The games importing hobby can be a difficult one to get into, purely due to logistics. As always, we want to help! So here’s the rundown on systems’ barriers and specialties, to help you know where to start.
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Welcome to Let’s PlayPlay! Graham and Jenni check out PlayPlay 2, Volume 0, the first demo disc of the Japan-only counterpart to PlayStation Underground’s PS2 series. PlayPlay, also known as PurePure or プレプレ, was a subscription service for PlayStation and PlayStation 2 that sent quarterly demo discs in the mail full of demos, trailers and commercials.
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Shephy is weird. Shephy is adorable. Shephy is a game for the Nintendo Switch. Let’s get into it.
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Puzzle & Dragons X was our 2016 import game of the year, and with good reason: it expands upon the foundation set by Puzzle & Dragons Z and creates a wider, more immersive world in which to match some colored orbs! Check out our video for a good look at the game.
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Graham and Jenni check out an obscure promotional PlayStation 2 disc from Japan! Included are modified demos of PaRappa the Rapper 2 and Ape Escape spinoff Piposaru 2001, as well as a video of the Piposaru mascot and a pal checking out New York City.
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Throughout the announcement and release of Sega’s localized edition of Valkyria Revolution, the company’s been clear — maybe clearer than the company was in Japan — that this isn’t Valkyria Chronicles. This isn’t a sequel. It’s billed as a spinoff, but even that may be generous.
That honesty is appreciated, certainly, but there’s more to unpack there.
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In NIS America’s new, localized 3DS release, RPG Maker Fes, players can, well, make their own RPGs! And share them with others. This is our third and final video, in which we let the world see what we’ve made!
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In NIS America’s new, localized 3DS release, RPG Maker Fes, players can, well, make their own RPGs! And share them with others. In this second video, we look at the game’s event scripting, build out our party and begin to fill our game’s world.
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The summer months are a great time for a comfort food game, something reassuring in its familiarity and willingness to revel in its repetition. Japanese games are especially good at this, and NIS America’s new tactical RPG, God Wars: Future Past, seems well-positioned to be that game for many. Does it deliver on its aims?
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