This article was originally published in Italian on MyReviews.it in 2017. The departure of Tomonobu Itagaki, now president of Valhalla Games, definitively marked the end of the golden age of digital ninja Ryu Hayabusa, condemning his …
Tales of Berseria – Review
This article was originally published in Italian on MyReviews.it in 2017. Tales of Berseria was born from the need to restore the Tales of series’ prestige after the commercial and critical failure of Tales of Zestiria. …
Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star – Review
This article was originally published in Italian on MyReviews.it in 2017. On the other side of the world, in small rooms plastered with posters and slightly risqué illustrations, live the otaku — people who’ve taken their …
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (3DS) – Review
This article was originally published in Italian on MyReviews.it in 2017. Following the dictates of a market increasingly hostile to creative freedom, Square Enix brings the eighth chapter of the Dragon Quest saga to the magical …
Xanadu Next – Review
This article was originally published in Italian on MyReviews.it in 2016. Can a 2005 title still look appealing to a modern audience, just as it is? Nihon Falcom and XSeed have the answer with Xanadu Next, …
Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni – Review
This article was originally published in Italian on MyReviews.it in 2016. From the creators of Senran Kagura and Onechanbara, it was only natural to expect a new series overflowing with suggestive content—one clearly aimed at those …
Dragon Quest Builders – Review
This article was originally published in Italian on MyReviews.it in 2016. The Japanese announcement of Dragon Quest Builders was a real shock to the hearts of millions of fans—mostly Japanese, to be fair—who found themselves once …
God Eater 2 Rage Burst – Review
This article was originally published in Italian on MyReviews.it in 2016. After bringing Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment’s definitive edition to Europe on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, Bandai Namco is once again reviving one …
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars (PC) – Review
This article was originally published in Italian on MyReviews.it in 2016. Can a JRPG built around an absurd, surreal premise manage to tell a fairly charming story and stay fun without drowning in overused sexual innuendo?Well, …
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past – Review
This article was originally published in Italian on MyReviews.it in 2016. There’s a lot to say about Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past, starting with its troubled development on the original PlayStation in the …
Onechanbara Z2: Chaos (PC) – Review
This article was originally published in Italian on MyReviews.it in 2016. A few weeks ago, I wrote on these very pages about Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus and its arrival on Steam after debuting on Sony’s shiny …
Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack – Review
This article was originally published in Italian on TheGamesMachine.it Among the flagship titles of Gust and Koei Tecmo’s recent output, the entire Atelier Ryza trilogy returns to the spotlight with an expanded and refined re-release. The Atelier …
Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream – Review
This article merges two articles previously published in Italian on IGN Italy. After the commercial success achieved by the two Atelier games starring the well-endowed Ryza, Gust and Koei Tecmo return to focus on one …
Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & The White Guardian – Review
This article was originally published in Italian on TheGamesMachine.it The case of Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & The White Guardian is a unique one. In essence, it is the twenty-seventh entry in the Atelier series, but …