The Ys games have been around for ages, but they’ve hardly been mainstream. It arguably wasn’t until the release of the PSP where we began to see the series take shape with more careful attention with translations from XSEED (and…
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It’s really special when a game provokes us into having some intense feeling or emotion. Making this even more special is the fact that we tend to see this more from independent developers. Pine: A Story of Loss is yet…
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22 Dec 2024
Nine Sols immerses players in the shoes of Yi, a legendary Solarian hero reawakened after centuries. The game’s gripping narrative centers on revenge against the Nine Sols, rulers of New Kunlun, who betrayed Yi and his people. This journey takes…
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by Danreb Victorio
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10 Dec 2024
2024 has been filled with games that had impressive narratives, and a nice chunk of them were huge RPGs that demanded a lot of time from players. For the SmashPad staff in general, with all the JRPG fans we have,…
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It wasn’t until last year where players got an update on what Atlus called Project Re:Fantasy, a project from the Persona team that pundits coined as a “Fantasy Persona.” This project was eventually renamed Metaphor: ReFantazio, and gamers have been…
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by Danreb Victorio
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14 Oct 2024
Nihon Falcom has really been cranking out titles in the west as of late. Dating back to last July, the developer has come up with fully localized versions of The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie, The Legend of Heroes:…
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Neva could’ve stopped at just being a beautiful experience well worth your time, but the developers at Nomada pulled no punches in making it a video game well worth experiencing. An impactful story. A lush setting. A beautiful art style….
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You ever watch one of those movies? The ones where it’s obvious that the producers ran out of money halfway through filming, so they had to struggle to finish the project on a shoe-string budget? They hope against all hope…
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The Plucky Squire beautifully melds together genres and mechanics in an engaging bid to be one of the most unique gaming experiences.
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There isn’t much to introduce here. Astro Bot is just pure, unadulterated fun.
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by Danreb Victorio
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06 Sep 2024
Ace Attorney Investigations Collection is an easy recommendation for people that enjoy the Ace Attorney series, especially if the Miles Edgeworth character from the original trilogy was intriguing to you. If visuals novels or tons of reading aren’t your thing, you’d be wise to stray far away. Either way you look at it, it’s a great set, and Ace Attorney Investigations 2 is worth the price of admission on its own.
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In this review of GalaxyCon, I’ll talk about my perspectives on what I believe are the main things that really make a small fan convention enjoyable: the celebrity guestlist, the artist’s alley, and the cosplay.
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