Fantasian Neo Dimension Review (PS5)
Have I missed RPGs over the years? Like, were there ever this many in a single year? I feel like 2024 has been the year of MMORPGs and turn-based RPGs. We have had a lot of them and reviewed most of them. Anyway, maybe I’m just getting old and don’t remember previous years like this. Maybe all those E3 trips had my brain store away a bevy of RPGs that I came in contact with. Who knows? Who cares? ...[Read More]
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Review (PS5)
Part of me is praying that SEGA will wake up one day and get a bee in their bonnet to remake Phantasy Star I-IV. I will then know that it is end times and nothing in life could improve. Anyway, the dream lives on, so Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake must do. And don’t mistake that last sentence as disappointment, not in the least. The last few weeks that I have had the pleasure of playing DQIII HD-2D...[Read More]
Deck Nine and Hannah Telle Talk Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Last month Life is Strange: Double Exposure released, continuing the story of Max Caulfield, a girl with the ability to manipulate time. When Life is Strange first debuted in early 2015, developer Dontnod Entertainment used the popular episodic narrative structure to provide players with a different kind of story. Max was a normal high school girl going through the tumultuous period of growing up....[Read More]
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth gets a PlayStation 5 Pro update
Well, that’s pretty. Alongside the launch of PlayStation 5 Pro, FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH has received a brand new update which brings several improvements and additions, including the new Versatility Mode, for players on the brand-new console. One of the most acclaimed FINAL FANTASY games of the century and recipient of over 110 perfect review scores, FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH is PS5 Pro En...[Read More]
Life is Strange: Double Exposure Review
Life is Strange has proved to be a surprisingly resilient series. In the same months of early 2015 I did a kind of triple feature, playing the first two The Walking Dead games and the first episode of Life is Strange. Despite taking almost an entire year to release all five episodes, DONTNOD’s tale of Max Caulfield felt like a cozy answer to Telltale Games’ breakout hit. Despite being ...[Read More]
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven Review (PS5)
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven has gone through several iterations over the years. It started its journey on the Super Famicom in 1993, where it had some success before moving to mobile in 2010. It also made pitstops on Android and iOS devices in 2016, the PlayStation Vita in the same year, and finally settling into the last generation on almost everything—lots of pitstops. And there is go...[Read More]
Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Review (Xbox Series X)
Lord. Is it review night for remasters and remakes? Feels like it. And, hey, I’m okay with it, especially if a game turns out as well as it did with Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster from publisher Square Enix. Certainly, one of my most pleasant surprises in 2024. What’s interesting about my time with Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster is that I didn’t know how much I missed traditional turn-based role-playi...[Read More]
Final Fantasy XVI Review (PC)
Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in. Let me tell you a tale, good readers. Nearly a year ago, I had just arrived in Portland, Oregon for some virtual production training for work and was looking forward to relaxing with some Balatro in the evening hours. It was a perfect and delightful plan, where I would work all day, and play an addictive video game card game at night. What in ...[Read More]
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake launches November 14th
Check out those official details below. That is a solid title, at least the original. Anyway, enjoy! DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake will feature never-before-seen story episodes starring Ortega, the protagonist’s father, as well as formidable new bosses, when it launches on Nov. 14 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam and Microsoft Store on Windows. Featuring vibrant HD...[Read More]
SaGa Emerald Beyond Review
It would be difficult to conceptualize SaGa Emerald Frontier to those, like me, who have no experience with the SaGa franchise. After the long, winding trail that was Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, Emerald Beyond wasn’t necessarily a polar shift. Certainly, like Rebirth, Emerald Beyond is packed with quaint characters that are distinctly 90s-era JRPG vessels. There’s a capacity for multip...[Read More]
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail benchmark software released for Windows, trailer as well
Get to that benchmarking! Official benchmark details are below and a new trailer. Enjoy. LOS ANGELES (April 15, 2024) – SQUARE ENIX® invites Warriors of Light to enjoy all-new Dawntrail™ footage with the newly released FINAL FANTASY™ XIV: Dawntrail official benchmark software for Windows now available for download. Featuring new in-game areas, enemies and more showcasing the exciting...[Read More]
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Review
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth effortlessly carries the daunting weight of its own significance. A handful of hours into Rebirth, players are fresh off Cloud’s recollection of the incident in Nibelheim, one of the Final Fantasy franchise’s most significant moments in a singular title rife with them. The emotional knife is seemingly soothed with a figurative calm in the literal town of Kalm,...[Read More]