doom & Wizard Fire (Arc...

Episode #88 - When the world is in disarray and I just want to avoid the stresses of everyday life, I tend to throw myself into a good, old-fashioned fantasy game. Something with swords, magic and demons that you c...
March 03, 2020 Reviews au Courant

Review: Heaven Dust

On one hand, Heaven Dust scratches the survival horror itch by marking off all of the cliches you know and love. It's full of zombies, puzzles, items and virus intrigue. That said, it's never scary an...
March 02, 2020 Game Over

Story Breakdown: Kaminari Kishi Riot (Arcade)

Episode #87 - For a few years in the 1980s and 90s, it was trendy to release third-person shooting galleries in arcades and on home consoles. Games like Cabal, NAM-1975 and Wild Guns all saw the player running back...