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Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Xbox Series, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch Genre: Metroidvania, Action-Adventure, Top-Down, Pixel Art, 2D Every once in a while, there comes an indie game that really signals the sign of its influence and time period, to the point where it really feels like a well thought-out tribute. Develope...
Retro game enthusiasts Pocket Trap are clearly fans of the Game Boy Advance. So much so that their upcoming game will let you play their title in an "old" new light. Pocket Trap will add in a retro feature in their upcoming 2D Zelda-like action title Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, and by that I mean in Nintendo Game Boy Advance-esque handheld ...
Developer Auroch Digital had amassed quite a following with its boomer shooter take on the Warhammer 40K franchise. Warhammer 40K Boltgun was a fun shooter that you can just jump in and slay for a quick afternoon, and doesn't kill your wallet since it's affordable for all platforms. The developers know they have a hit on their hands, so why not ...
Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Xbox Series, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch Genre: JRPG, 2D, Pixel Art, Retro 2023's Sea of Stars wowed many, many Japanese role-playing game fans with its art style and gameplay. While its story starts off simplistic and its leads two-dimensional at times, it gets better and more epic as more layers unfold, ...
Konami has released new information about its upcoming entry in the Suikoden franchise. Called Suikoden: Star Leap, the JRPG entry is going to be for iOS and Android. The JRPG will act as both a prequel and a sequel, creating a new story but also bringing in classic Suikoden characters like Odessa, Flik, and Viktor. Suikoden: Star Leap's stor...
If you feel that Japanese role-playing games are way too modern and prefer the Famicom/NES style of turn-based combat and dungeon-crawling, then this next piece of news may entice you. AMATA Games will release an upcoming 2D title named Crescent Tower, with development handled by Japanese indie studio Curry Croquette. In a nutshell, you and your...
What's next after Sega and Atlus are done remaking Persona 3 for last year? How about a follow-up sequel? According to multiple Sega insiders, it turns out that Persona 4 is getting the remake treatment ala Persona 3 Reload. This is also confirmed by a recent website domain registration report where Atlus registered the name "P4RE.jp" (via Ultim...
Falcom has released more updates on its upcoming remake of the JRPG that made them a household name overseas - The Legend of Heroes: Trails In The Sky. The remake focuses on the 1st Chapter of the game's expansive storyline; the original 2004 JRPG had three entries on the Liberl-focused adventure. The entry will focus on the eight main character...
Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 Genre: 2D, Action, Metroidvania, Platformer, Retro After 37 years, developer Storybird Studio took out a relic and decide to make a more fleshed-out sequel out of it. Instead of an hour, Beyond The Ice Palace 2 is now 5+ hours full of beautiful 2D graphics and sprite art, and me...
With Holocure and Idol Showdown out and proving that there's a market for free VTuber games, it's only a matter of time until we get one that's a 2D platformer. That's what this new title starring Shirakami Fubuki is about. The game is called Fubuki ~zero in on Holoearth~ HOLOLIVE ALTERNATIVE and it is a high-speed pixel action game where you fi...
Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Nintendo Switch Genre: Role-Playing Game, Rhythm, Retro Everhood 2 is what happens when you mix a 90s Japanese role-playing game with trippy graphics & aesthetics with a music rhythm game. Sorta. You play as a coloured Soul who has to go through what is known as the Everhood, a hodge-podge of strange loca...
In lieu of Monolith Productions shutting down as of late, we had our guest writer Munira Mustaffa dish out her thoughts on one of the games that shaped her tastes in interactive entertainment: The Operative - No One Lives Forever (abbreviated to NOLF as the title is a mouthful to type over and over). Growing up, I was besotted with spy fiction...
Party like it's the mid-90s with this new Terminator game chock-filled with pixel graphics. Publisher Reef Entertainment and developer Bitmap Bureau have announced a new game entry in the Terminator film series - Terminator 2D: No Fate. The 2D action title features a lot of run-and-gun action (along with a beat-em-up segment from time to time) w...
Two out of three ain't bad, as one would say. March's PlayStation Plus free games entries are quite a bunch. The major game in the March monthly games feature for PlayStation Plus subscribers is Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Originally called Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, the game got a reworking in its title, became a single-player title after years of b...
Developer Zenovia, known for its hit 2D action game Steel Assault, will be making a new 2D run-and-gun game called Neon Inferno. Fans of this sort of 2D gaming may be pleased to know that it's coming out later this year. Neon Inferno now has a new publisher: Retroware. With that in tow, the indie action game now has a release window: Q3 2025 for...
The upcoming collection Capcom and SNK fans are waiting for will be out later this year. The Capcom Fighting Collection 2 will be out on 16 May 2025 for PC (Steam), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The collection will feature the following eight games: Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the M...
With the announcement of a new Ninja Gaiden title and a remake/re-release of classic Xbox title Ninja Gaiden 2 (subtitled Black), as well as a 2D Ninja Gaiden game in the works from the folks behind the awesome Blasphemous metroidvania series, 2025 is looking like a ninja of a year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08vbgX9lpWY&pp=ygUObmluamEg...
If you’ve ever wished for a time machine to explore gaming’s past, the Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) has the next best thing. As promised, the non-profit has flung open the virtual doors to its digital library, now available in early access—assuming the website doesn’t buckle under the sheer weight of nostalgia-seekers crashing the s...
If you were a fan of JRPGs in the 90s and had money to spend, you probably owned a Sega CD and played both Lunar: Silver Star Story and Lunar: Eternal Blue. Failing that, you waited a few more years and played the PlayStation ports instead which featured better graphics, better anime cutscenes, reworked soundtracks, and better voice acting. Of c...
Awesome Games Done Quick is an annual early-year speedrun event held live in Pennysylvania, USA, where the best players and contestants compete for the best speedrun times for games old and new while sending the proceeds earned to numerous charities. Throughout the years, AGDQ has a few standout speedrun moments and livestreams like the 4-player si...
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