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Final Fantasy 16’s New Trailer: The Good, Bad, the Ugly
The Final Fantasy 16 trailer came out last week and it was… interesting, to say the least. This is the first main entry into the series since the boy band days of Final Fantasy 15. With the little bit of information that we have to go on, it seems like we have some good, bad,…
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The Top 15 Game Boy RPGs
First things first: I conflated the Game Boy and Game Boy Color RPGs. Sue me. Seriously, though, I get that they’re two different systems, but I like big lists of RPGs from the same generation. That’s what you’re gonna get here. If you are a fan of Game Boy RPGs, then the chances are you…
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How Final Fantasy XVI can do the impossible and please its pickiest fans
Final Fantasy XVI is going to face a lot of scrutiny. While FF7R probably slaked the thirst of RPG fans, players went into the game knowing what they were getting, more or less. Now, following the positively received FFXV, Square Enix has the impossible task of trying to please the players and critics. Do they do…
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"The Messenger" Devs crush Kickstarter with a new JRPG
As of this writing, it’s not too late to pledge to Sea of Stars and help unlock all the stretch goals. The indie games market may be saturated with pixel-art games, and some of them are very well done. But they mostly exist in the realm of the “roguelike Metroidvania.” Which is a fine world,…
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Why is Earthbound so Much Better than Chrono Trigger?
I am one-hundred percent positive that a face off between Earthbound vs. Chrono Trigger would end with Earthbound ripping and tearing and coming out the undeniable victor.
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Final Fantasy IX – 9 Reasons You Should Appreciate it More
It’s no secret that Final Fantasy IX (FFIX) wasn’t as beloved as some of the other Final Fantasy games on PlayStation. Looking at the sales for FFVIII and FFX, that much is clear. If you include the entire franchise, it might not even crack the top 5 favorites for many people.
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Dragon Warrior and the birth of the JRPG
…in the Japanese version…a woman offers to sell puff-puff – a Japanese onomatopoeia for a girl rubbing her breasts in someone’s face, or juggling her own breasts. In the North American version, the woman sells tomatoes.
