Latest Reviews of ChunSoft Games
Review 428: Shibuya Scramble (PS4)
Tokyo timehop
The visual novel genre is a strange beast, a niche corner of gaming that’s littered with some classic narrative experiences and bizarre oddities. Developer Spike Chunsoft is responsible for the lion’s share of popular visual novels on the market, with Steins;Gate and the fan favourite Dangonranpa series. Now it's re-releasing 428:...
Review Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (PlayStation Vita)
Nine is a magic number
Taking place in the not-so-distant future, Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward puts you in the role of Sigma, a young man who’s removed from his normal life and forced to take part in the ‘Nonary Game’ – a sick and twisted creation that ponders whether you're willing to betray in order to survive. Virtue’s Last...
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News Virtue's Last Reward Sequel Sunk by Japanese Investors
Seek a way out
Kotaro Uchikoshi, the creator of Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, opened a personal Twitter account for his English fans this week. Sadly, the reasoning behind this spelled bad news for the series' future. Despite the PlayStation Vita murder mystery and its Nintendo DS predecessor 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors being...
News Mystery Dungeon Shiren 4 Wanders onto PSP
What a rogue
Chunsoft's roguelike dungeon RPG Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 4 is making the trip over to PSP in Japan this October. The game originally came out on Nintendo DS a couple of years ago, but now it's coming over to Sony's handheld as Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 4+. That all-important extra symbol is for the three new...
News Meet the Cast of Extreme Escape Adventure: Good People Die
ChunSoft details more characters
The team that brought us 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors on Nintendo DS has let a few more images escape for their latest adventure game, Extreme Escape Adventure: Good People Die, giving us a glimpse of the game's entire cast, the odd numerical bracelets they wear, and some new info on two of the game's...
News Virtue's Last Reward Sequel Sunk by Japanese Investors
Seek a way out
Kotaro Uchikoshi, the creator of Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, opened a personal Twitter account for his English fans this week. Sadly, the reasoning behind this spelled bad news for the series' future. Despite the PlayStation Vita murder mystery and its Nintendo DS predecessor 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors being...
News Mystery Dungeon Shiren 4 Wanders onto PSP
What a rogue
Chunsoft's roguelike dungeon RPG Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 4 is making the trip over to PSP in Japan this October. The game originally came out on Nintendo DS a couple of years ago, but now it's coming over to Sony's handheld as Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 4+. That all-important extra symbol is for the three new...
News Meet the Cast of Extreme Escape Adventure: Good People Die
ChunSoft details more characters
The team that brought us 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors on Nintendo DS has let a few more images escape for their latest adventure game, Extreme Escape Adventure: Good People Die, giving us a glimpse of the game's entire cast, the odd numerical bracelets they wear, and some new info on two of the game's...