Japan has a wealth of region-locked games that have pushed boundaries, but many of these titles never made it to the West.

Takenaka Hanbei: Minor Bushō ni Tensei Shita Nakama-tachi to Sengoku Ranse wo Ikinuku) manga to its "emaqi" e-bookstore service during the week of December 27. The company describes the manga ...

Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance Shin Megami Tensei V was ... RPG elements that offer something a bit different from the usual anime RPG fare. Young schoolboy Takuma Momozuka gets the shock of ...

Metaphor: ReFantazio is one of the most talked about role-playing games of 2024 for good reason. The Atlus-produced title ...

ReFantazio, is a welcome foray into fantasy for the SMT series, but doesn’t innovate as much as it appears to.

Shin Megami Tensei 5 felt revelatory to me, even though fans (whether of Atlus games or JRPGs more broadly) seem split on whether it’s “great” or just disappointingly “good”. The most ...

Mascot characters are a staple of animated Japanese media, like game series and anime or manga. These are typically ...

As close as it can be to Persona and Metaphor without sharing the same name, the Shin Megami Tensei series has been gaining more and more traction with Western audiences. Much like Persona ...

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On the verge of something new being unveiled, let us reminisce about something "old." Specifically, the Nintendo Switch was ...

Director Hashino hopes to establish Metaphor: ReFantazio as a flagship RPG series, akin to Shin Megami Tensei and Persona. While no concrete plans for a sequel are in motion, Atlus has exciting ...