Never Ending Realm

Video game reviews, fan fiction, gaming news, and more! Since 2003. We especially love JRPGs, RPGs and the best of the rest. Never Ending Realm: Where your favorite games live forever!

Menu
  • News
    • PlayStation
    • Nintendo
    • Xbox
    • PC
    • Mobile
  • Fan Fiction
  • Opinion
    • Throwback Bit Thursday
    • Games Costing A Kidney
    • Thank God It’s Friday
  • Lists
  • Reviews
  • Humor
  • About
Menu

Tag: Action-RPG

Final Fantasy XVI Sword

Square Enix President: Japanese Developers Shouldn’t Imitate Western Games

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

It is well known that except for The Legend of Zelda, Pokémon, and now Elden Ring, Western RPGs rule the gaming world in terms of sales. Square Enix is a successful company, but its Final Fantasy series has fallen off its “king of the hill” perch over the last two decades with newer RPG games…

Read more

Oblivion: A Massive Leap for The Elder Scrolls Series

Posted on April 10, 2022April 16, 2022 by Paul Cessna

An Incredible Game for the Xbox 360 Generation On Xbox 360, Oblivion is my most frequently played single player game. This title led the Elder Scrolls into the next generation on many levels: better graphics, fully voiced dialogue, and a legendary create a character system. For those who played Morrowind on the original Xbox, Oblivion…

Read more
Breath of the Wild 2 Sky

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of Wild 2 Delayed Until 2023 

Posted on April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

Given the massive commercial (over 26 million copies sold) and critical success of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo’s 35-year-old franchise has never been more popular than it is today. Thus, the news of a delay for its sequel has caused some disappointment amongst fans.  Nintendo Shares Drop 6% After News  The…

Read more
Elden Ring JRPG 1

Elden Ring Sells 12m: Are Turn-Based JRPGs a Thing of the Past?

Posted on March 21, 2022March 22, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

It is well known that Japanese role-playing games, also known as JRPGs, had their golden era more than two decades ago in the mid to late 1990s. Heck, we even wrote a historical lesson on the topic a few years ago on this site.   Removing Pokémon games from the fray, JRPGs have played second…

Read more
Elden Ring Cover

Is Elden Ring Receiving a Sequel After its Unprecedented Commercial Success?

Posted on March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

If we pretend that Pokémon does not exist, then Elden Ring is likely the biggest JRPG release ever. Elden Ring has sold over 12 million copies within two short weeks. That’s an astonishing number. Elden Ring is now one of the biggest and most bankable titles in gaming. Elden Ring is now a Franchise  In…

Read more
Ocarina of Time artwork

Shigeru Miyamoto on What Makes Ocarina of Time a Special Game

Posted on March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

I can never write enough about the Legend of Zelda: of Ocarina of Time, as it is my favorite game of all time. Thus, on my weekly internet search about the game and its development, I ran into a rather interesting Shigeru Miyamoto “Iwata Asks” interview.  The interview is part of a long string of…

Read more
Elden Ring JRPG 1

Is Elden Ring The Ultimate Action JRPG? 

Posted on February 27, 2022March 7, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

While this isn’t the official review of the game, I have been playing Elden Ring for a few hours. As a Dark Souls’ fan I want to give my take on the game so far.  I will discuss what I like and what I don’t like, and if the game is truly the greatest thing…

Read more
Final Fantasy VII Remake

Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 Information Coming Later This Year 

Posted on February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

None of us expected the Final Fantasy VII Remake project to be completed on the PlayStation 4. In fact, most of us don’t expect the new series of FFVII titles to be finished before 2030. Case in point, FFVIIR-2 has yet to be announced, even though FFVIIR will turn two years old in just a…

Read more
Final Fantasy VII Buster Sword Clock

Square Enix Announces Final Fantasy VII Themed Digital Clock

Posted on February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII continues to be the most popular and commercially successful game in its portfolio. Naturally, the company has milked the success of the game to no end. Given the game’s 25th anniversary celebration this month it seems that Square Enix is not done yet milking the IP with the arrival of…

Read more
Majora's Mask Nintendo 64 Top

Majora’s Mask Arrives on NSO Service in February

Posted on January 23, 2022February 8, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

Nintendo Switch Online subscription members will have something special to look forward to in February. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask finally arrives to the service, though we can’t vouch for the eventual quality of the emulation.   Does Majora’s Mask Make the Service Expansion Pack a Worthy Investment at Last?  If you have never…

Read more
  • Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • …
  • 22
  • Next

Follow us on social media!

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram

Must Reads

  • 2023 is Here and The Never Ending Realm Turns 20 Years Old
  • Throwback Bit Thursday: Remembering a Merry 1998 Christmas 
  • A Mid 2022 PlayStation 5 vs Xbox Series X Comparison
  • TBT: Five Critically Underrated 32-Bit Era JRPGs
  • The Rise and Fall of Japanese Role-Playing Games (JRPGs)
  • Yoshida: Final Fantasy is Struggling to Keep Up With Industry Trends
  • The Top Ten Greatest Final Fantasy Games of All-Time
  • Top Ten Greatest ‘The Legend of Zelda’ Games of All Time
  • 5 Of The Best JRPG Heroes
  • The Top 10 Best Selling PlayStation 2 JRPGs (All Time Sales)

Action-Adventure Action-RPG Bandai/Namco Bethesda CD PROJEKT RED Chrono Cross Cyberpunk 2077 Final Fantasy (Series) Final Fantasy IX Final Fantasy VI Final Fantasy VII Final Fantasy VII Remake Final Fantasy XVI First-Person RPG First Person Shooter Halo: Infinite Halo Series JRPG Microsoft Nintendo Nintendo 64 Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation PlayStation 1 PlayStation 2 PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 RPG SEGA Sega Saturn Sony Square Enix Tales Series The Legend of Dragoon The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time The Legend of Zelda Series XBOX Xbox 360 Xbox Game Pass Xbox One Xbox Series S Xbox Series X Xenogears

  • Legend of Dragoon
    Masayuki Kasebe: The Legend of Dragoon Could Have Saved FFVII Remake
  • Wukong cover
    Wukong Dev: No ‘Black Myth’ Version for Xbox Thanks to Difficulties on Underpowered Series S
  • Astro Bot Water Effects
    2024 Recap: Xbox Launches its Best Games, Xbox Gets out of the Race Against Sony, Astro GotY, and More!
  • Intergalactic protagonist
    Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet the Most Hated New Game Reveal? Concord 2.0?
  • Astro Bot Water Effects
    Astro Bot Review (PS5)
  • FFVII Rebirth
    Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: Welcome to the Multiverse! Review (PS5)
  • Echoes of Wisdom Raises Zelda To New Heights Through Brilliance, Grace and Elegance – My Review and Verdict
  • Legend of Zelda Fanfiction: The Plane of Masked Yearning – Part Seven
  • PS5 Pro
    PlayStation 5 Pro’s $700 Tag: A Peek at a Future Without Xbox?
  • Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster
    Final Fantasy Should be “Political”: Has Sakaguchi Been Misunderstood By News Outlets?
  • About
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright 2022 by Never Ending Realm, Mont Cessna & Samuel Rivera