Tag: jrpg

REVIEW: Octopath Traveler (2018)

andrewrodriguez | Jul 27, 2018 | 0

Every once in a great while, a gem of a game comes along and reminds us why we fell in love with a particular genre in the first place. Octopath Traveler, the latest Japanese RPG from renowned publisher Square-Enix, has been just that for me. Full disclosure here: leading up to the retro JRPG’s re...

REVIEW: Shining Resonance: Refrain (2018)

andrewrodriguez | Jul 16, 2018 | 0

The Japanese role-playing game genre has been a niche one on Western shores since the earlier days of its prevalence when publisher Square-Enix (formerly known as Squaresoft) began localization of its Final Fantasy franchise in 1990. Since those days, the JRPG genre has boomed into a multifaceted on...