Tag: 1998 Release

  • Tales of Phantasia (PS1)

    Tales of Phantasia (PS1)

    (English Translation by Phantasian Productions) Of all the game genres I write about on this blog, longform RPGs are the ones most likely to induce a serious case of writer’s block.  After investing so many hours into a given game, I wind up painting myself into a corner trying to devise some kind of succinct…

  • Resident Evil 2: DualShock Version (PS1)

    Resident Evil 2: DualShock Version (PS1)

    (Review archived from October 29, 2018) Part of what I enjoyed the about the first Resident Evil game was how well it was able to fulfill its cinematic aspirations and the degree to which it was an homage to its influences in horror cinema. Particularly in the first half of the game, it really has…