VGChartz's Thomas Froehlicher: "Atelier Ryza 3 hasn't turned me into a Ryza believer overnight, but the effort to make it better than Ryza 2 is genuine and noticeable. The world created by Gust is compelling this time around, and so is the progression system, thanks in large part to the amount of freedom given to the player. The level of challenge feels great too, although I would certainly like to see a better battle system. The solid gameplay base of the series clearly hasn't been lost, now Gust just has to choose if it wants to deliver a fun & compelling follow-up or more mushy drama."
“It's the end of another great year so it's time to celebrate the very best games of 2023; perhaps you'll discover something wonderful.” - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums.
“It's time for one of my favourite annual round-ups: our RPG of the Year Awards so here are this year's best RPGs in 11 distinct categories.” - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums.
Hands down. Star ocean 2 remake. Shame it didn't make it to any of their lists. One other thing imo sea of stars was better then chained echoes.
Excellent choices! Both are great games that we considered but Chained Echoes edged out Sea of Stars by a hair and Star Ocean 2 almost made the cut. There were so many phenomenal RPGs this year that some tough decisions had to be made; that's for sure! 😅
No mention of Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed. That's ridiculous. One of the best dlc ever.
Absolutely! And thanks for your feedback - we will consider an award for DLC next year.
Koei Tecmo has announced its financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year, related to the period between April 1 and June 30.
