Category: jrpg

Suikoden spiritual successor ‘Eiyuden Chronicle’ hits crowdfunding goal

[ad_1] Mere hours after it started raising money for Eiyuden Chronicle on Kickstarter, developer Rabbit & Bear has successfully funded the project. The game is the spiritual successor to the Japanese role-playing game (JRPG) series Suikoden. Some of the key creatives who worked on the franchise, including Suikoden and Suikoden II director and writer Yoshitaka Murayama, founded the studio […]

Square Enix slashes prices on its ‘Final Fantasy’ Switch games

[ad_1] Hardcore players with some time on their hands could try either Romancing Saga 2 or 3. The two titles were originally released on the Super Famicom — the Japanese version of the Super Nintendo — and have never been available to western audiences until recently. The games are exceedingly deep and challenging and take […]

Eight ‘Kingdom Hearts’ games make their debut on Xbox One

[ad_1] There’s more Kingdom Hearts coming to Xbox One later this month. Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind — a DLC side story that takes place just before the game’s final battle — will come out on February 25th. Additionally, Kingdom Hearts III will be available to play as part of Xbox Game Pass starting on […]

Square Enix unexpectedly releases ‘The Last Remnant’ on mobile

[ad_1] Square Enix re-released The Last Remnant on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch almost exactly a year ago. The role-playing game first launched on Xbox 360 back in 2008. At the time, it was greeted with mostly middling reviews, thanks in large part to a host of technical issues like inconsistent framerates and texture pop-in. […]

Three Houses’ is a slice of epic life

[ad_1] Explore mode would not work if the game wasn’t written well. It is. The terms of Nintendo’s embargo forbid me talking about the story beyond a major flashpoint around ten hours in, and I wouldn’t want to spoil it anyway. What I will say is Three Houses has some great twists and turns. The […]

Switch RPG ‘Octopath Traveler’ is coming to Android and iOS

[ad_1] Apparently, Square Enix doesn’t believe Octopath Traveler is mobile enough. The developer has unveiled plans to bring the well-received Switch RPG to Android and iOS devices, in the form of a prequel, Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent. It’ll preserve the signature mix of 3D environments with retro-style 2D characters, just with touchscreen-friendly controls. […]