Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel
Fullmetal Alchemist And the Broken Angel is a romp through the world of the popular manga and anime where people control Edward Elric as he attempts to get to the bottom of a puzzling mystery.
Developer:Racjin Publisher: Square Enix Release Date: January 18th, 2005 Platforms: PS2 JustRPG Score: 78% Pros: +Familiar characters +Made for fans of the series Cons: -Annoying puzzles -No replayability -Mediocre voice acting. |
Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel Overview
Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel brings a unique combination of action and alchemy to the PS2. The story takes place in a lost chapter from the series during the Elric brothers’ journey to Central City. Together, they’ll search for a sacred stone that can transform them back to their original state
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Galerians: Ash
Galerians: Ash is a sci-fi horror game where players take control of a powerful psychic character who uses his telekinetic powers to defend himself as he tries to save himself.
Developer: Enterbrain Publisher: Sammy Studios Release Date: February 4th, 2003 Platforms: PS2 JustRPG Score: 78% Pros: +Good Atmosphere +Interesting Story Cons: -No replayability -Graphics are so-so |
Galerians: Ash Overview
Survival horror and science fiction come together in the sequel to Galerians. In Galerians: Ash, you reprise the role of Rion as he fights the Last Galerians and their evil leader Ash, who wants to destroy all organic life on Earth. Players collect various items to upgrade Rion’s psychic abilities as he makes his way to a final showdown with Ash.
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Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Giants: Citizen Kabuto is an interesting game that blends RPG elements with a third-person shooter. Players are able to control three different characters as they play through the episodic story.
Developer: Planet Moon Studios Publisher: Interplay Release Date: December 6, 2000 Platforms: PC , Mac, Ps2 JustRPG Score: 80% Pros: +Appealing Characters. +Interesting Idea +Multiple playstyles Cons: -Occasional dull mission -Annoying to actually save your game |
Giants: Citizen Kabuto Overview
Players take control of three distinct characters as they attempt to play through the story of Giants: Citizen Kabuto. They can control a high-tech alien who leads a pack of his fellows, using jet packs, camouflage, and laser weapons in an attempt to conquer the indigenous mermaid-like race of the planet. Players are also able to play as the morally-driven princess of said mermaid-like race ,and a giant being who destroys whatever he wants, named Kabuto, as he tries to find meaning to why he exists.
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Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Golden Sun: The Lost Age is a continuation of the Golden Sun series. Players collect Djinni and other items in an attempt to stop an evil force from taking over the world.
Developer: Camelot Software Planning Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: April 14th, 2003 Platforms: GBA JustRPG Score: 95% Pros: +Appealing Characters. +Excellent magic system +Addictive Cons: -Long introduction |
Golden Sun: The Lost Age Overview
It is the dawn of a new age…And the heroes of Golden Sun have been abandoned. Now, the world is falling into darkness. A new band of adventurers is the world’s final hope…but they may also be its doom. Pursued by the heroes of the original Golden Sun, they must race to complete their quest before the world becomes lost to the ages.
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Final Fantasy 9
Final Fantasy 9 is another addition to the final fantasy series. Players take control of a motley cast of characters as they attempt to stop an evil force from destroying the world.
Developer: Squaresoft Publisher: Squaresoft Release Date: November 12, 2000 Platforms: PS1 JustRPG Score: 94% Pros: +Interesting Characters. +Good Story. +Good soundtrack. Cons: -No replay value. |
Final Fantasy 9 Overview
Final Fantasy 9 is the last Final Fantasy game on the original playstation. Players take control of Zidane as they play through this high-fantasy rendition of Final Fantasy, leaving behind the technology that ran rampant in Final Fantasy 8. Players will collect their party as they make their way through their world, eventually attempting to thwart Zidane’s evil twin, Kuja, in his plot to destroy the world.
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Final Fantasy 10
Final Fantasy 10 is a turn based RPG that was developed and published by Squaresoft, and was released on the Sony Playstation 2 on December 18, 2001.
Developer: Squaresoft Publisher: Squaresoft Release Date: December 18, 2001 Platforms: PS2, PS3, Vita JustRPG Score: 94% Pros: +Great Graphics +Updated Combat System +Great Voice Acting +Compelling Story Cons: -Blitzball -Some Characters Are Annoying |
Final Fantasy 10 Overview
Players take control of Tidus as he is torn away from the world he knows and is hurled into an alternate version of the world he lives in. He joins up with a summoner named Yuna as she sets out on a quest to defeat an evil monster, named ‘Sin’, who returns every few years and threatens the humans of Spira. Along the way, they find out just how corrupt the government that rules Spira is, and end up fighting manly powerful and interesting enemies.
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Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles is the first Final Fantasy game that is completely multiplayer and has an emphasis on working as a team. It is also the first Final Fantasy on a Nintendo console in a long time.
Developer: Square Enix Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: February 10, 2003 Platforms: Gamecube JustRPG Score: 80% Pros: +Atmospheric Environments. +Great Music +Addictive +Lots of stuff to do Cons: -Difficult Single Player Experience -Need 4 Game Boy Advances+Wires to play multiplayer -No Voice Acting. |
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Overview
Players take control of a character that can be of 4 available races as they set out to find why the world they live in is covered with a poisonous miasma. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles is a step away from the usual Final Fantasy games, promoting a multiplayer experience with beat-’em-up gameplay. Players are required to watch a magical chalice full of enchanted water that protects them from the miasma while they collect armor, weapons, and reagents as they make their way through the world.
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Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions
Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions is a remake of the original Final Fantasy Tactics. It has been ported to the PSP and has updated graphics, and updated storyline, new items, new missions, and new characters. Simply put, it is an improvement on something that is already extremely good.
Developer: Square Enix Publisher: Square Enix Release Date: May 10, 2007 Platforms: PSP JustRPG Score: 90% Pros: +Appealing Characters. +Amazing Story +Addictive +Good soundtrack Cons: -Little replay value. -Not everyone’s cup of tea |
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy Tactics is the first ‘Tactical RPG’ by Squaresoft, and one of the first games of the genre. It takes players through the land of Ivalice as they dig through treachery and heresy within the church that runs the country.
Developer: Squaresoft Publisher: Squaresoft Release Date: January 28, 1998 Platforms: Playstation JustRPG Score: 92% Pros :+Appealing Characters. +Great Story +Addictive Cons: -Late-game characters are too powerful -No replayability -Not everyone’s cup of tea |
Final Fantasy Tactics Overview
Final Fantasy Tactics is a classic tactics style role playing game for the Sony Playstation 1. This tactics style game has become a legend in it’s own time and is now what all other tactics games are compared to. With many classes to choose from and endless ways to play the game Final Fantasy Tactics provides incredible quality in terms of gameplay for the time that it was released. For a fan of the tactics style game this is a must play but for someone that is unfamiliar with the genre it is still an exciting introduction.
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Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy X-2 is a continuation of Final Fantasy X. Players take control of Yuna, Rikku, and a newcomer, Paine, as they attempt to collect orbs and find out what happened to Tidus.
Developer: Square Enix Publisher: Square Enix Release Date: November 18th, 2003 Platforms: PS2 JustRPG Score: 95% Pros: +Lots of replay value +Great Dialogue +Addictive +Lots of side Quests Cons: -Sort-of ‘Girly’. -Mediocre voice acting. |
Final Fantasy X-2 Overview
Final Fantasy X-2, the first direct sequel to any Final Fantasy, resumes its ancestor’s storyline focusing on a radically-changed Yuna, once a pristine summoner and now a pop singer, and two companions, Yuna’s former bodyguard Rikku, and a newcomer, the staid and stolid Paine. Final Fantasy X-2 introduces an impressive number of firsts for the series: first sequel, first female lead, first all-female party, first Final Fantasy based on open-ended missions, first Final Fantasy allowing class changes in combat, and many new character classes for the Final Fantasy series.
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