Final Fantasy XVI (its first four hours) have been sent to big website writers, and the preview notes are in. As we have discussed before Final Fantasy XVI will feature a much darker, more mature story, coupled with fast paced action combat. The previews have been largely positive, and most writers have loved the new…
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Spencer: Losing the Xbox One Gen (To Sony) Was the Worst Generation to Lose
Xbox’s history in gaming now spans over two decades. Hard to believe that PlayStation, as a brand, is only about 5 years older. Still, the Xbox didn’t perform badly on its freshman debut, as the original Xbox (24 million units sold) managed to outsell Nintendo’s GameCube (21.7 Million units sold), and had a bunch of…
Legend of Dragoon Sells 2 Million Units as a PS Classic, and Sony Plans a Revival
After decades of lurking in the darkness, The Legend of Dragoon grabbed some headlines this year thanks to shady emulation, and fanfare from its sect of fans. While I have previously referred to LoD fans, as the “Legend of Dragoon Cult”, I guess I will have to start calling the group something else now, as…
Sony is the Best Metacritic Rated Publisher of 2022
Sony’s first party line up has been consistently stellar since the second half of its PS3 days. On 2022, Sony was crowned by Metacritic as the best rated publisher in the world with 15 titles averaging 85.6% rating. God of War: Raganarok Saves the Day for Sony In a year where Nintendo had no Mario…
Square Enix: FFXVI Ditched Turn-Based Combat to Attract GTA Fans and Forspoken Fails
Final Fantasy XVI producer, Naoki Yoshida, is not shy about making big waves on the news. After going on a strange rant about how the term “JRPG” was discriminatory; a rant that stirred controversial takes amongst the JRPG fanzine. Yoshida takes controversy to a new level, yet again, by suggesting that Final Fantasy XVI took…
The Legend of Dragoon is Out Now as a PS Classic! Is This End of the Line for the IP?
The Legend of Dragoon’s fanzine is quite loud, and these fans have made their presence well known within our JRPG Group on Facebook, and within our main site. Most of these fans have waited for a remake (or even a sequel) of the game for the last 23 years, or so. This week’s release of…
God of War: Ragnarok (PS4/PS5) Review
2018’s God of War is one of the best game of all time, and certainly, one of the best games on the PlayStation 4’s stellar catalogue of exclusive games. Its sequel does nothing to take the series somewhere new. It is a continuation of the first game’s storyline, and its gameplay mechanics. Raganarok is slightly…
Forspoken Might Flop While Sonic Frontiers Sells 2.9 Million Units, and The New Zelda Will Be $70
Square Enix, Sega and Nintendo, have all made head lines this week. One would think that we might have travelled back to the 1990s, but sadly, that is not case. Out of the three headlines that we will discuss here, only one is positive, and that’s Sonic Frontiers’ commercial success despite the game’s ho-hum critical…
Final Fantasy Producer May Have Hinted at a Possible Final Fantasy IX Remake
Final Fantasy VII Remake Producer, Yoshinori Kitase, may have hinted at the possibility of an upcoming Final Fantasy IX ‘remake’ announcement in a New Year’s message that he posted on the Square Enix’s Official page a few weeks ago. Kitase, did not name the game itself, or even the ‘remake’ moniker, but he did talk…
The Last of Us (TV Show): Episode 1 Review
The Last of Us is probably my favorite PS3 game of all time, and the Last of Us: Part II is, along God of War, my highest rated PlayStation 4 game ever (both scored 10/10). Needless to say, I was very nervous when the TV show was first announced. After all, The Last of Us,…