As part of the celebration for Final Fantasy VII’s 25th anniversary, Square Enix finally unveiled details of Final Fantasy VII Remake “Part 2” which will be called “Rebirth”. The game’s title and trailer seem to “officially” confirm what was obvious to those of us who had played the original game before the “Remake”, which…
Tag: Action-RPG
Starfield Leads a New Wave of 2023 Xbox and Game Pass Games
Over the last 5 years or so, Microsoft has signed and bought studios left and right in an effort to close the gap between itself and Sony in terms of exclusive content, focusing primarily on growing its Game Pass Subscription model. The bulk of these efforts has yet to pan out, but with 2023 ever drawing…
Deus Ex is a First-Person RPG Masterpiece
Deus Ex is one of the greatest first-person role-playing games I have ever experienced. The game made me love the futuristic, cyberpunk aesthetic. Its freedom of choice is legendary, and it offers a top-of-the-line story. Though the title is from the year 2000, Deus Ex is a strong competitor for the greatest FPS RPG ever…
Final Fantasy XVI: New Trailer and Target Release Season Revealed
Sony’s state of play was not a mind-boggling event. Most games in the presentation were cross-generational titles. However, JRPG and Final Fantasy fans in general had much to celebrate about as a new trailer of Final Fantasy XVI was unveiled. A More Mature Fantasy: Final Fantasy Goes Witcher Political turmoil, large scale bloody battles, and…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Re-Loving Tales of Vesperia
Tales of Vesperia is my favorite Tales game ever. After more than a decade without making a serious run through the game, I decided to give it another try last week. Basically, playing older JRPGs is difficult for me these days, because if I already know how the story ends, I quickly lose interest in…
Games That Will Cost You a Kidney: Alundra
Editor’s Note: We have read your comments from our previous “Games That Will Cost You a Kidney” features, and most have been positive, and thoughtful. However, some of our readers have complained that a few of these games “do not cost a literal kidney” because they could be found for much less than $600 in…
After More than 5 years Final Fantasy XV Sells 10 million Units
So, Final Fantasy is not what it used to be. Over the last 20 years, the series has lost its luster with critics. Even though most of its games are now multi-platform releases with considerable selling potential, its titles have struggled to sell proportionately well. Thus, the news of Final Fantasy XV finally reaching the…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Alundra is a Grown Up’s Zelda Game
This week, as I continued to play Elden Ring, I began to look back at what games were tough, or tougher than Japan’s newest poster boy. Some of the 2-D Castlevania games were very difficult. Even Castlevania 64 was quite challenging if you went for the good ending. Castlevania 64, in particular, did not…
TGIF: Looking Back at Horizon Zero Dawn
I never wrote an official review for Horizon Zero Dawn. So, this piece will stand as my “official” take on what I consider to be my 2nd (behind The Last of Us) favorite newest franchise of the last 10 years. To be fair, in terms of a single story driven playthrough, I might have enjoyed Horizon…
Final Fantasy XVI Producer Wants Players That “Drifted Away” From FF Back
As we await for the arrival of Final Fantasy XVI, we recognize that Final Fantasy is, perhaps, the most famous name (aside from Pokemon) in terms of Japanese role-playing games. The series’ fame in the west was largely built in the 1990s with Final Fantasy VII and a few other PlayStation entries which drove the series…