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The Never Ending Realm features video game reviews, fan-fiction, fan-art, and more! Since 2003. Read all of our opinion pieces here!

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Stardew Valley: My 2020 Escape

Posted on February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 by Dakota Deitsch

While I know that the majority of gamers took to Animal Crossing: New Horizons as an escape from their year in 2020, I escaped mine in Stardew Valley. Stardew Valley was a game I had wanted to jump into for some time, and I finally took the plunge last year. Needless to say, it was…

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Monster Hunter: World Reintroduces The Franchise Perfectly

Posted on February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 by Dakota Deitsch

The Monster Hunter franchise has been extremely successful in Japan, spanning across multiple consoles and handhelds alike. Here in Western markets though, it never quite took off in the same way that it did in Japan. Monster Hunter: World though, changed things tremendously. Monster Hunter: World was able to break out in a way that…

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Throwback Bit Thursday: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Posted on February 11, 2021February 12, 2021 by Mont Cessna

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within was released on July 11th, 2001 and directed by Final Fantasy legend Hironobu Sakaguchi. The movie would ultimately lead to Sakaguchi’s departure from Square and the eventual end of Square itself. I remember seeing Spirits Within in the theater in 2001. I was about 13 and being a huge fan of…

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Thomas Mahler Forced to Apologize for Criticizing No Man’s Sky and Cyberpunk 2077

Posted on February 11, 2021September 14, 2021 by Mont Cessna

Thomas Mahler, Creative Director at Moon Game Studios and the designer and director of Ori series recently apologized for criticizing the press attention that No Man’s Sky and Cyperpunk 2077 received prior to launch in comparison to his own Ori and the Blind Forest game. Mahler also took Peter Molyneux of Fable series fame to…

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5 JRPGs That You (Probably) Might Not Have Played

Posted on February 11, 2021January 21, 2022 by Dakota Deitsch

When it comes to JRPGs, fans in the west sometimes get left out. A lot of JRPGs release exclusively in Japan, and hopefully make their way to us in the future. If we do, in fact, get a hold of them, they can still fly under the radar because of the more popular choices like…

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Sakaguchi’s Forgotten Gem ‘The Last Story’ Turned 10 Last Month

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

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….

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Transistor: A Wonderful Action RPG

Posted on February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 by Dakota Deitsch

I first played Transistor this time last year and it was quite the experience. I went through a bit of an indie phase last year that I honestly haven’t quite left yet and I don’t think I ever will. Each indie game I have played is so creative and unique and Transistor is no exception….

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Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Remakes: Do We Even Want Them?

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Nathan Grant

Pokemon Sword and Shield are more than a year old at this point. So naturally, fans are expecting remakes of the beloved 2006 DS titles, Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. By now you’ve probably heard that a lot of people were disappointed by Sword and Shield. If the inevitable Diamond and Pearl remakes carry Sword and…

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Throwback Bit Thursday: Final Fantasy VII 

Posted on February 4, 2021February 11, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

  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…

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Final Fantasy XV Makes Me Miss Older Final Fantasy Games

Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 by Dakota Deitsch

For me, Final Fantasy XV was a mixed experience. I remember seeing gameplay footage before picking up the game and was excited for a fresh, new experience but ultimately it left me wanting the classic Final Fantasy gameplay back. Now, it’s not that Final Fantasy XV is a bad game, in fact it’s quite the…

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