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…
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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…
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Demo Breakdown
The free demo for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is out now on the Nintendo Switch, and is a definite must-play for The Legend of Zelda fans. Set just before the events of Breath of the Wild, this sequel to 2014’s Hyrule Warriors inserts you straight into a battle for Hyrule Castle, prior to the…
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,…
Spencer: Microsoft Underinvested in Creative Studios and it Showed
As we approach the launch of next-gen consoles Microsoft is trying to position its Xbox brand in a better place than it was prior the Xbox One’s launch in 2013. Perception wise, Xbox as a brand seems to be in a much better place now than it was 7 years ago. For starters, there has…
Skies of Arcadia is Sega’s Long Forgotten RPG That Begs an HD Remaster/Remake
Sega’s demise as a hardware maker limited their ability to create and fund their own projects. One of the downsides of the company going under, and being bought out by Sammy Corporation in 2004, is that games than were deemed ‘un-profitable’ were given the proverbial ax. Skies of Arcadia was one such casualty. Skies of…
Patcher: Nintendo Should Ditch Switch’s Hybrid Approach
Wedbush Securities Analyst, Michael Patcher, is probably the most popular professional analyst within the video gaming industry. His popularity isn’t necessarily due to his “good” takes, but rather to his outlandish statements. His most recent statements about Nintendo is guaranteed to draw the ire of some big “N” fans. Nintendo Should Ditch The Original Switch,…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Lost Odyssey
Lost Odyssey = The true Final Fantasy XI? Much can be said about the Final Fantasy series in its post Sakaguchi era. The series has gone through a rollercoaster of directors, and the main single player entries have ranged from great but different (Final Fantasy XII), to on rails and non-sensical (Final Fantasy XIII), to…
Konami Trademarks Suikoden, and Goemon. Will it Return to Consoles?
Konami, a once upon time powerhouse in console gaming, with massive AAA franchises such as Metal Gear Solid and, Castlevania unders its portfolio made news waves when it pulled out of the console space back in 2015. It was a bit of a shocking move, as the company wanted to redirect its efforts to what…
Elder Scrolls 6 Does Not Need to Appear on PS5 For Microsoft to Recoup Investment
Much has been said, and speculated about Microsoft’s purchase of Bethesda/Zenimax after the company announced the acquisition in late September. Many PlayStation fans hoped for Microsoft to allow Bethesda’s biggest franchises to keep appearing on their platform of choice. Here at the Never Ending Realm, we didn’t think this would be the case, and a…