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The 16-bit era featured a great line up of J-RPGs. The genre remained confined to a niche group of fans during this period, but game franchises like Final Fantasy were still able to leave a mark. The SNES ruled the JRPG roost thanks in great part to Squaresoft’s strong efforts for the system. Nintendo’s console chief…
While I know that the majority of gamers took to Animal Crossing: New Horizons as an escape from their year in 2020, I escaped mine in Stardew Valley. Stardew Valley was a game I had wanted to jump into for some time, and I finally took the plunge last year. Needless to say, it was…
The Monster Hunter franchise has been extremely successful in Japan, spanning across multiple consoles and handhelds alike. Here in Western markets though, it never quite took off in the same way that it did in Japan. Monster Hunter: World though, changed things tremendously. Monster Hunter: World was able to break out in a way that…
Bravely Default 2 will finally be released on the Nintendo Switch on February 26th. Last year, Square-Enix invited fans to download a demo of the game and provide feedback. Read our article on the details of that process here. It was nice to see Square-Enix take their fan’s feedback so seriously. A new demo reflecting…
Persona 5 Strikers comes out on February 23rd, and it will be coming out on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Steam. The game will differ a lot from Persona 5, but it is still considered a direct sequel. It is worth mentioning that the storyline is a continuation of Persona 5 and will not…
When it comes to JRPGs, fans in the west sometimes get left out. A lot of JRPGs release exclusively in Japan, and hopefully make their way to us in the future. If we do, in fact, get a hold of them, they can still fly under the radar because of the more popular choices like…
Hironobu Sakaguchi is renowned all over the world as a game creator thanks to his Final Fantasy Series. After leaving Square Enix in 2004, Sakaguchi crafted a few titles for major consoles under his own studio ‘Mistwalker’.  Blue Dragon (2006), and Lost Odyssey (2007) were highly publicized, receiving large media coverage before their respective releases….
Microsoft’s Game Pass service is brimming with a bunch of RPG and JRPG games right now for the Xbox, PC and even Android via xCloud. While the Xbox brand is known for shooters like Halo, it has always lagged behind Sony’s PlayStation systems in the JRPG department for obvious reasons. Microsoft is looking to rectify…
I first played Transistor this time last year and it was quite the experience. I went through a bit of an indie phase last year that I honestly haven’t quite left yet and I don’t think I ever will. Each indie game I have played is so creative and unique and Transistor is no exception….
The list of Final Fantasy games on Xbox Game Pass is increasing. Notably, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is coming first. It’ll be out on February 12, 2021. Microsoft promised Game Pass users that there would be ten Final Fantasy games coming to the Xbox Game Pass in 2020. Obviously, it’s 2021 now. So…