It’s clear from playing the demo that Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven is a significant effort by Square Enix. It’s not just that the game has a full 3D makeover. Right from the first cut-scene, there are additional lines of dialogue and narrative added to give it context…
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I’m trying to keep my excitement about Life is Strange: Double Exposure in check fearing total disappointment. (More on that later.) The direct sequel to Life is Strange – remember, Life is Strange 2 is a completely different story – was announced at June’s Xbox Games Showcase. A reveal livestream…
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Visions of Mana is, almost immediately after you start playing, like a warm blanket to wrap yourself up in. I can already see some elements complaining that it lacks “innovation” or the intricate action combat systems that we’ve become accustomed to in JRPGs. But not every game needs to be…
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It seems crazy to think that it has been over 15 years since the last mainline game in the Mana series. It has been kept alive through spin-offs, remakes, and a collection, but the time feels right for something brand new. Square Enix announced Visions of Mana in late 2023,…
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Don’t Nod has been adamant that Max Caulfield’s story end when Life is Strange ends, but Max Caulfield is no longer in Don’t Nod’s hands. That was clear with the Life is Strange comic series, which was supposed to start as a four-part limited miniseries but soon ballooned to 23…
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Final Fantasy Adventure. Mystic Quest. Seiken Densetsu. Call it what you will, Square Enix’s Mana series started off with a Final Fantasy backbone and Legend Of Zelda-inspired gameplay. By the time the second title launched, the Final Fantasy elements were dropped and Mana was firmly in place as an official…
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Square Enix recently announced that it was cancelling some $150 million worth of games that had previously been greenlit as it shifts to more proven quantities and a strategy of being more selective in what it develops and publishes. What that means is that you should all enjoy SaGa Emerald…
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Square Enix has dropped a ton of information about SaGa Emerald Beyond, the latest standalone title in the SaGa franchise that was first announced during a Nintendo Direct last September. The game features six protagonists in five unique story arcs; you can play the same arc two times and get…
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Have you hit a wall in Final Fantasy XIV Online? No narrative left to play? Level capped at 90? The good news is that it is time to head westward in the game’s fifth expansion, Dawntrail. There’s new stuff aplenty: areas, tribes, level cap increase, core battle content, dungeons, threats……
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The second game in the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, was launched to near-universal praise from critics and players alike. Actually, it is only acclaimed from critics compiled by Metacritic; the user reviews are similar (but with some mixed and negative added into the mix). Here…
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