Harvest Dew. If the ‘Uncanny Valley’ is the term for something being almost-human-but-not-quite, then Harvest Moon: Winds of Anthos is in the Uncanny Stardew Valley. It’s so close to being a really good farming sim game, but doesn’t quite manage to hit the mark. However, for the first time in the turbulent and confusing history…
“Mad lad puts Neverwinter Nights into Baldur’s Gate 2 for some reason” was my coworker Joshua Wolens’ summation of Andrey Balabokhin’s truly confounding mod project, NWNForBG, which seeks to demake BioWare’s 2002 D&D RPG in its more critically acclaimed 2000 D&D RPG. The result is not how I’d recommend enjoying either game, but it’s one…
GBC memories. It’s now 25 years since Game Boy Color launched, and for many of us in the West, it was on this system that we first caught and traded Pocket Monsters with pals back in 1998. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
The studio’s first Microsoft game. The Xbox exclusive Grabbed by the Ghoulies turns 20 today. It launched in North America on October 21st, 2003, and would arrive in Europe a month later, on November 21st. Designed by Gregg Mayles and developed by a programming team led by Chris Sutherland, this spooky action adventure has the…
The voices behind the fun. Super Mario Bros. Wonder sees the voice actor Kevin Afghani step into the role of Mario and Luigi for the first time ever, but who else is involved in this new entry? If you have been wondering, you’ve come to the right place. Now that the game has been out…
A cup of something cosy. Cottagecore fans, this one’s for you. Witchy Life Story is a visual novel packed full of sweet characters, magical charms, and cozy rituals. Coming from Sundew Studios, it has already been around on Steam for a while, and it’s now available on Switch. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
I reckon one of the benefits of being the director on multiple games is you can just give ’em crossover events without too much faff, and with Naoki Yoshida being at the helm of both Final Fantasy 14 and Final Fantasy 16, it makes an awful lot of sense to mash them together into one…
The top 50 GBC games, as ranked by you. It’s the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Game Boy Color, so we’re republishing this list of the Top 50 GBC games ever — several of which are playable on Switch. Enjoy! It was 1996 in Japan and 1998 in North America (and a year…
Final Fantasy 14’s London Fan Festival has just kicked off, and with it Square Enix has finally revealed the first of its two new classes coming to upcoming expansion Dawntrail: melee damage dealer Viper. The job was first teased back in July’s Las Vegas Fan Festival, but this is the first time we have a…
Boy, that’s a shock. Nintendo’s Game Boy Color turns 25 today. The colour screen handheld hit Japanese store shelves on October 21st, 1998, arriving in North America and Europe in the following month. Read the full article on timeextension.com Boy, that’s a shock. Nintendo’s Game Boy Color turns 25 today. The colour screen handheld hit…