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Bold, bizarre, brilliant – Metaphor: Refantazio is everything I adore about Japanese RPGs
In this week’s newsletter: JRPGs can be an acquired taste – but fortunately it’s one I can’t get enough of. Pl…
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Pushing Buttons: At Tokyo Game Show, I saw the Japanese games scene I grew up with is still live and kicking
In this week’s newsletter: Konami, cute RPGs, weird but wonderful indie games – everything I saw at Japan’s bi…
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Pushing Buttons: At Nintendo’s new museum in Japan, I found a nostalgia-laced trip down memory lane – not a history lesson
From playing Super Mario on a giant control to spotting Pikmin hiding in corners, my visit to this delightful …
- Action games, George RR Martin, Dark Souls 2, Japan, World news, Asia Pacific, Role playing games, Games, Culture
‘I have always felt the world was a harsh place’: Elden Ring’s Hidetaka Miyazaki on why he may never stop making games
As Elden Ring’s much-anticipated final expansion is released, its designer gives a glimpse into how he crafts …
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Found in translation: how Like a Dragon brings Japan to the rest of the world
The game series formerly known as Yakuza has been an inroad to modern Japan for its legions of overseas fans. …
- Japan, Animal Crossing, Tetris, Wii, Xbox, Life and style, Games consoles, World news, Technology sector, Pokémon, Nintendo, Games, Culture, Super Mario
‘Get something that’s fun to play, then think about the story’: how Nintendo keeps levelling up
With 100m sales of its Switch console, a new Mario movie and even a California theme park, the Japanese tech g…