A few days ago, the world got play a 2007 Golden Eye HD Remake/Remaster, via a leak. The game never saw the light of day as an official release due to legal complications concerning the game’s rights. The leak has brought back a lot of interest in the details of why the game project…
Author: Samuel Rivera
Sakaguchi’s Forgotten Gem ‘The Last Story’ Turned 10 Last Month
Hironobu Sakaguchi is renowned all over the world as a game creator thanks to his Final Fantasy Series. After leaving Square Enix in 2004, Sakaguchi crafted a few titles for major consoles under his own studio ‘Mistwalker’. Blue Dragon (2006), and Lost Odyssey (2007) were highly publicized, receiving large media coverage before their respective releases….
Throwback Bit Thursday: Final Fantasy VII
There is not much more that I can say about Final Fantasy VII that has not already been said. If you want an in-depth, modern review of the game, checkout my review for the HD Remaster here. On the other hand, if you want a quick recount of my earliest, and fondest memories of…
Final Fantasy XVI Might Take Inspiration From Ghost of Tsushima
While many fans yearn for Final Fantasy’s return to its former turn-based glory days, they shouldn’t hold their breath. The upcoming Final Fantasy XVI’s trailer showcases an action-based combat system, as the series continues to be influenced by the more popular western RPGs of modern times. Games like The Witcher 3, and The Elder Scrolls…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Knights of the Old Republic
Let’s get this out of the way: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is the best Star Wars video game that I have ever played. A full blown RPG set in the Star Wars universe thousands of years before the three prequels’ saga took place. One of the selling points of the game, as…
Five RPGs from the 90s That Should be Remastered on Switch
The 90s decade, the golden era of the Japanese RPG. In those wonderful days it seemed like SquareEnix (Squaresoft at the time) could do no wrong. Good to great JRPGs were a common sight on (what seemed to be) a monthly basis on the PlayStation 1. Even the Nintendo 64 with its Zelda games (and…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Working Designs
Last month, on December 12th to be exact, marked the 15th anniversary of Working Designs’ defunction. For those of you unfamiliar with the company, Working Designs was an American publisher that brought over Japanese games to the States. Most of these Japanese games were role-playing games that otherwise would have never made it to our…
Tomonobu Itagaki: “It will be an honor” to Make Games for Microsoft Again
Dead or Alive creator, and Ninja Gaiden director (he revived the franchise on the OG Xbox), Tomonobu Itagaki, posted a recent interview that he had with Bloomberg on his FB page. The interview provides great insight into Itagaki’s future plans, and his deep and storied relationship with Microsoft, and the Xbox brand. When asked by…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Star Ocean 3: Till the End of Time
I have been a fan of the Star Ocean series since Star Ocean (2): The Second Story on the PlayStation 1. Since then, I have played a few more entries, as the series has lost some of its appeal lately (at least to me). I have Star Ocean: The Last Hope to blame for my…
Sakaguchi, and Uematsu’s Newest RPG is Coming in 2021
Hironobu Sakaguchi, and Nobuo Uematsu are names that need no introduction for long time Final Fantasy fans. After leaving SquareEnix in 2004, Sakaguchi founded his own studio Mistwalker, and big console games like Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, and The Last Story quickly followed. Still, no Mistwalker game would find the success that Sakaguchi’s previous creation…