The Otaku Exhibition

Tag: jrpgs

  • Soul Hackers 2 Review: I’m Not Gonna Say It

    Developed by Atlus Directed by Eiji Ishida & Mitsuru Hirata Reviewed on Playstation 5 I will clear the air first by telling you I am not going to call Soul Hackers 2 “Persona without the soul” or say how it fixes “Atlus’ Persona problem”, because that’s the kind of thing that hack game journalists say…

  • Persona 5: Living an Anime

    For the sake of abandoning all objectivity, I will admit that Persona 5 is one of my favorite games of all time. That’s a problem with writing about JRPGs, I have to put in dozens or hundreds of hours just to hit that end screen. I can tell you that Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order…

  • Genshin Impact: The Unsustainability of FOMO

    Genshin Impact is the first game I reviewed on the Otaku Exhibition, although that doesn’t say much, it’s pretty rare I play a game within a month of its release. At the time, I stated it was an interesting derivation of Breath of the Wild’s open world exploration with a chemistry-themed combat system. While my…

  • I Hate Blank Slate Protagonists

    The blank slate protagonist is a staple of JRPGs, and I completely understand why. Video games strive to completely immerse the player, so it only makes sense that you would let them pick their character’s nme, customize their appearance, and try to make their personality as open to interpretation. This usually results in a deadpan…