Author: firemarth
Review: Katana Zero
The talk of the town in the gaming community recently is difficulty. Should games offer different difficulty levels to appease less-skilled or less-abled players? Would doing so compromise a developer's "vision?" Do games have to be hard to be fun? Read More
Review: Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko’s Hysteric Birthday Bash
The "fan disc" is a relatively common thing when it comes to visual novels. After pouring hours of life into reading through a story, some people will surely come to care for the characters therein and want to spend more time with them. Read More
Review: Fate/Extella Link
As we grow as human beings, our tastes change. It's an inevitable fact of life. Like, you suddenly start enjoying slow-paced ambient music despite being a metalhead through most of your youth, or you decide that mushrooms are in face the perfect pizza topping even though you hated them growing up. Read More
Preview: Audica
Ever since the end of the Rock Band boom, developer Harmonix has become much more experimental in the games they produce. Aside from Rock Band 4, which they continue to support with updates and DLC, Harmonix has also jumped into board games, social games, and virtual reality. Read More
Review: The Caligula Effect: Overdose
A couple of years ago, Atlus published an ambitions little title for the Vita known as The Caligula Effect. Many compared it spiritually to the Persona series, which is no surprise, since the writer that penned the game's narrative, Tadashi Satomi, was also the mind behind the first two Persona games. Read More
Review: Dead or Alive 6
The Dead or Alive franchise of fighting games is a series that markets itself on two things: fast and aggressive fighting and a splash of sex appeal. Apparently, pitting sexy well-endowed women and buff chiseled men against each other in brutal fisticuffs is a winning formula. Read More
Review: Metro Exodus
As the recent release of Kingdom Hearts 3 has proven, it can be challenging for newcomers to a series to jump into an on-going series without knowledge of past releases. KH3 may have taken this to a bit of an extreme, but I still experienced something similar when Metro Exodus fell into my hands. Read More
Review: Arcade Spirits
Back in the 80s, the arcade was the place to be! All the cool kids would bike on down to the local arcade after school to play the latest games like Pac-Man and Donkey Kong, fighting for high-score dominance while simultaneously stuffing their faces with greasy food, all lit up under a warm neon glow. Read More
Quick-Look: Etrian Odyssey Nexus
Etrian Odyssey Nexus kicked my ass. I’d love to say, as a video game reviewer, that I am a master that can crush any game that comes my way, but,... Read More
Review: Necrosphere Deluxe
There's a group of gamers out there that believe games have become too streamlined, too simple... too easy. Those that miss the days when games were out to hand your ass to you, beat you 'til you're black and blue, and you enjoyed it, goddammit. Read More
Review: Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal
[Note: Due to the fanservice-heavy nature of this game, some of the images in this article may be considered NSFW.] Read More
Review: Sonar Beat
Change the Target When designing a rhythm game, unless you’re looking to get a bit experimental, there’s two main things you’re going to be showing on the screen:... Read More
Review: Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition
A Decade in the Making The Tales series of games have become a somewhat staple JRPG franchise here in the west. The past few entries in the series... Read More
Gamer Escape’s Top 5 Reviewed Games of 2018
As the final hours of 2018 tick down, it’s about that time again for us to take a look back at my little corner of the Gamer Escape... Read More
Review: Gris
Shock to the Senses Have you ever come across a piece of art that just immediately strikes you as something special? Something that reminds you of your love... Read More
Review: Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight & Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight
Brand New Days Music is a major factor in defining the vibe and aesthetic of a game. A good soundtrack can work as a complement to a story,... Read More
Review: Hitman 2
One Convenient Package We’re all used to the idea of having a certain platform that we play games on. Whether PC or one of various consoles, they all... Read More
Review: Gal Metal
A History of Music I’ve been immersed in music for as long as I can remember. From the beginning, my parents had myself and my siblings all start... Read More
