Yakuza series goes handheld: Project K preview
By Heath | May 2, 2010 at 2:39 am
Yakuza 3 for PlayStation 3 was just released in North America, while Yakuza 4, also for PS3, recently made its debut in Japan. All games in Sega’s high-selling series thus far have been for consoles, though the next one, currently with the working title of Project K, will be for the Sony PSP. Images, a trailer, and details below.
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Valkyria Chronicles 2 hands-on preview
By Heath | March 21, 2010 at 12:37 pm
Sega’s Valkyria Chronicles for PlayStation 3 was the most innovative strategy RPG to come along in years, and in the opinion of this writer, also one of the best overall. Its sequel, Valkyria Chronicles 2 for PSP, is out in Japan and headed stateside later this year. Here is a hands-on preview describing some key differences, similarities, and how they’re all coming together.
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Classic Dungeon preview + new scans
By Heath | February 24, 2010 at 9:43 am
Nippon Ichi’s Classic Dungeon appropriately draws comparisons to From Software’s 3D Dot Game Heroes, as both are new games inentionally sporting an old (or “classic”) style — and they’re even going to share a bit of overlaping content.
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Xenoblade mini-preview + scans
By Heath | February 21, 2010 at 9:24 am
The new Famitsu gives images and story and gameplay info about Xenoblade for the Wii.
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Tokyo Mono Hara Shi first-look info, screens, scans, video
By Heath | February 17, 2010 at 9:28 am
Persona fans may want to pay attention to this one, as Atlus is getting ready to launch what looks to be a somewhat similar game in Japan.
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers more like Zelda than Final Fantasy (preview, lots of screens)
By Heath | December 18, 2009 at 7:49 am
For reference, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles isn’t technically an RPG. Just the same, it seems like a good pickup for those looking for a fun action/adventure.
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Final Fantasy XIII massive Dengeki/Famitsu previews (64 pages)
By Heath | December 10, 2009 at 8:38 pm
.hack//Link transformation information, 115 images
By Janelle | November 23, 2009 at 11:38 am
These new .hack//Link details include information on an optional new multiplayer dungeon, the vehicle by which players get there, and plenty of images of the characters (past and present) in a state of transformation called “Xth Form.”
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Final Fantasy XIII: TGS 2009 Hands-on
By Janelle | September 28, 2009 at 9:49 am
Final Fantasy XIII was clearly one of the most anticipated games at the Tokyo Game Show (likely the most anticipated RPG), and writing an impression of the demo hasn’t been easy. If I could describe the experience in one word, that word would be “overloaded.”
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Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep : TGS 2009 Hands-on
By Janelle | September 27, 2009 at 11:49 am
The Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep demo station had a very satisfying balance of content, and did a pretty good job of supplying a fun showcase of how the game will look, feel and play.
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Final Fantasy IV for DoCoMo phones: TGS 2009 Hands-on
By Janelle | September 27, 2009 at 11:06 am
It’s Final Fantasy IV, recently ported and remade a whole lot of times. What’s one more time, right? This time, the game’s for cell phones, and it looks all right.
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Hikari no Senshi: Final Fantasy Gaiden : TGS 2009 Hands-on
By Janelle | September 27, 2009 at 8:04 am
It started out innocently enough. I was prompted to name four characters (two boys and two girls) and then the demo began. A mother woke up my character, and with little fanfare, I was off on what turned out to be a deceptively complex and fun journey.
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Tales of Graces: TGS 2009 Hands-on
By Janelle | September 27, 2009 at 7:19 am
The Tales of Graces demo stations at TGS had two different demos of the Wii title available: a demo containing some world map and story sequences, and a dungeon demo. After selecting the dungeon demo, I feel like I made a poor decision, because it left me feeling frustrated, a little bit cheated, and with a negative impression of the demo overall.
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Summon Night X: Tears Crown : TGS 2009 Hands-on
By Janelle | September 27, 2009 at 4:17 am
Before the Tokyo Game Show, I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect of Summon Night X: Tears Crown. After playing this demo, I’m honestly still not sure.
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.hack//Link: TGS 2009 Hands-on
By Janelle | September 27, 2009 at 3:47 am
.hack//Link‘s demo went for some nostalgia appeal almost immediately when it started by asking who I wanted to be Tokio’s ally: Tsukasa or Haseo.
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Disgaea Infinite: TGS 2009 Hands-on
By Janelle | September 27, 2009 at 2:54 am
The announcement of Disgaea Infinite is barely over a week old, but already there was a playable version at the Tokyo Game Show. From what I played of it, it doesn’t appear to be an RPG, but what it is exactly requires some explaining. Take a dialogue-based text adventure game, Prinnies, and the movie Groundhog Day, roll them all together, and the result might look something like Disgaea Infinite.
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Gyromancer: TGS 2009 Hands-on
By Janelle | September 26, 2009 at 10:13 am
Amid the glitz and glamour of the rest of the Square Enix booth was Gyromancer, a snap announcement at the Tokyo Game Show. It was easy to miss, tucked in a back corner with three televisions hooked up to Xbox Live displaying two other games.
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Nier Gestalt: TGS 2009 Hands-on
By Janelle | September 26, 2009 at 9:25 am
This demo threw show attendees into the fray almost immediately. There was a brief shot of a big room in a castle, a young girl lying on some sort of dais behind bars, the main character starts toward her, and strange shadow-light creatures attack.
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Tales of Phantasia for DoCoMo phones: TGS 2009 Hands-on
By Janelle | September 26, 2009 at 7:25 am
Ugh. After playing the Seiken Densetsu 2 cell phone demo that executed cell phone porting so well, I had very high hopes for the Tales of Phantasia cell phone port, but my hopes were shattered very, very quickly.
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Seiken Densetsu 2 (Secret of Mana) for DoCoMo phones: TGS 2009 Hands-on
By Janelle | September 26, 2009 at 7:23 am
From my fond, SNES-controllered memories of Secret of Mana, I didn’t expect to find Seiken Densetsu 2 on the list of “games you can play with one hand.” In fact, at first glance, I wouldn’t put most action RPGs on that list. But Square Enix took this classic and put it on a cell phone, and it actually works pretty well.
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