In the first ten minutes of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask you lose your best friend, get stranded in a strange realm, you’re turned into a monster and you find out that you only have three days to live. Heavy, man.Thus begins (in my opinion) the greatest modern era …
Chrono Trigger is a video game that requires no introduction. Universally acclaimed for its visual beauty, strong narrative, and revolutionary design, Chrono Trigger still sits high on the list of the most revered and respected Japanese role playing games ever created. While it did not cause quite the same cultural …
There has been surge of fantastic Zelda II content on the internet as of late; Jeremy Parish’s complete and thorough analysis of Zelda II’s overall design (for better and for worse) over at Telebunny.net has been a consistently delightful read. Over at RetrowareTV.com Ben Hall (Video Game Take Out) is currently documenting his latest play-through …
Play Catch Up! Go to the Final Fantasy: A Dissection Launch Page for links to previous articles! You have your silver swords. You have the best armour. You are well stocked on PUREs. Now its time for your first real challenge in the game thus far; the first honest -to-goodness dungeon- although …
Listen- classic JRPGs of the 16 and 8 bit eras were hard games by nature. Their combination of character building, exploration, and long-form story telling demanded that the games keep you reaching for the next level, scrounging for gold and experience points as you go. Having previously explored the easiest games …
See the rest of the Review a Great Game Day entries at Review A Great Game Day.com! It is a fairly well known fact that movie/TV show based video games are almost exclusively garbage. Rarely did a blockbuster movie, or hit TV show have a videogame counterpart that could match …
Play Catch Up! Go to the Final Fantasy: A Dissection Launch Page for links to previous articles! With our newly acquired sailing ship we now have the breadth of the open sea to explore- a whole new world of adventure has opened up before our eyes and the vast sea is ours …
Play Catch Up! Go to the Final Fantasy: A Dissection Launch Page for links to previous articles! Now that we actually have a bridge to cross, let’s cross it! At this point you can do one of two things; you can head north, to Matoya’s cave, or east, to the town of …
Having perfected their craft on Nintendo’s 16-bit Super Nintendo, Square was well poised to enter the next console generation with a bang. Boosting an incredibly talent staff of designers, producers and artists, and fresh off of console bending efforts such as Chrono Trigger, Treasure of the Rudras and the hotly anticipated …
Play Catch Up! Go to the Final Fantasy: A Dissection Launch Page for links to previous articles! Now that you have your party selected, the time has come to begin your adventure! As the game begins, you find yourself standing in front of a town. Your party is represented by the sprite …