Arc The Lad: Twilight of the Spirits, might just be the best PlayStation 2 JRPG that almost no one ever played. In fact, in terms of its plot, it might just be one of the best JRPGs ever, period. The 2003 game, is the sixth installment in the legendary Arc the Lad series. The series…
Author: Samuel Rivera
2020-21 Holidays Buyer’s Guide: Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch Edition
It is that time of the year again, and in this particular holiday season the options for consumers looking for a brand new console are vast. The Xbox Series X, and the PlayStation 5 are finally here, and we are grading them based on technical specifications, games, and services. Both, Sony and Microsoft offer new,…
Phil Spencer Talks About Halo as a Franchise, and Halo Infinite
It is Xbox Series X’s launch week, and the week wouldn’t be complete without some of Phil Spencer’s quotes and musings on Xbox and Halo. The Xbox Series X, so far, has had a very successful launch for Microsoft. GameSpot sat down with Xbox Head, Phil Spencer, and we have taken the task of summarizing,…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Dragon Warrior VII
Let’s get this out of the way: Dragon Warrior VII, by far, is the worst Japanese Role-Playing Game that I have ever played. In some ‘throwback bit’ sessions I have remembered the great, but today, it is time to look back at the other end of the spectrum. Now, Dragon Warrior/Quest (Quest in Japan, and…
Tidus: The Most Human, and Best Developed Final Fantasy Leading Man
Final Fantasy X‘s protagonist, Tidus, is one of the greatest leading men in the history of SquareEnix’s long running Japanese Role-Playing Game (JRPG) series. He is certainly better than Final Fantasy VIII’s Squall. The previous sentence shouldn’t cause much controversy, as Squall’s bland, lone wolf persona was absolutely mystifying, and at times, frustrating. If it…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Final Fantasy IX
Melodies of Life Final Fantasy IX turns 20 next week. It is hard to believe that it has been two decades since I first booted up the game on my old PlayStation console, but time sure flies. Just like its soundtrack (which is Uematsu’s favorite), and its main theme song “Melodies of Life”. Final Fantasy…
Book Review: Norse Myths That Inspired Final Fantasy VII
Squaresoft’s golden era in the mid to late 90’s produced some of the most memorable, and beloved Japanese Role Playing Games in existence. More than two decades later, debates rage on about which game was the company’s best work, however, there is little to debate about Final Fantasy VII being its most influential work. The…
Peter Moore Remembers the Red Ring of Death: “A Billion Dollar Problem”
Worse than the current Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Drift issues, and way more publicized (perhaps because the failure rate was much higher) than the PlayStation 3’s Yellow Light of death. The infamous Red Ring of Death, which plagued the Xbox 360, victimized most of us who got a launch system. The estimated rate of failure for…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Shadow of the Colossus
It feels strange to write about Shadow of the Colossus as a “Throwback” game. Just this year, I played through its brilliant remake (Developed by Bluepoint). But Shadow of the Colossus turned 15 years old this month, and two console generations have passed us by in the meantime, thus making the PlayStation 2’s technical marvel,…
Cyberpunk 2077 Gets Delayed, and Developers Receive Death Threats
Apart from the Last of Us: Part II, Cyberpunk 2077 has been the most anticipated game of the year. CD Projekt’s futuristic action role-playing game, perhaps, has been more ‘hyped up ‘than Naughty Dog’s masterpiece, as it is a multiplatform game that also happens to be a cross generational game for the Xbox Series X,…