Breath of Fire III is often remembered (perhaps, rightfully) as the more legendary game of the pair of PlayStation entries in this series. However, I truly found myself enjoying, for the most part, Breath of Fire IV. A Mid Tier RPG? One of the reasons why I enjoyed Breath of the Fire IV, is that…
Tag: JRPG
JRPG stands for Japanese Role-Playing Game. This unique genre of game combines the Western RPG or Role-Playing Game genre first popularized by Dungeons and Dragons with Eastern storytelling and cultural references often seen in anime or manga. JRPGs are almost exclusively made in Japan.
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First Look: Forspoken (Project Athia) Square Enix’s Impressive PS5 Exclusive
While most of the focus of the recent PlayStation 5 game showcase has gone to titles like God of War: Ragnarok, and Spider Man 2. As an open-world action RPG fan, Forspoken, Square Enix’s newest PS5 exclusive title, has me nearly as excited about its prospects as God of War: Ragnarok itself. The Final Fantasy…
Rumor: Remake/Remasters of Legendary PS1 J-RPGs Leak
This leak comes by way of Ighor July (programmer) who managed to break into NVIDIA GeForce Now Service, and consequently, uncovered an interesting list of games in the process. Ighor explained how he accomplished this feat on his own blog site. The list of games that he uncovered is vast, but three games (on the…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Tales of Graces F
Tonight (or tomorrow morning) those of us who pre-ordered Tales of Arise should be able to download, or pick up a copy of the game at stores. It is currently holding an 87 Metacritic rating, thus it might be the best Tales game since Tales of Vesperia. Knowing this, there is no better Thursday to…
The Top Five Nintendo 64 Role-Playing Games According to Metacritic
This was a tough list to compile. The reason for that is that when you search for Nintendo 64 “RPGs” you only get two hits on Metacritic.com. Simply put, the N64 did not have many traditional RPGs released on the U.S. and you could (quite literally) count them on one hand…even if it was missing…
JRPG News: Is Fantasian Sakaguchi’s Final Game? Tales of Arise Arrives This Week
Hironobu Sakaguchi might have released his final (no pun intended) game in Apple Arcade’s Fantasian. “I am Nearing the End of My Video Game Development Career” According to a recent Washington Post Interview, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Creator of Final Fantasy (and other great RPGs) feels that Fantasian could be his final game. Sakaguchi is fond of…
The Top Five Sega Dreamcast RPGs According to Critics
The Sega Dreamcast was not necessarily known for its wide library of great RPGs. Perhaps, this (the DC’s small RPG library) was due to a short lived life cycle, and to Sony’s dominance in that genre. Still, Sega’s final machine did have some real gems, and we have taken up the task of listing the…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Record of Lodoss War: Advent of Cardice
The Record of Lodoss War: Advent of Cardice was a strange title for me. I purchased it went it first came out, but I was about 16 years old then, and was disappointed by its graphics, the fact that it didn’t play like the J-RPGs that I had become accustomed to playing, and the allure…
Top Five Sega Saturn RPGs According to Electronic Gaming Monthly
Now, that Gamerankings.com has been defunct for years. We don’t really have a good data-base of Sega Saturn critical scores for its games out there. Metacritic, is relatively new and doesn’t really track games for the system. So, finding a source to make this list was more difficult than previous top fives that we have…
Zack Vs. Cloud A Purist’s Take on a 24 Year Old Rivalry
Before we get into the meat of the argument, this entire analysis and its eventual outcome is solely based on the original game. Why the Original Game is the Only Piece of Final Fantasy VII Related Work that Will Be Taken Into Account Final Fantasy VII was a complete work, and it is the only…