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The Legend of Legacy HD Remastered (Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:00:40 +0000

The Legend of Legacy was first released for the 3DS in 2015. Like many JRPGs released on the console, it made big swings at new mechanics that set it apart from the games to which it would be compared. Gaining a nice cult fandom, the game is commonly brought up in conversations about SaGa-likes. In a refreshed release, The Legend of Legacy HD Remastered presents the game well enough for modern…

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Disgaea 7 (Switch) Review

Alexx Aplin — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:00:28 +0000

For years I have enjoyed the Disgaea franchise. Unlike most franchises, the Disgaea franchise has consistently gotten better over time, aside from a few lulls in terms of characters or storyline. Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless enhances gameplay and refreshes the Disgaea formula enough to be satisfying for fans and newcomers alike. Disgaea 7 takes place in the realm of Hinomoto…

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Monochrome Mobius (PlayStation 5) Review

Alexx Aplin — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 17:00:27 +0000

I’ve always been a sucker for a unique RPG. Surprisingly though, even I can be shocked by the wild titles and concepts developers come up with. Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Utawarerumono visual novel franchise but stands on its own as a pretty solid Turn-Based RPG. In Monochrome Mobius you play as Oshtor, a young man living in a quiet…

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The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails (Switch) Review

Alexx Aplin — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:00:36 +0000

One of my favorite RPG franchises that seemingly gets no attention is the Trails franchise. It just might be Nihon Falcom’s crown jewel, besides the Ys series of course. The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails is an interesting middle ground between the Ys series and the Trails franchise, and it is finally available in the West. The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails was originally released in…

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Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles (Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 15:00:09 +0000

In 2000, the original Rhapsody game was translated into English and offered to Western audiences. Many might have thought that there was only one game in the series, but in reality, two other titles simply did not receive translations. In a new package of both Rhapsody II and III, NIS America provides a glimpse into the history of a unique JRPG. Here’s our review of Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom…

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Trails Into Reverie (Switch) Review

Alexx Aplin — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 19:00:34 +0000

The Trails franchise has always felt most comparable to a long-running fantasy epic. Each subseries tackles an overarching story in one of Zemuria’s countries, with a cast of characters that sometimes crosses into other tales. It feels like a living, breathing fantasy world with history and lore. The Legend of Heroes: Trails Into Reverie is the epic conclusion of two story arcs…

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Monster Menu: The Scavenger’s Cookbook (Switch) Review

Alexx Aplin — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 17:00:18 +0000

I like weird games as much as the next person. Sadly, some games look fun and weird on paper but don’t have much substance in the final product. Monster Menu: The Scavenger’s Cookbook has the bare bones of a delicious recipe but lacks the ingredients to make a truly great Dungeon Crawling Tactical RPG. The biggest issue with Monster Menu also happens to lie in its setup and premise.

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Process of Elimination (Switch) Review

Alexx Aplin — Mon, 15 May 2023 17:00:37 +0000

Visual Novels tend to fall into two categories for me. There are Visual Novels that grab my attention and grip ahold of me from beginning to end, and then there are Visual Novels that just aren’t interesting enough to satisfy me. Process of Elimination is a mystery-themed Visual Novel that is not for the faint of heart but has a gripping, thrilling storyline. I can’t go into a lot of detail…

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GrimGrimoire OnceMore (Switch) Review

Alexx Aplin — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 17:00:50 +0000

Vanillaware is one of the few development teams that I feel consistently gets overlooked for being niche or strange. Granted, every one of their games tends to have some experimental element involved, but they all have great storylines and fantastic visual design. GrimGrimoire OnceMore returns to where it all began for Vanillaware, being a reworked version of their first chronological release in…

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Trails to Azure (Switch) Review

Alexx Aplin — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 18:00:44 +0000

Nihon Falcom’s flagship The Legend of Heroes franchise never fails to hit all the right marks for me. After reviewing The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero last year, I was excited to see that NIS America would be bringing Trails to Azure to Switch in 2023. Trails to Azure closes out the “Crossbell Arc” of the overarching Legend of Heroes narrative while setting things up for events that take…

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