Mistwalker's first DS SRPG outing, ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat with development being done by Racjin, didn't receive such a warm reception in its homeland. Whether it had anything to do with the zero promotion the game had during its development cycle or its poor marketing is unknown which gave the game a lot of anonymity, [...]

  I'll admit that the moment ASH arrived in my mailbox I was a bit skeptical of playing it. Not to say I wasn't anticipating Mistwalker's first SRPG on the DS; but considering the impressions I've read from fellow friends who've imported the game, which primarily consisted of roughly 45% good and 55% bad aspects [...]

If you've been keeping a steady eye on Mistwalker's ASH (Archaic Sealed Heat), then you'll be glad to know that this scan on the left (click to enlarge) from Jeux-France via Shonen Jump magazine reveals the release date for ASH, October 4th, 2007, as well as some new information regarding the same. One of the [...]

  Those who've become avid Nippon Ichi fans, due primarily to their popular SRPG series Disgaea, and wondered whether or not Nippon Ichi would jump on the PS3 train can now take a breather as Nippon Ichi by way of NIKKEI NET has issued a press release regarding the third entry in their beloved Disgaea [...]

Remember Wild ARMs XF, the latest entry in the Wild ARMs series that just so happens to be an SRPG? Well lucky for those interested, a trailer for Wild ARMs XF, though short at best, is finally available for your viewing pleasure. Aside from its abundance of character portraits and background shots, the trailer does [...]

IceAmp sent over a scan (thanks!) of a new R-Type game for the PSP and it’s not sticking to the series shmup roots. Instead Irem is reinventing the wheel by bringing R-Type into the simulation genre with R-Type Tactics. It looks like the game is played on a hex grid instead of flying your ship [...]

Enterbrain is releasing a new strategy RPG based on Ichiro Sakaki’s manga Magician’s Academy on June 7. Being a manga based SRPG makes Magician’s Academy stand out a little, but I’m not familiar with the manga to tell how different the Playstation 2 game is. Game Watch has screenshots of the game and some character [...]

Aksys sent us an e-mail with the first English screenshots of Hoshigami Remix to share with you. Most of the action takes place on the bottom screen where you can drag Fazz around with the stylus. Story events take place on the top screen and the text is on the bottom. One of the screenshots [...]

Success Corp has Itsuwari no Rinbukyoku (Rondo of Deception) in development for the NIntendo DS. The game is set in a fantasy world where the protagonist, Cerdic, is a prince trying to restore his kingdom. Accompanying Cerdic is Kei, an honorable knight who escaped capture with Cerdic and Magus, a heavily armored warrior. Rondo of [...]

If there’s any kind of staple that the Final Fantasy series can be attributed to, aside from its emphasis on a deep/emotional story, with the exception of a few titles in the series, that staple would be the appearance of Cid who varies among each FF game with a different personality. As evidenced by this [...]

Why is it that Japan gets pretty good mobile games?   Famitsu reports Square-Enix’s official announcement of Front Mission Mobile titled Front Mission 2089-II. Details are pretty scarce as to what the game’s story is about; but if I had to take a guess, I’d assume its a gaiden to Front Mission 1st as evidenced [...]

[youtube]2dJQEM4Ok98[/youtube] On May 10th, 2007, PSP owners in Japan and fellow importers will have the chance to purchase and play what is critically acclaimed to be the pinnacle of SRPG games; Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War. Tactics holds a very special place in many gamer’s hearts because of how deep and Shakespearean the game’s [...]

  When I first heard about Wild ARMs XF, I was anxious to know what the game was and how it would play. Learning it was a PSP title was awesome enough since the PSP seems to be RPG haven for PSP owners as well as the DS being RPG haven for DS owners; but [...]

Jeux-France seems to be on a roll. First, they had some nifty scans for It’s A Wonderful World; now they have some more scans for Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2: The Sealed Grimoire. Though there isn’t exactly a concrete release date for FFTA2 in Japan or in the U.S., the idea of even knowing this [...]