Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Giveaway for #NISNovember!

In a first for my monthly Community Game-Alongs, I’m excited to announce a themed giveaway! The wonderful folks at NIS America have offered two copies of Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair for the November Game-Along which, as you probably know by now, is centered around Nippon Ichi Software and NIS America games. If you’ve already been participating, … Read moreDanganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Giveaway for #NISNovember!

We Love Katamari PAL Box Art Appreciation Post (with Giveaway!)

We Love Katamari is the sequel to one of the most unique games on the PlayStation 2 and among my favorite titles for the system, but the garish North American box art did not do it any favors. Apparently I wasn’t the only one offended by MS Paint-esque art style and atrocious purple and green color … Read moreWe Love Katamari PAL Box Art Appreciation Post (with Giveaway!)

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd Review

Hatsune Miku Project Diva f 2nd review

Hatsune Miku Project Diva f 2nd review

Back when SEGA released Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F last August, I was amazed to hear that a Vocaloid game would finally be coming out in English. SEGA only brought over the PlayStation 3 version initially, but six months later the PS Vita version followed due to the popularity of the PS3 release. Now, however, the digital idol Hatsune Miku is literally everywhere, from opening for Lady Gaga to performing on Letterman, so it makes much more sense to see Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd in English only eight months after the Japanese release. And this time, buyers have the option to choose between the PS3 and PS Vita versions at launch!

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Idol RPG Omega Quintet is coming to Western PS4s

Idea Factory International has decided that the second non-Hyperdimension Neptunia game they’ll be localizing for western audiences is Compile Heart’s PS4 RPG, Omega Quintet. Scheduled to launch in North America and Europe in Spring 2015, the game is notable for being one of the few Japanese RPGs on the PS4. Apparently it also makes use of … Read moreIdol RPG Omega Quintet is coming to Western PS4s

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Review

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair review

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair review

Earlier this year, adventure game/visual novel Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc quickly wormed its way into my heart for being one of the most fun and interesting titles I’ve played in recent memory, let alone this year. While NIS America announced from the get-go that they would release the sequel before the year was out, I had my doubts that it could be anywhere near as good as the original, let alone better, as many assured me. How exactly do you follow up a game that throws fifteen elite high school students into a situation where the only way they can escape is by killing one of their classmates and not getting caught?

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