Articles by Junior Miyai
Not just a remake for fans of the original, but an excellent starting point for newcomers to both RPGs and the Trails series itself.
review by Junior Miyai on 19 September, 2025
Yoshiro Kimura muses on game development and navigating the realities of capital versus the desire to create.
feature by Junior Miyai on 06 August, 2025
A perfectly serviceable dungeon crawler that leans a little on the bland side, but there's still enough here to satisfy people with a deep urge for dungeon crawling or anime slapstick.
review by Junior Miyai on 26 July, 2025
A collection of hands-on previews of indie developed RPGs, all showcased at BitSummit 2025.
preview by Junior Miyai on 20 July, 2025
The journey through Azuma is a journey packed with a mish-mash of boring dungeons and weak RPG progression tools, supported by a fun cast of characters and decent story.
review by Junior Miyai on 02 June, 2025
Online games age, transform, and eventually die out. But for a dedicated few, the past can be reborn and brought to a new generation.
feature by Junior Miyai on 21 April, 2025
AI Limit is a pretty good, but overly safe, futuristic soulslike RPG marred with some minor technical issues.
review by Junior Miyai on 11 April, 2025
The strangest game I have ever played in my entire life is equal parts fascinating, frustrating, and complicated.
review by Junior Miyai on 03 March, 2025
A solid search-action game coupled with an incredible musical score makes for an easy recommendation.
review by Junior Miyai on 21 January, 2025
The next MMO project from Runescape's Andrew Gower is out in Early Access. Get your fishing nets ready.
preview by Junior Miyai on 06 November, 2024
The most beautiful cutscenes and gorgeous environments, surrounded by a plague of frustrating design choices and performance issues.
review by Junior Miyai on 16 August, 2024
If you like action platformers, you’ll love Gestalt: Steam and Cinder. It’s a shorter affair, to be sure, but it explodes with love for the genre with a world and story that is both equal parts fun and tense to explore.
review by Junior Miyai on 15 July, 2024
Shadow of the Erdree is an excellent expansion to Elden Ring. Poison swamps, giant swords, and fingercreepers return, better than ever.
review by Junior Miyai on 18 June, 2024
System Shock's remake is an enjoyable and well-made immersive sim that runs well on PlayStation 5, but the new gamepad control scheme leaves a lot to be desired.
review by Junior Miyai on 21 May, 2024
A heartfelt indie horror title that pays respect to its predecessors while doing it's own thing came at just the right time.
feature by Junior Miyai on 12 May, 2024
How do you preserve long dead MMOs? Dedicated fans will find a way, and Shin Megami Tensei: IMAGINE fans are no different.
feature by Junior Miyai on 14 March, 2024
An expansive world, well-written lore, and decent base-building provide an enjoyable survival game alternative.
review by Junior Miyai on 25 January, 2024
A new world, new Vocation and new monsters have been revealed for the popular MMO.
news by Junior Miyai on 30 November, 2023
In Stars and Time is a thought-provoking RPG about life and family. What if you could spend the rest of eternity with your friends? What if you could spend the rest of eternity with your friends? What if you could spend the rest of eternity —
review by Junior Miyai on 20 November, 2023
Lords of the Fallen has a well-crafted world, interesting stories, cool bosses, and plenty of player customization on offer. However, a frustrating dual-world mechanic holds back this RPG from achieving excellence.
review by Junior Miyai on 12 October, 2023
If you liked previous Disgaea games — grinding your levels up to max, performing increasingly higher damaging attacks, and seeing a mass of numbers fill your screen — Disgaea 7 continues that trend and amplifies it further.
review by Junior Miyai on 26 September, 2023
Crypt of the Necrodancer meets a dating sim in this new game from CRITICAL REFLEX
feature by Junior Miyai on 15 August, 2023
Dine and dash through this food-flavored dungeon crawler and restaurant simulator hybrid
preview by Junior Miyai on 12 August, 2023
A mysterious entity wants to communicate with humans - but can only do so through the medium of throwback RPGs. It gets weirder from there.
preview by Junior Miyai on 08 August, 2023