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Let's make something clear. Japanese RPGs are not dead. They have never been dead. They will not be dead any time…
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The first time I heard the battle music in Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, I thought, "Ugh."
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Civilization creator Sid Meier once famously said that a game is "a series of interesting decisions."
"Oh, I don't really like battles. I just play JRPGs for the story."
This is the last new Random Encounters you will ever read in 2012. Shed a tear.
Check out this week's Side Mission podcast to hear Jason Schreier talk about JRPGs, Wii U, and high school drama.
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Remember how Nintendo wasn't going to release The Last Story in the United States, even though it's an awesome…
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When I was a kid, my parents bought me a copy of Final Fantasy Legend II. This was okay for a while. It was a fun…