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 […]
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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 […]
Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution – Review
The star of the Neptunia series returns as the protagonist of another game. Or at least, a version of her does. Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution has the dimension-hopping, bug-hunting ‘Older Neptune’ take the role of company president of a failing game developer. Meeting the Failure Goddesses In a world where goddesses earn faith by releasing […]
SaGa Emerald Beyond – Review
Beginning in 1989, SaGa has been around as a series for a long time. Known originally outside of Japan as the “Final Fantasy Legend” series until the cult classic that was SaGa Frontier on the PlayStation 1, this series has been love-it-or hate-it for JRPG fans ever since. Where will SaGa Emerald Beyond fall on […]
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – Review
The second part of the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth lets us explore an open world, bringing notable gameplay changes to the series. While there is an extremely brief ‘The Story So Far’ video, this is only a refresher. It is highly advised to play the first game and ideally Final Fantasy […]
Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Review
Granblue Fantasy: Relink is a Japanese action-rpg developed by Cygames. The game is a follow-up to Cygames’ smash-hit gacha title, Granblue Fantasy. To be clear for those concerned, Relink is not a gacha title. The game was first revealed way back in 2016, and at the time it was a collaboration title between Cygames and […]