Xerd no Densetsu (Japanese Video Game Obscurity)
This article is part of our Japanese Obscurities feature. We put out a whole book about them, which is available …
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
The title Monster Boy is a combination of Monster World and Wonder Boy, but in spite of the smashed together …
Star Ocean: The Second Story
The original Star Ocean was released in the twilight days of the Super Famicom’s life, with the PlayStation having already …
Star Ocean
Telenet was an interesting company, that got started in the mid-80s developing computer software, and then riding the wave of …
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
After the release of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance in 2003, the world of Ivalice become important to the core franchise, …
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Final Fantasy Tactics was a huge success, though Yasumi Matsuno and his crew changed gears for their next title, the …
Final Fantasy Tactics
When it was released in 1995, Quest’s Tactics Ogre shook up the strategy-RPG formula with its strong, politically oriented storytelling …
Psycho Soldier
After releasing Athena, SNK apparently decided that they liked the character so much that they’d re-use her in a completely …
