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From screen to tabletop: how Octopath Traveler ended up as a pen-and-paper RPG ruleset
Those invested in videogame RPGs have learned since the earliest days of this genre to expect tabletop RPGs being adapted into digital adventures, a…
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Found in translation: how Beltion: Beyond Ritual went beyond its Slavic roots
So far, the Found in translation column has been devoted to English fantranslations of Japanese and Korean titles, but there are plenty of other…
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The art of Shinobu Tanno, a Vandalier in Parros
In the long history of artists contributing to the aesthetic trajectory of videogame RPGs, there are a few instances where one can observe the same…
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Found in translation: how Ys V: Lost Kefin's Taito PS2 remake was finally unearthed
Even among diehard fans of Nihon Falcom’s storied action JRPG series, Ys, devoted to the adventures of redhead swordsman Adol Christin in a world…
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Ys vs Trails in the Sky, a time capsule from Falcom's past
Developer: Nihon Falcom
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The art of Satoshi Urushihara, a history of glossy lyricism from Transformers to Growlanser
Among the Japanese artists who contributed to videogame RPGs in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, one can often distinguish between those that had a…
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Found in translation: how Tales of Phantasia Cross crossed over to English speakers
Despite its relevance in Japanese RPG history, Tales of Phantasia, the first entry in Namco’s flagship action RPG series, originally released in…
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