Title: Arvale: Treasure of Memories Episode 1 Developer: Jaybot7 Platforms: Windows Price: $5.00 Arvale: Treasure of Memories, Episode 1 is a jRPG by Jaybot7 (Jason Surguine) originally released back in 2009. Created in RPG Maker and using mostly default RPG Maker assets, Arvale is a short game with a silly atmosphere and some amusing dialog. […]
Read the rest of this entry »Aldorlea Games writes in to announce the release of a new RPG Maker jRPG by the name of Jade’s Journey. I’d like to tell you something about it, but all they have up is the following plot description: Join Jade in her journey to master her powers and save her father! Jade is a regular […]
Read the rest of this entry »Paul Eres posts on TIGS about a new, free, short JRPG set in what is reportedly a unique and interesting universe. You can download Space Funeral right here.
Read the rest of this entry »Title: Deadly Sin 2: Shining Faith Developer: Deadly Sin Studios Platforms: Windows Price: $19.95 Deadly Sin 2: Shining Faith is a jRPG developed by Deadly Sin Studios in RPG Maker. The author was plainly influenced by Final Fantasy 6, evident in some of the character names, much of the overall plot structure of the game, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Title: Dubloon Developer: Banov Platforms: Windows Price: Free Dubloon is a jRPG developed by Banov that sports a pirate theme, tile-based movement, and visible, wandering enemy encounters. Featuring an odd mix of inspired design decisions and sloppy implementation, Dubloon is the first RPG I can recall having played where the system I played it on […]
Read the rest of this entry »Title: Ara Fell: The Legend of Dirisetsu Hollow Developer: Stephen Anthony Platforms: Windows Price: Free [NOTE: This review is for an older, freeware version of this game. Ara Fell has since been remade and released as a commercial product; this review is likely to be unrepresentative of this more recent version.] Ara Fell is a […]
Read the rest of this entry »Title: Boundless Ocean Developer: RPGCreations Platforms: Windows Price: Free An RPG by Hardi “Orchard-L” Gosal of Radical Poesis Games, Boundless Ocean is a bit like a jRPG take on What Dreams May Come. It has some great ideas, but unfortunately, it is also saddled with an execution that doesn’t quite do them justice. Boundless Ocean’s […]
Read the rest of this entry »Title: Exit Fate Developer: SCF Platforms: Windows Price: Free Exit Fate is an improvement upon Last Scenario in almost every conceivable area. It’s quite a good RPG, albeit something of a shameless rip-off (not that you’d know it from reviews like this). First, what Exit Fate gets right. The biggest area of improvement is in […]
Read the rest of this entry »Title: Last Scenario Developer: SCF Platforms: Windows Price: Free Made using RPG Maker XP by SCF, Last Scenario is a typical jRPG with typical jRPG weaknesses. It stands out vis-a-vis other RPG Maker RPGs primarily because it has some nice custom graphics. While most of the tilesets used in the game are stock RPG Maker […]
Read the rest of this entry »Title: The Spirit Engine 2 Developer: Mark Pay Platforms: Windows Price: Free Indie RPG developer Mark Pay released The Spirit Engine as freeware back in November 2003, then spent four and a half years laboriously crafting a sequel. Those four and a half years paid off. The Spirit Engine 2 is one of the most-reviewed […]
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