Video by Matt S. Idea Factory’s first JRPG of the year is a fast-paced, action JRPG, about a small group of people searching desperately for a miracle that will halt a creeping apocalypse. It’s probably not a game that has been on many people’s radars, but it should be, because…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. You would be hard pressed to find a series that has the mass-market appeal of Dragon Ball. Having started back in 1984, the Dragon Ball series has seen a giant manga run, anime series, video games, movies, and with the more recent Battle of the Gods…
Read MoreEssay by Matt S. Persona 5 is one of the bigger name JRPGs of the past generation. With luxurious production values, rich characters, and a superb sense of style, it’s hardly surprising that people would commit to the game’s 100-odd hour run-time. There’s a new version of Persona 5 coming,…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Kemco sure does churn the retro-themed JRPGs out. Sadly, most of them are just not very good, and more closely resemble RPG Maker projects than anything. Seek Hearts is the new one and… well, it’s actually better. It’s not great, but from the first couple of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Almost two years ago, we first reported that a Chinese developer, Azure Flame Studio, was building a fascinating-looking tactics RPG. Banner of the Maid, it’s called, and it’s about the French Revolution and Napoleon, with one exception… all the characters are women. That’s right. You’re going…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It is my pet theory that Nintendo, desperate for content on the ailing Wii U, went and had a meeting with Atlus. There, Atlus showed some clips of a discarded Persona game… or perhaps an internal concept demo. Nintendo then said “we’ll give you some money.…
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Review by Matt S. Wizardry is the elder dungeon crawler. The first one, developed by Sir-Tech, came out way back in 1981. It’s older than I am, and there aren’t many properties that are still around and in active development that can claim that.. For context: Final Fantasy 1 was…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. I love Gust’s Atelier series. I love it to bits. I love it to death. So I was over the moon by the news that the Dusk trilogy – previously left languishing on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, would get a re-release onto the current platforms.…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I’ve already reviewed each of the three titles in the Atelier Dusk series. In fact, in some cases I’ve reviewed them twice. Given that the PlayStation and Nintendo Switch ports of these titles are by the book, and don’t add anything to any of the titles,…
Read MoreFinal Fantasy X turns 19 years old this year. Over that time it has been frequently re-released – originally exclusive to the PlayStation 2, you can now play it on your PlayStation 3, 4, Vita, Nintendo Switch, PC, and probably a few other platforms I’ve forgotten about. It’s one of…
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