The remake train of Dragon Quest just doesn’t seem to be slowing down. While we still wait for the next new numbered installment of the series, remakes of the Erdrick trilogy have been keeping us occupied for the past few years. Now, we’re skipping ahead a whopping four games for our next remake, the rather […]
HD-2D RPG is a style that needs little introduction at this point. Starting out in 2018 with the first Octopath Traveler game, it enjoyed much success and acclaim over being a style that combined old game formats with modern visual techniques and qualities of life. Since that original game, we’ve seen the HD-2D style in […]
I’ve become something of a lover of Square Enix’s HD-2D branch of games in recent times. Between the great demo for The Adventures of Elliot: The Millenium Tales and the superlative remakes of the first three Dragon Quest games, I’m wholeheartedly onboard with its merits in presenting classic game formats with modern techniques. It’s perhaps […]
No matter where or when, the first three Dragon Quest games are pretty much guaranteed to come in a set of sorts. Every time one gets remade, you can bet that the other two will follow before long. Whether this be on the Game Boy Color, Super Famicom, or its various mobile ports throughout the […]
Capping off the July 2025 Nintendo Direct were two new games from Square Enix’s Team Asano for their ever-prolific HD-2D banner. After last year’s Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake and the forthcoming Dragon Quest I&II HD-2D Remake (both developed by Artdink instead), we again return to original projects with one being yet another Octopath Traveler […]
After its release on Apple Arcade/iOS in 2021, Mistwalker’s latest turn-based JRPG finally sees a full console and PC release with Fantasian Neo Dimension! This enhanced edition of the game comes as a complete package containing both parts of the original mobile game along with several additional features and goodies to further enhance the experience. […]
Dragon Quest is certainly no stranger to remakes. Dragon Quest III was and still remains an important cornerstone of the turn-based RPG genre, leaving a legacy that could be called ubiquitous to what came after it. Its original release on the Famicom wasn’t where its story ended, however, as it has since gone on to […]
I’ve had a bit of a peculiar relationship with Square’s long-running Mana series (also known as Seiken Densetsu). It’s one of gaming’s most enduring action-RPG series, and its influence on the genre is quite palpable. I have my share of fond things to say about several Mana games, yet I’ve always wanted to see one […]
Beginning in 1989, SaGa has been around as a series for a long time. Known originally outside of Japan as the “Final Fantasy Legend” series until the cult classic that was SaGa Frontier on the PlayStation 1, this series has been love-it-or hate-it for JRPG fans ever since. Where will SaGa Emerald Beyond fall on […]
The second part of the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth lets us explore an open world, bringing notable gameplay changes to the series. While there is an extremely brief ‘The Story So Far’ video, this is only a refresher. It is highly advised to play the first game and ideally Final Fantasy […]