JRPG

Check out part 1 of my review-in-progress. In part 2, I talk about Torna’s battle system. I’ve already said that its better than Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s system. Why is that? How do you improve on something that is already so good? I’m usually not a fan of auto-attacking combat but Xenoblade Chronicles 2 made their battle system very interesting by giving players options when it came to special attacks for your main person and sometimes other people in your group.…

Final Fantasy 7 is coming to the Nintendo Switch next year. I dreamed of writing those words but I never thought it would actually happen. Final Fantasy 7 on a Nintendo platform!? Final Fantasy 7 on Nintendo’s console/handheld hybrid?! No way! Yes way. Its happening. And so I felt that now might be a good time to talk about my favorite moments of the game. If you’ve never played it before, don’t read this article. There are spoilers in this…

The Tokyo Game Show is going on now and we can expect some game announcements and new trailers to be shown. Square Enix has already shown a few new trailers, including another look at World of Final Fantasy Maxima! Check the new trailer out below and then please come back for my thoughts on it. I really like the look of World of Final Fantasy. The bigger characters look like the human characters from Kingdom Hearts, meanwhile the smaller characters…

I have been playing Dragon Quest 8 a bit lately. I’ve also been playing Dragon Quest Builders. Not Dragon Quest 11 though, since I don’t have a Playstation 4 (sigh). And there is one thing thats been bothering me. I just had to talk about this. So the following is an open letter to the Dragon Quest twitter account and to all the new Dragon Quest fans! Dear @DragonQuest, Something has been bothering me lately. No its not my lack…

We’ve had two demos, lots of videos, and teases from Square Enix and now finally, the day is here! Octopath Traveler is now available at retail stores and on the Nintendo Switch eshop. Octopath Traveler is out today for the Nintendo Switch! Are you going to buy a physical or digital copy of the game? I loved the most recent demo of Octopath Traveler. It was so great to be able to try out all of the character’s stories and…

The first time I played Chrono Trigger…I didn’t like it. This was back during the SNES days and I didn’t like rpgs back then, with the expectation of Earthbound. It wasn’t until I played Final Fantasy 7 that I got addicted to rpgs and after that, I got a chance to play Chrono Trigger on the Playstation 1 and I loved it. Now Chrono Trigger is one of my all-time favorite games. If you’ve played the game, I hope you…

With Octopath Traveler coming out this summer, Nintendo and Square Enix continue to tease the Nintendo Switch exclusive game. In the newest trailer, Noble Acts and Rogue Decisions are teased and two new characters are unveiled. Check out the trailer below and then please come back for my thoughts on the newest information for the game. The newest Octopath Traveler trailer teases two new characters, a Hunter and a Thief. It also shows off Noble Acts and Rogue Decisions. Oh…

Not too long ago, I wrote about Legend of Legacy for the 3DS. I liked the game but didn’t love it. And now the developers that brought Legend of Legacy to us has made another game. This game is called The Alliance Alive and its also for the 3DS. Is it better than Legend of Legacy? Will rpg fans want to play it? Here are my impressions so far of The Alliance Alive. The Alliance Alive for 3DS is totally…

Few Japanese Role Playing Games in the last decade have grabbed me quite like Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom has. The last few JRPG's that had a huge impact on me - in terms of how much I wanted to play them compared to the other games I owned - were probably Tales of Symphonia back on the Nintendo Game Cube, and Tales of Vesperia on the Xbox 360. I've always taken a liking to the Tales franchise, but in recent years, I've been fairly disappointed in their offerings. Tales of Berseria was good, but not what I had hoped. Once I got a few hours into Ni No Kuni ...

I’ve been playing Legend of Legacy lately for the 3DS. Its a jrpg that is mostly focused on combat and exploration. What do I think of the game so far? Let’s find out! Legend of Legacy for the 3DS has a lot of good points. The game’s graphics are really good, the battle system is a lot of fun, and uncovering maps in new areas is pretty neat. However, not everything about the game is perfect. There is hardly any…