Games reviewed… eventually
I have great memories of the JRPG heyday. The NES, SNES, PS1, and their contemporaneous handhelds were absolute goldmines of fantastic JRPGs, and growing up I happily devoured as many as I could get. However, while subsequent generations certainly had their share of excellent games in the genre, I feel like things tailed off slightly … Continue reading Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
JRPGs are one of my greatest gaming loves. They’re definitely not everyone’s cup of tea, with their propensity towards verbose narratives full of junky tropes and slow turn-based battles. I love that kind of stuff though, and every now and again I get the urge to dip into the history of the genre and see … Continue reading The Sword of Hope
Even for fans of the franchise, Kingdom Hearts Coded may not be a game you are familiar with. It’s probably because it saw quite a niche release, as a Japan-only episodic mobile phone game. Released 2 to 3 years after coded, this version of the game is, like re:Chain of Memories, a full remake. This … Continue reading Kingdom Hearts re:Coded
I’ve mentioned Final Fantasy X before on this blog. Back in my very first review, I queried whether the then-latest title in the series, XV, could live up to its bittersweet journey. That journey is one I’ve held in very high regard; my first Final Fantasy, X has stuck with me over the years and … Continue reading Final Fantasy X
If there’s one thing the labyrinthine lore of Kingdom Hearts needed, it’s a prequel. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PS3, PS4 [reviewed], PSP, Xbox One) Released Jan 2010 | Developed / Published: Square-Enix 10 years before Kingdom Hearts we join Terra, Ventus, and Aqua, three young students of the venerable Keyblade Master Eraqus. Terra and … Continue reading Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
The gap between Kingdom Hearts II and III was spectacularly long. To tide us over in that interminable wait, Square-Enix decided to release a plethora of interquels, prequels, and semi-sequel things, in turn creating a vast and labyrinthine miasma of plot. 4 years after Kingdom Hearts II this process began with the awfully-titled 358/2 Days … Continue reading Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days
You know what having all this time on lockdown means? That’s right, it’s time to play a lengthy JRPG! The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (PC, PS3, PS4 [reviewed], PS Vita) Released Sep 2013 | Developed: Nihon Falcom | Published: NIS/Marvelous I’d like to preface this review by saying that I know very … Continue reading The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
What can I possibly add to the discourse surrounding Final Fantasy VII? It is without a doubt one of the most famous and most well-loved games of all time, and given it is over 20 years old, I’m sure there’s very little new I can say about this. But fuck it! I’m gonna do that … Continue reading Final Fantasy VII
There’s one thing with long-running series: you always get remakes eventually. This is especially true as franchises start to spread across consoles; it ought to come as no surprise that Pokemon started to remake titles on later consoles and handhelds, given the series’ core concept of community gaming, trading, and battling. Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen … Continue reading Pokemon FireRed / LeafGreen
Time for another super fresh take on a game that’s nearly 20 years old! Let’s take a look at Generation II of Pokemon! Pokemon Gold / Silver / Crystal (Game Boy Color [reviewed], 3DS) Released Dec 2000 | Developed: Game Freak | Published: Nintendo Like Red / Blue / Yellow before it, Gold / Silver … Continue reading Pokemon Gold / Silver / Crystal
