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Tag: Alfa System

Preview: Translation: RPG Legends ~ The 1990s Edition Vol. 3 – Ore no Shikabane o Koete Yuke

The following article on Ore no Shikabane o Koete Yuke (Alfa System, MARS Corporation, 1999) comes from the last of these books, RPG Legends: 90s Edition Vol. III

Ogre Run Uncategorized Leave a comment February 17, 2026

Preview: Ore no Shikabane o Koete Yuke

The titles that are fondly remembered—and that have influenced the perception of JRPGs abroad—only comprise a mere fraction of the games which were actually produced.

Ogre Run Uncategorized 1 Comment December 21, 2025February 11, 2026

Gunparade March and the JRPG at the Turn of the New Millennium

Here, players can eternally live out their teenage post-apocalyptic fantasy. But, this dream can only last so long and Gunparade seems aware of that. Partake in its social system to learn the truth of the war and see the cracks in the world.

Ogre Run Uncategorized 8 Comments November 29, 2025February 24, 2026

Currently Playing: Final Fantasy XI (Square, 2002) / SOLDIERS Desirewing (Tokumeikibou, 2025)


Currently Reading: The Handbook of Japanese Games (Rachael Hutchinson, 2025) / Historiographies of Game Studies: What It Has Been, What It Could Be (Alisha Karabinus, Carly A. Kocurek, Cody Mejeur, Emma Vossen, 2025)

Currently Writing On: Unannounced Translation (APRIL 15th) / Unannounced Review (April 25th)

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