Last night at their press event in San Francisco, NIS America announced they would be releasing three new Japanese titles this year. Read… 2/22/13 6:40am 2/22/13 6:40am

Grind? What Grind? Tokitowa's Just Fun to Play

OpinionBy Richard Eisenbeis

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Tokitowa Has the Best Characters of Any JRPG This Year

What roleplaying games have that separates them from other types of games is their focus on story more than gameplay. And with this deep exploration of the story comes a game far longer than other genres. While you will spend an average of ten hours on most single-player titles, RPGs can easily last triple that time,… Read… 10/26/12 6:00am 10/26/12 6:00am

Grind? What Grind? Tokitowa's Just Fun to Play

Import PreviewBy Richard Eisenbeis

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Grind? What Grind? Tokitowa's Just Fun to Play

Tokitowa is an ambitious game. It mixes sprite-based anime graphics with a 3D world, has dating sim elements, and debuts a unique battle system—all in the same package. Moreover, all these elements are tied together with a complex, time travel narrative. But is Tokitowa able to pull all these different elements into a… Read… 10/19/12 7:30am 10/19/12 7:30am

Tokitowa is Like Playing an Anime

AnimeBy Richard Eisenbeis

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The Dream of Playing an Anime

During my sixth grade year, two things happened that would change the direction of my life forever: I saw my first anime (Lodoss War) and I played my first RPG (Final Fantasy VI). Both were gateways to expansive realms filled with amazing stories. And in my adolescent mind, a dream coalesced, "What if you combined anime … Read… 10/19/12 6:40am 10/19/12 6:40am

Time and EternityBy Richard Eisenbeis

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Tokitowa is Like Playing an Anime

Tokitowa is a new JRPG filled with time travel, multiple personality disorder, talking dragons, ghost towns, assassins, comedy, and cake—lots and lots of cake. Its creators have called it an "Anime RPG" as it uses 2D sprites for all the characters and enemies which are then superimposed on a 3D world. Read… 10/16/12 7:50am 10/16/12 7:50am

JapanBy Richard Eisenbeis

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Japan Makes Awesome Time Travel Games

Over the past few months I've been anxiously awaiting the new PS3 title Tokitowa. While some are looking forward to the love story aspect or to its attempt to make a playable anime, the core of my anticipation is something altogether different: I've been dying to play another Japanese time travel story. Read… 10/16/12 7:00am 10/16/12 7:00am