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And everyone can now read this piece on Softstar's Sword and Fairy 4, an admirably thoughtful RPG that dares to question and then challenge some important narrative pillars of the genre:

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I'm glad I waited 25 years to play the longest Dragon Quest game Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined is a streamlined and remarkably unsentimental remake.

My Dragon Quest VII Reimagined article's now live on @pcgamer.com! After decades (!!) of being put off by the game's infamous length, I was not just grateful for, but also thoroughly enjoyed, this more streamlined new take:

www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/im...

A photo showing a large selection of games, encompassing everything from Taiwanese arcade carts (Knights of Valour 2 Nine Dragons) to modern PC hits (Baldur's Gate 3).

Hey! I run an amazing website covering ancient classics, modern hits, and everything (seriously, ~everything~) between! Best of all, it's completely ad, affiliate, and sponsor-free too - just you, me, and loads of incredible games. Come take a look!

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Work in progress of FFXIV Gaius van Baelsar

FOR WHOM DO YOU FIGHT?
#FFXIV

Jerry Lawson, the inventor of the video game cartridge.

This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.

The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.

Happy Black History Month.

FFXV Ardyn Izunia in a suit carrying a cane

FFXV Lunafreya in lingerie

FFXV Nyx Ulric in the SOLDIER uniform from FFVII, wielding his kukris

FFXV King Regis and Titus Drautos in semi-formal attire, both holding wine glasses

A few faves from the monthly FFXV fashion poll over on Patreon.
Not in any way biased toward Kingsglaive, promise ;p
#FFXV

My Resident Evil Village article's in here! :D

This week: some FA, some FO:

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some tweets from Japanese players who witnessed the actions of the GM Sanctioning Unit, with reactions ranging in tone from "celebrity encounter" to "wild cryptid sighting." FF11 rules man

After a server glitch, Final Fantasy 11 is dispatching Game Masters to manually assassinate bugged monsters just so the game knows they're really dead: 'God personally stepping in to correct the world... Sometimes there's only one way to be sure.

Happy to have another excuse to write about Final Fantasy 11, which recently broke in the exact right way to force its Games Masters into doing something extremely funny:

歌姫さんにニットを着せたかっただけのらくがき
背中のは深く考えてないけどあったかい

ドラゴンクエストⅡ
#ドット絵

Hilda from Final Fantasy 2 waving a flag saying "Sic semper tyrannis"

#ff2 #ffii #finalfantasy

Power Dolls series Gaming is not short of either strategy games or mech-heavy releases, but few intertwine the two with the seriousness of Power Dolls. Kogado’s series set itself apart by bringing an astonishin…

So that's ten huge articles spanning the entire length of Power Dolls history, from its PC-98 beginnings through console spinoffs and its Steam-based end*, all based on first-hand experience with original materials! Come take a look!

*for now...

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Illustration of a seagull wearing a scarf and a winter hat

A guy I drew a while ago when I was living at the coast

#ff13 Lightning
Some collab I've done for final fantasy con
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(SoPFFO, Jackstos) Jackstos comic, set in DFFOO (part 2/2)

(SoPFFO, Jackstos) Jackstos comic, set in DFFOO (part 1/2)

(SoPFFO, Jackstos) past weirdo flirting

大分遅くなりましたが　今年もよろしくお願いします

FFXIV Pipin

Pipin for the FFXIV playing card deck (...again, because I forgot a couple of details oops)
#FFXIV

photo of someone covered from head to toe in predominantly blue ceremonial attire.

someone wearing red ceremonial robes and masking

someone completely covered feom head to toe in orange ceremonial attire

someone dressed in green ceremonial attire covering their head, face, and body.

participants from Benin's Vodun Day Festival, celebrated every January 10th.

The developers of PEAK explain pricing

Oz Moh Glacius from Tactics Ogre

andoras from Tactics Ogre

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Power Dolls series Gaming is not short of either strategy games or mech-heavy releases, but few intertwine the two with the seriousness of Power Dolls. Kogado’s series set itself apart by bringing an astonishin…

Ah, I'm too excited to wait! Here's my brand new page gathering all of my Power Dolls articles published so far! That's ~nine~ articles covering everything from the PC-98 original to Windows fan discs and PC-FX remakes!

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And freshly-published on my public site is this piece on the final numbered Power Dolls game, Power Dolls 6. It's another attempt to modernise the series!

kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2026/01/05/p...