Review by Matt S. Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl, is effectively an introduction to the Wizardry-style dungeon crawler RPG. It feels weird to write that, because it’s not actually an easy or straightforward game, but that is exactly what this game is. As a remake of the first Etrian…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. At first glance, Conception II might not look like it is anything special. The story itself is as tried and true as almost any other JRPG as you assume the role of a chosen one with incredible power that will join forces with others to save…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Persona 4 is one of the finest JRPGs ever released. Combining a dating sim-style social game with some rich JRPG combat mechanics, the game is enthralling for every moment over its 70+ hour run time. In fact, there is so much to do and see in…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Our good friend, Anne of Chic Pixel, organises a community game-along every month, where people are invited to play a game with a specific theme, and then share their experience over a dedicated hashtag on Twitter. Last month’s Monster Hunter month was a huge success, and…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. I have been playing JRPG titles for about as long as I have been gaming. The story lines, character development and sense of progression have all tested my mind rather than my reflexes over the years, and to this day I consider it my favourite genre.…
Read MoreOn today’s Wrap; Frozen Endzone comes to Steam Early Access, we go hands on with OnLIve’s CloudLift, Gearbox and Telltale go in-depth on Tales from the Borderlands and Atlus and Ace Team announce Abyss Odyssey. Frozen Endzone hits Steam Early Access Following up on the runaway success that Frozen Synapse…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Good news, Atlus fans! The original Shin Megami Tensei, released many years ago now in Japan (22 to be exact), is finally being localised for the western audience. Yes, there are fan translations out there, but this one is a proper localisation by Atlus, and we…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. When the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One were launched, my interest in the consoles was not the additional power that they would bring. Highly detailed visuals are nice, but we’re at a stage in the development of the games industry where aesthetics are, finally, more important…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. It amazes me that the sequel to Conception is getting localised. It did sell well in its homeland, but its a game about having children with anime girls and sending them into dungeons to do battle. I’m actually not making that up. The goal of the…
Read MoreAltus held a huge Persona event the other night, and during its course four new Persona titles were announced. That is really good news for fans of the series (that said we’re still holding out hope for an HD remake collection of parts one through three), and best of all…
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