Interview by Matt S. Japan’s Ainu people have become one of the most diminished native peoples in the world. They’re native to northern Japan, predominantly Hokkaido, and if you weren’t aware of that, don’t worry, you’re by no means alone. Many, many people in the west don’t even realise there…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. God Wars: Future Past is going to be one of the most important tactical JRPGs that you’ll ever play. Not because it’s going to do anything particularly innovative with the way it plays – because it’s explicitly aiming to be as traditional as the genre comes…
Read MoreSummon Night 5 is a strategy JRPG and part visual novel, released for the PSP, but also playable on the PlayStation Vita. It’s not going to revolutionise the genre, but it is, nevertheless, a very fine example of it. Related reading: Strategy RPG fans really need to check out Disgaea…
Read MoreAlthough the PlayStation 3 is most certainly on its last legs, there are a couple of remaining games on the horizon that are well worth getting excited about. One of those is Eiyuu Senki, a strategy JRPG in which the world’s greatest military leaders (from King Arthur to Nobunaga Oda)…
Read MoreDisgaea 5 is one of our most anticipated PlayStation 4 games. The latest entry in Nippon Ichi’s nuts-insane SRPG series promises to take the raw depth, complexity and humour that the series is so well known for to the next level entirely. The game is due for release in just…
Read MoreReview by Jedediah H. Have you ever seen a goofy Mel Brooks’ movie from the 90’s by the name Life Stinks? I was on the wrong side of seven years of age the first time I had the privilege, and it left a bit of an existential impression on my…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Good news, folks! One of the more interesting PlayStation 4 games currently under development in Japan has been confirmed for an English release. NAtURAL DOCtRINE is a tactics RPG from Kadokawa Games Studio, it will be published locally by NISA. The game will also be released…
Read MoreIf there’s any justice in the world, Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land will be the start of a SRPG franchise that will rival Fire Emblem and Final Fantasy Tactics as a popular, commercially successful name. It oozes style, is amongst the best looking iPad game out there, and features…
Read MoreIf there’s any justice in the world, Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land will be the start of a SRPG franchise that will rival Fire Emblem and Final Fantasy Tactics as a popular, commercially successful name. It oozes style, is amongst the best looking iPad game out there, and features…
Read MoreSmuttlewerk Interactive is an indie developer with some real potential. Its first game, Companions, was an entertaining little RPG throwback. Time of Heroes is more ambitious, and while we’re going to wait a few more games before these guys produce AAA-grade iPad entertainment, you can just tell they’re on the…
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