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MALLOW OUT Super Mario RPG remake is gloriously faithful to an all-time great – hands-on preview

Remakes can go one of two ways, but you'll be pleased to know this SNES throwback is hyper-faithful – perhaps to a fault.

TOP OF THE DROPS The best PlayStation Plus games on PS4 and PS5 in November 2023

Our top picks for Sony's money-saving subscription service!

COSMIC SANS Star Ocean: The Second Story R is a Remake with a capital R with a plan to please three decades' worth of fans

Star Ocean: The Second Story R buries the lede, but once you dig into it, there's something very appealing to long-time series fans.

HAND IT TO ‘EM This official Final Fantasy 16 merch must be some kind of sick joke

Remember when Hugo Kupka wanted to throw hands? Well, Square Enix does, and I think it’s having a laugh at his expense.

MAMMA MIA Nintendo Direct June 2023 - here’s all the announcements you might’ve missed

Strap in. There's a lot to unpack.

REMAKE Star Ocean: The Second Story R coming to Nintendo Switch November 2

A Star Ocean 2 remake is coming this Winter, announced during today's Nintendo Direct.

The best Honkai Star Rail Yanqing build, Light Cone, and Relics

He plays a critical role on any team

Genshin Impact 3.6 livestream start time and date

Free Primogems and a deep dive into the next big update.

Criss Cross Chrono Cross was remastered so it wouldn't become "unplayable"

The remaster launched last year, making Radical Dreamers officially playable in English for the first time.

BOTTLED LIGHTNING 13 years later, Final Fantasy 13 still tells one of the series’ most ambitious stories

The worst Final Fantasy? It’s not as crystal clear as it seems.

ROLE BACK THE YEARS As Final Fantasy 16 boss Naoki Yoshida calls it “discriminatory”, is it time to drop the term ‘JRPG’?

A brief history of the JRPG descriptor, and contemplations on the etymology of the genre – and its implications.

UNFORGIVABLE VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.41: The best game that you can't forgive

When a video game annoys you for the last time, the grudge stays with you forever.

DO YOUR OWN RING Final Fantasy 16 has a novel approach to the age-old ‘accessibility versus difficulty’ conundrum

If you think that action-RPG games like Devil May Cry and Elden Ring are too hard, Final Fantasy 16’s fascinating setup may intrigue you.

Student Abroad Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's two part DLC will see you travelling around the world

Plus, the DLC will bring back some familiar Pokemon.

CATCH EM LIVE Watch today's Pokemon Day Pokemon Presents live stream here

Here's how to watch the latest Pokemon news live!

Sponsored Honestly, you won’t believe the development talent behind Redemption Reapers

Metal Gear, Fire Emblem, Okami, and more – Redemption Reapers has some serious development pedigree behind it.

GROW UP VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.40: The best game with the most juvenile feature

The average video game enjoyer is in their mid-thirties, but you wouldn't know it from playing one.

FISH GALORE Like a Dragon: Ishin fishing guide — fishing tips for catching all fish

Be it Salmon, Stringfish, Ghost Koi, or Tuna, this is the guide for you.

UP IN ARMS Like a Dragon: Ishin — All legendary trooper cards and how to get them

It's a big grind, but legendary cards can be yours if you put in the time.

Off the Cuff Forspoken writer's original pitch was apparently completely different from the final game

Much of the criticism over the game was related to its dialogue and story.

PENNY PINCHER How to make lots of money in Like a Dragon: Ishin

If you're looking to for a money farm to makes hundreds of Ryo, we have you covered with this guide.

STUDY HARDER Like A Dragon: Isshin — All Book of Revelation locations

Looking to max out each fighting style? Here are all the locked heat moves and how to get them

FIST FIGHT Like a Dragon: Isshin — How to beat Komaki

One of the hardest fights in the game comes from the brawler dojo. Here's how to beat the master!

QUITE A MOUTHFUL Like a Dragon: Ishin — The Mochi Mystery walkthrough

Two people are guilty of eating the Mochi in this substory, but who is it?

In Bloom Genshin Impact update 3.5 brings the Windblume Festival just in time for spring

New playable characters, new quests, and more.

CRUEL MARKET VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.39: The best game that completely flopped

Being the best is no guarantee of success. Just ask my bank manager.

PLUS MORE February PlayStation Plus: Horizon, RE7, Borderlands 3 and Scarlet Nexus coming to game catalogue

A decent selection of PS Plus games in February.

NOT LIVE OR KICKING Why are all the games dying? The Thursday Nite Rant

From Apex Legends Mobile to Knockout City, dozens of live service games are being killed off.

SPRUCED UP VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.36: The best game that really needs a remake

Games tend to age badly, and sometimes that's a tragedy.

LOAD OF OLD CUFF Here’s how to make Forspoken less irritating

Just like High on Life last year, Forspoken relies a bit too much on inane chatter – but at least you can turn the frequency of it down.

Just Grand Granblue Fantasy: Relink finally gets a new trailer, is probably out this year

Originally slated for 2022, the JRPG should be out some time this year.

FREAK KINGDOMS Wo Long Fallen Dynasty is a Souls-like that gives you a helping hand

Dark Souls too lonely? Elden Ring too daunting? Game Pass has got your back. Kinda.

DOG EAT DOG WORLD Elden Ring YouTuber pits 50 of Caelid's starved dogs against all the bosses

Who, if any, can stand up to that many puppers?

Time To Disengage Be careful, Fire Emblem Engage spoilers have already leaked

Keep your eyes out for anything suspicious.

My SSD Is Spoken For Let’s hope Forspoken is worth its generous PS5 file size

Maybe time to delete that one game you haven't played in a while.

Keep It Zipped You can Stream Persona 3 & 4, but make sure to spoiler tag the decade old games

Atlus continues its tradition of being outdated.

GIRTH OF THE WILD VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.34: The best game that suffers from bloating

Whether it's mince pies or side-quests, you can always have too much of a good thing.

CLIVE AND LET DIE Final Fantasy 16 could be as great as the golden era FF games – if it fixes the mistakes of the modern era

The golden era of Final Fantasy games has gone, but the latest entry in the long-running series has what it takes to tickle the nostalgia glands.

Together Again Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion mod brings back the original voice cast

Zack's back, although he never really left.

A Brush With Fate Fire Emblem Engage's opening cinematic gives us a flashy look at our toothpaste coloured protagonist

Plus, a short look at the title screen too.

FINAL FANTASY XXX Final Fantasy 16 is going to be at least a little bit horny

The latest game in the long-running Final Fantasy series is going to contain 'partial nudity' and 'sexual themes'. Ooh-err, matron.

Probably, For Sure It's official, the best Final Fantasy is none other than...

Potentially the most controversial top 10 of the year.

For Honour You can play Final Fantasy 7 Remake with an actual buster sword now

Anything's possible in Midgar.

Don't Speak So Soon Forspoken's demo has players worried, but Square Enix promises the final game is better

Don't worry too much about those side quests in the demo.

Getting Off Steam It looks like the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters are finally coming to consoles

Currently the remasters are exclusive to Steam.

Anime-RPG Bandai Namco and Amazon Games are collaborating on Blue Protocol, a very pretty MMO

The free-to-play game launches on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S next year.

DRILL DOWN INTO IT How to evolve Dunsparce into Dudunsparce in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Two or three segments, which will you get?

One is a duck Best Starter Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet - Evolutions detailed and does the choice matter?

The initial choice of Pokemon feels like a really tough one, but is it worth agonising over?

Pun Not Intended Crisis Core Reunion couldn't have been a cloud version because of "high expectations" from FF7 Remake fans

What do you mean, the PSP had great graphics?