Persona 4 Golden (PC)
What in God’s name have I gotten myself into? For the better part of FOREVER, I have somehow not played any Persona games. Generally, I pass these off to our resident Persona person, Eric Layman, to review, but this time I took a chance with Persona 4 Golden to see what all the hubbub was about with the series, which has made its doubt on PC with this edition. What I found during my experience wer...[Read More]
Persona 5 Royal
Persona 5 was not a game left wanting for content. Traversing seven Palaces throughout the Metaverse and forging bonds with sixteen Confidants across eight months consumed an enormous amount of time. These proper nouns only make sense if you have already been absorbed into Persona 5’s world and are prepared for its studious blend of visual novel story sequences and dungeon crawling deep dive...[Read More]
Persona 5 Royal releases on 3/31/202
Details are listed below. School is in session! For new students or seasoned Phantom Thieves, Morgana and Kasumi go through all the Persona 5 Royal highlights in the latest trailer from ATLUS West. Morgana’s Phantom Thief Crash Course is available now on the official ATLUS West channel. The trailer covers a ton of Persona 5 Royal highlights, including: What is a Persona? New foes/New Persona...[Read More]
Catherine: Full Body
In 2011 I had never played a game like Catherine. In 2019, with the release of Catherine: Full Body’s treasure chest of enhancements and additions, I have still never played a game like Catherine. I have played visual novels that use supernatural energy as a metaphor for recurrent vices. And puzzle games with a complicated variety of block pushing. And social simulations with the ambience of...[Read More]
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth has the prestigious honor of being the final retail release for Nintendo’s venerable 3DS hardware. As such, it is allowed indulgences abnormal of more active platforms. It incorporates characters and themes from Persona, a Shin Megami Tensei spinoff that has never appeared on a Nintendo system. It operates through the dungeon crawling paradigm of Etrian Odyss...[Read More]
Valkyria Chronicles 4 opening sequence revealed
Cool opening. Like the dog with the hat. Check out the goods below. Return to the chaotic battlefield of the second Europan war and discover the legendary story of Squad E in Valkyria Chronicles 4, a rich tactical strategy game with a distinct watercolor art style. For the first time, fans can now watch the game’s opening sequence in English, featuring the members of Squad E as they face off again...[Read More]
Fight evil demons on the snowy terrain of Antartica in new Shin Megami Tensei game
A new addition to the Shin Megami Tensei series comes to the 3DS! The Story A spatial distortion full of demons appeared in Antarctica, threatening to engulf the Earth in Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. The United Nations responded by tasking a team of highly advanced specialists with piercing the anomaly and figuring out how to stop it from the source. Well, get ready to don your Demonica on...[Read More]
Watch the 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim E3 2017 Trailer
Life as you know it is ending because 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim will be localized and released in the West by ATLUS. The upcoming title is being developed by Vanillaware and directed by George Kamitani (Dragon’s Crown and Odin Sphere). A departure from the studio’s traditional fantasy style, the game takes place in a modern setting punctuated with giant mechs. Although the world may be b...[Read More]
Sega and Atlus E3 2017 Trailers
SEGA Yakuza Kiwami In 2005, a legend was born on the PlayStation 2 – the legend of Kazuma Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima, in his video game debut with Yakuza. Now, 11 years after that release, a new generation of players will be able to experience the incomparable action and drama of the Yakuza series with the rebuilt-from-scratch HD remake exclusive to PlayStation 4, Yakuza Kiwami. Kiwami adds...[Read More]
Persona 5
Persona 5 is a model of efficiency. This is an ironic observation about a game that easily creeps across the hundred hour mark, but it’s also an comfortably defensible declaration. Every aspect of Persona’s contemporary history has been observed, considered, and improved, creating a level of refinement that will have ensnare its audience’s attention with features pedestrian as the game...[Read More]