Granblue Fantasy Relink (2024)

May 11, 2024
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Games
Cygames, jRPG

During their journey in search of the kingdom of Estalucia, Captain Djeeta and her crew—consisting of Lyria, Vyrn, Katalina, Io, Rackam, Eugen, and Rosetta—arrived in the sky kingdom of Zegagrande aboard their airship, the Grandcypher. They were attacked by monsters upon arrival, forcing Djeeta and Lyria to summon the mythical beast Bahamut to fend off the assault.

Eiyuu Densetsu: Sen no Kiseki II (The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II) (2014)

April 23, 2024
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Games
jRPG, Nihon Falcom

As a result of the Noble Alliance seizing Heimdallr, civil war erupted in Erebonia. The provincial armies, loyal to the aristocracy and the Four Great Houses, captured many major cities of the nation on behalf of the Noble Alliance. The Imperial Army has only just begun its counteroffensive.

Persona 3 Reload (2024)

April 8, 2024
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Games
Atlus, jRPG

Yuuki Makoto transfers to Gokkoukan High School. UUpon arriving in Tokyo, Yuuki Makoto quickly makes his way to the dormitory where he will be staying, as it's already quite late. As midnight strikes, Makoto realizes that something strange is happening.

Seifuku Kanojo – Himari Hatsukoi BOX (Entergram, 2024)

Seifuku Kanojo is the latest visual novel game by the well knows studio Entergram, taking the form of a dating sim and diverging from the traditional linear narrative of visual novels, even those with multiple endings. The moment I caught a glimpse of its first promotional materials, I was convinced it was going to be an immediate purchase. A few months later, I noticed that collector's editions would be available.

Mary Skelter 2 (2018) (Nintendo Switch)

November 29, 2023
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Games
Compile Heart, jRPG

Otsuu and The Little Mermaid are members of a group called Dawn, active within Jail - a living prison that sustains itself on the people it imprisons. This prison emerged several years ago after the city around it collapsed. Now, bizarre entities known as Marchen and Nightmare wander its hallways. Otsuu and her team strive to endure these frightful beings.

Eiyuu Densetsu: Sen no Kiseki (The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel) (2013)

August 18, 2023
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Games
jRPG, Nihon Falcom

Rean Schwarzer is just beginning his education at the prestigious Thors military school. It is renowned for its rather modern approach to teaching. As one of the few elite establishments, it allows people to study where they do not come from noble households.

New Love Plus+ 3DS LL Nene Deluxe Set (Konami 2014)

The focus of the entry is something that can be called the Holy Grail. It is a limited edition Nintendo 3DS console with design from the game New Love Plus+ available exclusively in Japan.

Record of Agarest War Limited Edition (Nintendo Switch, 2023)

March 30, 2023
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Collector Editions
AKSYS Games, Compile Heart, jRPG, Nintendo, sRPG

I had never heard of this game before. It was originally released for the PlayStation 3 console, and later also for other platforms. The version for Nintendo Switch is a remaster. I only came across it because I accidentally noticed a tweet about the collector's edition shared by one of the users I follow.

Fire Emblem: Engage Divine Edition (Nintendo Switch, 2023)

The size of the box is quite large, but no larger than the Xenoblade game collectibles I reviewed earlier in the original Japanese versions. But what is inside?

Xenoblade 3 Collector’s Edition (Nintendo Switch, 2022)

In this case, Nintendo handled the collector's edition a bit strangely. Its release was three months after the release of the standard version of the game. Fortunately, it was made possible to purchase the version without the game for those who already have it in their collection. I'm talking here strictly about the original Japanese version. In the West, not even a release date has been announced yet. However, for me, as a collector, the original version has much more value. Among other things, this is because the artbook uses the original names instead of the made-up ones from the crappy English dubbing.

Trinity Trigger Collector’s Edition (Nintendo Switch, 2022)

September 27, 2022
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Collector Editions
FuRyu, jRPG, Three Rings

A new JRPG game called Trinity Trigger, heavily inspired by 90s classics such as Seiken Densetsu, was recently released. It was developed by Three Rings studio and published by FuRyu. The action takes place in a universe where the God of Order fights the God of Chaos for power. Gameplay can be seen here. The Japanese branch of Amazon and the GAMECITY website have prepared an interesting collector's version, which I will present in this post.

GrimGrimoire OnceMore Collector’s Edition (Vanillaware, 2022)

September 13, 2022
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Collector Editions
Vanillaware

July 28 of this year a remastered version of a fairly little-known RTS game from Vanillaware - GrimGrimoire OnceMore Collector’s Edition was released, in which we play a character stuck in a time loop – Lillet. I had never been exposed to this title, and Vanillaware makes very unique games, so I decided to buy the collector’s version. The game was released exclusively in Japanese. You can check out the gameplay itself here, where the demo version is played.