Review by Matt S.
Stranger of Sword City is a dark, dark game. Taking cues from the FromSoftware Souls series (and no, I’m not talking about the difficulty, though it is a challenging game), Stranger of Sword City
places an almost westernised sense of aesthetics within the context of what has become a distinctly Japanese genre; the modern Wizardry-style dungeon crawler. And the result is a grim world to explore, with horrific demon-like monsters clashing against the cold steel of European armour and weaponry... mixed with the odd moment that is distinctly Japanese. Your mentor through the initial stages of the game is a cute girl in a school uniform, for example.
Neil writes: "The Xbox Ultimate Game Sale is still in place, but running alongside it as always is the rather brilliant Xbox Live Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale. It may well be playing second fiddle to the big sale, but that doesn't mean there aren't any Xbox One and Xbox 360 games worth bothering about. Which are the very best deals on the table via the Xbox Live Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale for 24th-30th July 2018 though? And which are the worst?"
The PlayStation Vita has become a haven for RPGs, but there is one particular type that has really made itself at home on the system. People who love first-person dungeon-crawlers with turn-based battles and often customizable parties can find tons on the system. Developers like Experience and Compile Heart have taken to the system. This means people who enjoy level grinding and customizing characters have plenty of options to choose from when looking for a new game to play.
A few Vita games are currently on sale at below $20: Exist Archive, LEGO Jurassic World, Shiren The Wanderer, Stranger of Sword City, Trillion: God of Destruction and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward.
