One of the coolest things about Square Enix’s HD-2D line, and its proliferation as a de facto brand of its own, is how it inspires energy for the future. After playing remakes like Live A Live and ...

Xenogears, developed by Square Enix (formerly SquareSoft), is one of the greatest JRPGs ever made, although you’d be forgiven for not knowing what it is. It was released back in 1998 to critical ...

That’s how Alpha Chrome Yayo, the composer behind the jazzy, night drive vibes of Promise Mascot Agency’s soundtrack, describes the online music store Bandcamp. He speaks of it fondly, a common ...

As Martin Scorsese once said, “Music and cinema fit together naturally. Because there’s a kind of intrinsic musicality to the way moving images work when they’re put together. It’s been said that ...

“Depends,” he replied, deflated. “Are you going to ask me to play something from ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’?” Happily for him, I did not. But I understood his fatigue – by then, its climactic track “Golden” ...

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At first, Xenogears opens up like so many RPGs before it: a small-town protagonist is caught up in a war and thrust into something much bigger. However, as the game unfolds, I learned that it wouldn’t ...

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a leading contender for 2025’s Game of the Year, thanks in large part to its innovative gameplay and fascinating story, which are accentuated by a soundtrack that ...

Despite writing one of the best JRPGs of all time, Chrono Trigger writer Masato Kato admits he used to "hate video games" before Dragon Quest came into his life. Dragon Quest's popularity in Japan ...

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