Tomoya Asano is currently among the most prominent producers within Square Enix. His ascending trajectory began with the success of the 3D remakes of Final Fantasy III and Final Fantasy IV for the Nintendo DS, …
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Dynasty Warriors 3 Complete Edition Remastered – Review
Born out of a period of major internal shift at Koei Tecmo, the first proper remaster of an entry in the main Dynasty Warriors series has landed on current-generation platforms. Until now, Omega Force’s PS2-era …
Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 – Review
This article is based on the review penned by yours truly originally published in Italian on TheGamesMachine.it. Let’s get straight to the point: for most players, the primary draw of Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 …
Steins;Gate Re:boot – Review
Following delays and several controversial brand-related announcements, Steins;Gate Re:boot finally arrives toward the end of 2026. It stands as the second remake of the acclaimed visual novel Steins;Gate, originally released in Japan for the Xbox …
Dragon Ball Sparking Zero – Super Limit-Breaking NEO DLC – Review
I’ll be honest: at first, the launch of Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero didn’t completely convince me, partly due to gameplay that felt clunky and unbalanced in places, but above all because it failed to work …
Tales of Berseria Remastered – Review
The Tales of Remastered Project launched by Bandai Namco to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of its action JRPG series welcomes another distinguished entry in the saga, previously available only on Sony PlayStation consoles and PC. …
Octopath Traveler 0 – Review
This article was originally published in Italian on TheGamesMachine.it. I had foreshadowed it, and after pushing well beyond the hundred-hour mark, I can only reaffirm my initial impression: Square Enix’s new JRPG is an ambitious and forward-thinking …
Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the creator who searches for emotion in video games
This article was originally published in 2021 in Italian for the no.0 issue of the magazine Kuma. More info here. “Someday the next great emigration will occur, as we leave this existence looking for another.The …
Tales of Xillia Remastered – Review
The fourth title in Bandai Namco’s ongoing remastering project, aimed at bringing the “Tales of” series’ past to current-generation platforms, Tales of Xillia Remastered is the high-definition version of the beloved RPG originally released in …
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter – Review
Riding the wave of success collected by recent installments, Falcom returns to the origins of the Trails series, historically part of the classic “The Legend of Heroes” brand, to offer a solid starting point for …
Silent Hill f – Review
Entrusted to the Taiwanese team at NeoBards Entertainment, Silent Hill f marks the return of Konami’s legendary horror saga to the hands of an Asian development team, after seven consecutive chapters conceived and created by …
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles – Review
This article was originally published in Italian on TheGamesMachine.it Nearly thirty years after its debut on the original PlayStation, Square Enix’s legendary tactical role-playing game returns to the spotlight on modern platforms. Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice …
Shuten Order – Review
Visual novel fans will likely already know that Tookyo Games is the studio founded in 2017 by Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi. The creators of Danganronpa and the Zero Escape trilogy have long been considered …
Retrospective: Tales of Phantasia (PS1)
In what promises to be a deep dive into the golden age of the auteur JRPG, I recently began revisiting Bandai Namco’s Tales of saga, giving myself the chance to rediscover each of its many …