One of the big games featured at Gamescom Opening Night Live this year was Indiana Jones and the Great Circle from MachineGames and Lucasfilm Games. The new trailer shows more of the upcoming title’s narrative-driven adventure, which features cinematic set-pieces, puzzles, and hand-to-hand combat. It also revealed the release date of December 9 for Xbox Series […]

The upcoming action-adventure game Unknown 9: Awakening from Reflector Entertainment and Bandai Namco was shown at Gamescom Opening Night Live with a new live action trailer and a release date announcement. Following a young woman named Haroona, whose connection to the parallel dimension known as the Fold gives her the power to defend humanity’s secrets, this […]

Gamescom included the first gameplay reveal trailer for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, an upcoming new narrative adventure game from DON’T NOD that features dual timelines in 1995 and 2022. The trailer also shows the dynamic dialogue system, intended to make conversations feel more realistic. Lost Records: Bloom & Rage will be released in two parts, […]

2K and Hangar 13 closed out Gamescom Opening Night Live with the announcement of Mafia: The Old Country, an upcoming new entry in the Mafia series. Set in 1900s Sicily, the game will explore the origins of the mafia through a linear narrative and a classic mob movie atmosphere described as bringing the series back to its […]

At Gamescom Opening Night Live, developer Tarsier Studios and publisher THQ Nordic announced Reanimal, an upcoming horror adventure game in which you play as a brother and sister trying to rescue their missing friends. It features both single player and local and online co-op and will be available for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Tarsier […]

King of Meat is a new co-op focused dungeon crawler developed by Glowmade and published by Amazon Games coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC, complete with cross-play and cross-progression. Ahead of its reveal at Gamescom Opening Night Live, I got to head to Los Angeles to preview the game and […]

In a game that’s part visual novel and part action RPG, Noctuary tells a compelling story about two girls fighting the forces of darkness in an intriguing fantasy world. Noctuary Developer: Gratesca Price: $30 Platforms: PC (reviewed) MonsterVine was provided with a PC code for review. Noctuary came out last November, but it’s largely flown […]

The demo for Visions of Mana was recently released across platforms, allowing me to check out a chapter of the upcoming RPG from Square Enix and Ouka Studios. Given my experience with the Mana series, I had an approximate knowledge of what to expect from this demo, though it exceeded these expectations in quite a […]

A new Gori: Cuddly Carnage trailer has been released to celebrate the debut of the hack-and-slash title’s demo across consoles and PC. The trailer shows the titular cat as he utilizes his hoverboard to dice up villainous toys in the most brutal and gory manner possible. As of this morning, the demo has officially dropped on […]

Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers takes the classic blackjack game and turns it into a head-to-head battler, filled with unique cards that can drastically change the game. Some of the more random aspects of blackjack can be frustrating. The lack of unlockable cards means the feeling of finding a new powerful card to use fades quicker […]

Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid is a relaxing and endlessly charming title that harnesses summer vacation nostalgia with satisfying collection and exploration mechanics. If you’re looking for a laid-back summer game, this is certainly the one. Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid Developer: Millennium Kitchen & TOYBOX Inc. Price: $40 Platforms: Nintendo Switch (reviewed) and PC […]

You know, when Master Onion was teaching martial arts I’m pretty sure he had a few more instructions besides just “kick”. Anger Foot Developer: Free Lives Price: $24.99 Platform: PC MonsterVine was supplied with a PC code for review Welcome to Shit City, a hellhole where everyone’s favorite pastime is committing crimes. It’s run by […]

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is a somewhat forgotten classic Star Wars game that has made its return in a mostly great manner. Some issues of the original game persist along with a couple of technical hiccups, but for the most part, it’s good to see this explosive title strike back. Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Developer: […]

I am a simple man of simple pleasures. I like colony sims and city builders and high concepts and let’s just say the pitch of “Rimworld plus Crusader Kings” was a “slam that buy button” choice for your boy Tommy Ravens. Let’s get through the story wrapper real quick: There was a war, the empire […]

Here at Monstervine, we usually handle writing about games on a volunteer basis, but Grit and Valor 1949 was…well, let’s say “a real-time tactics roguelite in an alt-history World War 2 dieselpunk setting with mechs” was so me it was basically a “you are previewing this.” Fine, guys, twist my arms.  Axis forces destroyed and/or […]

It’s a widely believed fact that comedy is far more difficult than drama. Looking at any gaming platform storefront you’re likely to see wall-to-wall action, and while some of it has a lighter tone, for the most part, it’s full of drama. It’s tough to get a laugh but it’s even tougher to say, “Hey, […]

Makoto Wakaido’s Case Files Trilogy Deluxe presents four bite-sized pixel art mysteries to solve with simple detective mechanics and a steady progression in quality. Makoto Wakaido’s Case Files Trilogy Deluxe Developer: Hakababunko Price: $13 Platforms: PC (reviewed), Switch MonsterVine was provided with a PC code for review. Makoto Wakaido’s Case Files Trilogy Deluxe is a […]

Warframe was released a little over 10 years ago. Since then, the game has seen drastic changes in gameplay, characters, and even the story. Although it’s unclear when the game takes place, its in the far future, where space travel is common. With its ever-growing expansions, Digital Extremes decided to take a step back and […]

Samurai Warriors 4 DX is the “ultimate” version of the original title, previously only released in Japan but is finally seeing a translated release in the States. When I say ultimate, I mean it because this entry in the Musou genre is absolutely packed full of content, with the original release already being content rich, […]

Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn proves itself a perfect example of what an AA game can be. A shorter experience focused on telling a compact story, with combat just good enough to propel you to credits. It doesn’t offer a particularly compelling story and combat has a very specific flow to it, actively punishing anyone […]