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 …
Neo Turf Masters
Golf is a sport that is very difficult to get people excited about. There are people who enjoy it, but …
Banner Saga, The
The Kickstarter crowdfunding platform has changed the gaming industry landscape quite a bit in recent years by reintroducing smaller, software …
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 …
Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption
After the brief summary offered about the setting, you might think that only a Western RPG cleverly mixing choices and …
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 …
Zeddas: Servant of Sheol
The gradual adoption of the CD and 3D technologies in the early 1990s is remembered today with equal parts wonder …
