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The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak 2 is a jrpg published by NIS America. We never played first The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak. So this second game is our introduction to the story and characters of the series. Did we enjoy the game? Here’s our review of The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak 2 for Nintendo Switch! In The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak 2, Van Arkrides is visited by an old friend asking for…

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II is out now. Check out the launch trailer for the game along with some thoughts from us on the game. We received a review code for The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak 2 for Nintendo Switch and while our review isn’t ready yet, we can share some early thoughts on the game. Early on, Trails through Daybreak 2 focuses a lot on its story and its a bit confusing. There is…

Two classic PS1 games, Suikoden 1 and 2, will soon be on Nintendo Switch. Let’s talk about them! On the Playstation 1, Suikoden was a classic jrpg franchise with two games that let you collect over 100 party members to help you out. Both games had a lot of quests and big worlds to explore. They were epic games! And soon the first Suikoden games will be coming out for Nintendo Switch (and other systems). The games will be in…

If you like old school NES/SNES Japanese rpgs (jrpgs) and “dice throwing” rpgs than we may have a game for you. Here’s our review of Sugoro Quest: Dice Heroes for the Nintendo Switch. Sugoro Quest: Dice Heroes is a jrpg that’s come to the West for the first time. The story is random for each playthrough but it always starts off with a visit to the King and then choosing which hero: a fighter, dwarf, elf, etc that you want…

From the NES all the way to the Playstation 1, world maps were always a given. We saw it sometimes on the PS2 and later but its became a rare rpg feature. Recently though, a few games are bringing it back. Let’s talk about that! Rpgs almost always had a world map on games on the NES, SNES, Genesis, and Playstation 1. Then, when Final Fantasy 10 came out without one, we saw Square Enix and other Japanese publishers move…

Xbox had a Developer Direct today. I checked it out and now have some thoughts on it. I’m a huge fan of the Xbox Series X/S. I love the system. And this year, Xbox has a lot of cool looking games coming. So of course I was excited for today’s Developer Direct. What did I think of it? Well, yeah I loved it. Let’s talk more about that. First of all, the Direct started with a surprise game: Ninja Gaiden…

A demo of Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero was released last week on the Nintendo Switch. I’ve checked it out and now has some thoughts on what I played. Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero is a strategy-rpg from NIS America. The game has a unique story where a girl who can talk to spirits and her best friend sail the world and quickly get separated. The girl meets new friends and hopes to be reunited with her friend. The new…

Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero is the upcoming strategy rpg from NIS America. A new trailer was released today alongside a demo for the game. Check out the trailer below. Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero comes out on Nintendo Switch, PS4/PS5, and STEAM on January 30th. A demo for the game was released today. The trailer doesn’t show too much of the gameplay. It mostly recaps the story so far (the first game) and introduces the story of The Lost…

Xbox has announced a Developer Direct for January 23, 2025. We have the details on the Direct so far below. There will be an Xbox Developer Direct on January 23, 2025. Doom, South of Midnight and more will be shown off. It will take place at 12:00 pm central. South of Midnight is my number 1 most anticipated game of this year. It looks incredible. I love its mix of myth, fantasy, and reality. I can’t wait to see more…

Last night, Square Enix released a demo of Fantasian Neo Dimension on the Nintendo Switch. We checked it out and here are our first thoughts on the demo. Fantasian Neo Dimension is a jrpg by Mistwalker, who did Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon. Its published by Square Enix. A demo for the game was released last night and I had to check it out. I’m a huge jrpg fan! Here are my thoughts on the demo so far. In Fantasian,…