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In The Last Remnant, the player controls the young hero Rush Sykes on a quest to rescue his kidnapped sister. While chasing after the mysterious kidnappers, Rush gains the aid of the Four Generals of Athlum: Emma the Mitra (a human), Torgal the Sovani (a four-armed feline), Blocter the Yama (a hulking fish creature), and … Continue reading “The Last Remnant”

The hero of Eternal Sonata is a real historical character, the famous 19-century Polish composer Frédéric Chopin. The game begins with Chopin lying on his deathbed and having a strange dream in which he is transferred into a fantasy world where places and people have musically sounding names. Chopin encounters a girl named Polka, a magician who is … Continue reading “Eternal Sonata”

Lost Odyssey is a turn-based Japanese role-playing game, designed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, with dream segments written by novelist Kiyoshi Shigematsu. The player controls the immortal Kaim who has already lived for thousand years but lost his memory. He must explore world with his friends to remember everything and find who is behind his amnesia. The … Continue reading “Lost Odyssey”

For the past ten years, mysterious purple clouds have been appearing in the sky, bringing destruction with them. On one fateful day, a creature known as the Land Shark attacked the Talta Village. Three friends – Shu, Kluke, and Jiro – tried to capture it, and found out in the process that the Land Shark … Continue reading “Blue Dragon”

Infinite Undiscovery is an RPG set in a magical world where an evil army called the Order of the Chains, led by the Dreadknight, has ensnared the life giving moon by using giant chains to lock it into place. As a result of these chains, the moon has become corrupted, with its powers creating powerful and … Continue reading “Infinite Undiscovery”

Star Ocean: The Last Hope is a single-player, role-playing game released exclusively for the Xbox360 system. The Playstation 3 version, Star Ocean: The Last Hope International, released one year later, is a different game because of its additional content and features, although it shares the story. The story takes place prior to all other games … Continue reading “Star Ocean: The Last Hope”

The city of Cocoon is a flying utopia, floating high above the skies, separated from the world below which is known as Pulse. It was created with the intent of shielding humans from fal’Cie, mysterious beings who live on the Pulse. But from time to time, the fal’Cie find ways to contact inhabitants of Cocool, … Continue reading “Final Fantasy XIII”

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara is an enhanced re-release of Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom and Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara. Besides the obvious differences like gamepad support, leaderboards or internet multiplayer, the most important enhancement is the addition of house rules: after beating the game once, players can activate optional rules … Continue reading “Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara”

Batman: Arkham Origins is a prequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum and is set about one year after Bruce Wayne became Batman. The main villain is the drug lord Black Mask who assigns eight powerful villains – e.g. Bane or Firefly – to assassinate Batman once and for all. During the course of the story, Batman … Continue reading “Batman Arkham Origins”

A young apprentice of the old Master Li, a martial artist in the town of Two Rivers, is close to complete his or her training, when a group of ghosts led by a mysterious person attacks the town. Master Li explains that the leader was a member of the Lotus Assassins, a special force serving … Continue reading “Jade Empire”