If you found yourself standing in front of a mysterious coffin with strange symbols on the front, would you decide to walk into it? Well that’s exactly what Lady Chou Chou, the ultimate god and conqueror of the seven worlds, decides to do. Needless to say, it doesn't end well,…

Spike Chunsoft may be a relatively new company in the grand scheme of the video games industry, but they have definitely made their mark with games such as Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates of Infinity and Danganronpa. Now they decided to hand back the portable monsters and masochistic teddy bears, and…

ATLUS have produced many different kinds of games over the years, from surgery-based visual novels, to ethical simulators involving sheep. They are also famous for retreading their footsteps, by releasing expanded versions of their older software. This is exactly the case with Etrian Odyssey Untold, as it invites you to…

With Destiny of Spirits, Sony tries its hand at the social game scene by creating a collectable monster game for the Vita, which relies heavily on swapping creatures with friends, engaging in large scale raids to take out legendary figures whilst raising up your rag-tag band of mythical monsters and…

If you think the world of Sanctuary is safe, think again. After battling the forces of evil, you would think nothing would disturb the peace, right? You couldn’t be more wrong. The souls of many are on the line as the Angel of Death makes an appearance in Diablo III’s…

Many Japanese role-playing games have become household names in the western world, combining fast paced battle systems with a story of usually epic proportions. One of the most well-known of these franchises is the Tales series, which was originally produced by Namco in the early 90’s and is still going…

Many people say that video games nowadays lack a certain level of challenge. Gamers comment on a title’s testing aspects more than ever before and need to feel the euphoria of overcoming a difficult opposition. No game of the current generation can give you nearly as much of this sensation…

Back in 2002, Final Fantasy X came out to showcase the power of the PS2's emotion engine. While considered primitive now, it was ground-breaking stuff at the time, and because of that it not holds a special place in the collective JRPG memory. Twelve years later, both Square-Enix and fans…

As the grand finale to the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, the somewhat unhelpfully titled Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII tries to improve upon the issues of the games it follows. After the linearity of XIII, and the back and forth muddle of XIII-2, Lightning Returns successfully combines the two into…

I went down to South Park and there I had myself a time. Humble folks were found everywhere, most of which you could instantly recognise if you are a fan of the show, in which case South Park: The Stick Of Truth is a game you will want to get…

When many people consider the JRPG genre, they often imagine a quest to save the world, or rescue the royal family from despair. But the latest offering from Nihon Falcom dares to make a game out of an easily attainable quest, and for the most part, this is a decision…

The mystery/puzzle genre has seen a massive rise in popularity in the last few years. Thanks to the efforts of the Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright series, new life has been brought into the proceedings with their charming characters, intriguing locations and crimes that would take all your understanding to…

Spellforce 2: Demons of the Past is the latest addition to the generally successful Spellforce series published by Nordic Games. Not a direct expansion of the previous titles, Demons of the Past is a stand-alone entry that doesn’t require a single one of its predecessors to be able to play…

The sun shines bright in the ice blue sky, but it does not raise your spirits. The trail before you is long, the weather is bleak, and death is biting at your heels. You’ve been marching for days – weeks – trying to escape the mechanical beings that threaten your…

Originating from Germany, The Dark Eye is a pen-and-paper RPG that never caught on much elsewhere. In a similar vein to Dungeons and Dragons, this universe shares much of the same fantastical background. Dwarves and Elves despise each other and there is a demonic undead army that hates everyone else.…

The original Deus Ex is a hallmark of well executed RPG mechanics wrapped around the shell of a first-person shooter. Set in a near future entirely owned by corporations and the conspiracies that stand behind them pulling the strings, the intelligent and mature plot made it a must play for…

The first thing to say about Arkham Origins is that it is not an origins story, and there is no Arkham. There are signs that it is meant to be a prequel, with a couple of cut-scenes suggesting so along with Batman’s slightly hotter temper. It makes you feel a…

How to Survive is pretty much what it says on the tin; your average zombie game with a bit of a twist. Yes, you still have to fight off an array of advancing zombies, yes, it’s very scary especially when the night comes in, but what How to Survive offers…

Final Fantasy has taken players on journeys throughout multiple different worlds and realms. From saving princesses, killing bad guys and saving the world, the games have always been individual gems. When Final Fantasy XIV was released not a lot of people got on board. But after a change in the…

Disgaea D2 comes out 10 years after the original and Laharl, Etna and Flonne are back once again, remastered and ready for all sorts of crazy action in the Netherworld. Is Disgaea D2 worth the wait? Disgaea D2 hits home on the crazy and silly fun like the original but…

Pokémon X and Y isn’t just another Pokémon game. For nearly 17 years now Game Freak have been busting out Pokémon games like nobody’s business which as well as new Pokémon adds new features as well as new areas to explore. And that really was about it, just small improvements…