One of the generation's best RPGs, Radiant Historia,
is on sale over at Amazon for just $15
. UPDATE: Sale's over!
Radiant Historia Gets a Re-Release in March
Radiant Historia released in North America more than a year ago for the DS and quickly distinguished itself as a top-flight JRPG. Trouble is, Atlus didn't print enough copies to satisfy demand. Case in point: A new copy is now listing for $105 on the used-games brokerage Glyde.
The Best Game Music of 2011: Readers' Choice
We've already recognized a whole bunch of the best game soundtracks of 2011. But of course, there are only so many hours in the day—only so much time to play games, and one can only write about so many game soundtracks.
Why Aren't You Finishing Your Video Games?
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In today's mostly complete episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Dodgerwd wonders if everyone is having the same difficulty finishing their video games as he is.
This DS Game Walks Along The Avenue, Never Thought It'd Meet A Girl…
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Radiant Historia is an upcoming role-playing game for the Nintendo DS. It's developed by cult favourites Atlus. Who, it seems, are big fans of cheesy 80's pop.
The Future Of The Nintendo DS Looks Like Radiant Historia
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The Nintendo DS has one more thing to look forward to in 2011 with the release of Atlus' Radiant Historia, which brings an all-new 16-bit style, time-traveling "steampunk" adventure to the handheld next February.