Year: 2017
Danganronpa
When it comes to storytelling in Japanese video games, two of the most well reknown companies are Chunsoft and Spike. …
Planescape: Torment
Warning: this article contains major spoilers for Planescape: Torment, including references to the game’s ending. The worlds(s) of Planescape When any …
Barbarian (PS2/GC)
Sapphire, after cutting their teeth with a few projects for Midway like the home ports of War Gods and the ultra-violent 3D …
Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga Episode III
While Rastan Saga II didn’t achieve the same success as the original, Taito took another stab at the franchise a …
Rastan Saga II
Rastan found immediate popularity. To quickly capitalize on this, Taito developed and manufactured a sequel for the arcades in less …
Liquid Kids
Liquid Kids, also known as Mizubaku Daibouken (“Water Bomb Big Adventure”), is one of Taito’s many cutesy platform games. It never …
Guardians: Denjin Makai II
Though the title screen indicates the name Guardians, various logos in the game feature the subtitle Denjin Makai II. The name change …
Blackthorne
For all of their tremendous success, Blizzard, which would eventually become part of the Activision-Vivendi conglomerate, hasn’t exactly been the …
Dark Seal II
Two years after the original, Data East followed up Dark Seal with a sequel, known as Dark Seal II in Japan, and Wizard Fire elsewhere, disavowing …
