Xenoblade is Coming and This is Why You Should Give a Damn

Xenoblade is Coming and This is Why You Should Give a Damn

Tweet My favorite RPG of last year was Xenoblade Chronicles.  Too bad it was never released in the States.  I guess Reggie’s body just wasn’t ready for it. Fortunately, Nintendo finally decided to announce the game for North America, and will be releasing it later this year to participating...

Xenoblade Announced For Europe; US to Follow?

Xenoblade Announced For Europe; US to Follow?

Tweet Today, Nintendo of Europe has announced the localization (localisation?) of Monolithsoft’s Japanese release, Xenoblade.  The title is slated to reach European Wii consoles later this year as Xenoblade Chronicles – though no date has been announced. According to the press release, the game...

Status of US Release for The Last Story Still Unknown; Mistwalker Twittering in English

Status of US Release for The Last Story Still Unknown; Mistwalker Twittering in English

Tweet Though the rumor mill had been churning for some time prior to this week’s The Last Story conference about the possibility of an international release date being announced at the event, no such announcement took place.  There were, however, many other details about the game released at the...

NIER: Little Marketing, Big Impression

NIER: Little Marketing, Big Impression

Tweet A few times during each generation, a game comes along that leaves a real impression on me.  Generally, these kinds of games fly under the radar. A game with no hype to its name, and no marketing push to speak of. Perhaps the game happens to be in a genre that is not considered exceptionally popular...

Limit Break – Episode 1

Limit Break – Episode 1

Tweet Welcome to the first installment of Limit Break. This new column will feature news, rants, raves, opinions, articles and editorials based squarely in the genre of RPGs. Those who recognize the term Limit Break will know that it was introduced by the venerable Final Fantasy series and translates to an...

Release of the Week: Final Fantasy XIII (360, PS3)

Release of the Week: Final Fantasy XIII (360, PS3)

Tweet It can be argued that there is a lot riding on the success of this latest Final Fantasy game will help determine the future of Japanese RPG’s in western gaming. This generation has not been good to the genre as Japanese developers have struggled to find their place in an HD world. The days of...

Bearable Complexity: Knights in the Nightmare DS Review

Bearable Complexity: Knights in the Nightmare DS Review

Tweet Honestly? This game is kicking my ass. I want to do a thorough, played-through-most-if-not-all-of-it type of game review, but I really can’t. This may well be the most complex game I’ve played, handheld or not. I get the same sort of feeling I used to when discovering the library of complex...

DS Review: Avalon Code

DS Review: Avalon Code

Tweet Released: March 10, 2009 Developer: Matrix Software Verdict: Forget it Pros: Beautiful graphics, fantastic soundtrack Cons: Repetitive, dialogue is nonsense There is, at once, an overwhelming sense of deja vu when one snaps the cartridge of a Japanese RPG into a Nintendo-made gaming device. A...

VITALS: Eternal Sonata for Playstation 3

VITALS: Eternal Sonata for Playstation 3

Tweet Garnering several high praise reviews, Xbox 360 owners have had over a year to savor this masterpiece. With the PS3 edition looming in the distance, we’d like to take a closer look into the world of Eternal Sonata. Eternal Sonata is a wildly imaginative JRPG that centers around the deathbed dream...

November PS2 Offerings: A Little Something For Everyone

November PS2 Offerings: A Little Something For Everyone

Tweet November is coming and with that many people from the United States get hungry for their annual Thanksgiving Day celebration. It is a time to give thanks and consume too much food. November will also be providing a small feast of new titles to the Playstation 2 (PS2), including this PS2...

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