PLATFORMS
During the great Ragnarok war, the gods of Asgard were overrun by demons from Utgard. In order to save the rest of the world from demons, the gods sacrificed their lives to create Grim Angels, black-winged warriors armed with sacred weapons known as “Diviners”. The Grim Angels defeated the demons, and turned Utgard into a … Continue reading “Riviera: The Promised Land”
Year: 2002
Platforms: Android, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo Switch, PSP, Windows, WonderSwan Color, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Shouji Masuda’s generations-spanning RPG “Over My Remain”, originally released in 1999. Make your own history! It’s the Heian period, dominated by demons and monsters. There is a family afflicted by two pesky curses. Name your character, and start the game; he will die several hours later. You must protect the name of your family as … Continue reading “Ore no Shikabane o Koete Yuke”
Year: 1999
Platforms: PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation, PlayStation 3
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Valendia is a land that had undergone civil war, the end of which had birthed the parliament and several organizations to control the balance of power. Ashley Riot is a Riskbreaker, an elite agent for the Valendia Knights of Peace (VKP) who is investigating some strange occurrences. A cult of religious fanatics known as Müllenkamp … Continue reading “Vagrant Story”
Year: 2000
Platforms: PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation, PlayStation 3
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Japanese-style RPG (JRPG), Puzzle elements, Real-time strategy
Long time ago, the Gods fought the Demons in a cosmic battle. To ensure victory, the Gods had to sacrifice part of their divine nature, and forge a weapon that had both good and bad in it – the “Evil Holy Sword” Necromancer. The demons were forced to dwell in the lower world, while the … Continue reading “Jaseiken Necromancer”
Year: 1988
Platforms: PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation 3, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, Wii U
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Little Princess: Marl Ōkoku no Ningyō Hime 2, also known as Little Princess: The Puppet Princess of Marl Kingdom 2, is a sequel to Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure. Unlike its predecessor, Little Princess uses a more traditional RPG battle system, but it still contains many of the same themes of love and music. Little Princess … Continue reading “Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess”
Year: 1999
Platforms: PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, Windows
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
In this game the player controls Cornet, a young orphaned girl who can animate lifeless puppets by playing on her trumpet. One day, Cornet meets prince Ferdinand and falls in love with him. She joins a contest, the winner of which will have the privilege to marry the prince. But in the middle of the … Continue reading “Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure”
Year: 1998
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, Windows
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
POPOLOCROIS, which was released in 1996 and became one of the hit RPGs on the PlayStation®, is now available! Enjoy cinematic-quality animation and a game system in which events, movement, and battles all unfold in the exact same size! Packed with over 400 events that play out in isometric view! We hope you’ll be touched … Continue reading “Popolocrois”
Year: 1996
Platforms: PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation, PlayStation 3
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
The 10th installment of the popular role-playing game series, “Atelier”, famous for its item creation system. Al-Revis Academy, the once great and renown alchemy school, is facing a financial crisis due to its dwindling student population. In midst of that, two new students, Raze and Ulrika, enrolled the academy. What drama and adventure will unfold … Continue reading “Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy”
Year: 2008
Platforms: PSP, PlayStation 2
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
The fourth entry of the Atelier Iris series, this time around the player takes control of a student named Vayne Aurelius at the Al Revis Academy for Alchemy, where players complete tasks and quests set before them by a professor of the university. If a player fails to complete these tasks they will have to … Continue reading “Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis”
Year: 2008
Platforms: PSP, PlayStation 2
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Atelier Elie is a turn-based RPG with isometric graphics, and the second entry to the Atelier series by Gust. The player assumes the role of a new alchemist protagonist named Elfir Traum (nicknamed “Elie”), working on the same Salburg Academy of the first game. The main gameplay mechanic remains the same: the player has to research and … Continue reading “Atelier Ellie: The Alchemist of Salburg 2”
Year: 1998
Platforms: PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation, PlayStation 3
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)