I said in a recent Jurassic Hour that I was on the fence about whether or not I’d attempt to take on AN ELDER SCROLLS LEGEND: BATTLESPIRE and/or THE ELDER SCROLLS ADVENTURES: REDGUARD, namely because they were notoriously difficult to run in their own time, and have become even more difficult to run today. I’ll be providing a times-two review of these...

I’ve been painfully behind on recent titles from one of my favorite localization houses. NIS America has put out Disgaea 4 and Atelier Totori in the last few months, and I haven’t even touched them. I haven’t played Ar tonelico 3 either. Fortunately, I did get around to playing the PSP title CLADUN X2 after spending a little too much time with my...

“The heart has its secret currents, deep and without guide.” The first time I played SUIKODEN, I didn’t know anything about it. I didn’t even know how to pronounce it (Soo-EE – ko-den). I found it in a bargain bin at an EB in 1998. The back of the box said it was an RPG with six party members. I think that’s what sold me. I did a...

I haven’t done a list in awhile, and this is one I’ve been meaning to do for some time. There are loads of games that have great intro sequences. Sometimes it’s because of the music, other times it’s because of the crazy visuals, and still other times it’s because of how well it sets the mood for the coming game. It’s all about...

I’m not going to be writing a review proper for CHRONO TRIGGER. That’s just ridiculous. If you want my personal opinion of the game, let’s put it this way: I’ve beaten over 150 RPGs and this particular game ranks within the top 5. In many ways, it is the “perfect” JRPG, and was so far ahead of its time that it almost hurts...

After months of writing about painfully bad lineups on the “Virtual Console Round-Up,” the revamped monthly article “The Newest Oldies” has demonstrated that there are still plenty of good titles on the way for the Virtual Console. Meanwhile, PSOne Classics lags behind, and XBLA gives us the occasional gem. Let’s start with Virtual...