Review: Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (PSP)

Review: Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (PSP)

Tweet A relic from an age gone by is reborn for a modern era.  Tactics Ogre: Let us Cling Together was originally released in 1995 on the Super Famicom, during the twilight years of the console’s lifespan. Like many other Japanese RPGs of that era, it was destined to remain overseas due to its release...

Review: Dragon Quest VI (DS)

Review: Dragon Quest VI (DS)

Tweet Finally in the hands of US gamers after a 15 year wait, Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation brings a close to the Dragon Quest Zenithia trilogy following the earlier releases of of Dragon Quest IV and V for the Nintendo DS. Not to surprise anyone but Dragon Quest VI is a Dragon Quest game; for better...

Feast Your Eyes on A Few New SMT: Devil Survivor Overclocked Screens

Feast Your Eyes on A Few New SMT: Devil Survivor Overclocked Screens

Tweet With the recently announced 3DS launch lineup a tad lacking for core gamers, it is already time to start looking towards summer releases for the new handheld. Although it is a port of an existing DS game, SMT: Devil Survivor Overclocked looks like the perfect game to pick up if you missed the...

Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection coming April 19th

Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection coming April 19th

Tweet Square Enix announced today that their latest attempt to cash in on the Final Fantasy brand will be ready for release on April 19th when Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection makes its way to the US. The latest PSP release of the Super Nintendo classic will skip the 3D graphics of the recent DS...

Review: Fallout New Vegas (360)

Review: Fallout New Vegas (360)

Tweet 2008’s Fallout 3 was lauded as the comeback of the isometric PC series that looked to bring the oft ignored pen-and-paper style RPG system kicking and screaming into the modern age. After providing one of the most successful and well implemented DLC schedules that included five separate content packs...

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...

The Best Turn-Based RPG I’ve Ever Played: Lost Odyssey

The Best Turn-Based RPG I’ve Ever Played: Lost Odyssey

Tweet Lost Odyssey was the Xbox 360′s first genuine leap into the realm of JRPGs, an arena that had been previously dominated by the PlayStation brand for the last decade.  Though it was only their freshman outing, it was the trailers of the incredible visuals that actually prompted me to beg for an...

Preview: Dragon Age II

Preview: Dragon Age II

Tweet Dragon Age: Origins was a great game. Many people were very excited about it prior to its release as they believed it marked a return to BioWare doing what they (arguably) did best: traditional fantasy-themed RPGs in a Dungeons and Dragons style. The Baldur’s Gate series is one of their most...

Limit Break – Episode 2

Limit Break – Episode 2

Tweet Welcome to the next installment of Limit Break. Last month in the premier episode we looked at a few budding MMOs that will be hitting the market in the near future while this issue, I believe we should focus the attention on the RPG world in a much smaller scale. I’m talking about the portable...

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...

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