Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age review — Square Enix's 2017 turn-based RPG scores 8.4/10 for its open world, tradition, and 3D/2D toggle.
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King review — Level-5's 2004 PS2 RPG built a continuous world instead of an icon map, and it still holds up.
Sleeping Dogs review: Wei Shen goes undercover in Hong Kong's Sun On Yee, with melee-first combat, triple XP and a camera that fights back.
The director admits Square Enix would have had to cut the final chapter to ship Revelation fully on disc.
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.
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.
Dragon Quest Heroes II review: Omega Force hack-and-slash meets a full Dragon Quest RPG with a world map, class changes and four-player co-op. Score 8.2/10.
Dragon Quest Builders review: Square Enix's block-building action RPG rebuilds Alefgard with a hammer, not a sword. Why it holds at 8.2/10.
Octopath Traveler II review: the HD-2D RPG's break-and-boost combat, Solistia's industrial world, eight travelers, and its long release tail across consoles.
Kingdom Hearts III review: the Dark Seeker Saga ends with Formchange, Disney theme park Attractions, Pixar worlds and a war worth the wait. 8.8 of 10.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ends the Survivor trilogy in the jungle, as Lara Croft races Trinity to Paititi to stop a Mayan apocalypse she triggered.
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