Game Reviews6.4/10
Code of Princess wants to be two games at once
Code of Princess review: a 3DS brawler-RPG with 50+ characters but only four playable in story mode. Score: 6.4/10.
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Game Reviews7.5/10
Rock of Ages Rolls Boulders Downhill and Into a Genre All Its Own
Rock of Ages review: ACE Team's tower defense boulder-roller for Xbox 360, PC, and PS3 — building, rolling, Sisyphus, and a 7.5 verdict.
30 Years On, Persona Remains the Game That Quietly Transformed RPGs
A look back at the first Persona game, the 1996 spinoff that shifted the Megami Tensei series to high school drama.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Stella Glow’s song-magic battles still hold up, even if the story hits the usual notes
Stella Glow review: Imageepoch's final 3DS strategy RPG, where a world without song is saved by witches, tuning, and a tight three-action calendar.
Game Reviews7.5/10
This 2016 Monster-Movie Spoof Is Smarter About Its Own Jokes Than It Looks
The Deadly Tower of Monsters is ACE Team's metafictional parody of 1970s sci-fi B movies, a fixed-camera shooter climb published by Atlus in 2016.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight Turns a Mortality RPG Into a Rhythm Game — and It Works
Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight turns Persona 3's cast into a rhythm game on PS4 and Vita. A 7.6/10 spin-off that knows exactly who it is for.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Review: A Cyberpunk RPG Whose Ideas Outrun Its Hardware
Soul Hackers review: Atlus's 1997 cyberpunk dungeon crawler, its negotiation systems, and why the 3DS port is the version to play.
Game Reviews8/10
Catherine Review: Atlus’s Romance and Nightmare, Fifteen Years On
Atlus's Catherine blends a romance story with brutal block-climbing nightmares. A review of the 2011 cult classic, its story, modes, and Full Body.
Game Reviews7.8/10
The 3DS Etrian Crossover That Asks You to Map a Dungeon and Then Punishes You for It
Etrian Mystery Dungeon mixes Etrian Odyssey classes with Mystery Dungeon's shifting floors. A 2015 3DS crossover where every step costs a turn.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Persona 4: Dancing All Night Review: A Confident Rhythm Spin-Off
Persona 4: Dancing All Night review: the rhythm spin-off turns the Investigation Team into dancers, with a story mode, Free Dance, and a 7.8 score.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth Review — Four Races, Ten Classes, One Long Climb
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth review: four races, 10 classes, and a streamlined skill tree make Atlus's 3DS dungeon crawler the most customizable entry yet.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Shin Megami Tensei IV Still Holds Up 13 Years Later
Shin Megami Tensei IV review: Atlus' 3DS RPG, from Mikado Castle to demon-run Tokyo, Press Turn battles, and the macca death economy. Score: 8.5/10.