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WAKFU is an isometric open-world turn-based MMO set in the popular DOFUS universe, where decisions really matter and players work together to restore the world and defeat the most insidious creatures in the entire World of Twelve.

Players craft their own adventure in WAKFU and make decisions that have far-reaching consequences. A unique political system allows players to create laws and initiate conflicts, shaping the environment with game-altering effects. Choices also have a dramatic effect on the living ecosystem of WAKFU - if too many animals are killed without a chance to reproduce, or too many plants harvested without resowing, they’ll disappear forever.

It’s a great looking game, with anime-style character design and well crafted animation. This charming graphical style and the deep turn based combat make for a that’s game pleasantly reminiscent of the Disgaea series, but with a huge open world, complete with it’s own ecosystems and lot’s massively multiplayer online fun.

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RWBY: Grim Eclipse is a fan-made game from game dev Jordan Scott (based on the RWBY series made by Rooster Teeth) that’s impressed Rooster Teeth so much that they’ve officially started development on a full game, and hired Jordan to work on it.

The game is a third person survival-based action role-playing game that was developed over 5 months by Jordan - a sort of a playable version of the ‘Red’ Trailer. It’s an amazing fan-made game, full of fast paced and fluid combat, and well deserving of a full game. There is no release date on the finished game yet, but seeing how it’s the Rooster Teeth’s first game, they’ll probably be keen to take their time.

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Pale Blue is a stylish Anime-style 2D side-scrolling action and stealth adventure game where instead of playing a hero, you play as Ellen - a normal girl who has been turned into a monster and succumbed to evil.

Ellen is assigned to various missions by the sinister COCOON organization which turned her into a monster. She’ll fight superheroes and organisations from around the world, spreading a reign of terror. You will take control of Ellen’s story as the human being we know and follow her path as she fades away to evolve into the evil terror known simply as Pale Blue.

Gameplay is inspired by an eclectic mixture of games, including Megaman, Prince of Persia, Splinter Cell classic and Rampage. It features dungeons with hack and slash gameplay where you’re given freedom to roam the area, stealth stages, NPC interactions and Tower defence elements.

The Prototype is VERY early in development, so the fighting is fairly basic and doesn’t feel as fluid as it should be, but it certainly shows potential. The visuals are impressive, with some great looking anime style-animation, and the ‘evil’ focused storyline certainly sounds intriguing.

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Onigiri is a fast paced action-focused Anime MMORPG where you take on the role of one of the legendary Oni, roused from your peaceful and isolated life. You must set out, with 8 NPCs, each with their own personality and abilities, and restore peace to the troubled lands.

It’s a good looking game, with a fun Anime graphical style, full of buxom ladies and crazy costumes. There’s a wide variety of weaponry, powers and skills to unlock, that will have to be seleected tactically as a lot of the monsters have specific weaknesses. It’s best played with others, but although it’s an MMO, you’re free to play on your own if you don’t fancy partnering up with friends.

The Beta test is for the PC version, but it’s already been released for PS4 in Japan and will most likely be seeing a PS4 release in the West. Players who take part in the Beta test will recieve special bonuses, such as EXP and Money boosts, as well as some ‘Soul Eggs’ for when your party is in a tight spot.

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Exogenesis is a point-and-click visual novel adventure game inspired by the Ace Attorney and Zero Escape games. The story follows Yu Sayashi, a former wasteland “treasure hunter” on a quest to revive his dead sister.

Fitting with the visual novel style, most of the screens in Exogenesis are static, showing of some beautiful anime-style artwork. As you progress through the game, each section is a self contained puzzle, requiring finding and combining items scattered around the area then working out solutions. These solutions are logical and well thought out, yet the game may benefit from a short tutorial or hint system as it can be unclear what you’re supposed to be doing at times.

If you enjoy visual novel style adventure games it’s worth checking out Exogenesis. With it’s beautiful artwork and engaging story, Exogenesis is shaping up to be a great addition to the visual novel adventure game genre.

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Aaru’s Awakening is a fantastic 2D action platformer with a beautiful hand drawn art style inspired by 70s animation films. You play as Aaru, the champion of dawn, a muscular beast who must travel through the domains of Dawn, Day, Dusk and Night and defeat the Night deity who has upset the balance in the world of Lumenox.

The big draw of Aaru’s Awakening is obviously that gorgeous hand drawn art style, with with the backdrops, character animations and special effects all combining to make the game look and feel like a high quality anime cartoon. The art style adds a wonderfully dreamy atmosphere to the game, which is exacerbated by the excellent, euphoric soundtrack.

As well as looking unique, Aaru’s Awakening shows inovaion in gameplay too. Utilising an Abuse-style control scheme, Aaru can aim and fire his soul into the world, ricocheting off walls then teleporting to where it lands. It’s a great mechanic that opens adds a lot of depth and some puzzle based elements to to game.

The Alpha Demo features 4 levels, and is a good taster for what Aaru’s Awakening has to offer. An excellent action platformer with some truly stunning scenery.

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Spirited Away – The Boiler Room is a fun little Oculus Rift tech demo that allows users to step into one of the most iconic scenes in Spirited Away. Old Kamaji is there, with all 6 of his arms hard at work, as well as lots of little Susuwatari, busy carrying coal to the boiler. Although you can’t interact with anything, it’s a wonderful experience just stepping into the perfectly recreated boiler room, and just the sort of thing that Oculus Rift is made for.

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Heart & Slash is a fantastic looking fast paced 3d brawler/roguelike inspired by Bayonetta, Mega Man and ADOM. You control Heart, a malfunctioning robot who’s fighting for its identity against the minions of standardization, you want to be unique, you want to be LOVED.

Heart & Slash is a wonderful game, the levels are short, fast paced, procedurally generated, brutal affairs that really will test your skill. With over 75 different weapons and 60 different body parts allowing for thousands of unique combinations. The weapons are fun and varied, while body parts allow you to teleport, stop time, fly, wall-jump, discover enemy weaknesses and so on. Heart & Slash thrives on variety.

Heart & Slash manages to feel retro while also feeling fresh and unique at the same time, it’s a wonderful piece of robotic roguelike brutality. Johnny 5 is alive & kicking ass.

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Aura Kingdom is an interesting new MMORPG that has a fantastic looking anime art style, fast fluid fighting and focuses on companion interaction.

Your companions (Eidolons) are no mere pets; they are powerful warriors in their own right and are not to be trifled with. If you earn their trust, however, they will reward you with their invaluable aid in the numerous battles to come.

They will be holding special events throughout the Open Beta, including a screenshot contest, find a mate, monster madness, hide and seek, item matching, and more.

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