Following the release of the PS4 remasters of Trails of Cold Steel I and II earlier this year, the long awaited third instalment of the long running saga has arrived in English. On a side note, fans of the series will be pleased to know that Trails of Cold Steel…

Oninaki's art style is one of the first things you'll notice as it's colourful and an RPG from the creators of I Am Setsuna and Lost Sphear but takes a different turn than the usual JRPG's leaning more towards a dungeon crawling title than a more traditional RPG. Don't be…

The Persona franchise has come on leaps and bounds since it was soft-rebooted in 2006 with the release of Persona 3. This is thanks in part to its deep philosophical plotlines, a cast of relatable characters and addictive RPG mechanics combined with social networking side quests. The mainline series is…

Spike Chunsoft have risen in popularity over the last several years, following the runaway success of their apocalyptic murder mystery visual novel series named Danganronpa. Zanki Zero Last Beginning is a first-person RPG that continues with the end of the world theme that moves away from investigating death, in lieu…

The Caligula Effect Overdose is a rerelease of a PlayStation Vita game from a few years ago. When the original Caligula Effect released, it was met with a lukewarm response from reviewers, prompting this more fleshed out and prettied up version of the game to seek a chance for redemption.…

With the third entry in ‘The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel’ franchise making its way to western shores on PS4 later this year, Nihon Falcom have also decided to release the enhanced remasters of the first two games outside of Japan. Having previously reviewed the first Trails of…

Like peanut butter and chocolate, the Kingdom Hearts franchise is a crossover between Disney and Final Fantasy that blends together in a magical kind of way that cannot be easily explained. After many spin off games, several high definition ports and a barrage of secret movies with cryptic content, Kingdom…

Metal Max is a relatively unknown series in the west, as it's pretty uncommon for one of these titles to leave Japan. While Xeno may be the sixth title in the series, it's only the second title to make it westward. Luckily, Xeno isn't connected to the previous titles in the…

If you are a fan of video games and have never played a Pokémon title before, it is possible that you have spent the last twenty-two years in solitary confinement. Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee are the latest games in the long running franchise, and the first titles to…

Dragon Quest has been and still is a great representation of a classic JRPG, and this formula can still be seen in Dragon Quest XI. As a result, XI becomes a strange mishmash of extremely old cliché plot pieces and some genuinely neat advancements. Starting from the story, it's hard…

The first-person Dungeon Crawler is a genre that has seemingly been lost to the ages. A few sprout up now and again, but the fruitful era seen on older PCs has since been forgotten. Nonetheless, a quality entry in the genre surfaces to help scratch that itch, and incite some…

Back in 2011, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron was an action adventure title released for PS3 and Xbox 360, and received moderate critical and commercial success. Following the closure of the development studio, the creator of the game bought the rights to the franchise and decided to continue its…

Over the last few years, several games which received critical and commercial acclaim on the PlayStation Vita, such as Conception II and Danganronpa, have been given a second home on other consoles and PC. Sorcery Saga: The Curse of The Great Curry God is one of these re-releases, which has…

If you ever found yourself sat in work or on a bus or train thinking, “Do you know what I want? I want an action RPG with cute pixel art, a fun sound track and a heavy nihilistic and anti-capitalistic sense of humour!” Well, if you are in the handful…

Back in 2014, NIS America released an isometric RPG for the PlayStation 3 named The Witch and the Hundred Knight. The game received a moderate critical reception, as well as an enhanced port to the PlayStation 4 in 2016.  The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2 aims to build upon…

The Alliance Alive is a spiritual successor to a previous ALTUS game The Legend of Legacy but looks to find a new place and improve upon the previous game while still sticking to the 90’s JRPG feel. The narrative takes insight from Yoshitaka Murayama who was a part of Suikoden…

The original Ni No Kuni was released exclusively in Japan for the Nintendo DS in 2010 as a co-development between LEVEL 5 and the legendary animation studio, Studio Ghibli. An enhanced version of the game, Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch arrived in the West for the PlayStation…

Lost Sphear is a game which is looking to garner players attention by hitting their nostalgic memories of growing up with the old school Japanese RPG games like early Final Fantasy titles, Chrono Trigger and others. The problem is nostalgia will only prop up a game so much before the…

The original Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth was released on the PlayStation Vita back in 2013, and was a massive success with fans of the Digimon franchise. Many western fans were pleased to learn that the game was being translated for a European and American release, as several of the newer…

When the original Demon Gaze was released for the PS Vita back in 2013; it was praised for being a quirky dungeon crawling experience. Four years later, a sequel has now arrived for PS Vita, and has also received a high definition release on PlayStation 4. Demon Gaze II follows…

After a tragic accident leaves her unable to dance, a young ballet dancer and high school student named Hinako Shirai feels that her life has come to an end. After starting a new year at school, she makes friends with twin girls Yuzu and Lime, who give her the ability…