QCF: Unchained Blades

In another story of a niche publisher taking on a heavy labor of love to localize a hit JRPG to the North American masses, Xseed Games brings us Unchained Blades from FuRyu. A collaborative effort of Japanese game development’s A-list talent, the game's creators include Takashi Hino of Grandia fame, and Toshio Akashi, known for his work on the Lunar series. Even Nobuo Uematsu himself contributed some hot licks for the soundtrack.

All things considered, Unchained Blades is still an assumptive write-off among other by-the-numbers JRPGs destined to be overlooked. But upon further inspection, Unchained Blades breaks most of those expectations and delivers some real hope that the genre has plenty of life left in it.

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PPR Games Club: Lunar The Silver Star

On this episode of Press Pause Radio we have the opportunity to wind back the clock and discuss the classic RPG Lunar: The Silver Star. Our retro experts GeorgieBoysAXE, Sean and Ser welcome arcade enthusiast and the overlord of Hey Poor Player Francis to the show, as they outline the first entry in the beloved Lunar series. Sit back and join us as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the original release. Please remember to contribute to the site and our social networks to share your memories of the famed series. Thanks for listening and join us again in a few weeks as we get back on track with our normally scheduled programming.

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