Weapon Shop de Omasse is an interesting addition to the GUILD series because of who made it. While I’ve lauded the series as a way to give game creators space to make a small game with full creative control, Weapon Shop de Omasse gives that control to a Japanese comedian named Yoshiyuki Hirai. Hirai, who …
Liberation Maiden
I can safely say I had pretty much no idea what I was doing or what was going on for about 90% of my playthrough of Liberation Maiden, making reviewing it a slightly intimidating prospect. The game was developed by Goichi Suda, better known as Suda51; the man responsible for classics such as No More …
The Starship Damrey
“This game contains no tutorials or explanations. Part of the experience is to discover things for yourself” - Disclaimer before starting The Starship Damrey. The last time I looked at the GUILD series was to wax lyrical about Attack of the Friday Monsters, a game I thought would never have been made in the way it …
Attack of the Friday Monsters
In the 1950s, the prospering Japanese film industry reinvented the “monster movie.” The giant monsters of the era were “kaiju” that often symbolized the effects of pollution, such as radiation and hydrogen bomb experiments. In the 1960s and 70s, the “hero show” was born. Brave heroes challenged the kaiju on prime time television, and the …
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
This post contains heavy spoilers for the ending of Ghost Trick, and I recommend having played the game before reading. I view it as a mark of shame on my own self that it has taken me this long to finish playing Ghost Trick. I have owned the game on DS and iOS for a …
The Big Bang Theory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO40Nlcc-As As promised, this month's post is something a bit different to the norm; a commentary of an episode of The Big Bang Theory, providing some rough reasons why I think the show really isn't very good. This is my first video, and, much like my thoughts towards my early blog posts, I can see …
Danganronpa V3
This post contains spoilers for the entire Danganronpa series. I recommend having played the games before reading this, or you won't understand much of it. Recently I held a poll on my twitter as to which game I should review this month. The choices were between Danganronpa V3, a game most people had at this …
