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Japanese RPGs have an amazing ability to get you completely immersed in grand fantastical worlds, largely thanks to their vast worlds, engaging characters and mesmerising plots. I’m a massive fan of the genre, which will be to the surprise of no one that’s checked out my previous reviews here. But one series that’s always been on the backburner was the … Read More

When the original Octopath Traveler launched back in 2018 it instantly became one of my favourite games to release in that year. The game honoured the things I loved from JRPGS of the past, while also implementing modern mechanics and visual techniques to create something that many fans of JRPGs really connected with. Now the sequel has taken on the … Read More

The Persona series is one of my all time favourite gaming franchises. The stories are mature yet filled with rewarding lighthearted moments, the characters are deep and diverse and they offer worlds you’ll get lost in for many, many hours. My love for the series actually began when I originally played Persona 4 and it’s had me hyped for every … Read More

In the JRPG genre, there are many franchises that have lived on for many decades and seen a vast number of entries and many years of success. If you ask people to name some of the most well known, it won’t take long these days for someone to mention the Persona series. Over the past 10 years, the series has … Read More

When it comes to anime and manga series, there are few franchises as iconic, well known and long running as much as One Piece. Over it’s run, Eiichiro Oda’s manga series has been adapted into a highly loved anime series, various movies as well as other video games in the past. But when it comes to the games especially, many … Read More

Last week I got to go hands on with the upcoming One Piece Odyssey, developed by ILCA, the game is a celebration of One Piece’s 25th anniversary and combines the incredible world and characters of Eiichiro Oda’s long running manga and melds them with some very fitting JRPG mechanics to create a game I’m very much looking forward to spending … Read More

Spoiler Warning: This review does contain minor plot information detailing the opening and setup for the story, as well as some minor details for some of the realms. If you are sensitive to spoilers or would prefer to go into the game knowing absolutely nothing about the plot or the world, just know that so far Tales of Arise is … Read More

Growing up, I was obsessed with JRPGs, primarily those that were developed by Square Enix, and especially those that featured Tetsuya Nomura’s creative flair. And after spending years at that point obsessed with the Kingdom Hearts series, when I first saw The World Ends With You sitting on the shelf it caught my eye immediately and became a staple game … Read More

The Ys series has been gracing screens across the word since it’s inception in 1987, yet until just a few years ago, it hadn’t broken onto my radar in the same way other JRPG series’ such as Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest had. When I initially jumped into an Ys title I was almost instantly engaged by their core gameplay … Read More

Although it’s far from a new franchise, over recent years the Yakuza series has been getting more and more popular with fans in the west. And for good reason. You only have to spend a small amount of time with any of the games to see where the appeal lies. They contain great depictions of Japan and it’s culture, zany … Read More