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Sony are ending the generation with a flourish. Whatever you think of their style, the major first party games released by Sony this generation have all been of a high quality. Now they’ve seen fit to release two games this summer, mere months before the start of the next generation. […]

Ghost of Tsushima – PS4 Review

25 Jul, 2020 in PS4 tagged combat / ghost of tsushima / japan / mongols / open world / samurai / stealth by Gareth

From Software are back with another game in the Souls mould. Much like Bloodborne before it Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice makes some major changes to how the game plays whilst keeping the the atmosphere and exploration that makes the likes of Dark Souls 3 so popular. What are those changes […]

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – PS4 Review

8 Apr, 2019 in PS4 tagged bloodborne / dark souls / difficult / japan / ninja / sekiro / shadows die twice / shinobi by Gareth

It’s been a while since PSVR owners had a reason to get excited but Tetris Effect, the latest project from Rez and Lumines creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi, is creating quite a stir in the media and the recent demo of the game has got gamers falling over themselves to give it […]

Tetris Effect – PSVR/PS4 Review

9 Nov, 2018 in PS4 / PSVR tagged japan / music / puzzle / rez / tetris by Richie

Sega’s Yakuza series has been going strong for over a decade now with players in the West now receiving the games at a steady rate. After a small delay, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life finally takes to store shelves with a new engine under the hood. Long-time series protagonist […]

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life – PS4 Review

25 Apr, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged action / adventure / crime drama / japan / open world / sega / yakuza 6 the song of life by Mike

Okay, transparency time. I never played Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds. If you feel that makes my opinion invalid then feel free to stop reading. For those who aren’t aware Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms is a direct continuation of the story from Kyoto Winds. Both are visual novels set in Japan in the […]

Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms – Vita Review

16 Mar, 2018 in Vita tagged edo blossoms / hakuoki / japan / kyoto winds / otome / samurai / sequel / visual novel by Gareth

Released on PC last year to critical acclaim, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun has made its way to PS4. Being a slower paced, strategy-stealth game you might think it an odd choice for a console port but that just makes it all the more impressive that it totally works. […]

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun – PS4 Review

30 Jul, 2017 in PS4 tagged blades of the shogun / japan / ninja / real time / samurai / shadow tactics / stealth / strategy by Gareth

Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed has made the jump from PSV/PS3 to PS4. The JRPG from Acquire based around ripping peoples clothes off to expose them to the sun was a decent bit of fun when I played it on the handheld but the lack of nuance to the combat […]

Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed – PS4 Review

23 Feb, 2015 in PS4 tagged akiba's trip / japan / jrpg / nudity by Gareth