Latest Reviews of Nippon Ichi Software Games
Review Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless (PS5) - The Crazy RPG Series at Its Best
To Hell with honour
The nonsensical turn-based strategy RPG series Disgaea has always marched to the beat of its own drum. With Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless, this tradition continues, for better or worse. We can't imagine new converts will be won to the cause here, but if you've stuck with the series this long, you'll likely have a Hell of a...
Mini Review Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles (PS5) - Musical JRPG Hits a Bum Note
Doesn't quite strike a chord
Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles is the combination release of Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess and Rhapsody III: Memories of Marl Kingdom. Originally released in 1999 and 2000 respectively, both games are now available for the first time in the west. Rhapsody II kicks into action by following the titular...
Not quite haute cuisine
Monster Menu: The Scavenger’s Cookbook is a turn-based, strategy RPG roguelike that sees a group of adventurers in the wrong place at the wrong time, stuck in an increasingly difficult dungeon while on the brink of starvation. Picking your primary character, you’re instantly thrown into a whole host of customisation...
Review Disgaea 6 Complete (PS5) - Once More Unto the Netherworld
A statistician's dream, a completionist's nightmare
Disgaea has always stood out among strategy RPGs due to the sheer spectacle of the thing. Ludicrous characters, absurd tactics, and insane damage numbers: it's a franchise that has always taken things to the next level. Disgaea 6: Complete, we're glad to say, continues that trend, and somehow even...
Review Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention (PlayStation Vita)
No absence of depth
The Disgaea series has surged in popularity in recent years, mainly due to its nearly limitless degree of combat depth and heaped amounts of content. Disgaea 3 was originally released on PS3, along with a vast selection of downloadable content, so rather than create a brand new game for Vita from scratch Nippon Ichi decided to...
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News Brace Yourself for Jump Scares in Yomawari: Lost in the Dark, Coming to PS4 in October
Maybe you should be afraid of the dark
Yomawari: Lost in the Dark is the latest entry in the Yomawari series of survival horror games, and it's coming to PS4 on 25 October in North America, and 28 October in Europe and Oceania. Don't be fooled by the chibi art style or cute aesthetic, the Yomawari games are legitimately terrifying. In Lost in the...
News Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society Announced, Coming to PS5, PS4 in Early 2023
The lantern, the witch, and the wardrobe
Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society was just announced for a Western release, and the first-person dungeon-crawling RPG is coming to PS5 and PS4 in early 2023. It is the sequel to Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Darkness on PS4, and you can read our review of that game here. Released on 6 November 2020 in...
News Danganronpa Stans Absolutely Need to Have Yurukill: The Calumniation on Their Radar
Another... killing game?
The fantastically titled Yurukill: The Calumniation launches next month, 5th July, and it looks like it's going to be something quite unique. If you didn't know, Yurukill combines a bizarre mixture of gameplay elements like visual novel segments in the vein of Phoenix Wright, shmup elements ala Ikaruga, and that very...
News Brace Yourself for Jump Scares in Yomawari: Lost in the Dark, Coming to PS4 in October
Maybe you should be afraid of the dark
Yomawari: Lost in the Dark is the latest entry in the Yomawari series of survival horror games, and it's coming to PS4 on 25 October in North America, and 28 October in Europe and Oceania. Don't be fooled by the chibi art style or cute aesthetic, the Yomawari games are legitimately terrifying. In Lost in the...
News Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society Announced, Coming to PS5, PS4 in Early 2023
The lantern, the witch, and the wardrobe
Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society was just announced for a Western release, and the first-person dungeon-crawling RPG is coming to PS5 and PS4 in early 2023. It is the sequel to Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Darkness on PS4, and you can read our review of that game here. Released on 6 November 2020 in...
News Danganronpa Stans Absolutely Need to Have Yurukill: The Calumniation on Their Radar
Another... killing game?
The fantastically titled Yurukill: The Calumniation launches next month, 5th July, and it looks like it's going to be something quite unique. If you didn't know, Yurukill combines a bizarre mixture of gameplay elements like visual novel segments in the vein of Phoenix Wright, shmup elements ala Ikaruga, and that very...