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November 1, 2021 | 14:00

Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43

Nier Replicant Review

Nier Replicant is an improved, yet still not quite great, version of the cult RPG.

May 20, 2021 | 00:18

Suikoden creators announce Kickstarter for PC-based spiritual successor

Eiyuden Chronicle is the name of the distantly planned game

July 27, 2020 | 15:00

Square Enix releases FFXIV: Shadowbringers benchmark

Engine finally drops DX9 support.

May 24, 2019 | 10:10

The World Ends With You pulled from iOS

JRPG The World Ends With You has been pulled from the Apple App Store as Square Enix struggle to get it running on iOS 8.

February 20, 2015 | 12:04

iPhone Review: Chaos Rings

June 4, 2010 | 10:59

Bit-Tech Reader Releases JRPG

May 10, 2010 | 14:47

Ubisoft targeting Japanese market

Ubisoft has revealed plans to try and target the Japanese market with a spate of new games.

December 24, 2009 | 10:12

Tales of Vesperia Review

It sometimes seems the games industry churns out JRPGs quicker than you can say "androgynous teenage hero with spiky hair". There are jewels hidden amongst the emo haircuts and world-threatening disasters though and Tales of Vesperia is a JRPG that stands out from the crowd.

June 28, 2009 | 11:43

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Review

Capcom's Monster Hunter series has taken Japan by storm recently and the series is just starting to get some traction in the West too, so we take a look at the latest title and ask what Freedom Unite means exactly and whether it's any good as a multiplayer RPG.

June 21, 2009 | 11:40

Star Ocean: The Last Hope Review

What's big, Japanese and comes on three DVDs? A really unsatisfying and nonsensical end to a joke! Oh, and Star Ocean: The Last Hope. We take a look at Square Enix's latest Japanese RPG and wonder it's more than just the adventures of big-haired teenagers in space.

June 6, 2009 | 06:30

Chrono Trigger DS

Chrono Trigger is heralded as one of the best games of all time and was an early RPG success for Square Enix back in the day. Now, the title has travelled through time and space to land on the Nintendo DS. Does the classic still hold up though, or have our palates matured too much?

February 14, 2009 | 08:04

Opoona

Opoona may look all casual and cheerful, but there's a suprisingly deep RPG experience under the hood here and much of it is in the Final Fantasy vein. Can Opoona overcome the cartoon graphics though and become a must have Wii game? We find out...

September 13, 2008 | 09:55

What The Hell Is Wrong With Japanese Games?

Why is it that different countries seem to produce such different games and what does this mean for the games industry? In a world where Japanese RPGs are a large enough part of the market to have their own acronym, what can the western world bring to the table?

June 6, 2008 | 03:05

Mystery Dungeon: Shiren The Wanderer

Decent RPGs are a scarce commodity on the Nintendo DS, but with randomly generated dungeons and a hardcore RPG design, Shiren could be the best attempt we've seen yet - or could it? Grab your Goggles of Identification and find out!

March 29, 2008 | 07:51