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Ecsaform, Bandai Visual's PS1 sci-fantasy hymn to overreach
Developer: Bandai Visual
Oct 5
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September 2025
Carpe Fulgur, or how Dice and Light-Williams pioneered indie JRPGs to the Western PC audience and ended up changing the industry
Nowadays, most people expect Japanese RPGs to have day and date PC releases alongside their console ones, with whole teams like Clouded Leopard or Peter…
Sep 27
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Triangle Strategy, Asano and Artdink's 2D-HD tactical epic
Developers: Square Enix - Team Asano, Artdink, Netchubiyori
Sep 23
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Found in translation: Growlanser VI, a localized, if precarious, world
Since the first time I had a chance to tackle Career Soft’s Growlanser franchise thanks to Working Designs’ PS2 Generations collection, I always found…
Sep 18
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Battle of Tiles Ex, Hattori's side-scrolling tactical gauntlet
Developer: Bimboosoft
Sep 14
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The art of Dieter Rottermund, a Dark Eye over Albion
Among the artists who ended up contributing to German videogame RPGs, Dieter Rottermund is among the most iconic, not just because of his memorable work…
Sep 7
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A Substack in a bottle: my experience on this platform after one year and sixty-four pieces
Today marks the first anniversary of my Substack, which I finally started last September after procrastinating for a few years.
Sep 1
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August 2025
How an upcoming Dutch MSX celebration could end up as a landmark for home PC JRPG fantranslations
From the mid ‘80s to the early ‘90s, Japanese home PCs like NEC’s PC88 and PC98, Sharp’s X68000, Fujitsu’s FM Towns or the MSX line, born out of the…
Aug 29
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Atom RPG, a Fallout-esque post-Soviet commentary
Developer: Atom Team
Aug 22
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Found in translation: the strange tale of War of Genesis: Remnants of Gray's hidden English script
As I already had a chance to outline while discussing Arcturus and Lost Eidolons, Softmax’s War of Genesis series has been a core part of Korean RPG…
Aug 16
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Generation of Chaos: Pandora's Reflection, Sting's bumpy tragedy
Developer: Sting (or "Super Sting", to humor their own temporary rebranding), Idea Factory
Aug 12
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Octopath Zero, Save the Games and the quest for Gacha RPG preservation
Software preservation is a key concern for anyone invested in videogame history, even more so for the RPG family and its countless subgenres, which…
Aug 6
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