Lufia II is an RPG with many puzzle elements thrown in. In this game, the prequel to Lufia I, you are Maxim, a monster hunter. During your journey, you will find new party members, explore and conquer various dungeons, and solve many puzzles. Lufia II was an innovative game in many regards. It made extensive … Read more
The hero Maxim and his group defeat the Sinistrals on Mt. Doom (as portrayed in Lufia II), and all is peaceful. With such a great peace, the defense forces of the world become lax. One hundred years later attacks begin taking place, supposedly by the Sinistrals. It’s up to the descendant of the hero, and … Read more
Esparks: Ijikuu Kara no Raihousha (“Esparks: Visitors from a Different Space-Time”, though the box itself says “Visitors from Anothertime”) is a top-down action-RPG that resembles The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Secret of Mana. The player, as a character they name themselves, acquires the amazing powers of Esparks after his family … Read more
A tactical RPG by Neverland for the SNES featuring character designs by Yasuhiro Nightow of Trigun fame. It utilizes a Tactics Ogre-style battle system but also allows the player to freely explore the world.
EMIT Vol. 3: Watashi ni Sayonara o (“Farewell to Me”) is the third and final game in the EMIT series of visual novels from Koei. It follows from the end of the second game’s plot and concludes the story. The EMIT series is designed to teach Japanese students their English: both English audio and subtitles … Read more
EMIT Vol. 2: Inochigake no Tabi (“Desperate Journey”) is the second game in the EMIT trilogy for various systems. It continues the plot from the first game, building on its events regarding the schoolgirl Yuri and a time-travelling mystery she works to uncover. As with the first game, the game offers both English audio and … Read more
EMIT Vol. 1: Toki no Maigo (“Lost in Time”) is the first in a trilogy of adventure games about a young girl, Yuri, who bumps into a strange old man looking for a watchmaker’s one day and eventually gets caught up in a time-travelling situation. The game is novel for its use of CD audio, … Read more
In “Emerald Dragon”, you play as Atrushan, a blue dragon who lives in the Dragon World. One day, he and his friends discover a ship wreck near a mountain. After examining the wreck, the dragons find a human child – a little girl. The wise White Dragon, the leader of the dragons, tells them that … Read more
Your character embarks on a quest to find the seven crystals that are hidden throughout the land of Ticondera. There are seven different characters to choose from, each with different beginning stats and specialties. The game is presented in a 2.5D perspective, but shifts to an over-the-shoulder semi-3D view when combat initiates. Combat is turn-based, … Read more
Elfaria II is set 100 years after the original. Pine, the hero of the original game, disappeared shortly after saving the world after venturing into a cursed forest to cleanse it of its corrupting influence. In the years since, the world has been taken over by an oppressive theocracy that supposedly acts on behalf of … Read more