Aside from being a mouthful to say, Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Plus is what happens when you mix Persona and Phoenix Wright. The art style and pacing are akin to that of the newest Persona title, and the gameplay is all about finding clues to mysteries and putting them together to solve a crime. While this may work on paper, it is more complicated while playing the game itself. The first section of the investigation feels interesting and well thought out. The mechanics are well placed, as most things that can be interacted with have an icon appear over it when you are even passing close to it. Clicking and investigating rewards you with experience points which can be used to level up abilities…
Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid, published by Spike Chunsoft, is one of the most laid back, relaxing, entertaining, and pleasant games that has come out in some time. There are very few objectives, the player never feels rushed, and while there is somewhat of an overall plot its weight never feels crushing. The game simply lets you be a young kid living in Japan by the ocean for his summer break. This doesn’t mean that there aren’t things to do, as the game has tons of random activities. Meeting towns people and assisting in their lives, catching butterflies, fishing, and simply just exploring. There isn’t a real right or wrong way to experience the game. Getting distracted and catching butterflies all day is equally as…
The SteamWorld series has been around for some time now, with the first title coming out back in 2010 and exclusively on the DSi. Since then, every handful of years there has been another entry in the series, ranging from Tower Defense to action/mining. The newest title changes things once again by being a mix of City Skylines and Dungeon Keeper. With all previous games being a solid entry in the genre they attempted, the only real question for this title is where it will rank in the five other games in the series. The core game loop consists of building the town around an old and abandoned mine. The better the town, the more towns people and workers you acquire. That means more workers…
Mugen Souls was released on the Playstation 3 over a decade ago. Its direct sequel was released just over a year later. While Compile Heart has continued to release titles since then, there have been no further entries in the franchise. This could be due to various things; including massive fan backlash at the localization at the time removing some key features. Now Eastasiasoft has stepped up to release this series on the Switch, non-censored. While this game was entertaining in its original state, the real question falls back to if it has held up to current JRPGs. As mentioned before, Mugen Souls Z is a direct sequel to the events that happened in the first title, picking up a short time after Chou-Chou managed…
Grappling hooks in video games are one of those things that just seem like they naturally fit together. The freedom and speed of movement that they provide can make elevate even the most mediocre titles. The freedom that is given with a simple grappling hook mechanic is liberating. Smash in some Metroidvania elements to that equation and you have a game that most people would probably be foaming at the mouth to play. The good news is that Playism has supplied that request in pixelated beauty. Normally there are two ways that you can design a grappling hook for games, either entirely momentum based or a more arcade-like casual swing. Rusted Moss takes the route of momentum, meaning that there is a learning curve to…
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