Category: Cultured Vultures

Most parents would mention if the newest members of the household were demons. The Testament of Sister New Devil follows Basara Toujou, whose introduction to his new stepsisters, Mio and Maria, leaves him caught between supernatural factions with very strong opinions about who he should be protecting. Family dinners were presumably awkward enough already. The…

There have been a lot of new games that are trying to be old games over the last few years. Trust me, I’ve covered a few of them. Whether it’s the visuals or the mechanics, the indie space has been a treasure trove for memba berries so strong that we’ve seen entire memba orchards spring…

The PS1 provided a watershed moment for gaming, as not only did it break into the mainstream, but it was also huge in the counter-culture too. By firing on all cylinders and markets, the PS1 was able to reach millions upon millions of players, players who bought games in previously unseen numbers. Here are the…

Being labelled the worst student at a magic academy is fairly discouraging. Beating one of its best students should at least make the next parents’ evening interesting. Chivalry of a Failed Knight follows Ikki Kurogane, an aspiring knight whose swordsmanship makes up for what he lacks in magical talent, and Stella Vermillion, a princess who…

Hyperkin is giving its SupaBoy handheld a refresh later this year, with two new models set to launch in the US and Europe on October 28, 2026. Finally, an easy way to let The Lion King on SNES beat me up on the go. The SupaBoy Crimson and SupaBoy Prime are both available to pre-order…

Some spoilers ahead The main High School DxD watch order is High School DxD → New → BorN → Hero, with one important detail: watch Hero’s episode 0 before its numbered episodes. It addresses a continuity change that otherwise makes the jump between seasons rather confusing. The series follows Issei Hyoudou, whose disastrous first date…

Finding out that your everyday life is an illusion would raise a few questions. Trinity Seven sends Arata Kasuga to a magical academy to get some answers after a destructive phenomenon takes his cousin Hijiri away. Waiting there are seven powerful female mages, which does seem to help him settle in. The anime aired for…

Let’s get it out of the way now: Wolverine is a fun game. Of the around 17ish hours spent completing the main story and optional trials (challenges for extra skills points and costumes), I had a blast, but that comes with limits, caveats and a bit of sour taste regarding gaming as a whole. Perhaps…

Friendship is priceless, apparently. Tomodachi Game puts that claim under considerable pressure by dragging Yuuichi Katagiri and his friends into a series of games built around debt, secrets and betrayal. It’s a fairly convincing argument for keeping your finances separate. The anime aired for 12 episodes between April and June 2022, adapting part of the…

The PS2 had more than a handful of licensed games. Who among us can say we didn’t know and love Jetix Puzzle Buzzle. Licensed games are meant to cash in on trends, but the PS2 had plenty of tie-in games that were about as well-timed as Google Glass. Here are some PS2 licensed games that were…