Tokyo RPG Factory’s 2016 debut, I Am Setsuna, was a masterpiece. More than simply a throwback to the JRPGs of the ’90s, it was a deep exploration of the very concept of nostalgia, and the weird cocktail of emotions that comes with it. That didn’t stop it from being …
I imported I Am Setsuna earlier this year when it first came out in Japan, though I never got around to playing more than the first couple of hours. Having now played the English version, I’m glad I didn’t play much of the import, because with my cursory understanding of …
I Am Setsuna is the latest in a long line of Japanese games that have been butchered in the name of “localisation” to appease the delicate sensibilities of the Western audience. Nintendo had the gall to inject Western-centric humour into Fire Emblem Fates, a game that otherwise has absolutely no …
