Review by Matt S. The retro-throwback JRPG has been a genuine trend in recent years, and it’s not just in the indie space, either. I Am Setsuna and Bravely Default, for example, are games published by the godfather of the genre, Square Enix. Related reading: Our interview with the developer…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I’ve played all the Kingdom Heart games at some stage or another, but even so, I’m no longer sure I actually know what’s going on with the series. The continuity between one title and the next is obtuse, and I’m not sure whether it’s deliberate or…
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 MoreReview by Matt S. Of all the venerable JRPG franchises, the Tales series is the one that I have the most complicated relationship with. The truth is that I simply don’t enjoy them all that much. While I do appreciate some of the series’ hallmarks (they tend to represent inter-character…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. In Yakuza 0, a typical night out starts with a wander through a red-light district, eventually dropping in at an adult video hire place that allows you to watch softcore gravure videos of your favourite ladies. Then you’ll wander over to the other side of town…
Read MoreReview by Matt. C I’m surprised there aren’t more monster-collecting tactical RPGs. The genres go together perfectly; TRPGs put huge emphasis on party composition and team strategy, and monster collecting games give you a huge range of characters from which to build your party. It’s a match made in heaven.…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Years after the PlayStation Vita has finally been laid to rest, and even the Japanese developers and publishers who are still supporting it have stopped, I’m going to continue playing it for many years to come. The main reasons for that are twofold: on the one…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. It’s finally happening! NieR Automata is just around the corner. This is a game I never expected would exist. The first NieR was a critical and commercial failure. It deserved to be neither – indeed, we’ve formally classified it as the best game of all time…
Read MoreNews by Britta S. Koei Tecmo has announced the launch of Atelier Firis: the Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey to our humble English-speaking world. The game will release physically and digitally for PlayStation 4, digitally for PS Vita, and for PC via Steam on 7 March in North America and…
Read MoreNews by Matt C Until December 31, the acclaimed Xbox 360 JRPG Lost Odyssey is freely available on Xbox 360 and Xbox One – for everyone, not just Xbox Live Gold subscribers. To get the game, simply go to the game’s page on Xbox Marketplace and click “Download to Xbox…
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