Ys Ancient Ys Vanished: Ys is eternal
Welcome to the dawn of time. Well, 1987—it’s almost the same thing. The PC-88 version of the game you see … Read more Continue reading Ys Ancient Ys Vanished: Ys is eternal
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Ys Ancient Ys Vanished: Ancient style vanished
Dempa’s X68000 remake of Falcom’s eternally popular Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished opens with a superb digitised recreation of the sumptuous Yoshitaka … Read more Continue reading Ys Ancient Ys Vanished: Ancient style vanished
Ys Origin/Ys Seven: The same in a different way
Look, I’ll admit it – when Ys Seven was in its teasing pre-release advertising phase I didn’t like what I saw at all. … Read more Continue reading Ys Origin/Ys Seven: The same in a different way
Sorcerian Original: There’s only one Original
Sorcerian Original is the Windows 98/95 compatible remake of the… well, the original Sorcerian, a game first released on the PC-88 back in … Read more Continue reading Sorcerian Original: There’s only one Original
Arcturus: Never judge a game by its cover
If the screenshots of Gravity’s Korean-born PC RPG shown below look familiar it’s probably because you’ve spent some happy time … Read more Continue reading Arcturus: Never judge a game by its cover
The Legend of Xanadu II: So good they saved the world twice
What happens after you save the world? Well if you happen to be the caped hero of a charming fantasy … Read more Continue reading The Legend of Xanadu II: So good they saved the world twice
Dinosaur Resurrection: I have some bad news…
Let’s get the one question on everyone’s lips out of the way before we get started: Fans of dinosaurs – … Read more Continue reading Dinosaur Resurrection: I have some bad news…
VM Japan: The mystic far east – powered up!
The “VM” in VM Japan stands for Vantage Master, a very short and sporadic run of tactical fantasy games by Falcom beginning … Read more Continue reading VM Japan: The mystic far east – powered up!
Brandish 2: The world revolves around Ares
Brandish 2 continues the noble Falcom tradition of having their brave heroes fall flat on their faces in unfortunate circumstances … Read more Continue reading Brandish 2: The world revolves around Ares
The Legend of Xanadu: A PC Engine encore
Falcom’s Xanadu series is comprised of a long and tangled web of wildly differing action RPGs going so far back … Read more Continue reading The Legend of Xanadu: A PC Engine encore
Kimimi The Game-Eating She-Monster 