Atlus took everything it learned from Persona 3 Reload and went all out for Persona 4 Revival, according to series producer Kazuhisa Wada. In a move that was a little controversial at the time, Persona 3 Reload actually remade the original Persona 3 rather than the expanded Persona 3 Reload release. Some content introduced in […]
Square Enix wants to turn Final Fantasy 7 into “an IP with an ever-evolving future” beyond the FF7 Remake trilogy

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation might be wrapping up a trilogy of remakes next year, but publisher Square Enix doesn’t seem to be done with Cloud and his ragtag group of eco-warriors just yet. In a PAX West panel called ‘From Reunion to Resolve,’ the trilogy’s game director Naoki Hamaguchi spoke about his goals for the […]
2019In a world of Slime Rancher and Palworld, I still crave more Viva Piñata

Back in 2006, Rare found itself at a crossroads. The developer had spent the 1990s working with Nintendo, creating some of the SNES, Game Boy, and N64’s most beloved titles. In 2002, though, it was acquired by Microsoft, becoming a first-party developer for its new game console. In the transition, some of Rare’s magic seemed […]
2019Ananta is riding high off ‘free anime GTA’ comparisons, but its mess of ideas barely hold together in my hands-on

Even after an hour spent exploring its bustling streets, I’m still not sure what Ananta is. Billed as an “open-world RPG”, that descriptor does little to explain the vast hodge-podge of ideas and systems that have been crammed into this game, which in turn do little to explain how it can possibly be free-to-play given […]
2019Rockstar boss says GTA 6 doesn’t just let you easily walk around with guns because GTA 5’s approach doesn’t work “at this resolution”

In a new move for a series that has traditionally let players treat its world like a playground, GTA 6‘s NPCs will organically react to Lucia and Jason if they have their guns withdrawn. Rockstar North’s joint boss and development lead Rob Nelson has explained the change was made because GTA 5’s approach no longer […]
201938 years of love later, a couple is remaking their Zelda-inspired NES gem and putting it on Steam after learning it’s a cult classic

In 1988, a game called The Battle of Olympus hit the Famicom, arriving a few years later globally on the NES. It didn’t make much of an impression at the time, garnering mediocre sales as it was brushed off as yet another fantastical platformer on the console. But over the years, it’s become a cult […]
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