Sony’s HMZ Virtual Reality Headset Impression – Tokyo Game Show
By Janelle | October 10, 2012 at 8:11 pm
Two different virtual reality headsets get two different impressions.
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Bravely Default “Now THAT’s an RPG!” – Square Enix Interview with RPG Land
By Janelle | October 8, 2012 at 5:27 am
While hitting up the show floor at TGS, we got a chance to sit down with Tomoya Asano, the producer of the upcoming Bravely Default: Flying Fairy. Mr. Asano has previously served as the producer for Hikari no 4 Senshi, and the DS remakes of Final Fantasys III and IV. We discussed the upcoming Bravely Default, which will release in Japan on October 11.
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Soul Sacrifice TGS Hands-on Preview
By Janelle | September 22, 2012 at 11:08 pm
Is this one an RPG? It comes close. It’s close enough. Shut up.
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Shin Unozawa thinks Japan’s game industry has an image problem
By Janelle | September 20, 2012 at 11:57 am
Every year, TGS forum brings important industry figures together to debate and discuss important trends in the market and industry. This year’s first keynote speech was made by Shin Unozawa, the new Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA) chairman and current Vice President of Namco Bandai games. The topic is one that has been debated around the internet in much less eloquent terms: “What Japan’s Game Industry Needs: The Outlook for the New Era of Game Business,” or in internet speak, why the Japanese Game industry is doomed, and how we can fix it.
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Fantasy Life TGS Hands-on Preview
By Janelle | September 20, 2012 at 8:40 am
Fantasy Life, on paper, seems like a perfect fit for plenty of JRPG fans. It’s co-developed by rising star Level 5 and old standby Brownie Brown, featuring music by Nobuo Uematsu, character designs by Yoshitaka Amano, and features a lighthearted tone that washes away the gritty, angsty funk of Serious Business JRPGs. But TGS tradition seems to require that I rail on a promising game for having a disappointing demo. This year, Fantasy Life is that game.
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Kingdom Hearts HD for PS3 Revealed at TGS
By Heath | September 20, 2012 at 8:04 am
In 2013, Japan will get Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix for PlayStation 3.
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Yakuza 5 TGS Hands-on Preview
By Janelle | September 20, 2012 at 6:50 am
After a radical departure from series convention with Yakuza: Of the End, Sega has developed another main-series Yakuza game for the PS3 that sticks strictly to the formula, if the demo is any indication.
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Sol Trigger Hands-on Preview
By Janelle | September 20, 2012 at 5:50 am
Today I saw a banner on the show floor declaring that Sol Trigger is “The last JRPG.” I was really confused until I realized that Sol Trigger was developed by Image Epoch, a company with a few games under the “JRPG” label, and the “last” refers to it being the last PSP game under that label.
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Ys Celceta trailer, brief hands-on impression
By Heath | September 20, 2012 at 4:11 am
The demo for Ys Celceta: Sea of Trees did indeed take place in a sea of tress. Deep in a forest, I controlled three characters.
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“Man Alive, there are…men alive in here!”
By Heath | September 19, 2012 at 10:50 am
Janelle and I have arrived in Tokyo and will be delivering hands-on previews of upcoming RPGs, as well as news and interviews. Watch for ’em!