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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Here's a skit in Tales of Eternia Remastered (with the new English dub).

Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I also want to point out, as I know some curious about it, the new English voice cast for Tales of Eternia Remastered unfortunately isn't credited, but the new English localization team appears to be.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

This is both insulting and a non-functional comparison.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

20.) Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Honestly, I've spent so much time guiding this game I feel like I haven't really formed a strong opinion on it. It is definitely taking the biggest swing possible for what Fire Emblem can be, for better or worse.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

19.) Baten Kaitos Remaster I've been meaning to replay the Baten Kaitos games for a while, and at least got through the original. The first one is an interesting combo of RPG, deck-builder, & adventure game, but I've always felt that Origins was a much, much better game overall. Good twist, though.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

18.) Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok I didn't care for the endgame hamster wheel of original Relink, this is just more hamster wheel. Fighting the same seven bosses over and over to incrementally gain bigger numbers is mind-numbing. The few new battles are genuinely fun, but sheesh.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

17.) Tales of Symphonia Decided to replay this, just because. It was my first Tales, so I'll always be biased towards it. I love the music. Remember when RPGs had dungeons? Maybe it's the childhood nostalgia talking, but it's also has one of my favorite endings ever.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Got the reddit seal of approval(?)

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I had forgotten about it until you mentioned it. This was back in March. I guess July/August is technically 'in the coming weeks' still.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I always chuckle when I see this tagline in my inbox.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

16.) Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia Great art, good music, and an interesting vignette storytelling style. The macro-gameplay is pretty much Risk. The micro-gameplay is grid-based tactics. It has cool class and item systems. Unfortunately, most of the actual battles kinda feel the same.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Here's the direct source if you're looking for it (from Sega Sammy's IR website).

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

15.) The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales This game has several shortcomings. The world is repetitive, combat is nigh-pointless, puzzles are trivial, and the narrative is rather plain. It could be a decent foundation for something better later on, but I think this is a weak HD-2D entry.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

14.) Mina the Hollower Great game. The opening sections are probably the most frustrating before you gain a few stat upgrades, but the combination of art style and game systems is creative, allowing the game to feel both classic and fresh.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

As someone who is usually an Inbox Zero person, I've got a bit to catch up on.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

13.) Final Fantasy VII I played through this twice to write a walkthrough. I've never really had a strong attachment to FF7, though. I still don't, although now I am quite familiar with the ins and outs of the game lol.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

This is a little bit tricky. The writers themselves want it to stand on its own - I spoke to them at GDC. The PR/marketing *definitely* want you to know it's from the same studio. But then of course, many of the original creatives were fired after an (allegedly) illegal takeover of the studio.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

New followers milestone. Not bad for a niche indie site.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Square Enix posted their FY results. The main takeaways for me are: 1.) Income going up despite sales going down, which they cite 'profitability' due to reorg, licensing, etc 2.) Ports & smaller scale HD titles in recent years are more profitable 3.) Sales forecast next year expected to be flat.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Probably the best dialogue choice in the game.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

12.) GreedFall: The Dying World On one hand, this feels more like an old-fashioned 2000s-era RtWP CRPG that I'm fond of. On the other hand, I think the initial premise wasn't very interesting to begin with, the execution is middling overall, and the game feels only about 70% finished. RIP Spiders.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

This is definitely a press release ass press release.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

11.) Wild ARMs 4 Probably my least favorite game in the series w/ some bright spots. Poor presentation, corny dialogue, weak antagonists, & unbalanced combat that feels like a prototype to WA5. Although I joked about it, Raquel's character story is probably the most compelling part of the game.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

You can't use "lost chapter" in reference to Ys and not mean Ys V.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Wild Arms 4 is a junky game but it also has Raquel so who can say if it is bad or not

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

10.) Tales of Berseria Remastered Might be my favorite playable cast in the series, and despite a few middling components (equipment), a huge rebound from Zestiria all around. Soul gauge combat improves throughout the game. I had forgotten how cathartic the "Will You STOP WHINING?!" cutscene is.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

9.) Tales of Xillia Remastered I came into this replay thinking Xillia was a middle-of-the-road, relatively unremarkable Tales game. After a replay, my thoughts are mostly unchanged. OK combat, but copy-paste field areas are tedious, & some of the plotting is nearly nonsense. MUTTON FRESH MUTTON.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Also, this reminds me of a nice, small write up about Raquel that I'm glad still exists on Game Informer, from 2013: gameinformer.com/b/features/a...

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Here's a comparison between GOG (Point Sampled) and Steam (nothing). Game running at 4K with aspect ratio correction ON if you were curious about pillar bars.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The interview includes a specific example of a writer/creator getting into games (and now development) from a underprivileged country thanks to emulation.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

8.) Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster Good game, great combat, bold premise, excellent soundtrack. Its legacy will be how it a path forward for Team Asano. I would enjoy the game more had it not spent a considerable chunk of the story involving Master Roshi making clothes for young women.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

These collabs have gone too far.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

So this is the current strategy now?

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

7.) Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Overall presentation - in terms of art, music, and animation - is top-notch. Cool world design, fun battle design, & this style of combat system might be at its apex. Voiced MC allows for some better character dynamics. Sidequests are rote, however.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Is this what publishers feel like when we don't use the 'proper' title case for their IP?

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Yeah I saw quite a few outlets that previewed this game at SGF or PAX or wherever all get tripped up by this, including me. Extremely unintuitive and I wonder if it was adjusted at all for launch. Here was how I phrased it last year ..

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Haha, I made this joke when the release date was announced

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

this made me laugh, I think I am losing it

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

6.) Nioh 3 Combat mechanics are as good as ever, and the Samurai/Ninja duality adds just enough flavor to set it apart from previous entries. The open-zone design actually turned out pretty well, for the most part. Maybe some balance/challenge issues, but let's see what DLC brings, I suppose.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

5.) Ys X: Proud Nordics A better version of Ys X. Excellent action combat, Karja is a cool de facto protag, but sailing is still extremely dull. Still, let's not do marginal re-releases of Ys in the future, I think.

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Adam Vitale @drseda.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Yeah, it definitely has components of role-playing (like equipment and skills) but the official line pulls back just a little on that. Maybe no pure EXP, but other sorts of character progression. We'll see!

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