Let us get this out of the way, since its inception, Pokémon has been the best selling Japanese Role-Playing Game franchise in the world. It is rarely mentioned alongside Final Fantasy by JRPG fans, but the reality of the situation is that Pokémon is bigger than Square Enix’s biggest franchise. Pokémon Was the JRPG King…
Category: News
Read all the latest video game news here at Never Ending Realm! The latest on mobile (iOS and Android), PC, Xbox, Switch and PlayStation.
New Fable Has Been in Development for 4 Years
With Forza Horizon 5 out now in stores and Game Pass, Playground Games’ focus can shift towards Microsoft’s Action-RPG property. However, Playground has had two separate teams working on the games over the past 4 years (at least). Tom Golton (Lead Engineer) wrote a tweet a few days ago confirming the length of Fable’s development…
Final Fantasy Director Yoshinori Kitase Talks Final Fantasy VIII
As Final Fantasy VIII arrives (in remastered form) to PlayStation Now (Sony’s subscription service), long time Final Fantasy director, Yoshinori Kitase, made a blog entry on Sony’s blog page about the game. Kitase’s recollections were mostly positive, as the blog entry is clearly meant to be an advertisement for FFVIII’s remaster. Still, it is an…
N64 Games Arrive to Nintendo’s Subscription Service With Issues
The Nintendo Switch, with over 92 million units sold in just four and half years, is on its way to becoming Nintendo’s most successful ‘Home’ console (though it is a portable). Nintendo’s Switch Online subscription service was seen as a great opportunity for the company to entice gamers into its ecosystem with Nintendo’s amazing back…
Horizon Forbidden West: New Exploration and Traversal Options Discussed
2017’s Horizon Zero Dawn is one of the most successful Action-Role Playing Games around. By 2019, it had sold over 10 million copies, and it has continued to move units, and the titles has even made a PC appearance since its initial PS4 launch. Naturally, the game is receiving a much anticipated sequel in Horizon…
Avowed Could be Obsidian’s Answer to The Elder Scrolls
Obsidian’s Avowed was formally announced more than a year ago. It was an important announcement for Role-Playing Game fans everywhere because Obsidian has a very good game development pedigree. Fallout fans have found Obsidian’s The Outer Worlds to be a godsend, and many of these fans swear by Fallout: New Vegas (developed by Obsidian) being…
Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising Will Arrive in 2022 (Earlier than EC: Hundred Heroes)
Suikoden fans have waited (for what seems like ages) for Suikoden’s spiritual sequel, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. That one is the traditional RPG that is being helmed by Yoshitaka Murayama (Suikoden 1-3), born out of a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign. However, this game has been pushed back to 2023 (which is fine by me as…
New Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (Minus Chaos) Trailer Looks Promising
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin should have shined during its initial reveal thanks to its unique premise. Instead, however, the game’s initial trailer turned into a flood of memes thanks to the repetitive (and silly) reference to Chaos. According to Kotaku, Square Enix wasn’t too pleased that one of their most important upcoming releases…
TGS 2021: Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier Arrives on November
Square Enix announced, via new trailer, that Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier arrives on November for iOS, and Android platforms with expected “In-App Purchases” (aren’t these purchases the sole reason for the existence of mobile games these days?). What is Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier? Square Enix’s attempt at a Fortnite clone? Basically,…
Top Five PlayStation 3 J-RPGs According to Gamers
The PlayStation 3 had a wide wealth of JRPGs in its library. From Ni No Kuni to NIER, the system had some incredible games in the genre. Today, we list what gamers think are the best Japanese Role-Playing Games (as opposed to RPGs) on Metacritc on the PlayStation 3. The same rules for listing each…