Sometimes, giving something up free of charge can pay off in spades down the line. Sony packed in Astro’s Playroom with the PlayStation 5, free of charge. At first, I found the game to be an afterthought. I didn’t even play it. I thought it would be a tutorial of the system’s unique controller and…
Echoes of Wisdom Raises Zelda To New Heights Through Brilliance, Grace and Elegance – My Review and Verdict
25th September 2024 treated Zelda fans to perhaps the most unexpected release of the entire series. That of a brand new entry titled Echoes of Wisdom. But what really made headlines was the realisation of a concept heavily discussed amongst the fandom for years: Zelda as the playable protagonist of the game. The Nintendo Direct…
Legend of Zelda Fanfiction: The Plane of Masked Yearning – Part Seven
“So, you are connected to that damn witch!”, bellowed an enraged Holu. “Forget connected! Her and the witch are one and the same!”, added an equally irate Impa. Both were convinced in their minds that Sara, the turquoise-haired mage standing before them, was their enemy. Out of instinct, Holu took out his bow and Impa…
PlayStation 5 Pro’s $700 Tag: A Peek at a Future Without Xbox?
Sony’s announcement of its mid generation updated hardware, the PlayStation 5 Pro, caused quite a stir on social media last night. The console’s astronomically high price brought back memories of the 3DO era (though adjusted to inflation the 3DO was much more expensive). So, why is the price so high ? Well, Sony continues to…
Final Fantasy Should be “Political”: Has Sakaguchi Been Misunderstood By News Outlets?
About 5 days ago, The Gamer published an article titled “Final Fantasy Creator Says Games Need To Be Political“. Obviously, this generated a large controversy in social media forums. I assume The Gamer‘s article was shooting for massive clicks and controversy, as going deeper into the actual Inverse interview with Final Fantasy Creator Hironobu Sakaguchi,…
Retro Revisited: Final Fantasy 1 Pixel Remaster
Hello everyone! I’m Nick, a new writer here at Neverending Realm. I’ll keep the intro brief–I’m an avid RPG enthusiast and indie game creator. I recently replayed my way through Final Fantasies 1 through 6 on the Pixel Remaster remakes and wanted to share my thoughts and journey! So without further ado… Let’s begin…
Yoshida: We Want to Release More Square Enix Games on Xbox
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail Marks the Return of the FF Series to Xbox consoles. In an Interview with Eurogamer, Naoki Yoshida known for his work on the aforementioned FFXIV and Final Fantasy XVI said that Square Enix (who is going through a rough stretch financially) is interested in working on Xbox again. “At Square…
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Coming to PS5: Should Xbox Fans Be Concerned About the Future?
A few years ago, when Microsoft was buying studios left and right, and even got into an epic legal battle with Sony over the Activision (Call of Duty) buyout. Many wondered if the software giant would use its considerable (if not nearly infinite) financial reserves to match, and eventually choke Sony out of the hardware…
Final Fantasy VIII: Remembering it 25 Years Later
September 9, 1999 will mark both the 25th anniversary of the Sega Dreamcast, and of Squaresoft’s Final Fantasy VIII launching in North America. Sporting a Metacritic score of 9.0, Final Fantasy VIII is the lowest rated PlayStation 1 Final Fantasy game. The fact that a game with a 9.0 rating is the lowest scoring game…
Nintendo Switch Sells 140 Million: Can it Break the PlayStation 2’s Sales Record?
Since Sony’s industry changing entry into the home console market in the mid 1990s, Nintendo hasn’t been able to recover its pre Playstation market domination. Nintendo was surprisingly successful with the Nintendo Wii. That said, Nintendo’s motion controlling wonder system was popular with elderly homes and younger kids. Nintendo lost a lot of core gamers…