Developed by FURYU Corporation, Reynatis is an action JRPG where we can see two sides: One fighting in search of strength and the other to impose order over the chaos of Shibuya, Tokyo. M.E.A. vs Owl vs Guild The story of Reynatis is initially told by switching viewpoints between short chapters. It shows a somewhat […]
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REYNATIS – Interview with TAKUMI, Kazushige Nojima, and Yoko Shimomura
FuRyu Corporation is a Japanese game developer who is perhaps best known in the West for developing and/or publishing various JRPGs such as The Alliance Alive and Crymachina. With the English release of FuRyu’s newest game REYNATIS coming out soon, we had the opportunity to interview several of the creators who worked on REYNATIS regarding […]
Persona 3 Reload Episode Aigis: The Answer – Review
Acting as the final chapter of Persona 3 Reload, Anti-Shadow Suppression Weapon (and adorable android) Aigis takes the lead in a new mission in Persona 3 Reload Episode Aigis: The Answer. This DLC content comes as part of the Persona 3 Reload: Expansion Pass and is a remake of The Answer from Persona 3 FES. […]
Visions of Mana – Review
I’ve had a bit of a peculiar relationship with Square’s long-running Mana series (also known as Seiken Densetsu). It’s one of gaming’s most enduring action-RPG series, and its influence on the genre is quite palpable. I have my share of fond things to say about several Mana games, yet I’ve always wanted to see one […]
Atelier Rorona ~The Alchemist of Arland~ DX – Review
Atelier Rorona ~The Alchemist of Arland~ DX has had quite a history behind it. It’s the latest release of Atelier Rorona in a line of two remakes and an expanded port of the original 2009 version. This DX version brings some much-appreciated convenience features, additional content, and even more to this alchemy JRPG. For those […]
Tokyo Xanadu eX+ – Review
The original Xanadu game was released nearly 40 years ago, and is one of the most important games in developer Falcom’s history. While it’s had some games here and there since then, it’s since fallen to the wayside among their catalog in favor of Ys and Trails. Tokyo Xanadu is the latest game in the […]
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin – Review
Released back in 2021, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin was the much-anticipated sequel to the original 3DS outing. Now, it’s seen a release on PS4 alongside a remaster of its predecessor. With the original title now under our belts, let’s see how this game manages to improve and iterate upon it. A Boy […]
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak – Review
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak kicks off the fourth arc of Falcom’s long-running Trails series. After Reverie aimed to bring the previous arcs to a close, Daybreak at last begins the Calvard arc. Set in this major nation which has been mentioned a ton throughout the series, all in a new engine to […]
Monster Hunter Stories – Review
At this point, everyone knows what Monster Hunter is. What first started as an ultra-popular multiplayer series in Japan is now a worldwide phenomenon. Sometime before Capcom had released Monster Hunter World and turned the series into an international hit, they released a spin-off for the 3DS called Monster Hunter Stories. Now eight years removed […]
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024) – Review
The future of the red plumber’s foray into the role-playing game genre felt uncertain for several years following the shift of the Paper Mario series towards an action-adventure focus, the fizzling of Mario & Luigi RPG developer AlphaDream, and any rumored Super Mario RPG sequel being in perpetual limbo. However, in 2023, Nintendo announced a […]