RPG

Just because something is "retro inspired" doesn't always make it good. I've played some good retro inspired games and some pretty bad ones too. For me, a retro inspired game should be like an old game but doesn't have to completely ignore modern conveniences like "save anywhere" and multiple modes of difficulty.

A new Nintendo Direct aired tonight. Check out the video below and stay tuned for more coverage of this Direct tomorrow. Nintendo announced a lot of dates and seasons for games coming this year for 3DS and Nintendo Switch. I will have a special More Thoughts From Me tomorrow covering this Nintendo Direct. I’ll let you know which games I like and must have! Also, please stay tuned tomorrow for my first impressions of the new free-to-start Kirby game, Team…

Wii U indie games are starting to become a rare thing. Whenever a new Wii U game comes out, I find myself smiling and hoping that its a good game. Anmal Gods for Wii U came out last week. I have been playing it for review and I'm finally ready to share with what I thought of the game.

There will be a Nintendo Direct today at 5pm central. You can check out my final predictions for today’s Direct below. What will Nintendo show during today’s Nintendo Direct (other than ARMS and Splatoon 2 of course)? I made some predications before, but here are a few more things that may or may not be shown: NIS America tweeted about the Nintendo Direct today. Its possible that Disgaea 5 Complete, which is coming to the Nintendo Switch next month, will…

Back in the NES days, I wasn’t an rpg fan. It wasn’t till years later with Final Fantasy 7 that became an rpg fan. And after I really got into rpgs, I went back and was able to appreciate and like the older rpgs. So whenever an indie developer, say KEMCO for instance, puts together a game in the “retro” rpg style I’m excited. Dragon Sinker for the 3DS (Developed by KEMCO) came out last week. It is a new…

The Wii U isn’t dead yet. Indie Developers are still, slowly, bringing games to the Wii U. I have had the chance to play one of the more recent Indie games for the Wii U, Animal Gods, thanks to the developer providing me with a review code for the game. I am not yet ready to write a review for Animal Gods, but here is a short preview of the game. Animal Gods for the Wii U came out on…

I Am Setsuna will receive exclusive content for the Nintendo Switch version this week! We have a trailer and the details on the update below. I Am Setsuna for Nintendo Switch will receive a patch on April 13th that adds new content to the game! The new update will bring the Temporal Battle Arena to the game. In the arena, you can fight other parties and win awards. This will be an exclusive mode for the Switch version. I Am…

RPG Maker FES is coming to the 3DS this summer to North America and the UK. Nintendo UK released a new short teaser for the game today. RPG Maker FES will be coming to the 3DS this summer! I love rpgs and I find it really exciting that this game is coming to the west. We usually do not get games like this over here, especially not for the 3DS. I hope I get a chance to play it! Check…

Marvel Heroes, a free-to-play online action rpg, will be coming to Playstation 4 and Xbox One as Marvel Heroes Omega this Spring. We have a trailer and my impressions of it below. Marvel Heroes Omega will be coming to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this Spring. It is a free-to-play online multiplayer action rpg. I’ve been hearing about the game for awhile now but I didn’t know much about it. Based on the trailer, it looks like a fun…

Animal Gods, from indie developer Still Games, will release on the Wii U eshop this Thursday. We have a trailer and more information about the game below. Animal Gods will be releasing this Thursday, April 6th, on the Wii U eshop. Here is more information about the game: “The Animal Gods have fallen. Once sacred, they are now husks—haunted beasts lost to toxic fumes from a great bronze industry. Play as Thistle, a small & agile warrior hellbent on destroying…