76%

The Chant (PS5) Review

Evan SchwabDecember 5, 2022

A Surprisingly Enjoyable Survival-ish Horror One of the best aspects of reviewing games for my own site is that I am free from any overbearing weight to pos...

PS5

95%

TL;DR Review – Ys VIII: The Lacrimosa of Dana

Evan SchwabNovember 30, 2022

A Peak of Performance for Ys VIII Years ago, Falcom launched Ys VIII: The Lacrimosa of Dana on the PlayStation Vita and PS4 (before subsequently launching o...

PS5

100%

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero Review

Evan SchwabSeptember 20, 2022

Perfection Remastered A lot can be said about the age of remasters. Sometimes, a remaster feels forced - sometimes, a game is remastered to death. Other ins...

PS4

90%

Bright Memory: Infinite Review (PS5)

Evan SchwabJuly 27, 2022

A solid transition to PS5 Earlier this year, I reviewed the high octane FPS Bright Memory Infinite, which sees a special operative named Shelia investigatin...

PS5

82%

The Cruel King and the Great Hero Review

Evan SchwabJune 10, 2022

A Return to a Fairy Tale Land Below are links to purchase the game. We may earn a commission on purchases through these links. In 2018, NIS America...

PS4Switch

79%

Monark Review

Evan SchwabFebruary 28, 2022

A Surprisingly Fresh Take on the JRPG Genre By now, you probably know that I love NIS America. Not everything they publish is a gem, but they make it possib...

PS4PS5Switch

85%

The Caligula Effect 2 Review

Evan SchwabOctober 15, 2021

The Virtuadolls Return A few years ago, NIS America published Caligula Effect: Overdose, a PlayStation 4 port of a PlayStation Vita JRPG about a virtuadoll ...

PS4Switch

84%

Giraffe & Annika Review

Evan SchwabJune 24, 2021

A pleasant, peaceful experience Giraffe and Annika is a game quite unlike most. It’s simple, sure. It’s not a large game, by any means. But there’s so...

PCPS4PS5Switch

81%

R-Type Final 2 Review

Evan SchwabMay 17, 2021

Classic goodness with a modern shine. As a kid, I grew up adoring R-Type on the original Gameboy. I put hours into it, and, of course, never made it too far...

PS4Switch

74%

Poison Control Review

Evan SchwabApril 24, 2021

A Cult Classic in the Making Damn us to Hell. That’s the catch phrase of Poison Control, a sort of third person shooter that mixes RPG elements with tradi...

PS4