Before anyone complains about Dark Souls not being ‘Throwback” material, know that it has been more than 10 years since Dark Souls was first unleashed upon the gaming world, and that it was released two console generations ago on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. What made me consider the game for today’s weekly section…
Tag: Action-RPG
Ghost of Tsushima Review: Another Single Player Triumph for Sony
It only took a few minutes into Ghost of Tsushima’s running time for Sucker Punch, the game’s developer, to capture my undivided attention with its Tsushima’s incredible opening scenes. It didn’t take long for me, coming from the playing the amazing Gears 5 on Xbox Series X, to once more confirm one of the biggest…
The Top 10 Best Selling PlayStation 2 JRPGs (All Time Sales)
The PlayStation brand is, or at least used to be, synonymous with ‘Japanese Role-Playing Games’. After all, it was the original PlayStation (along with Final Fantasy VII) console that boomed JRPGs into their golden age on the west. While the PlayStation 2’s historic success (it remains the best selling home console of all time with…
Ten of the Most Anticipated JRPGs That Will Keep You Busy in 2022
YouTube Channel, The Night Sky Prince, revealed a list of upcoming JRPGs for the year 2022. Usually, we wouldn’t pay much heed to such lists, but his list is actually quite good (in terms of what’s coming up in 2022). Thus, we have decided to write about some of these upcoming titles. Star Ocean: the…
Final Fantasy XVI Delayed By COVID; Possible Fall 2022 Release?
Final Fantasy XVI is one of the most eagerly anticipated titles of 2022. Details about the game have been scarce enough, and its ‘no show’ at the Tokyo Games Show was disappointing for fans. The game’s producer, Naoki Yoshida, addressed FFXVI’s ‘missing in action’ status for 2021 with the following twitter post: https://twitter.com/finalfantasyxvi/status/1475335618905669635?s=20 It seems…
32-Bit Nostalgia: The Best PlayStation JRPGs That You Can Play Today!
Greetings! Never Ending Realm readers! As we approach the year’s end, and consequently the year 2022, I have begun to feel a bit nostalgic about years that have come and gone. Video games have been a part of my most nostalgic moments, and lately, I have been thinking about 32-bit games that I truly enjoyed…
Rumors: Breath of the Wild 2 to Arrive by November 2022
When it comes to big releases like The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo usually keeps a very low profile, and details of the games (leaked to the press) are kept at a bare minimum until the titles are closer to their release date. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 has followed Nintendo’s modus…
The Best 5 JRPGs on Sega Home Consoles
For about two decades now, Sega home consoles have been extinct. If you are 22 years old or younger, it is likely that you have never played (or much less owned) a Sega Home Console. JRPG fans who did own Sega systems back in these systems’ “heydays” know that they didn’t have as many role-playing…
Microsoft: Fable Kinect Marriage a Mistake; Regrets Closing Lionhead Studios
The Fable franchise, at one point, was one of Microsoft’s most important exclusive properties under its Xbox brand. In fact, the Fable reboot (currently in development by PlayGround Games) is one of the most anticipated exclusive games on the Xbox Series consoles, and one that is expected to go head to head with Sony’s premier…
TGA: Tales of Arise Beats Cyberpunk 2077 For RPG of the Year Award
I remember the days when you couldn’t have sensible discussion about Game of the Year awards in FB comment sessions without a number CD Projekt fans butting into the discussion in order to let everyone know that Cyberpunk 2077 would not only win the award for Game of the Year 2020 (the award went to…