The last decade has brought us some wonderful JRPGs. There are plenty to choose from but according to Metacritic, these are the top five from the last ten years. 1. Persona 5 (Metascore 93) Persona 5 was initially released on September 15th, 2016. Since then it has received a definitive released called Persona 5 Royal,…
ES6 and the Rest of Bethesda’s IPs are likely to be Game Pass Exclusives
Last week, Phil Spencer took part in a ‘Roundtable’ chat with Bethesda key figures that discussed future plans for the Xbox brand, including its Game Pass service. As we know, Microsoft acquired Bethesda, and its vast catalogue of games last year in a historic buyout that totalled $7.5 billion dollars in investment. Elder Scrolls 6 (and…
Dragon Quest Film and DQXI Rekindled My Interest in the Series
I have never chronicled my progress through a game before in an article like this. However, I feel that Dragon Quest XI, and my experience with it is worthy of a write up before I finish the game and deliver the official review for the website. I Was Never A Fan of the Dragon Quest…
Is Pokémon Legends: Arceus A Step In The Right Direction?
The short answer is yes, but it is more complicated than that. I am extremely excited for the new direction of the games (Pokémon Legends: Arceus) but I am also very worried. Don’t Fix What’s Not Broken For 25 years now, the Pokémon games have retained their familiar structure. You start in the first town…
Pokémon Sword and Shield Review
Like many Pokémon fans, I was excited to have a main Pokémon game on the Switch. I enjoyed the Let’s Go games, even if most didn’t, but they were spin-offs. Pokémon Sword and Shield had a lot to live up to, but unfortunately fell short in a lot of areas. New Console, Same Graphics Pokémon Sword…
Final Fantasy VII Remake Gets A Director Change For Part II
Final Fantasy VII Remake director, Tetsuya Nomura has confirmed that he would be passing the director role to his co-director, Naoki Hamaguchi. This news came to us as they also announced two mobile games for Final Fantasy VII. New Director, Same Direction While Hamaguchi might be taking over as director, Nomura will have a much…
Five Of The Best RPG Villains
RPGs wouldn’t be the same without their villains. They are arguably the glue that holds any story together. They challenge the main character and party members to be heroes. Some villains are just down right diabolical. Those are the types of villains that really seal the deal. Sephiroth – Final Fantasy VII Sephiroth is arguably…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Super Mario 64
1996 was a magical time for an 11-year-old kid to be alive. Video Games were making the transition to 3-D from 2-D for the first time with the arrival of the 32-bit machines. The possibilities to a young mind – arriving at the peak of human imagination – seemed endless. That said, to me personally,…
Nobuo Uematsu Could Be Done Composing Full Soundtracks
Renowned for his work on the Final Fantasy series and Chrono Trigger, Nobuo Uematsu has certainly made his mark in the gaming industry. He has composed brilliant soundtracks time and time again. In recent years though, he has not been doing as much. It looks like we may be seeing the last of his full…
Pokémon Presents Gave Us Some Exciting News
This year is Pokémon’s 25th anniversary and Game Freak is celebrating with a few new video game announcements. They also gave us a more in-depth look into New Pokémon Snap coming out in April. New Pokémon Snap The original Pokémon Snap came out in 1999 for the Nintendo 64. New Pokémon Snap will take you…