We genuinely take JRPGs for granted these days. During the 80s and 90s, it wasn’t unheard of for entire gaming series to never make it outside Japan. While they garnered a cult following then, casual gamers had to wait for years if not decades to play some of Japan’s biggest titles. Live a Live is […]
With the recent reveal of the new Persona 5 X mobile game, I am reminded of how much I miss the series and wish for a real new installment to the series. I have missed playing the Persona series and thought I would replay the latest installment in the series, revisiting Joker and the Phantom […]
Square Enix has been on something of a roll this year, treating us to a plethora of diverse titles, which have already established themselves as cult classics. Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin and Triangle Strategy, as well as upcoming titles like Star Ocean: The Divine Force and Harvestella showcase just how diverse the publisher’s […]
On February 26th the latest addition to the Bravely series by Square Enix was released for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite. Despite the title, it is not actually a sequel to the previous ones but a standalone game. Packing a story with new characters and familiar mechanics. So don’t hesitate to pick up Bravely […]
The Legend of Heroes series is undoubtedly Nihon Falcom’s magnum opus. As a JRPG series that started in 1989, it has since evolved into an interconnected universe of games. This has made it both unique and overwhelming for the fans of the genre. How do you justify devoting hundreds of hours to a series, especially […]
Atlus has gained a notorious reputation for re-releasing its titles and charging full price for new editions. While Persona 3 Reload is a (almost) full remake, Persona 4 Golden and Persona 5 Royal are the same games they initially released, only upgraded and expanded. This is what Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance is in a […]
Yoshitaka Murayama’s Suikoden from 1995 is one of the most influential turn-based JRPGs of all time. Despite that, the series hasn’t had much success in recent years, with the last few games launching only in Japan, and only on handheld consoles. In the meantime, turn-based JRPGs continued to grow with titles like Triangle Strategy, proving […]
Remaking one of the most beloved JRPGs of all time would always be challenging. So instead, Square Enix decided to build on its foundations and expand its story while respecting what came before. The Compilation of Final Fantasy VII was the company’s first attempt to breathe new life into the game with projects like Crisis […]
Today, most players don’t know that Persona is a spin-off of Shin Megami Tensei (henceforth SMT), a long-running JRPG series developed by Atlus. Persona 3 is the game that pushed this spin-off series into mainstream popularity in 2006, with its addicting combination of turn-based combat and high school life elements. While Persona 5 Royal is […]
Let’s start this one off by establishing that there are two kinds of people in this world: those who love the Yakuza games and those who have never played them – there is no in-between. The Yakuza series, or Like a Dragon, as Sega calls it now in the West, is one of those series […]
If you were to speak to any of my friends, you would quickly learn what a fan I am of the Persona series. I immediately jumped at the opportunity to write this review for Persona 5 Tactica. Persona 5 Royal still stands as one of my favorite games to date. Persona 5 Royal (P5R) was […]
As a platform for funding indie gaming projects, Kickstarter has brought us many noteworthy titles. Chained Echoes, and Eijuden Chronicle, with its prequel Eijuden Chronicle: Rising, are only some of the most recent ones. Sea of Stars now joins the pantheon of these success stories. Developed by Quebec-based Sabotage Studio, Sea of Stars began development […]
