“I’m sure the long development period of two years put a lot of stress on my heart”. Recently, we at Time Extension had the opportunity to interview the Secret of Mana and Trials of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 3) composer Hiroki Kikuta, talking about his early influences, his work on the legendary RPGs, and his approach…
I’m around 20 hours into Path of Exile 2 and all my gear sucks. I’m wearing clothes even a zombie would refuse to wear with bonuses I’m not even sure I can tell are doing anything. There are so many different stats in this game and most of them don’t seem to be that important…
As with all great and radical ideas that have gained traction throughout human history, Game Pass has its supporters and sceptics, but there’s no question that its games lineup has been excellent, and improving with each year. As we begin the run-up to Christmas and you contemplate presents for friends or fledgling nephews who are…
Update: Now has an XP system, too! Sega Genesis / Mega Drive platformer Kid Chameleon is getting new features thanks to the efforts of prolific patcher BillyTimeGames. The modder – who has patched titles like Ghostbusters and Jewel Master in the past – has introduced the ability to purchase helments when loading a game using…
Imagine a situation where someone phones an elderly relative and it appears to be a favourite grandchild on the call, begging for money to help out in an emergency. It sounds exactly like the child and the problem really sounds urgent; what should they do? The FBI suggests they might want to say something like…
Okay, listen, in my Infinity Nikki review I said that styling battles—where you take the clothes you’ve accumulated and use their attached scores and tags to duke it out with an NPC—sort of took a backseat in this game, especially compared to previous non-adventure entries in the series. That’s still mostly true, until I realised…
Includes new areas, a new playable character, and fishing! Two years after the hit indie RPG Chained Echoes released, developer Matthias Linda — now having formed Umami Tiger, his new development studio — has announced Ashes of Elrant, an expansive new DLC package that launches in Q2 2025. This story DLC will take place right…
Zainsoft’s Dios was one of two games released for the PC-8801MC CD-ROM drive. A long-lost PC-88 game has recently been rediscovered and preserved online, as revealed in a recent video by the YouTube channel Basement Brothers. Zainsoft’s Dios is a sidescrolling action platformer that was originally released across several Japanese computers in 1989 on floppy…
Winning matches and grinding competitive ranks might be the main goal of Marvel Rivals, but the true draw is playing dress-up with your favourite comic book superheroes. While you can earn some cosmetics by completing in-game challenges, events, or via the battle pass, many of the most sought-after skins require units. Units are one of…
It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, PS VR, and free-to-play games topped the download charts last month. November’s PS5 list saw spooky newcomer Phasmophobia rise from the dead, landing in the top five of the US and EU charts. Metro Awakening claimed the top spot on November’s PS VR2 list in the…