Pandora's Tower hasn't gotten the written accolades of its Operation Rainfall stablemates, Xenoblade and The Last Story. But its redeeming qualities may make all the difference to those of us who prefer action/adventures over JRPGs.
In the first of EpicRPGTales' RPG Hall of Fame series, we look back at the grandaddy of JRPGs, Dragon Quest.
In a new financial presentation, Nintendo highlights Xenoblade Chronicles as one of several series seeing "dramatic sales growth on Nintendo Switch," joining Kirby, Pikmin, and Metroid. Compared to 1.41 million copies on 3DS and Wii U, Xenoblade Chronicles has collectively sold 7.17 million copies on Switch between Xenoblade Chronicles 2, 3, and Definitive Edition.
I have bought every game no matter the system. Hopefully the Switch 2 is powerful enough to give this world the detail it deserves
Nintendo has now published a special anniversary video celebrating 25 years of Monolith Soft. The developer has also opened a special 25th anniversary webpage featuring multiple commemorative wallpapers as well as a special message from Representative Director Hirohide Sugiura.
I've got about 1500 hours into all 4 Xenoblade games. It's now tied with Zelda as my favorite series. We need a Xenoblade Warriors game.
"Over here in America-ville, JRPGs have simply fallen into a neighborhood of niche in recent years"
I big time disagree. And unlike the others with are more of the real time turn based variety
this is a pure action rpg. A great one.
When pokemon sells Under a million in the west then we can call it niche. Hell plenty of games from plenty of other genres dont sell well. That has no bearing on anything