By Indy1988 When the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest series (or Dragon Warrior to some people) were released to the public, they defined what makes a role-playing game. These games went beyond pencil-and-paper stats and long hours of leveling up a wizard or warrior. Video games made this possible…
By Indy1988 HAL Laboratory is perhaps most famous for its Kirby series. The little pink puff has gobbled and scarfed his way to our hearts with his simple but charming adventures. And he is a mainstay in the Nintendo company along with Mario, Link, and Pikachu. In spite of…
Author: John Legendoffzelda From the autumn of 2011 onward, my favorite anime series has been the Japanese version of Sailor Moon – and I’ve kept that fact a close secret. I understand that in these times having a favorite anime series is nothing out of the ordinary, but it’s only…
Author: Jonathan Chapman What do you get when you include Akira Toriyama (the creator of the Dragon Ball manga) with Square (famous for the Final Fantasy series)? Well quite possibly the best RPG on the SNES and a contender for one of the best of all time. I will rarely…
Author: Mongunzoo In modern times it is hard to believe that there was once an age when RPGs were an unknown and scorned genre in the United States. And while Final Fantasy VII may get the bulk of the credit for popularizing Japanese RPGs stateside, I think the real…