A sterling example of an authentic remake, Super Mario RPG has a new remake with new content, new visuals, and familiar faces.
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Some mechanical musings on Megaman Battle Network 4 and the curious range of experiences the game may allow any player to have.
The wish for a remake of Super Mario RPG has been granted, but we’re strolling down star road to revisit the Super NES original for this critique!
CRYMACHINA asks what it means to be human, but along the way does it forget to ask what makes for a compelling story?
Silent Hope combines the farm sim and dungeon crawler with a CRPG cast under a JRPG aesthetic, a change of pace from Marvelous’ Rune Factory.
Few tactical RPG series are as daunting as Disgaea, but here’s the tale of a newcomer who took a chance on Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless!
Boasting beautiful art and terrific gameplay, Ruinsmagus: Complete is a one-of-a-kind experience for any JRPG-loving PSVR2 owner.
Sea of Stars is everything you loved about RPGs of yesteryear, proving there’s an audience hungry for the classics and classic design.
Square Enix’s latest “gotcha” attempt at (re)telling the story of Final Fantasy VII mixes JRPG roots with a mobile-friendly format.
Final Fantasy XVI revived my enthusiasm for the series as a whole, celebrating what each game brings to the franchise.
Critics, scores, rage reviews, and the N64 collide! Tune in when memes attack with Quest 64 and Quest64Official!
From Hawaii to Spira, the spirit of aloha is brought to life in Final Fantasy X, taking nods from both locales and customs.
Let’s stroll down the sunny shores, tourist destinations, and cultural landmarks of Pokémon Sun & Moon, digital realization of the Aloha State.
Adapting an actual college lecture from my University of Alabama course, I search for the answer to the question “What is a Final Fantasy?”
Whatever Final Fantasy is as a franchise, its impact is only growing. Here’s what fans and creators are saying about the game.
Smooth and stylish Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is even smoother and stylisher on PlayStation 5!
Finding the curious creator behind the unusual development and history of MOTHER and EarthBound Beginnings, 2 names for 1 game.
Fire Emblem: Engage lives up to its subtitle armed with a host of content and the power of the friendships we made along the way.
What caused the death of Breath of Fire? Is it truly dead? In defense of Capcom’s unique tactical survival RPG Dragon Quarter. Plus… the death throes of BoF6.
By now you’ve heard the praise for Chained Echoes, much of it well-deserved. Here’s the full story on its highs, lows, and complexities.
With Echo-S, Tsunamods breathes new life into the classic Final Fantasy VII with a fully-voiced mod of the original script.
A double whammy of music and RPG goodness awaits in NIS Classics Volume 3, two games you’ve might’ve missed the first time around.
Does the world truly end with you? Coffee from The Pixels dives into the UnderGround in this critique of The World Ends With You.
Ultimately, Genshin Impact is a well-made, wonderful Gacha experience mired by dubious business practices.
Video Game Fables stands tall among the RPG juggernauts it parodies as a charming, lighthearted, and perfectly paced adventure
While Live A Live was definitely unique for its time, it’s got some competitors like Octopath Traveler in this day and age. Does it hold up?
On this Breath of Fire II podcast, how Capcom’s classic Super NES JRPG proved to be such a formative title in our education and career.
If you want a multi-protagonist narrative that fully fleshes out the characters, Live A Live may not be the game for you.
On this Crystalis podcast, ties to Nausicaa and Laputa, retro inventory management, and the method of NES storytelling.
On this Final Fantasy VI podcast, pixel remaster anticipation, character development and why Kefka works, and Uematsu’s master works.
