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RPG ReactorLatest user reviews posted on this siteDragon Age: Origins: As close as you can get to Baldur's Gate III
The mid to late 90s was not a very popular time for the computer roleplaying game. While its console counterpart was carving out its best era ever, the CRPG crowd was seemingly left languishing for a golden era of its own. Their prayers would soon be answered by a gaggle of developers determined ...
Posted on 30 November 2009 | 7:48 pm Demon's Souls: Please welcome back our dearest friend, corporal punishment
Though the RPG is no longer the niche genre it used to be a number of years back, it's still difficult to generate any appreciable hype for a new franchise. Without a loyal following or the words "final fantasy" shamelessly plastered somewhere in the title, most original RPG titles are, sadly, re...
Posted on 22 October 2009 | 6:30 pm Star Ocean: Second Evolution: Not quite the perfect remake
It's appropriate to say that the PlayStation era was responsible for some of the best JRPGs to date. While Star Ocean: The Second Story isn't universally accepted as one of the era's classics, it's still held as one of the better games to make it to American store shelves. I have nothing but fond...
Posted on 11 June 2009 | 12:10 am Valkyria Chronicles: SEGA says, "Once more unto the breach, dear friends!"
Despite having the most prolific console of the last generation that was blessed with JRPGs of every imaginable type, Sony's next-gen platform sadly isn't receiving the same kind of attention. Worse yet, a number of developers have flocked to Microsoft's court and work with the Xbox 360 exclusive...
Posted on 9 May 2009 | 4:59 pm Persona 4: You see a copy of Persona 4 on your desk... Play it?
After experiencing the tour de force that was Persona 3: FES, I was hesitant to move directly onto the sequel which had hit the streets after I started playing P3. Fulfilling the role of sequel to what is easily one of the best JRPGs in history is no easy task and though hopes were high, I feared...
Posted on 18 April 2009 | 4:27 pm Persona 3: FES: Atlus achieves what Square hasn't been able to do in decades
Classifying an RPG typically isn't a difficult task; after all, how many different genres can you successfully incorporate into an RPG? Atlus' answer? The sky's the limit. A true cult series, the Persona games have never enjoyed the popularity that the other JRPGs have come to command. Even if yo...
Posted on 13 March 2009 | 5:35 pm Star Ocean: First Departure: The blueprint for a near perfect remake is right here
I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a big fan of remakes. Maybe it's the fact that they intrude upon an already great piece of work by adding bonus content and then selling it back to us at full price that bothers me so much. The pendulum swing both ways, however, as there are ways to make a ...
Posted on 17 January 2009 | 8:16 pm Infinite Undiscovery: tri-Ace's attempt at next-generation RPG goodness
When the next-generation consoles started to hit the streets, I was giddy with excitement over the possibilities that all of this new hardware could present to the RPG genre. When Infinite Undiscovery was first announced for the Xbox360, those same emotions were brought back and I could only imag...
Posted on 17 January 2009 | 7:51 pm Two Worlds: I guess copycats aren't all bad
There's no denying the effects The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion has had on the world of gaming: bringing CRPGs into the mainstream, solidifying the future of multi-platform titles, and more recently, giving rise to a would be competitor in Reality Pump's Two Worlds.
You play a mercenary hired to loo...
Posted on 17 January 2009 | 7:43 pm Fallout 3: The future of Fallout is here
It's been over ten years since we first played the role of the intrepid Vault dweller who stepped outside the safety of his shelter to face the post-apocalyptic world that stood before him. Fallout 2 expanded heavily on the original and fans were left wanting even more. Our hopes were dashed as I...
Posted on 17 January 2009 | 7:08 pm
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