I like me a good Japanese RPG. Actually, let me rephrase: I love Japanese JRPGs. Like many a youth twenty years back, I received a free copy of Dragon Warrior with my Nintendo Power subscription. I didn’t actually play Dragon Warrior myself, I played it with my older brother, start to finish. It was, as I believe was the point of the game, epic. The experience from level one to defeating the nefarious Dragon Lord really did feel like a vast journey, a true hero quest. But I never got around to playing another JRPG until I was fourteen. That game was Chrono Trigger and it turned me into a slavering addict. These days, I only get to play one JRPG a year. They typically require a massive investment of time and, so, I’m forced to pick and choose. I’m not sure if it’s going to come to the US at this point, but if it does, I might have to make Ris-Zoawd the JRPG I play next year. Media.Vision, creators of the I’m-shocked-it’s-still-going Wild Arms franchise, are behind it. Riz-Zoawd is 3D DS RPG that might just be the most beautiful polygonal game on the system. The music in this trailer is gorgeous, the first person battle system is delightfully old school, and the Wizard of Oz premise is a novel stroke of, well, not quite genius, but it’s certainly inspired. I can’t wait.
Previous Trailer Reviews:
Idolm@ster PSP
The Last Guy
Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff
Captain Rainbow
The Past and Future With Mega Man 9 and Chrono Trigger DS
Densetsu no Stafi 5
Sonic Unleashed
Infinite Undiscovery
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
Street Fighter 4
The Conduit
Mirror’s Edge
Related links:
Play It Again, Sam
The Chrono Trigger Port: Are You Excited or Disappointed
OST: Chrono Cross
Final Fantasy IV DS: Love, Hope and Betrayal For the Busy Commuter