Video by Matt S. Sword And Fairy 6 doesn’t have the world’s best production values. It’s not the best made game, either – in fact, it’s a bit of a mess. And yet, I found it utterly compelling. Coming from China, it’s a rare example of a Chinese RPG that…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Not long ago, Square Enix released an in-depth developer diary, looking at Final Fantasy IX, which had just been released on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch at the time. Now, backing that up, the company has done the same with Final Fantasy VII, which was recently…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Koch Media France made a little (big) mistake, sending out a tweet and video announcing the western localisation of Utawarerumono Zan. Previously unannounced, it seems likely that this is a NISA project (as Koch is NISA’s publisher in France), and that means that an announcement that…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Zanki Zero: Last Beginning wants you to believe that it’s different to the Danganronpa series, despite being made by the same narrative and creative team. It positions itself as a dungeon crawler; something a lot more active and game-y than the aforementioned visual novel torture trilogy.…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The workhorse publisher, NISA, never seems to take a break with releases… but as long as they look as charming as Lapis x Labyrinth I’m not exactly complaining about the sheer workload of playing all these titles. NISA’s released a new trailer for the game, and…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. God Wars is one of the better examples of the tactics JRPG genre that has been produced in recent years. A deep, rich look at classical Japanese tales and aesthetic, God Wars won us over with its initial release on PlayStation 4, and won us over…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Do you remember Ogre Battle? Probably not. Back before it was absorbed into the mega-beast that is today’s Square Enix, a humble little company called Quest produced two Ogre Battle titles, one for the Super Nintendo, and one for the Nintendo 64. These games were a…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. To celebrate 25 years of Atelier, the teams at Gust and Koei Tecmo decided to do something very different with Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists, and eschew the series traditional JRPG structure and design for a light-hearted city building simulation instead. Talk about a dramatic change!…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Chocobo Mystery Dungeon was my very first Nintendo Wii title (I came late to the party with that console). I bought it second hand, at a ridiculous price (I assume it was a rare release in Australia), but it was worth every cent. The game epitomised…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Final Fantasy IX is a beloved masterpiece of the PlayStation 1 era. So much so that the game’s re-re-re-release on the Nintendo Switch has been right at the top of the charts ever since it launched. Now Square Enix has released a rather impressive “developer diary,”…
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