Chrono Jigga

So if you’re a music head/gamer you probably stay up a night and wonder when someone will do a mash up of one of the GREATEST RPG’s of ALL TIME and Jay-Z…no? is that just me then? I don’t know what it is about Jay-Z songs that mash up so well with other instrumentals. Any…

My Top Ten JRPG Battle Themes #6 – Grandia II – FIGHT!!

Ah, Grandia II.  Your battle system is one of the best in the JRPG world, and your coming-of-age stories and themes of exploration are as timeless as the genre itself.  Your battle music is among the finest in the world, and this theme is my particular favorite.  It’s one of the reasons why I was…

Favorite JRPG Battle Theme #7 – Parasite Eve – Arise Within You

1998.  Fresh off the success of Final Fantasy VII, Squaresoft partners with Electronic Arts to become Square Electronic Arts LLC, and that means MORE GLORIOUS NIPPON ROLE PLAYING GAMES!  One of the first titles to drop during this partnership was Parasite Eve.  It combined guns, free movement, and the Square ATB system!  Fun!  And the…

My Top Ten JRPG Battle Themes: #9 and #8

Numbers 9 and 8 on my JRPG battle theme countdown both come from Namco’s “Tales” franchise.  The franchise doesn’t have a big fanbase as Final Fantasy, but I bet you that the fanbase is just as fervent, if not more so than their counterparts from Square, Capcom….maybe not Atlus. #9 is “Drawing! Grind!” from Tales of…

My top ten JRPG battle themes. #10.

A geek-centric post.  Haven’t done one of those in a while.  I can’t abandon our geek audience, right?  That would majorly suck.  Anywhoo, I’ve decided to count down my favorite Japanese RPG battle themes.  These were the conditions of my selections: 1. The game had to developed in Japan. 2. The game had to play…

Fuck Tonberries.

Creepy-ass tonberries.  With their stabby knives, beady eyes, and….lamp.  Well.  I’ve got something for you.  Say hello to my little friends.  

Crossing Over – Project X Zone

Capcom, Namco, crossing over must be working out for you, because you decided to throw Bandai and Sega into the mix. Project X Zone is another crossover game featuring characters from the franchises mentioned in my previous sentence.  I can probably go over the plot with you.  World crisis threatens the dimensions all the characters…

Ar Tonelico – my love, my feels, and all of my money!

I can’t explain why I love the Ar Tonelico series.  On paper, it shouldn’t work.  There’s nothing about the story, the battle system, or even the art that hasn’t been done already by a traditional Japanese RPG, or even a Visual Novel.  When you look at the box art above for all three games, what…