Over the years the RPG genre is very rarely synonymous with fast-paced action. In fact most of the time they are epic quests that run well into the 30 hour mark (with some even extending into the ludicrous 100+ hour scenario) that revolve around carrying out tedious fetch quests and of course talking to every man, woman, and child in the world. One series that has always broken the fourth wall when it comes to this has been the Atelier Iris franchise. Now with the PS2 in it's final stretch Nippon Ichi has decided to grace gamers with the third chapter in this fan-favorite series Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm, which is easily the best in the series.
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OXG talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Coro Pata (DS import), Darius Burst (PSP import), Lina no Atelier: Strahl no Renkinjutsushi (DS import), Simple 2500 Series: Akuma Hunters – Exorsister (PSP import), and Metal Slug XX (PSP import).
411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Cursed Mountain, and Harvest Moon: Magical Melody.
NISA breaks down the localization process, talks about upcoming games, and discusses job opportunities at this year's Anime Expo. 411mania was on hand to see what the publisher had to say.
