Ni No Kuni: The Wrath of the White Witch (released in 2011 in Japan, and in January 2013 stateside), was a PS3 JRPG made by Level 5. Level 5 at the time was known for the Dark Cloud series, Rogue Galaxy and Dragon Quest VIII. As far as JRPGs go they are one of the…
Tag: Nintendo Switch
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen (NS) Review
The Switch is, or at least in my personal experience has become the machine of choice for large RPG adventures. The ability to play large games in chunks anywhere and at different times thanks to portability and the ease of a touch of a button “sleep” mode has made playing massive games quite an enjoyable,…
Nintendo Hinged Joy Cons Patent for Switch Hybrid
In an interesting development, Nintendo has filed patents for Hinged detachable Joy Cons (see illustrations) for it’s Nintendo Switch hybrid console. The development is interesting considering that Nintendo does sell a Pro controller already and the biggest issue with the Joy Cons has been the “Drift” malfunction that has plagued some of them. The slight…
Dark Souls: Remastered Edition (NS) Review
I will start this review off by admitting that I didn’t play Dark Souls back when it was originally released on 360/PS3. My first experience with the game has been the Dark Souls remastered edition for the Nintendo Switch which consequently is the subject of this review. I will always remember 2011 as a sad…
Nintendo Announces a Smaller Cheaper Switch with the Nintendo Switch Lite
After a wave of rumors suggesting the imminent announcement of both a powered up Switch and a Lite version of it, Nintendo finally announced the lite version of its flagship system complete with a release date and price point. The Nintendo Switch Lite will release on September 20th, 2019 at a price point of $199.99…
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (NS/WiiU) Review
Breath of the Wild if anything else is a sobering reminder that Nintendo still is in the top class of the development industry, and that the rest of the development world has been lucky that Nintendo since 2006 has been producing consoles that are a generation behind the competition thus officially placing its development teams…
Final Fantasy VII (NS) Remaster Review: Must-Buy for JRPG Enthusiasts
More than two decades ago, Final Fantasy VII was released in North America. The game achieved previously unseen levels of critical, and commercial success for a title on its genre. FFVII drove the blooming J-RPG genre into the mainstream, turning what was a mostly niche genre (as far triple A titles went) into the most…