Three New JRPGs Are Out Today
The deadest genre just continues to get deader as three—yes, three!—new Japanese role-playing games hit U.S. shores today.
The first Dragon Fantasy, a wonderful old-school JRPG-style game, is coming to PS3 and Vita. No release date quite yet.
This Old-School RPG Might Give You One More Reason To Buy A Vita
Here's another look at Dragon Fantasy Book II, out for PlayStation 3 and Vita early next year. As you can see, it's very SNESish. Gotta love that fake Mode 7.
This Brand New Old-School RPG Is Coming To PS3 And Vita Next Year
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Here's one more reason to get your hands on a Vita: Dragon Fantasy Book II, the sequel to NES-style iOS JRPG Dragon Fantasy, is coming to Sony's portable system (and PlayStation 3) next year.
Book Two of Dragon Fantasy Is Pure Super Nintendo RPG Nostalgia
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Book One of Adam Rippon's Dragon Fantasy was non-stop 8-bit nostalgia. Book Two doubles that.
A Hero Past His Prime Finally Gets His Chance To Shine
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When you're 14 years old and set out to make a game, you don't anticipate it will take 16 years to complete. Nor do you imagine the hero of your RPG to be a balding, tubby knight based on your father. Adam Rippon certainly didn't expect any of this, and his game, Dragon Fantasy, is all the better for it.