A bit of a genre shift here. The original Valfaris was a fun 2D platform shooter that I gave a good review back when it came out in 2019. Here we are four years later with a sequel in a completely …
Nov 21, 2023 • Subscribe
More like this
CRYMACHINA (ACTUAL Review)
Humanity has been wiped out and now androids are working to restore it. The only problem? They don’t understand what humanity truly is. So to be clear, CRYMACHINA…
UsoNatsu (ACTUAL Review)
A story about finding love to overwrite feelings for the one you lost. UsoNatsu is a nice, short girls love visual novel that has gone oddly unnoticed. So…
Monark (ACTUAL Review)
I play a lot of anime games, so I’ve had my fair share of edgy plots and settings . This one though? It might actually take the cake.…
Blue Reflection (ACTUAL Review)
I play pretty much everything Gust develops, so in anticipation of next week’s Blue Reflection: Second Light – I decided to prepare by powering through the original. Okay,…
Card Shark (ACTUAL Review)
So we get a lot of card games on Steam, but I’m pretty sure this is the first one where the actual card game itself does not matter…
Lost Judgment (ACTUAL Review)
Judgment is back and better than ever. I really enjoyed my time playing through the upgraded PS5 version of the original game released earlier this year and it’s…
ALPHA-NIGHTHAWK (ACTUAL Review)
So this one kinda came out of nowhere and I’m surprised it hasn’t received much attention. I mean, it’s by Liar-soft, the same studio that brought us VNs…
SAMURAI MAIDEN (ACTUAL Review)
The devs behind the questionable Kandagawa Jet Girls are back, this time with their own take on something like Senran Kagura or OneeChanbara. I have played way too…
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (ACTUAL Review)
Probably the funkiest game I have played in years, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is a real indie treat among all the other big releases surrounding it. It is not…
Boti: Byteland Overclocked (ACTUAL Review)
We finally have Astro’s Playroom on PC. Or rather, as close as we can get. It is called Boti: Byteland Overclocked and it aims to fill that very…
Dōkyūsei: Bangin’ Summer (ACTUAL Review)
Dōkyūsei – one of the most important visual novels ever released. It came out all the way back in 1992 and is generally considered to be one of…
The Gray Man (ACTUAL Review)
I play a lot of weird games for this channel, but I don’t think I have ever played one that has me questioning the mental state of its…
God of War (ACTUAL Review)
We got Days Gone last year and now God of War to start off this year. I’m liking this new PC direction that PlayStation is going and since…
Capcom Fighting Collection (ACTUAL Review)
Capcom Fighting Collection is out and more importantly, the entire Darkstalkers arcade collection is included and available in the West for the first time. That series specifically is…
The Entropy Centre (ACTUAL Review)
What if you took Portal and swapped the portal mechanics with time manipulation? Well, you’d end up with The Entropy Centre and I know a lot of people…
Phantom Breaker: Omnia (ACTUAL Review)
Nearly 11 years later, Phantom Breaker makes a proper appearance in the west – this time in the form of Omnia, an upgraded, updated, and revamped version of…
Amnesia: The Bunker (ACTUAL Review)
Amnesia has been a very hit or miss series for me and I find it often leans more towards the latter. So imagine my surprise when I played…
Trek to Yomi (ACTUAL Review)
I have watched way too many black and white samurai movies for my own good, so yeah, you could say I was excited for this one. Okay so…
Monster Hunter Rise (ACTUAL Review)
It took almost an entire year, but us PC players finally have the chance to play Monster Hunter Rise in full HD and above 30 fps. I have…
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood (ACTUAL Review)
I love visual novels. I also love all things witchy and people often ask if I am a witch when I’m out in public. So you could say…
Yurukill: The Calumniation Games (ACTUAL Review)
Okay so I just finished this game and I have to admit, I am very confused. Not as to what happened in the game – that part I…
Cult of the Lamb (ACTUAL Review)
It’s finally here, one of the most anticipated indie games of the year that simultaneously also happens to be one of the cutest and most deadly too. Having…
Koikari – Love For Hire (ACTUAL Review)
NekoNyan has been nonstop with these slice of life romcoms and as someone that consumes them almost on the daily – I am absolutely here for it. Especially…
Nobody Saves the World (ACTUAL Review)
From the same studio that brought you Guacamelee! comes a bit of a unique one. It’s a top-down action RPG hack and slash adventure with a very cool…
Cotton 100% + Panorama Cotton (ACTUAL Review)
After the excellent Cotton Reboot just a few months ago, I was excited to jump into not just one, but TWO new Cotton ports to PS4. Okay, starting…
We Were Here Forever (ACTUAL Review)
The fourth installment of the We Were Here series has arrived and while I still may be recovering from the trauma that a couple of the puzzles in…
Blue Reflection: Second Light (ACTUAL Review)
The original Blue Reflection felt like an experiment. They had all these good ideas for a JRPG, but likely did not have the time or the budget to…
The Jackbox Party Pack 9 (ACTUAL Review)
New year, new Jackbox Party Pack. Last year’s Party Pack 8 was a bit of a disappointment – at least to me and my friends – so it…
Destroy All Humans! 2 – Reprobed (ACTUAL Review)
Two years later and another Destroy All Humans! remake is out. I had a good time playing through the first one in spite of its flaws, so let’s…
The King of Fighters 15 (ACTUAL Review)
The King of Fighters XV – yeah, there’s somehow already 15 of these. It was one of my most anticipated fighting games of the year, so let’s go…
Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX (ACTUAL Review)
It’s been a good decade since this series saw the light of day, so I was surprised to see Koei Tecmo resurrect it seemingly from nowhere. They may…
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake (ACTUAL Review)
It was just two years ago that we got Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated, a faithful remake of the original SpongeBob game that ended up being my personal…
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (ACTUAL Review)
What happens when you take the studio that made the excellent Rayman Legends and task them with tackling a new Prince of Persia game? Well, you get a…
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+ (ACTUAL Review)
The mega popular Project DIVA series has finally made its debut on PC, this time as the definitive edition of Mega Mix, a Switch release from 2020. Can’t…
Café Stella and the Reaper’s Butterflies (ACTUAL Review)
Yuzusoft produces some of the highest quality visual novels in the genre. All of their English releases have been solid – Riddle Joker, Senren Banka, Sabbat of the…
Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg (ACTUAL Review)
Atelier is finally back to its roots. And I mean that quite literally. Atelier Marie on the PlayStation 1 was released all the way back in 1997 exclusively…
Ideon (mecha)
General Information Unit type: mechaHeight: 105.0 metersLength: 74.3 meters (Ideon Gun)Weight: 5,650.0 metric tons (Ideon), 2,003.0 metric tons (Ideon Gun)Engine output: 120,000 t/df + XEquipment: Ideo-Buster, Ideo-Delta, Ideo-NovaArmament:…
Diebuster (mecha)
General Information Unit type: buster machine Lineart Rear view
Gunbuster (mecha)
General Information Unit type: buster machinePowerplant: degeneracy generator x 2Pilot(s): Noriko Takaya, Kazumi Amano, Jung FreudOriginal mechanical designer: Kazutaka Miyatake Lineart Cockpit Head Pilot seat Rear view
Blue Lock Is Actual Madness
Blue Lock is an intense, thrilling anime that redefines the sport of football into one that's more centered around players who value their own goals above all else,…
From Abridged To Actual Anime
Funny parody man becomes indie anime producer. How the times change. Edited/Written by @TeeHallumsYT KICKSTARTER IS STILL LIVE: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/classof09anime/class-of-09-anime-episode SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/totallynotmark FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/totallynotmark FOLLOW…
Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness (ACTUAL Review)
Made in Abyss is a fantastic anime, one of my recent favorites. So you could say I was a little bit surprised to see a game based on…
Introducing Mecha Mondays
My adoring fans, all *checks* three and a half of you, perhaps you’ve worried, perhaps you’ve wondered, for I have been so quiet this summer… Well, such is…
Mecha Monday: Escaflowne
ESCAFLOWNE, OH NO, IT’S HOT TAKE TIME WELL the scheduled post system for WordPress let me down big-time this week… Can a hot take be had for a…
Mecha March: Levius
Welcome to Mecha March!! This feature is one that many of you are more likely familiar with Mechanical Anime Reviews at the helm. Be sure to check out…
King Gainer (mecha)
Normal version Equipped with Blackmail overcoat Normal version Equipped with Blackmail overcoat General Information Unit type: overmanOverskill: accelerate, overfreeze, overheatEquipment: Blackmail overcoat x 1Armament: chain gun x 1,…
Mecha Are Coffins
The concept of this post comes from the currently airing Synduality Noir. Mainly because the mecha in that show are literally called coffins. I don’t know why the…
Ninki Seiyuu: How to Make a Pop Voice Actress (ACTUAL Review)
I guess I’m just a sucker for these slice of life visual novels that have characters working real jobs. We had it earlier this year with Musicus! following…
Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX (ACTUAL Review)
So I may have already covered this one in a quick review a while back, but that was as a package with the others in the series. So…
Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream (ACTUAL Review)
Another year, another Atelier game – this is now the 23rd entry in the series. It is a bit different though, given that it’s an actual numbered sequel…