Tag Archives: JRPG

Earlier this year, Final Fantasy producer Naoki Yoshida revealed he doesn’t like the term ‘JRPG’, explaining he’s uncomfortable with its use due to the term’s history of being used in a discriminatory way. Since then, there’s been a lot of debate about whether to continue to use ‘JRPG’ or not, …

The beloved Suikoden series was ahead of its time. First launched on the PSOne in Japan in 1996 (the following year in the US, and the year after that in Europe), the sprawling JRPG told a turbulent tale of political unrest, socio-economic turmoil, love, loss, and good versus evil. As …

Mother² – or Mother Squared, if you prefer – is a fan-made remake of the SNES classic Earthbound, and it continues to look extremely impressive in a recent trailer showing off recent development progress.  Mother Squared is a from-the-ground-up remake of the original SNES game built by fans in the …

Square Enix has revealed its exhibitor list for Tokyo Game Show 2022, and although the publisher is going big with a bunch of popular games, it seems we won’t see much of Final Fantasy 16 or Dragon Quest 12. The list of confirmed games for the Square Enix Booth Showcase …

An early pitch for the US release of the original Pokemon movie might have seen Leonardo DiCaprio step in as the voice of Ash Ketchum. The latest episode of new Spotify podcast The Big Hit Show dissects Pokemon’s journey to success in North America. Already well-established in Japan, the show …

The PC version of Final Fantasy 7 Remake is now playable in VR thanks to a new mod. You might remember Luke Ross as the GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 VR modder who was hit with a DMCA takedown from publisher Take-Two Interactive. Despite claiming he hadn’t hosted …

A Kingdom Hearts streamer is attempting to platinum all of the games in the series on PS4, and they plan to have it all done in just seven days.  Streamer and speedrunner ‘desa35 (opens in new tab)’ is the brave volunteer undertaking this challenge, which they began earlier this week. …

Update: The moderators of the Signora Mains Genshin Impact subreddit explained that the sub was privated in large part to combat “an influx of trolls” and will likely remain private for at least a few weeks, though the community’s not inactive. “Signora Mains have been struggling since Genshin Version 2.1,” …

The new Diluc skin coming in Genshin Impact 2.8 is the game’s first-five star outfit, and it’s got a five-star price tag of $30. A new post (opens in new tab) from developer Hoyoverse explains the skin’s pricing and availability. When the skin Red Dead of Night arrives with update …

Genshin Impact released a motherload of information over the weekend, including Dendro and Fatui teaser videos which have set the hook for many players.   The newest video from the official Genshin Impact YouTube channel details the Fatui Harbingers who’ve been working behind the scenes of some of the game’s …