13 articles tagged as jrpg
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
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
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