Operation Backlog Completion 2026

First Teaser for the Alien: Isolation Sequel

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Apr 272026
 

It’s been over a decade since we discussed Alien: Isolation, and now the sequel has finally gotten its first teaser.

I loved Alien: Isolation, even though I felt the final section should have been shortened a bit, and think it’s an excellent example of survival horror.

(Wow, I can’t even say “in recent years” now, can I?)

I’ve had mixed feelings about a sequel, mainly because the original was so good that it’s easy to imagine a sequel not reaching those same heights.

Still, I can’t help but be cautiously optimistic after the teaser. The teaser is very short, but it gives a taste of the atmosphere and ends on a shot of the station where you’d save your game in the original.

Here’s hoping the sequel is just as tense and filled with dread as Alien: Isolation was.

What are you hoping for from the Alien: Isolation sequel?

PC Remaster of JRPG Exstetra Announced by FuRyu

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Apr 242026
 

FuRyu has announced a PC remaster of Exstetra, a turn-based JRPG originally released in 2013 for the 3DS and Vita.

While the original was never released outside of Japan, the remaster will be available with Japanese, English, and Chinese language options.

According to its Steam page, Exstetra is about a high school boy named Ryoma who can awaken his allies powers by kissing them, which sounds both silly and entertaining.

Now, since I wasn’t familiar with the original, I checked its Wikipedia page and learned that the developer was Studio Saizensen, who developed several games I haven’t played but also did a lot of work on Glory of Heracles for the DS.

(I also learned that Yoko Shimomura composed the main theme, so that’s neat.)

It doesn’t look like there’s a trailer for the remaster yet, but I found one for the original.

Anyway, I never heard of Exstetra when it first came out, but now that the remaster has been announced, I’m curious about it. What do you think of Exstetra?

Cupid Parasite is Coming to PC!

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Apr 222026
 

For quite a while now, the major otome companies have only been releasing their games on the Switch, but today Idea Factory announced that Cupid Parasite will be coming to the PC later this year!

Personally, I prefer to play visual novels on a handheld system when I can, so I’d probably stick with Switch releases anyway.

However, it’s still exciting news! Now I can recommend Cupid Parasite to even more people.

And believe me, I will.

I loved Cupid Parasite and found it to be one of the funniest visual novels I’ve played, with loveable characters and a ridiculous sense of humor.

I also quite enjoyed playing the (sometimes unhinged) fandisc earlier this year. No word on the fandisc coming to PC yet, but hopefully it will eventually.

Right now it’s not clear if this is just the first of many otome games Idea Factory will bring to PC, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a test case to see if the market is there.

Will you be playing Cupid Parasite when it comes to PC?

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