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Flashback Mini-Reviews – Racing Games on the Nintendo 64
I recently had a few weeks off from my day job. However, thanks to injuring my foot directly after a trip to Melbourne to see Groundhog Day the Musical, I was left unable to properly walk for more than a...
Dohtonbori in Melbourne’s CBD
Last week, on what could have almost been considered a spur-of-the-moment whim, I opted to travel down to Melbourne for a couple of nights -- to see Groundhog Day the Musical before it left Australia, check out the Melbourne...
Groundhog Day the Musical
When Tim Minchin hosted several concerts following his return to Australia in the latter part of the 2010s, including the opening of the HOTA Amphitheatre opening and his BACK tour - while he would typically talk about but not...
Dragon’s Dogma 2
When Capcom first released Dragon's Dogma on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2012, it immediately became a surprise hit among gamers. I had randomly bought it on the day I submitted my master's dissertation, expecting some simple...
Unicorn Overlord
Japanese video game developer Vanillaware is synonymous with gripping fantasy stories, memorable RPG experiences and detailed and creative 2.5D visuals paralleled by almost no other game. We last saw a game from the studio half a decade ago, deviating...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
In addition to being one of the defining RPGs of the fifth generation of video game consoles, Final Fantasy VII set the standards for RPGs and 3D gaming in the years following its release. It had a mammoth impact when it...
Let’s School
From running hospitals and developing resorts to running cities and ultimately playing god - the simulation genre of video games has experiences tailored towards pretty much any creative pursuit gamers have in mind. But while Two Point Studios thrived...
BlazBlue: Entropy Effect
Having played virtually all mainline instalments in the BlazBlue franchise since its original 2010 PAL region release of BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, playing BlazBlue: Entropy Effect was a tad surreal at first. Developed separately in collaboration with Arc System Works by 91Act, the team behind...
Beauty and the Beast the Musical’s 2024 Brisbane (QPAC) Season
Nearly three decades after its Australian premiere in 1995, Beauty and the Beast the Musical officially opened at QPAC last night for its inaugural Brisbane season, the second step of the 2023-2024 Australian tour that began in Sydney in mid-2023. For...
Granblue Fantasy: Relink
Who here remembers White Knight Chronicles, the short-lived RPG franchise from Level-5 and Sony Interactive Entertainment from back in the PlayStation 3's life cycle, which balanced delivery of a main storyline with a fun and approachable quest system that drew...
Persona 3 Reload
As someone who spent substantially longer tracking down a copy of Persona 3 on the PlayStation 2 than the time to fully complete it, it is warming to see the game finally available and readily accessible on store shelves in its...
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
While Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has never managed to let main protagonist Kazuma Kiryu off a very short leash, even with Yakuza 6: The Song of Life being the perfect "out" for the long-running protagonist, they have managed to diversify themselves...
