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Author: Samuel Rivera

An avid video game player and book reader, Samuel has been playing video games for the last 31 years. He has played nearly every PS1 JRPG known to man, and loves Ocarina of Time more than any other game.
Tales of Legendia

Throwback Bit Thursday: Tales of Legendia

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

The Tales series, against all odds, remains one of the few long running J-RPG series still standing tall on home consoles. With 17 main entries, some titles will receive more of a spotlight than others. One title that is not often talked about when discussing the series is the PS2’s Tales of Legendia. Personally, Legendia…

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Final Fantasy VII Remake Aerith

Final Fantasy VII Remake Part II Picks up Right After Intergrade

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

While information on Final Fantasy VII Remake’s Part 2 has been kept under wraps, Tetsuya Nomura hinted at two important elements of the upcoming game on a recent Japanese Interview. As Expected, Environments Filled With Green Lush Nature Will Make An Appearance One of Final Fantasy VII’s most memorable, and defining moments back in 1997,…

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Arc the Lad II

Throwback Bit Thursday: Arc The Lad II

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

Arc the Lad I and II, were some of the earliest PlayStation RPGs released in Japan. As such, they resembled SNES RPGs visually, and in their primitive character development. The biggest problem for these games is that it took Working Designs over 6 years to bring them to our shores as part of the Arc…

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Nintendo 64 photo

What Went Wrong: Nintendo 64 Edition

Posted on May 5, 2021May 6, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

Nintendo 64 At first glance, the Nintendo 64’s inclusion into our “What Went Wrong” series seems a bit odd. The Nintendo 64 finished in the second place of the 5th generation of consoles (sales wise), had incredible first (and second party) software sales numbers, and some of the greatest games ever made as part of…

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Xenogears

Throwback Bit Thursday: Xenogears

Posted on April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

Xenogears, much has been written about the game on this site, and on our FB page. Twenty-three years later, it remains a fan favorite. Some would even argue that it was the greatest JRPG on the original PlayStation. Are these fans, right? Well, even if they are not, they are certainly onto something.   Xenogears…

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Mortal Kombat

Movie Review: Mortal Kombat (1995) vs. Mortal Kombat (2021)

Posted on April 24, 2021April 25, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

With the advent of the 2021 Mortal Kombat Reboot (Now available on Cinemas and HBO Max), I have decided to review both the original film and the newest one, with a few  comparisons between the two of them thrown here and there for good measure. Does the new movie stack up to the original 1995…

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Fable II

Throwback Bit Thursday: Fable II

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

It is no secret that I disliked the original Fable. It was much hyped-up Xbox Action- RPG that failed to deliver on many of its creator’s (Peter Molyneaux) promises. Its sequel, however, aptly titled Fable II, would end up delivering one of the most amazing RPG experiences that I have ever played.   Microsoft’s answer to…

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Fantasian

Fantasian “Part 2” is Scheduled to Arrive Later This Year

Posted on April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

The bad news: New Hironobu Sakaguchi JRPG, Fantasian, ends on a cliffhanger. The good news: Fantasian fans will not have to wait long for ‘Part 2’. According to Inverse.com, Sakaguchi and team will launch the second part of their latest epic later this year. Why Fantasian is Split Into Two Parts According to Sakaguchi, Fantasian,…

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Tomb Raider 2 Square Enix

Square Enix Rumors Plus Sony Backtracks on Closing PS3/Vita Stores

Posted on April 19, 2021April 20, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

The new console generation is taking shape, and it promises to be more competitively fought than the last generation where Sony was able to run away the winner with more than 115 million PlayStation 4s sold, to Microsoft’s estimated 50 million Xbox Ones sold. Square Enix remains one of Sony’s biggest partners, and rumors of a…

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Final Fantasy V Cover

Throwback Bit Thursday: Final Fantasy V

Posted on April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

Unreleased in its original SNES form in the United States, I first played Final Fantasy V as part of the Final Fantasy: Anthology Collection package released in 1999. The US only received two SNES entries Final Fantasy IV, and Final Fantasy IV under the “II and III” labels respectively. Squaresoft, at the time, bypassed releasing…

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