Full in depth review of the new SRPG "God Wars: Future Past" by NIS America.
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"God Wars eschews the standard SRPG tropes of knights and valour and civil wars and instead opts for a very Eastern motif, with the many myths and legends of Japanese folklore instead providing the backdrop for its tale. I can’t stress how fresh this felt – aside from Disgaea’s dives into the underworld, SRPGs have followed a fairly strict pattern of narrative formalities that I’ve grown tired of over the years. Whilst I know nothing about the Kojiki – an ancient Japanese text the game draws a lot of its influences from – I was thrilled to see something genuinely unique and alien on screen. This backdrop is by far God Wars most unique card in its deck, and one of its strongest too, so it’s a shame to see it squandered a little on a somewhat meandering storyline."
Today Kadokawa Games announced that its strategy JRPG God Wars: Future Past shipped over 200,000 copies worldwide for PS4, Vita, and Switch.
I've got this on ps4 still not played it. It's a grid based turn based jsrpg
I'm enjoying it on the PS4. With so many games on my PS4 I try to give each some love. Only got like 3 hours in so far I'm liking it.
Kadokawa Games President Yoshimi Yasuda shares his insight as Producer of many games and veteran of the Japanese gaming industry.
How do you introduce people to folklore and fairy tales? Introducing people to mythology can be easy when they are young or in school, as such stories can sometimes be used to teach morals, introduce concepts that might be difficult for people to otherwise understand, act as warnings and get imaginations working. Once folks get older, it can be more difficult to get them engaged and interested in legends. Fortunately, some Japanese video games can step in to bridge the gap.
