Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem DS Review
Nintendo made a regular pattern of bringing Fire Emblem games across the Pacific for awhile, then broke it with this game. That wasn’t a nice thing to do to the fans.
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RPG Backtrack – Episode 67: “I Know Kung Fu”
Bringing the story of Ryo Hazuki into existence cost many millions and failed to enchant the enormous audience needed to recoup them. The question of...
RPGCast – Episode 213: “Grandpa Oak’s HeartGolden Oldies”
Is Phantasy Star still relevant? Is Diablo III coming out before June? Is there room for another console in your living room? All these things...
Avernum: Escape from the Pit Review
Countless people have been thrown into the dark caves of Avernum. Only time, and this review, will tell whether this is a fate worse than death or a blessing in disguise.
The Last Story Review
The Last Story has arrived for the European leg of its world tour. Should it fill the stadiums, or will it disappoint its eager fans?
RPGCast – Episode 212: “Ohhh Sony”
Sony shows us how to not respect your customers. Bioware shows us how to fully exploit your customers. Nintendo shows us how to love your...
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Review
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? According to Final Fantasy XIII-2, the chicken went back in time every time it died to give birth to itself again, until somebody shouted at the farmer from the future to not farm chickens in the first place. Are you confused yet? So are we.
Final Fantasy XII Retroview
The Final Fantasy series’ last showing on PS2 took five years and tens of millions of dollars (converted) to finish. How well that time was spent is entirely subjective, but the money’s there on the screen. No Bosch as lead – it got the kibosh.
RPG Backtrack – Episode 66: “I’m Going to Disneyland!”
Trust in me poor unfortunate souls, I’ll make a man out of you. Be prepared Prince Ali, someday my prince will come. Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo. (Kingdom Hearts)
RPGCast – Episode 211: “Hang on You’re Saying it British”
Find out how you can own all the Mass Effect 3 DLC in only three easy payments of $999.99! Act now and you can get...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 65: “Risky Gambits”
There once was a place called Ivalice, that was filled with meanies and malice. Years it took to create, filling Square Enix’s plate, but the...
RPGCast – Episode 210: “You Forgot FFXIII-2”
From explanations of FFXIII-2’s ending content strategy to the info you’ve been waiting for about Earthrise, the RPG Cast has all you need this week....
RPGCast – Episode s06: “Game of the Year 2011”
Put the kids to bed before listening to this one. A conversational review through all the big RPG topics of last year, this RPG Cast...
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Review
If you’re in the mood to massacre venomous spiders, battle vicious trolls, and slaughter helpless boxes, Reckoning gives you plenty of ways to do that. Come and see if this fate is for you.
RPGCast – Episode 209: “Radioactive Pidgeons”
RPG Cast takes you to the remains of Trafalgar Square as we try to save Sega’s JRPG line up. Mass Effect 3 peppers the media...
Moon: RPG Remix Adventure Import Review
If you like breaking into other people’s houses and breaking their pottery, then this is not a game for you. Folk in the “real RPG world” of Moon don’t take kindly to those sorts of heroic shenanigans.
RPG Backtrack – Episode 64: “Way of the Dragon”
Within please find the story of what for a long time was Capcom’s premiere RPG series. It involves a great many Ryus and Ninas, along...
RPGCast – Episode 208: “Twice the British in Half the Time”
The Commonwealth invades for this week’s RPG Cast. Alex Fuller leads the invading forces and brings new areas of the internet that should never be...
Fate/Extra Review
Longtime Type-Moon fans are going to like this no matter what we say. Archer’s in it! Saber has a -red- dress! Seriously though, Fate/EXTRA is an interesting study in classifying games. How does it succeed as an RPG? How does it succeed as something else entirely? What would it be like as a story instead of as a game? Dust. Wind. Dude.
RPGCast – Episode 207: “Klingons of American Racing”
Some minor technical issues dot this review of the worst RPG game systems, reasons people hate Skyrim, and justifications for long games. Diablo 3 and...
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