JRPG manuals, 1989 vs. 2017. (Left: Wanderers From Ys for PC-88; right: I Am Setsuna, for Switch.)
You can now battle Takashi Tokita’s party in the Switch version of I Am Setsuna’s Temporal Battle Arena. Tokita, a Square Enix veteran, was one of the directors on Chrono Trigger and until August 10 you can actually snag I Am Setsuna for 33% off on the eShop.
Lost Sphear, the next JRPG from the makers of I Am Setsuna, will be out on January 23, 2018, publisher Square Enix said today. It’ll get a simultaneous launch on Steam, Switch, and PS4. From what I’ve seen, it looks rad.
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Lost Sphear, the next game from Square Enix’s Tokyo RPG Factory, looks to improve upon its predecessor in several…
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The followup to I Am Setsuna is Lost Sphear, the latest release from Square Enix’s Tokyo RPG Factory.
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Inspired by the predecessor of classic Japanese role-playing game Chrono Cross, I Am Setsuna arrives on PlayStation…
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It’s not clear why Square Enix isn’t making new Chrono games, but hey, at least there’s I Am Setsuna, which will be…
I Am Setsuna, Square-Enix’s new, remarkably Chrono Trigger-like RPG, will be out on PS4 and PC (through Steam) on July 19. Richard spent a lot of time playing the game’s Japanese version; head over here for his impressions.
I’ve already talked about how I Am Setsuna’s battle…
Do you miss playing Squaresoft RPGs on your SNES? Then have I got the game for you: I Am Setsuna.
Recently, Square-Enix released its new RPG I Am Setsuna in Japan. Its most interesting feature? The return of Chrono…
This morning, Square Enix announced some new information for the western release of I Am Setsuna, the gorgeous RPG…