8Bit/Digi's Reviews
Varlet embraces its familiar genre roots, yet builds on that foundation to deliver a unique story with compelling characters. Its narrative blends urban legend, digital nightmares, and emotional struggles, creating a unique experience.
The House of the Dead 2: Remake serves as both a reunion for old-school gamers and a gateway for a new generation to experience the arcade classic.
Spy Drops tries to capture the surface-level feeling of Metal Gear Solid without understanding what made it a landmark title in 1998, or why it’s still considered one of the greatest games.
Heartworm is not just a love letter to classic horror games, but an odyssey through loss and the emotional toll of grief. On the surface, it has all the hallmarks of a classic PlayStation horror game, yet it also incorporates lessons learned from 30 years of game development. Beneath the surface, it explores overcoming the pain that comes with loss and how our memories of the past can differ from reality.
Persona 5: The Phantom X takes the defining elements of a masterpiece and adapts them for the free-to-play model. At its core, everything that made Persona 5 a beloved title is present, without compromising quality or aggressively pushing microtransactions.
No Sleep for Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files is another strong entry in the hit visual novel series, once again taking players on a journey through strange and mysterious cases. All of its defining elements return, now joined by new gameplay features that put players’ skills to the test.
RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army finally gives the broader Shin Megami Tensei fandom a chance to experience a cult classic that was once out of reach.
Nightdive Studios is known for restoring classic games, but System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster may be their magnum opus.
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Battle Destiny Remastered isn’t just a treat for fans of the Cosmic Era, it’s also a nostalgic callback to the Gundam games of the 2000s.
Capcom Fighting Collection 2 is more than a collection of fighting games but a window into a transitional era for the genre. For those who grew up playing these titles, it’s a chance to relive shared memories with friends. For a new generation of fighting game fans, it’s an opportunity to experience the classics on modern consoles or PC.
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- uses a familiar foundation to deliver an unforgettable experience that is rich in suspense and thrills. Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi bring everything they’ve learned about storytelling to a combat-heavy experience. The result is a thrilling blend of visual novel and JRPG elements that is also rich with callbacks to the Danganronpa series.
This is an intimidating series to go into cold, but Shadows may be the best jumping on point since Origins in 2017. Here we travel to the end of the 16th century, during the last part of Japan’s Sengoku period, a time of attempted unification, rebellion, foreign traders, and, of course, bloodshed.
AI Limit delivers a classic Soulslike experience set in a familiar world that is rich in its own deep lore. Players awaken in a familiar world while details about the story are slowly fed.
It’s wise to release these games during the Road to Wrestlemania because the hype is real and circular. Watching WWE makes me want to play their games, and vice versa, so here I am living the wrestling dream.
Nobody Nowhere presents a familiar story of what it means to be human with an emotionally driven narrative experience.
Monster Hunter Wilds takes players on a thrilling adventure into a world teeming with monsters and excitement.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II builds upon its predecessor while continuing Van Arkride’s story.
Jedi Power Battles allow gamers to relive The Phantom Menace and conquer the evil Trade Federation with one lightsaber swing at a time.
Blade Chimera will grab your attention with its captivating style while keeping you engaged with its experience.
Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist is a Metroidvania that explores what it means to be human in a world overcome by despair.