People are surprised when they hear that some new Dreamcast game has been released, even though the console has been practically dead for several years now. What would they do if they heard that a Taiwanese studio is actively releasing games for Sega’s 16-bit wonder, the Genesis? Well, why don’t you let us know in [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Famitsu isn’t exactly the most reliable publication when it comes to review scores, but when a super high profile game created by a top-class Japanese developer and lots of advertising scores below a 30… Well, it’s definitely time to take notice. In the latest issue of Famitsu, Level-5’s White Knight Chronicles does just that, scoring a [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 15, 2008
Today, Square Enix has confirmed a release window for the PC version of their underwhelming epic RPG, The Last Remnant. Utilizing Unreal Engine 3 and combining elements of Western and Japanese RPGs in an attempt to appeal to a worldwide audience, the game looked very promising on paper, but ultimately just didn’t deliver. While there’s still [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, December 14, 2008
Namco Bandai had previously confirmed that a Tales game is under production for the Nintendo Wii, and a trailer has been rumoured for the 18th of December. It seems that the internet was a little faster than they wanted, as a teaser trailer is now available on YouTube, and possibly other video outlets, thanks to [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 5, 2008
Just under two years ago, Atlus released Persona 3 in the US. Before then, Atlus and their Shin Megami Tensei series of RPGs were well-respected, but had only a small cult following outside of Japan. With Persona 3, everything changed. Suddenly, the Persona franchise became a top tier one in the RPG community. Gamers all over [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Earlier today, Square Enix sent out a press release announcing that their upcoming Wii-DS cross platform title, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time, will hit American shores next Spring. According to the release, the latest CC game will “break down the walls between handheld and console platforms.” Funny, I thought the original CC game already [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 27, 2008
Namco Bandai’s upcoming Fragile, is certainly a gorgeous example of a Wii role playing game. Certain elements, as my rough attempt at translating (read: guessing) the Japanese description shows, reveal the platform’s weaker side, but the overall result is a heaven of sheer stylised beauty. The rest of the game doesn’t fail to impress either. It [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 13, 2008
For nearly a decade, Atlus’s Megami Tensei spin-off series, Persona, was a franchise only the most hardcore of Atlus faithful played and owned. In an inexplicable series of events, after Persona 3 was released on the PlayStation 2 and new copies stopped being pressed, the rarity of the title caused a wave of gamers to [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Our hands-on preview of Neverland Card Battles last month showed us a glimpse of the card-based SRPG that “an introductory player would really find interesting.” That assessment was given by Nate Fitt, who was on hand from YUKE’S Company of America, the game’s localizer and U.S. publisher. Originally entitled Cardinal Arc during its initial Japanese [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Before you ask, the answer is no; Peter Pan does not appear in Neverland Card Battles, and neither does Michael Jackson. The “Neverland” in question, instead, is a long-running property from Idea Factory, a Japanese developer who has used Neverland’s characters and world in a number of games. Fans of the franchise may have seen [...]
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Saturday, December 20, 2008
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