DENNIS GAGLIARDOTTO
Corpse Party: Blood Drive (PC) Review
Bringing the epic conclusion to the three-part series to Steam after being a Vita exclusive, Corpse Party: Blood Drive sees the finale of the story of Shinozaki, facing the morale and immoral between life and death, what’s worth sacrificing, and what you’ll go through to get the ones you love back. With a bump in visuals thanks to a higher resolution, the PC version of Corpse Party: Blood Drive fixes all of the issues Vita suffered from years ago, making this a definitive experience to experience the amazing finale to the seminal series.
Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient Review
Corpse Party returns with a (mostly) brand new story in Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient, focusing on all new character Ayame Itou as she awakens in a hospital with no recollection of who she really is or how she got there. Seemingly abandoned, she must make her way out and find out what’s happened. Dead Patient stays true to the lineage and foundation Corpse Party has set for visual novel and horror games, but despite receiving the game six years after its 2013 debut in Japan, it’s disheartening that all we get is a very short opening chapter to a much broader, deeper game that ultimately remains a mystery for now.
Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash Review
Seven years after its initial release in Japan, the rest of the world can finally experience the one Corpse Party title that was elusive to most of us for so long. Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash is different yet familiar, bringing back all that's made Corpse Party so great for decades, but this time with the stipulation that we must do a romantic comedy or die.
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana Review
Stranded on a cursed Island, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana takes you on a journey of recollection, mystery, and adventure as you go on a journey in the shoes of Adol Christin - the recurring main protagonist throughout the Ys franchise. While stuck on the island due to an attack on his ship, The Lombardia, Adol must find a way to get back hope and find others along the way that have been stranded to help him on his journey.
Akiba's Beat Review
Akihabara. It's a beautiful city that no matter how many times games take us there virtually, it'll always be a sight to see. It's especially a treat to gamers who tend to lean more towards Japanese developed titles that step away from the typical Western FPS and shoot-em-ups we see more and more of from developers. Akiba's Beat brings us just there to Akihabara, and brings the universe of Akiba's Trip with it, being a successor to it. It may have not been immediately obvious thanks to the 180 approach Akiba's Beat takes and has virtually no similarity to Akiba's Trip, but it still holds its own, even if all the magic and quirkiness of Akiba's Trip is mostly gone from Akiba's Beat, for better or for worse.