RPG Fan's Reviews
Octopath Traveler is unapologetically old-school, and would not have been out of place if it had released back in the golden age of JRPGs.
A lackluster roguelike in a sea of high quality.
Mary Skelter: Nightmares varies nicely from your typical turn-based JRPG. With a darker atmosphere than most games, the art and music is really what defines it. If you can overlook some of the repetitive combat and dialogue, this game has a lot to offer and provides an overall great experience.
Delving into these beautiful dungeons, while repetitive, can be rewarding if players have the skill. Barring that, they will at least learn that a problem can be solved by throwing enough money at it and buying a better sword.
Major plot revelations and tense confrontations highlight what may be the most controversial episode of The Council yet.
The most refined and fun Yakuza experience to date, though you may feel a bit left out if you skipped the original.
DQXI is a fantastically fun romp through a gorgeous world that delivers on its promise of an epic, if conventional, JRPG adventure.
A great historical narrative for a difficult time period.
Charming beyond its flaws, players (especially young ones) will have fun adventuring with their dragon and learn that compassion, understanding, and good food can make the world a better place!
A worthy flagbearer.
Towards the Pantheon feels like a turn-based Zelda game.
A simple top-down adventure game with a very perplexing narrative that unfortunately fails to deliver.
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition shows its age when compared to recent Warriors games, but for Zelda fans, there is no better way to experience a Zelda crossover with your favourite characters.
Style without substance, State of Mind never pushes the boundaries of its genre stereotypes.
Enthusiasts will be initially underwhelmed, and then sated soon after.
A wonderful starting point for new fans and a meaningful entry for invested fans.
The PC version of Ys: Memories of Celceta polishes the blazing fast combat, rocking music, and fun-to-explore environments of the original to a shine and is a must play for fans of the series.
Chasm's procedural dungeon, though a technical marvel, ends up woefully underutilised and results in a title that does little to set itself apart from its peers.
An epic close to an epic journey.
Zwei: The Arges Adventure is better observed as a Falcom museum piece rather than a tight, satisfying experience, but I'm thrilled we've access to it all the same.