Feature by Matt S. Across the three most modern PlayStation consoles – the PlayStation 3, 4, and Vita – there are just two Final Fantasy games that are currently not available for play in some form: Final Fantasy XI, the effectively defunct MMO, and the greatest game in the series,…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. The next Warriors game from Koei Tecmo is another Samurai Warriors game, but it’s a very different one from what we’re used to from the developer. With most Warriors games, the story of dozens of different characters is told at once. For the upcoming Samurai Warriors:…
Read MoreTekken 7 is just around the corner, and DDNet’s Matt was privileged to be able to sit down with the producer of Tekken, Katsuhiro Harada, to talk about the new game, some of the design philosophies that the team has taken, and their wonderful approach to diversity in the cast.…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Ghostlight is one of the veteran localisation outfits out there. Founded back in 2004, the company got its start in bringing various Atlus games into Europe and Australia, starting with Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer’s call in 2005, and then the excellent Digital Devil Saga titles after…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. It has been a little lost among the excitement for all the other big RPGs out over the next month or so – Mass Effect: Andromeda, Horizon: Zero Dawn and NieR: Automata among them, but Torment: Tides of Numenera is a game that deserves a lot…
Read MoreInterview by Farida Y. Four months ago, the public received its first look at Nintendo’s successor to the Wii U, a device that had hitherto been referenced strictly under the codename “NX” since its first mention in early 2015. A lengthy period of rumours and speculation was affirmed: Nintendo’s latest…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Yoko Taro is an absolute genius. He hasn’t produced a huge number of games over his career to date, but what he is best known for; the Drakengard series, as well as NieR, have been right up there with the best games that you’ll ever play.…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. The recent Tales of Berseria really, really impressed us. For a series that has, traditionally, struggled to appeal outside of its core audience, Berseria represents the best opportunity that Bandai Namco has had in some years to develop a new audience around the venerable franchise. Related…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. The latest attempt to recapture the magic and nostalgia for classic JRPGs is Earthlock: Festival of Magic, a game that comes from an outfit in Norway, of all places. We’re talking the full experience here; puzzle-filled dungeons, an overworld to explore, and intense, strategic, tight turn-based…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Atelier Firis: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Journey is going to be a very different game to the Atelier games that you’ve played in the past. At a rate of almost one game per year over the series’ 19-year history, fans have grown accustomed to what…
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