Shadowrun Returns
Things weren’t looking good for the Shadowrun video game line. Soon after the release of the first-person shooter that had alienated fans …
Some Games We Cannot Play (Dark Age of JRPGs)
Alright, before we can go on with the regular program, here is one issue that we need to deal with …
Kakuto Chojin
The original Xbox wasn’t exactly known as the definitive fighting game machine, but Microsoft sure tried to make it such. …
Seiken Densetsu (Dark Age of JRPGs)
No, this has nothing to do with Square’s popular Mana series, despite the identical Japanese title. This one was actually …
Realms of Arkania: Star Trail
Since Blade of Destiny was officially titled part of a trilogy and prompted for a final save after its ending, players knew they could …
Realms of Arkania (Introduction)
The world of video game RPGs is generally viewed as divided into the two general styles of Japanese and Western …
Dungeon (Dark Age of JRPGs)
Koei’s final RPG for 1983 follows the classic Ultima formula closer than any of the other games shown thus far. …
Dear Esther
When approached as a game, Dear Esther is bundled frustration. A game all wandering around an abandoned island sounds like a great …
Ken to Mahou / Sword & Sorcery (Dark Age of JRPGs)
Last week I didn’t get to do another entry unfortunately (although I technically didn’t announce this as a weekly column …