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Heads up JRPG fans, Trails of Cold Steel IV just hit the pre-order phase. Those looking to buy into the Digital Deluxe Edition can do so now.
Read More »Trails of Cold Steel IV hits pre-order, gets bonuses
Octopath Traveler hitting PC this June
Formerly a Nintendo Switch exclusive, Square Enix excellent modern take on 90s JRPGs is coming to the PC. Expect it this June.
Read More »Battle Chasers: Nightwar hits the Switch today
Landing on the Nintendo Switch at long last, Battle Chasers: Nightwar marries a western comic book series with classic JRPG gameplay. And the result looks pretty darn good.
Read More »Final Fantasy XV (PS4) Snapshot Review
Final Fantasy XV, a game first announced as a totally different title in 2006 finally dropped a few weeks ago. The game brings with it a breath of fresh air for the franchise and genre, seemlessly blending an epic story, a larger than life world and an innovative combat system. …
Read More »New JRPG The Alliance Alive Announced
A new JRPG is being made overseas Cattle Call is a developer that has flown under the radar for the most part. Even though it has been making games for nearly two decades. Its latest game, The Legend of Legacy, received mixed to positive reviews on Metacritic. Cattle Call has …
Read More »EGX Hands-On: Jack Move
A look at cyberpunk JRPG Jack Move, a game heavily influenced by classic Final Fantasy games.
Read More »Full-Scale Final Fantasy coming to mobile
Enter FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS® SQARE ENIX CO., LTD and Gumi Inc are launching a free-to-play FINAL FANTASY title to both iOS and Android audiences in summer 2016. The hit title has already drawn in more than six million players in Japan and is an entirely new role-playing adventure for the …
Read More »Stella Glow (3DS) Review
Macross? Persona? No, Stella Glow.
Read More »The Legend of Legacy (3DS) Review
The Legend of Legacy is an updated version of the JRPG, simplifying many features while maintaining a classic feel.
Read More »Dungeon Travelers 2: The Royal Library and the Monster Seal (PS Vita) Review
Dungeon Travelers 2: The Royal Library and the Monster Seal is a boring, predictable fan service JRPG. It’s difficult to even be creative in critiquing it because it was so repetitive and mind-numbing. Boring plot, unimaginative gameplay, flat characters, and slow pacing all come together to ruin this game. Unless …
Read More »Etrian Odyssey Untold 2: The Fafnir Knight (3DS) Review
Prior to The Fafnir Knight, I’d never played an Untold game, or any from its main series Etrian Odyssey, so don’t expect to see any comparisons to the previous games. This review’s a fresh take.
Read More »Square Enix Releases HD Walkthrough of Final Fantasy XV
Square Enix even does demos big. At the end of October, Square Enix released a tech demo for Final Fantasy XV along with a ten minute walkthrough of the game. Today, Square Enix re-released the ten minute walkthrough, but this time in 1080p. There is so much in that …
Read More »Freedom Wars (PSVita) Review
For the greater good!
Read More »Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars Fuuko trailer
Check out Fuuko in Atlus‘s latest Conception II trailer. Some gameplay footage as well as bits of story can be seen in the video. For those of you out of the loop, Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars is an upcoming JRPG for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita. …
Read More »Bravely Default (3DS) review
Bravely Default is quite possibly one of greatest RPGs since Final Fantasy 5. It’s Final Fantasy done right and a wonderful addition to the 3DS library. RPGs have changed a lot since the 80s and 90s, we’ve gone from turn based strategy to real time combat with online play. It’s …
Read More »The Guided Fate Paradox (PS3) Review
Being god sure ain’t all it’s cracked up to be.
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