Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Valkyrie Profile review: the 1999 PlayStation RPG about a goddess who gathers the dead still holds up, with 24 heroes and platformer dungeons. Score: 8.7 of 10.
Sony's 1999 RPG The Legend of Dragoon: its $16M budget, Endiness lore, Dragoon combat, million-plus sales, and the 2023 PS4/PS5 re-release.
Square's 1998 horror RPG Parasite Eve: Aya Brea, real-time combat, Yoko Shimomura's score, and why it still holds up. Scored 8.1/10.
Vagrant Story review: Matsuno's 2000 PS1 cult classic with no shops, no party, just weapon crafting and the ruined city of Leá Monde.
Xenogears review: Square's ambitious PlayStation RPG mixes hand-drawn animation, robot combat, and a reincarnation saga spanning civilizations. Score: 8.4/10.
Chrono Cross, Square's 1999 PlayStation RPG, reviewed: parallel worlds, 45 playable characters, no random encounters, and a remaster years later.
Silent Hill (1999) review: Team Silent's fog-bound PS1 horror classic, its otherworld, clumsy combat, cult story, and why it still works today.
Capcom's 1996 PC Resident Evil is the only version with all uncensored FMV intact — color intro, Kenneth's death, and ending. Review score: 8.2/10.
Metal Gear Solid dropped players into Shadow Moses with a radar and a rule: being seen is failure. Why the 1998 PlayStation classic still defines stealth.
A retrospective review of Final Fantasy IX, Square's 2000 PS1 RPG: Zidane, Garnet, Gaia, Active Time Events, black mages, and why it still holds up.
Minecraft: Java Edition review — the 2011 block-building sandbox scores 8.4/10, and its optional ender dragon goal still sets the terms for open-world games.
Street Fighter X Tekken review: Capcom's 2012 crossover puts Ryu and Kazuya in one frame with tag rules, a Cross Gauge, 38 fighters and a divisive gem system.
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