Geek of Oz

NOTE: There will not be a */10 Geeks at the end of this post. Same rules as the Witcher 3 hands-on: it's not the final product, so I won't give a final grade . Those looking for a summary about whether you should play it - yes. You should definitely play it. __________________________________________________________________________ While a release date, price point or specific comments on narrative and characters - besides some vague outlines of setting and basic plot for the latter - aren't yet known, I'm still excited for Final Fantasy XV . No, it's not solely based on what's in the demo that comes packaged with Final Fantasy Type-0 HD . It's based on what's not in that demo. Don't get me wrong, the demo is awesome. It's a solid couple hours of combat mechanics and story driven by some interesting, if only briefly sketched, characters. As a piece of early release designed to create critical groundswell and make me want to see the...

If Final Fantasy Type-0 HD  had existed a decade ago, when I first got into the series and time was not as limited as now, it's quite possible it would've claimed a good 200 hours of my weekends. This is the game I've been waiting for since the uniqueness of  Final Fantasy XII, since the salad days of  Final Fantasy VIII  and since the disappointment that was Final Fantasy XIII . It's the kind of game that, alongside contemporaries like Tales of Xillia 2 , gives me hope that JRPGs can once again take pride of place in my favourite genres. It's at once a nostalgic return to form and an innovative exploration. If you're after the short version before I knuckle down to details, here it is: GO PLAY THIS RIGHT NOW. The story is equal parts straightforward and fairly thin at first blush. In the world of Orience, where nations are built around crystals that grant magic powers, war has broken out. The Militesi Empire has gone on the offensive and found a way to ja...

Child of Light, the new title from Ubisoft, is a delightfully gorgeous pseudo-indie fairytale role playing game. Not something you'd expect from the team that brought you Far Cry 3. The story is mixture of Sleeping Beauty and Alice in Wonderland but with a Studio Ghibli-esque take. You play as Aurora, a girl from 1895 Austria who succumbs to an ailment causing her to fall asleep. While those around her mourn, Aurora seemingly wakes up in the mythical world of Lemuria, a world which has had its sun, moon and stars stolen by the Black Queen. Aurora is tasked with recovering the stolen celestial bodies, ultimately reuniting with her father. As with any RPG, Aurora is joined on this journey by a playable companion and several unlikely allies she meets on the way. Made using the UbiArt Framework engine, previously used on Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends, Child of Light is full of amazingly beautiful hand-drawn 2D landscapes which make it feel like an interactive story b...

Oh. My. Word! Square Enix have made some beautiful looking games in the past and Drakengard 3 is no exception. Set for digital release in English on PS3 next year, Drakengard 3 serves as a prequel to the original game and looks like it's bring all of its dragony goodness with it. From the screenshots and trailer that we've seen, 2014 can't come around soon enough. If your appetite has been sufficiently whetted, you could always up and relocate to Japan where it sees release this month. Follow on after the jump for further details and a gorgeous trailer.