A decade since its Japanese launch, Nihon Falcom’s Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection finally gets a Western release, and it’s one of this year’s best surprises.
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Bullet Soul: Infinite Burst is a re-imagining of Bullet Soul, with a revamped scoring system and new enemy patterns, but the same energetic shmup action.
Alwa’s Awakening isn’t just a “retro-inspired” game, but one that combines a modern design sense with the technical limitations (and creativity) of the NES.
Jupiter Corporation has long been the only name in picross games, but they finally have some competition: Tomlab Games’ Pictopix.
Rose of Winter may be a short, simple, no-frills otome game, but that doesn’t stop it from being cute, sexy, and surprisingly deep.
Burly Men at Sea is a charming, silly, fun, exciting, relaxing choose-your-own-adventure picture book, and that is something quite special.
Amid a cute, offbeat game about the daily grind of a custodian, Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor makes some insightful comments about class and gender.
Blue Revolver manages to take a genre as difficult as bullet hell shooters and make it accessible, without compromising on what makes such games great.
What it lacks in novelty, Pankapu makes up for in sheer platforming excellence. This is one of the finest modern examples of one of gaming’s oldest genres.
Clockwork has a gorgeous steampunk world, intriguing story, and clever puzzles, but sluggish controls make it a frustrating experience.