Back in August last year, I replied to some of the ‘hate mail’ we received from our historic, and most popular fiction work on the site: The Legend of Dragoon April Fools Remake Spoof. Since then, the article has remained a popular fixture on our site, and we have made some new enemies, and perhaps,…
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Throwback Bit Thursday: The Day My Beloved PS2 Killed My Beloved DreamcastÂ
Console generations come and go. Every new generation brings forth a feeling of excitement and anticipation that is hard to describe in words. Bigger, prettier, smarter, and better games are expected with each subsequent leap in technology. In the year 2000, I welcomed with open arms the PlayStation 2 as a replacement to my old…
Mainline Final Fantasy Games to Remain PlayStation Exclusive For This Generation?
In the battle for exclusive franchises and titles certain power moves have taken place over the last few years. Microsoft acquired Bethesda, thus inheriting all its multi-million-dollar properties. Microsoft would also pursue a deal with Electronic Arts in which it got the company’s games on its Game Pass ultimate subscription service at a low (if…
Sony’s Days Gone’s Treatment; Was it Justified?
The big news this week is that Sony (and Sucker Punch) celebrated (joyously) the success of their newest open-world franchise, Ghost of Tsushima, which moved 8 million units within a year and half. Former Bend Studio Director, Jeff Ross, took issue with the situation as it related to his own open-world game, Days Gone. Days…
Ghost of Tsushima Review: Another Single Player Triumph for Sony
It only took a few minutes into Ghost of Tsushima’s running time for Sucker Punch, the game’s developer, to capture my undivided attention with its Tsushima’s incredible opening scenes. It didn’t take long for me, coming from the playing the amazing Gears 5 on Xbox Series X, to once more confirm one of the biggest…
The Top 10 Best Selling PlayStation 2 JRPGs (All Time Sales)
The PlayStation brand is, or at least used to be, synonymous with ‘Japanese Role-Playing Games’. After all, it was the original PlayStation (along with Final Fantasy VII) console that boomed JRPGs into their golden age on the west. While the PlayStation 2’s historic success (it remains the best selling home console of all time with…
‘High-End JRPG Remake’ is in the Works at Japanese Studio
Could it finally be? AÂ The Legend of Dragoon remake? It is hard for me to confirm that at this moment. As details of this ‘high-end’ Japanese Role-Playing Game have been scarce, in fact, ‘scarce’ is an overstatement. Mutan Insight is the development team hiring talent for said high-end JRPG remake. It is assumed that the…
Buying New Home Consoles 20 Christmas Seasons Ago
20 years ago, many home console gamers had a very merry Christmas. Microsoft’s Xbox and Nintendo’s GameCube were new consoles on the market, and the PlayStation 2 was beginning to hit its historic stride with great games like Final Fantasy X and Metal Gear Solid 2 arriving on the system. If we dig deeper, we…
32-Bit Nostalgia: The Best PlayStation JRPGs That You Can Play Today!
Greetings! Never Ending Realm readers! As we approach the year’s end, and consequently the year 2022, I have begun to feel a bit nostalgic about years that have come and gone. Video games have been a part of my most nostalgic moments, and lately, I have been thinking about 32-bit games that I truly enjoyed…
Top Five JRPGs that Should Be Remade/Remastered
Japanese Role-Playing Game fans have been on fire lately on social media given the news/rumors of an upcoming Chrono Cross Remake/Remaster. Many of these fans cried tears of joy at the news, while others swallowed the bitter pill of disappointment, as their favorite JRPG didn’t get the ‘remake’ call. Thus, we have compiled a list…