Sometimes tie-in games are great. More often, they are not. And then there are a few out there that are interesting, though one might wonder what the developers were smoking. Let’s hear it for the crazy ones.
After the events of Bravely Default, the Crystal Orthodoxy and Duchy of Eternia are working toward peace. When someone with a name like Kaiser Oblivion suddenly appears during a key meeting, however, things become unlikely to proceed smoothly.
Corrin’s army rides again in the Pokémon Red of Fire Emblem Fates. Meet the noble warriors of Hoshido, then teach them to love and to kill.
It is possible that other adopted children in the world will occasion physical fighting to the death between the responsible parties to sort out familial relationships. It doesn’t seem like a common occurrence, though.
At the end of the day, Legend of Legacy provides a satisfying experience, with plenty to explore, and lots of challenging combat to experience. It may not bear the SaGa name, but it carries on the best aspects of the series. Akitoshi Kawazu would be proud.
Forget what you think you know about witches. No old women wearing dark robes with warts aplenty will be found in this game, only nubile nymphets with magical melodies. The jury is out on whether this artistic choice was an accurate one.
Although the 3DS RPG series where players command giant robots sadly seems stuck in Japan, at least Level-5 and Nintendo are providing a miniature standby. Can a Little Battlers eXperience help scratch that mecha itch?
In a twist that will shock perhaps three people around the world who know of this series, considerable cartography is required when playing. If professional cartographers had access to the tools in Etrian games though, maybe more people would want the job. Beware of angry birds.
It’s been said that Hell is other people, but when you’re locked in a labyrinth with no exit, the people around you are all you’ve got. In order to get out from behind those closed doors, it’s necessary to go beyond the little problems and focus on the big picture. And what a picture it is.
The 3DS eShop hosts a wide variety of titles. Some of them are worth seeking out, and others deserve to be forgotten by all unfortunate enough to have found them in the first place. How will the latest Kemco title be received?
Some kings sure do have a cheek.
Want to play a game with substance? Well for $10, you too can be bored out of your skull playing Excave II. No seriously, don’t spend your money.
The fifth Inazuma Eleven title sees Raimon having to defend the very existence of football from a shadowy organisation from two-hundred years in the future. It may sound preposterous, but any excuse to get dinosaurs playing the sport surely is acceptable.
For a series founded on the idea of the player being able to draw intricate maps of every environment to abandon that mechanic is a bold move. It’s not the only thing this spinoff/crossover Etrian game does differently, though. Stop using rock toss, you morons!
If hunting vampires wasn’t enough, now Abraham Lincoln has to fight off an invading force of eldritch extraterrestrials. As he leads the likes of Henry Fleming, Queen Califia, and the no-longer-Cowardly Lion, if there’s any team who can save the world, it’s Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.
There is something to be said for the simplicity of little games. Short, sweet, and to the point, they can be just the thing on a rainy day when there’s not much else to do. Just don’t expect them to have much staying power.
Who doesn’t want to play a game where you get to run a bar and slay some monsters? Kick your feet back, grab a brew and review our review of Adventure Bar Story.
The Legend of Legacy comes from FuRyu’s development studios, and it has most everything that has come to characterize the SaGa games, both for good and for bad.
The mission is to investigate every strata of a dungeon and kill its inhabitants for the crime of aggressively being in your way. Everything else in this game is just a detail. The walls are spiky sometimes.
What sort of Life will you lead in the world of Reveria? Will you be a Paladin, an Angler, a Mercenary-Cook, or something else? There’s plenty of stuff to do, and perhaps this review will help you decide if you want to do any of it.
Chipped, chopped, sliced, or fried — there’s more than one way to serve up an adventure. What sort of sauce goes best with dragon steaks, anyway?
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