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Operation Rainfall Succeeds; Bravo Nintendo For Taking The JRPG Risk
Edit: Stupid me. Publisher XSEED Games is the one bringing The Last Story to the shores of the colonies. Boo, Nintendo for passing up the opportunity, but my pat on the back remains for Xenoblade Chronicles (and Pandora’s Tower, the just-happy-to-be-invited-to-the-party target of Operation Rainfall).
It’s so easy to complain about the things the game industry does wrong, (see my malcontent DLC and Final Fantasy articles), so it’s nice to congratulate game companies for doing something commendable. (It’s even rarer to have an excuse to dust off my Wii.) Good work, Nintendo.
A handful of highly anticipated games were released overseas in 2011, but not in North America. However — thanks to the uproar from, and much to the surprise of, many fans — we’ll soon see a few. Fans launched “Operation Rainfall,” a fan campaign meant to persuade Nintendo to publish previously unreleased JRPG’s in North America. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of these fans, next month we’ll be getting the critically adored Xenoblade Chronicles, from Tetsuya Takahashi, the passionate creator of the Xenosaga series, and June will see the release of The Last Story, the latest from Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Final Fantasy and notably uncreative titler (not to mention longtime Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu, who was unceremoniously dumped from Final Fantasy XIII). Read the rest of this entry
Kaim Argonar: The Tragedy Of An Immortal
“Lust, jealousy, decadence, and spite. Uhra Lieutenant Argonar has witnessed every flaw of the human psyche. No longer moved by the swells of human drama, Kaim sees beauty where others cannot: in the most ordinary of trifles, in the subtle grace woven throughout a lifetime, in the unexpected kindness of a passerby. Burdened with a life he cannot lose, he has traveled from one battlefield to another for a thousand years. The endless journey of Kaim’s life has always been free– and always alone.”
- MistWalker Studios
An Xbox 360 exclusive, Lost Odyssey featured one the most heart-wrenching character arcs in the history of the medium, Mistwalker Studio’s magnum opus takes players through an emotion filled ride; one where guilt, sadness, and loneliness are the main themes throughout the adventure. Read the rest of this entry
Fans Call For Suikoden VI
Fans Call for Suikoden VI
By: Lee Guille
Recently, Konami asked a simple question on their Facebook page: “What Konami game franchise would you love to see brought back?”
They asked, and the fanboys (and fangirls) answered: Suikoden!
The real question here though should be, “Is Konami listening?” Read the rest of this entry
Top 5 Xbox 360 Japanese RPGs
Top 5 Xbox 360 Japanese RPGs
Microsoft has done many things right in their battle to take the #1 spot in this generation’s console war. One of biggest and most important was courting (and winning over) Japanese RPG developers and releasing some of the best JRPG’s in the last 6 years. From Square Enix, to Tri-Ace, to MistWalker, the Xbox 360 has featured Japan’s very best RPG’s. Check out JTM Games’ top five Xbox 360 Japanese RPG’s after the break. Read the rest of this entry
The Last Remnant Review
The Last Remnant Review
By Lee Guille
In the last few years Square-Enix has broken away from their Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest flagship series and spin offs. Unlike FF and DQ, these new standalone titles start dropping in price six months after release, giving poorer, Square-Enix starved gamers a quick and cheap RPG fix. Released in early 2009 on PC and Xbox360, The Last Remnant is an oddball offering from the usually solid RPG giant.
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