I have enjoyed each and every Final Fantasy title that I have played, though there are still a few entries I haven’t experienced yet. However, of those I have played, Final Fantasy X is still my all time favorite. Perhaps it is because it is the first Final Fantasy game I experienced, and inspired me…
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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Throwback Bit Thursday: Star Ocean 3: Till the End of Time
I have been a fan of the Star Ocean series since Star Ocean (2): The Second Story on the PlayStation 1. Since then, I have played a few more entries, as the series has lost some of its appeal lately (at least to me). I have Star Ocean: The Last Hope to blame for my…
Sakaguchi, and Uematsu’s Newest RPG is Coming in 2021
Hironobu Sakaguchi, and Nobuo Uematsu are names that need no introduction for long time Final Fantasy fans. After leaving SquareEnix in 2004, Sakaguchi founded his own studio Mistwalker, and big console games like Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, and The Last Story quickly followed. Still, no Mistwalker game would find the success that Sakaguchi’s previous creation…
Final Fantasy VII Remake (FF7R) Review
What Final Fantasy VII Remake (FF7R) is Not Ironically, given the “Remake” moniker in its title, Final Fantasy VII Remake (FF7R) is not a remake. In the game industry it is understood that a “remake” is the delivery of what is basically the same title that we received years, and some times decades before with…
Monster Hunter Rise Demo Breakdown
Monster Hunter is finally returning to a mobile platform in Monster Hunter Rise. The demo for the upcoming Nintendo Switch exclusive is out as of January 7th. The full game will be released on March 26th, but it’s out for preorder right now. The demo itself is actually only available for a limited time. It’s…
My Love for the Kingdom Hearts Series
Kingdom Hearts was one of the first RPGs I ever played on my PlayStation 2. I remember thinking it was revolutionary. I was so excited to see a game that lets you visit Disney worlds and interact with those characters. To this day I have replayed it and the other games in the franchise multiple…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Final Fantasy VIII
In my lifetime, there have only been two game releases that had me more hyped up about them than I was back in 1999 for Final Fantasy VIII. Those games were Super Mario 64, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. That I expected Final Fantasy VIII to stand proudly with those two masterpieces…
FFVIIR Producer: “The New World of FFVII Has Only Just Begun!”
Fans of Final Fantasy VII Remake are eagerly awaiting for “part 2” of the episodic series. Yoshiniro Kitase’s (Final Fantasy VII’s Director, and FFVIIR’s producer) recent comments hint at the direction that the series will take, but not at a release date. Tetsuya Nomura, FFVIIR’s Director, has a history of absurdly long development cycles when…
World of Final Fantasy: A Cute Nod to Final Fantasy
World of Final Fantasy: MAXIMA grabbed my attention soon after I purchased my Nintendo Switch. I have been a fan of JRPGs for as long as I can remember, especially the Final Fantasy series. This game is certainly more enjoyable if you have some Final Fantasy knowledge. Without it, you wouldn’t get as much joy…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Grandia
1997’s Grandia, touted to be the Sega Saturn’s answer to Final Fantasy VII, is a legitimately great Japanese Role-Playing game in its own right. The Saturn version holds an 87% GameRankings meta score. As a spiritual sequel to GameArts’ own Lunar Series, Grandia had some big boots to fill. Not Quite the “Final Fantasy VII…