Japanese role playing game

MMO Video Games (Massively Multiplayer Online)

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Character Classes Demo Video

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn’s character classes and their unique game play is demonstrated in this video released by Square. Hopes are high that the reboot will fix the broken-from-day-one FFXIV. Classes shown include the Paladin, the Warrior, the Monk, the White Mage, the Bard, the Dragoon, and the Black Mage – all of […]

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JRPG Video Games (Japanese Role-Playing Games)

Hot Games of 2013: Shin Megami Tensei IV

Another 3DS game worth looking forward to is the special edition release of Atlus’ classic Shin Megami Tensei IV. If you’re a Japanophile or a fan of angsty anime and manga, then Shin Megami Tensei IV’s story will likely hook you in and its solid Japanese RPG game play will keep you coming back for […]

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RPG Video Games (Role-Playing Games)

Hot Games of 2013: Pokemon X/Y

A sad fact of life is that, aside from its ubiquity and popularity, I have never played a Pokemon game although I was tempted with a few of the DS offerings. Now, with the release of the 3d Pokemon X/Y collection for Nintendo’s awesome handheld, the 3DS, I think I might have to try it […]

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Music
Video Game Music

Temple of Drifting Sands, NieR Gestalt & NieR Replicant (Original Soundtrack)

Composed by Keiichi Okabe, 2010’s NiER from Square Enix is one of the finer examples of the type of quality soundtrack one expects to hear on a Japanese game. Ethereal echoing voices and sonorous vocals help convey the sentiment of wandering through a vast and lonely desert. The ability to paint images in the mind with […]

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