June2019
News Learn How Death Is Tied To Life When Oninaki Releases On Switch This August
Discover the mysterious realm beyond
We first found out about action role-playing game Oninaki during a Nintendo Direct presentation earlier this year, in February. With this in mind, Square Enix Live has now locked in a release date. It's arriving in a few months time, on 22nd August. To help promote the launch announcement, Square Enix released a...
February2019
News Chrono Trigger Director Takashi Tokita Is Producing Switch JRPG Oninaki
And he's heading up quite a dream team
Oninaki was one of the new titles announced during last week's Nintendo Direct, and has been the beneficiary of some significant coverage in this week's issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu. Published by Square Enix and developed by Tokyo RPG Factory, Oninaki is being described as an "intensely shocking title"...
News Travel Between Worlds When Square Enix's Oninaki Arrives On Switch This Summer
Go beyond life
During the latest Nintendo Direct presentation, it was announced Square Enix would be publishing the new action role-playing game Oninaki this summer. The title is being developed by the talented team at Tokyo RPG Factory, who are previously responsible for I Am Setsuna and Lost Sphear. Here's more information about Oninaki, courtesy...
September2017
First Impressions Finding Our Way in Lost Sphear
Not all who wander…
Along with the open-world intrigue of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and the retro goodness of Hamster’s ACA Neo Geo releases, the Switch’s launch lineup included I Am Setsuna, a retro-styled JRPG from Square Enix subsidiary Tokyo RPG Factory that delivered an old-school adventure in a snowy modern package. It’s...
July2017
News Lost Sphear Launches on 23rd January in the West
The follow-up to I Am Setsuna
One of the standout titles of the early Nintendo Switch library was that of I Am Setsuna, a thoroughly traditional JRPG experience published by Square Enix which called back to that company’s best days when it churned out classic JRPG’s left and right. The talented studio behind it—Tokyo RPG Factory—evidently...
May2017
News Square Enix Announces New JRPG Lost Sphear For Nintendo Switch
From the studio behind I Am Setsuna
Square Enix has confirmed that Tokyo RPG Factory's next title will be coming the Nintendo Switch. Lost Sphear is due for release in early 2018 and will also be released on PlayStation 4 and Steam. It's going to be a digital title first and foremost, but a physical Switch version will be made available from the...
February2017
Video I Am Setsuna's Nintendo Switch Launch Trailer Piles On The Accolades
Now in French, too
I Am Setsuna might not be a brand-new JRPG release but it's nevertheless a very welcome addition to the launch lineup for Nintendo Switch. Positioned as an old-school JRPG "like they used to make", the game is being given the launch trailer treatment by Nintendo UK, an opportunity to highlight the many positive reviews it has...
January2017
News Square Enix Confirms Nintendo Switch Release For I Am Setsuna
Western release confirmed, too
Square Enix has revealed that it is bringing the RPG I Am Setsuna to the Nintendo Switch, and what's more, it will be getting a North American and European release. Developed by Tokyo RPG Factory, the game launched in Japan at the start of 2016. It's currently available in the west on the PS4 and Steam. Inspired by...