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Trails Through Daybreak (PC) Review

I have followed the Legend of Heroes series (commonly known as the Trails series) for a long time. It is one of the more unique RPG franchises in that every separate subseries carries on the world’s history, just in a different country…

The Legend of Legacy HD Remastered (Switch) Review

The Legend of Legacy was first released for the 3DS in 2015. Like many JRPGs released on the console, it made big swings at new mechanics that set it apart from the games to which it would be compared. Gaining a nice…

Disgaea 7 (Switch) Review

For years I have enjoyed the Disgaea franchise. Unlike most franchises, the Disgaea franchise has consistently gotten better over time, aside from a few lulls in terms of characters or storyline. Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless enhances gameplay and refreshes the…

Monochrome Mobius (PlayStation 5) Review

I’ve always been a sucker for a unique RPG. Surprisingly though, even I can be shocked by the wild titles and concepts developers come up with. Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Utawarerumono visual novel franchise…

The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails (Switch) Review

One of my favorite RPG franchises that seemingly gets no attention is the Trails franchise. It just might be Nihon Falcom’s crown jewel, besides the Ys series of course. The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails is an interesting middle ground between the…

Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles (Switch) Review

In 2000, the original Rhapsody game was translated into English and offered to Western audiences. Many might have thought that there was only one game in the series, but in reality, two other titles simply did not receive translations. In a new package…

Trails Into Reverie (Switch) Review

The Trails franchise has always felt most comparable to a long-running fantasy epic. Each subseries tackles an overarching story in one of Zemuria’s countries, with a cast of characters that sometimes crosses into other tales. It feels like a living, breathing fantasy…

Monster Menu: The Scavenger’s Cookbook (Switch) Review

I like weird games as much as the next person. Sadly, some games look fun and weird on paper but don’t have much substance in the final product. Monster Menu: The Scavenger’s Cookbook has the bare bones of a delicious recipe but…

Process of Elimination (Switch) Review

Visual Novels tend to fall into two categories for me. There are Visual Novels that grab my attention and grip ahold of me from beginning to end, and then there are Visual Novels that just aren’t interesting enough to satisfy me. Process…

GrimGrimoire OnceMore (Switch) Review

Vanillaware is one of the few development teams that I feel consistently gets overlooked for being niche or strange. Granted, every one of their games tends to have some experimental element involved, but they all have great storylines and fantastic visual design.…