Role-playing

Today, a surprising game can be found on the Nintendo eshop in North America! The title is Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and Blade of Light. The game is the very first 8-bit Fire Emblem. Its being localized and released in North America for the first time! We have the details below. Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light will be released for the Nintendo Switch on December 4th, 2020. This is the first Fire Emblem game and its…

Ys is a long running series that doesn’t get a lot of attention. I’ve played a couple of the games but Ys Origin for the Nintendo Switch is the first time that I’ve really given the series a fair chance. Is Ys Origin worth a look or is this an entry in the long running series that you should skip? Ys Origin isn’t a modern action/rpg. It is most definitely an old school action rpg. The game’s story is a…

In what feels like a lifetime ago, but really wasn’t too long ago, I bought the Kingdom Hearts: Story So Far collection. I had to have it. I beat Kingdom Hearts 3, loved it, and felt like I wanted to replay the other games. And off and on I have been playing them some. Recently, I got back to playing Kingdom Hearts 2. I’m not very far yet but I wanted to get all nostalgic about the game and talk…

We’ve seen a lot of Metroidvania’s on the Nintendo Switch but what about a Metroidvania that combines elements of an rpg and a visual novel? Enter Even the Ocean for Nintendo Switch, a hybrid of sorts: one part Metroidvania, one part rpg, and one part visual novel. Is it any good? Even the Ocean isn’t defined by just one genre. At first glance, its a Metroidvania. And then you see its world map and you think “oh its an rpg”…

The latest in the wildly successful franchise set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe, Baldur's Gate 3 was just recently released via Early Access. While expansions and enhanced editions of previous games have continued trickling in, fans of the Baldur's Gate series have been waiting the better part of two decades for a new full release in the franchise. Although it is still in Early Access, Baldur's Gate 3 is available for purchase and play on Steam, Stadia and Galaxy of Games as of October 6th, 2020. How will this latest installment find its place in one of ...

The first Oceanhorn was an slightly overhead Zelda influenced game. It was well put together and a really good game. And now Oceanhorn 2 is on the way to Nintendo Switch eshop and its very different from the first one! We have more information about the game and some thoughts on it below. Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm will be available on the Nintendo Switch on October 28th. It will cost €29.99/$29.99/£29.99. The game will be available for…

Recently, I checked out the Mass Effect Andromeda demo. I had never played this Mass Effect before. I didn’t know at first that I had just downloaded the whole game and I had a ten hour trial to check it out! And so I played the game for about 7 hours and I have some thoughts on Mass Effect Andromeda! I have played the first couple of Mass Effect games. I liked the first one more because it was much…

A long time ago, I played an Ys game on the SNES. I thought it was okay. Then more recently, I played a demo of a recent Ys and thought it was not too good. So I’m not an Ys fan but I am open to the series. One of my favorite youtubers, Happy Console Gamer, is a huge fan and I trust his opinion. And when I was offered a review copy of Ys Origin for Nintendo Switch, I…

I love Square Enix and especially the rpgs that they make. Final Fantasy 12 and Octopath Traveler are two Square Enix games that I wanted to love, but I just didn’t. And now I’m taking another look at them. I have a lot of time on my hands lately. There isn’t much on TV and I don’t have much else to do. I’ve taken a break from reviewing for personal reasons. So I am just playing a bunch of games…

Lately, I’ve been playing a game on the Nintendo Switch called Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition. I have played Tales Of games before and thought they were alright. I decided to get Tales of Vesperia because it looked good and it was on sale! And I’m glad I got it. I’ve never been a huge fan of the Tales Of games. I played one on the Gamecube which I thought was alright. Very good graphics, okay battle system. And I…