Tag Archives: SRPG

Unicorn Overlord review

Vanillaware retains its long-running reign, with the studio delivering another enchanting experience. Osaka-based Vanillaware confidently pushes genres in innovative directions. 2007’s GrimGrimoire adapted the mechanics of real-time strategy games – placing them on side-scrolling, two-dimensional ...

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Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless review

Rise and grind, doods! Disgaea 7 restores the franchise’s grid-based glory. Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny truly lived up to its feisty subtitle. Notably, the game abandoned its captivating spritework, shifting to three-dimensional, polygonal characters. ...

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Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord review

The power of song and strategy Given the musical terms found in its subtitle, it’s not surprising that Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord is preoccupied with the power of melody. Both 2013’s Fairy Fencer F ...

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Record of Agarest War review

Released 16 years ago, there’s a significant amount of Record of Agarest War that feels creaky. But beneath it, there’s a sense of ambition and unprecedented scale, that merges turn-based combat and dating sim into ...

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Tactics Ogre: Reborn review

Many remakes feel superfluous. But Tactics Ogre was a highly influential tactical role-playing game that exposed the genre’s potential. Reborn offers several incremental upgrades while preserving the qualities that made the original so remarkable. 1995’s ...

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Digimon Survive review

Don’t expect a full-blown role-playing experience similar to Cyber Sleuth or even a digital monster nurturing game like Re:Digitize or Next Order. Digimon Survive is an engrossing visual novel that sporadically sends you onto battlefields ...

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Disgaea 6 Complete review

While the inclusion of all previously released DLC (including the free Hololive Collaboration Set) and improved performance makes this the definitive edition some lingering issues dimmish Disgaea 6’s sense of enjoyment.   Much like Disgaea 6’s ...

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Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 2

Bundling Makai Kingdom and ZHP: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman, Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 2 is an indispensable throwback to the golden age of strategy role-playing games. Grinding is a ubiquitous mechanic in role-playing ...

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