A Surprisingly Fresh Take on the JRPG Genre
By now, you probably know that I love NIS America. Not everything they publish is a gem, but they make it possib...
The Virtuadolls Return
A few years ago, NIS America published Caligula Effect: Overdose, a PlayStation 4 port of a PlayStation Vita JRPG about a virtuadoll ...
A pleasant, peaceful experience
Giraffe and Annika is a game quite unlike most. It’s simple, sure. It’s not a large game, by any means. But there’s so...
Classic goodness with a modern shine.
As a kid, I grew up adoring R-Type on the original Gameboy. I put hours into it, and, of course, never made it too far...
A Cult Classic in the Making
Damn us to Hell. That’s the catch phrase of Poison Control, a sort of third person shooter that mixes RPG elements with tradi...
Nostalgia in spades
Few things make me feel as warm and fuzzy inside as classic video games. I could pop into the worlds of Final Fantasy VII or VIII at any...
Dueling Sagas
The world is crumbling. Sluagh, zombie-like monsters, roam the world below the floating castle - a world suffering from plague and poverty. Re...
Lone Wolf
Owning a new console around its launch window means you’ll be playing a relatively small lineup of launch titles. If you’re like me, that mean...
A Godly Good Time
We all know of Ubisoft and the perpetual Assassins Creed saga. Fewer yet may know of Ubisoft and its long list of retro RPGs, which includ...
In Ys We Trust
Few things in life are certain: taxes, death, and quality Ys games. Following the hugely successful Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, Falcom and NI...