In celebration of the latest game in the Atelier series; Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout, Wonderful Works brings the titular heroine Reisalin Stout (or Ryza) to life! The Ryza figure is modeled after a piece of her official artwork from the game. Ryza has been meticulously sculpted down to the finest details…
Tag: JRPG
Dragon Quest 1+2+3 Collection Nintendo Switch
Great news for old-school Dragon Quest fans! The first three games of the series, that make up what is sometimes referred to as the “Loto Trilogy”, are coming to the Nintendo Switch on September 27th. There is no Western release planned as of now, much to the disappointment of many, but before you get the…
Octopath Traveler
No, I haven’t given up on the site. I know it has been a while since I’ve posted, but I assure you Hobby Scratch isn’t going anywhere. Most of my free time has been taken up by playing the brand new Nintendo Switch I acquired recently. I actually had resigned to the fact that I…
Dragon Quest XI Western Release and Pre-Order
Dragon Quest XI has finally been announced for a Western release. I was beginning to get a bit concerned by the lack of news on a date, but it appears we finally have one on September 4th this year. Unfortunately, it appears that as of this writing, we will sadly not be getting the 3DS…
The Longest Five Minutes – A Journey to Remember
“Memories”…proof of a life lived. The Longest Five Minutes is a game I had been looking forward to since I learned of its existence last year. It’s a retro-style RPG that is a combination of some things you would expect of the genre with a few twists; such as some visual novel-style elements where you…
Granblue Fantasy Narmaya 1/7 Figure
Granblue Fantasy is a popular mobile RPG and had a 13 episode anime series air earlier this year. Check it out if you haven’t seen it, but first stick around for today’s post! This beautifully crafted 1/7 scale figure is a character from the game; Narmaya, the blader. Narmaya is posed on her knees, resting…
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Pre-order!
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has been announced at E3 and will be heading to the Nintendo Switch this December. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a sequel to Xenoblade Chronicles, but will feature a new cast of characters on an adventure following Rex, and his friend Pyra, a mysterious girl known as a Blade that grants him tremendous power….
Seiken Densetsu Collection – Nintendo Switch – Secret of Mana
Coming to the Nintendo Switch on June 1st, 2017 is Seiken Densetsu Collection, or as the series is more commonly known in the West, Secret of Mana (which is actually the U.S. name of the first SNES installment) or the Mana series. The collection features the first three games in the series: Seiken Densetsu (Final…
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE PLAY ARTS KAI NO.1: CLOUD STRIFE
It will be some time before you can actually play the long-awaited Final Fantasy VII Remake set for release on PS4, but until then, you have this Play Arts Kai Cloud Strife figure to hold you over. Cloud is amazingly detailed, stands about 10 and 1/2 inches tall, features his signature Buster sword and has…
Tales of Berseria – PS4
Tales of Berseria is the latest in the long-running “Tales” series from Bandai Namco. Admittedly I have played very few games in this series, and though they were moderately enjoyable to me I never really had the drive to play them until the end. However, this is the first time I have actually been anticipating…
Ikenie To Yuki No Setsuna Original Soundtrack
Ikenie To Yuki No Setsuna or “Setsuna of Sacrifice and Snow”, which will be titled “I Am Setsuna” in the West, is an old-school style rpg invoking the name of Chrono Trigger as a point of comparison. Although it’s already out in Japan, the game is not due here until July. In the meantime though,…
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