Capcom Employees Discuss Project X Zone Localization
Persona 4 Golden Coming This Fall
One of the best RPGs gets even better!
Use the entire review scale please!
All too often I see gamers react to a 7 out of 10 for being a “bad” score. As if for some reason the only possible scores a game can get are 7 through 10. This is absolutely wrong and it needs to stop. I’m here to enlighten you on how exactly each popular review scale […]
Pandora’s Tower Musical Origins Part III
The final part in Operation Rainfall’s audio series of discovering the music origins in Pandora’s Tower. Part III focuses on none other than Tchaikovsky, his life, and his 6th Symphony which plays a part in the game. Written and Narrated by Clinton Nix.
REVIEW: Sin and Punishment – Star Successor
Nintendo has often been accused of alienating the “core gamer” demographic with the Wii. Truth is, the Wii has many games that rival those of the other two seventh-generation consoles. One simply has to find them. However, while “core” third-party experiences are a dime a dozen on the console, frequent game droughts have become a […]
Xenoblade Breaks the 200k Mark after 3 Weeks
More than Europe or Japan!
‘I’ll Launch You Skyward!’ A Preview of Dragon’s Dogma
Until recently, Dragon’s Dogma had only been a blip on my gaming radar. I’ve seen a screenshot here, a mention there, but it seemed to me like just another generic, medieval-type game; a ‘Skyrim Wannabe,‘ even. In fact, I considered it to be another one of those ‘Japanese developers trying to be American again’ kind […]
Man on Fire: Addressing Nintendo’s Concerns for Fire Emblem: Awakening
I don’t know what it is about the Strategy genre. Something about grids and weapon triangles and controlling anything from a small squad to an entire army just…gets to me. The various staples of the genre have varying degrees of quality in my opinion, so I can’t exactly call it my preferred genre… but games […]
Don’t Judge a Game by its Console
We gamers develop certain views of companies based on their actions. So it is no surprise that “core” gamers do not see the Wii in the greatest of light. It has lots of causal games on it and very few adult titles, sure. But just because the Wii’s library is the way that it […]
Theatrhythm Character Progression Screens
Character progression gameplay of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy.
LIVESTREAM: Continued adventure in Shin Megami Tensei!
Continued adventure in Shin Megami Tensei!
OPINION: Why Pandora’s Tower Matters Part 2
UPDATE: Pandora’s Tower has been announced for North America, published by XSEED Games, and scheduled to be released Spring 2013! Pandora’s Tower was released in Europe on Friday, the 13th of April, 2012. The game has yet to be confirmed for a North American release. Of the three games Operation Rainfall is campaigning for, Pandora’s […]
Ace Attorney Investigations 2 Localization
Cheer, up, Ace Attorney fans. We may be getting Ace Attorney Investigations 2 after all. It just won’t be on a cartridge on the DS. This is not unusual. Ace Attorney (known then as Gyakuten Saiban) was originally published on the Game Boy Advance. However, extraordinarily high import rates led Nintendo and Capcom to localize […]
25 Useful Tips While Playing Xenoblade Chronicles
Here are 25 Tips I learned while playing the game.
A brief overview of localization
One of the most critical parts of bringing a game over is localization. Translation is the act of rendering one language into another. Localization is making sure the new words actually make sense in the new culture and it fits the physical constraints of the game.. Let’s start off at the basics. When a game […]
UPCOMING FEATURE – Classic RPG Livestreams by Dark Weres
Operation Rainfall will be hosting excellent livestreams from the crew at Dark Weres. If you are into classic role-playing games, you definitely want to keep your eyes on these guys. They have been streaming their games live pretty much since we started nearly 10 months ago, and now we’re making this partnership official. Welcome Dark […]
What is Pandora’s Tower?
UPDATE: Pandora’s Tower has been announced for North America, published by XSEED Games, and scheduled to be released Spring 2013! An explanation of Pandora’s Tower. Narrated by Kwing.
Shin Megami Tensei Remake arriving on 3DS: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
A game that’s probably one of the more obscure titles in the Shin Megami Tensei library. Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers is the second game of the spin off series: Devil Summoner. Originally released on the Sega Saturn in 1997, with a updated re-release on the Playstation 1 in 1999. Both versions were never localized unfortunately. In fact […]
Atlus Taking the Helm of Publishing Duties for Dragon’s Crown
Is Atlus flying in to save the day again? You probably remember the company UTV Ignition Entertainment (Ignition) as the company that was originally going to fund Dragon’s Crown as its publisher, but as you now see, due to unknown circumstances things have changed. Surprising news last Thursday, Atlus has acquired the publishing & localization rights from […]
More Project X Zone Screenshot & Character Reveals
If you thought they were done this month, think again! Mountain of screenshots, and a couple of character reveals such as: Frank West (Dead Rising), Lei Lei (Darkstalkers), Zephyr and Leanne (End of Eternity) and Soma and Alisa (God Eater). A nice surprise that they’re not just giving the spotlight to just the brand characters we […]