Iwan Lehnert
Come for the historical Japanese setting and story, stay for the pleasing, fast-paced combat. Spirit of Sanada puts combat, its best asset, front-and-centre, and it pays off.
Shiness doesn't try to reinvent the wheel, and its style and execution are designed to evoke memories of your gaming past. Come for the pretty world, stay for the fast, if slightly messy combat.
A decent, gritty and stylish cops-n-robbers strategy game that offers just enough variation to keep you interested.
Toukiden 2 is a well-crafted action RPG with plenty to do, but its combat doesn’t quite hit the spot.
Atelier Firis tells a bright, fun tale in a somewhat restricted world.
Despite its interesting puzzles, DYING: Reborn struggles to be much more than a poor example of horror; the scares are few and far between, the plot and its characters are horribly played out and given how generic it can frequently be, it's alarming how seriously it takes itself.