How many people have heard of Final Fantasy? Millions? Hundreds of millions? Would it be true to say that majority of those folks are aware of the actual games that sport the moniker? Probably. Well, how many of you are familiar with the world of prinnies, Overlords and the Cave of Ordeals? Simple answer: not enough.
Most folk have heard of Japanese RPG’s like Final Fantasy, they know what to expect as they have been coming out of Japan steadily for almost two decades. As usual, the bigger developers and publishers are names most gamers would be aware of, from Square-Enix to Namco. The big publishers have exposed millions of players to the staple Japanese RPG and gamers themselves have trusted these companies branching out the RPG genre with tactical RPG’s, real-time RPG’s and more. Square-Enix’s Final Fantasy Tactics was for many gamers, their first experience of a Tactical RPG. That was then however, these days there are more out there, many series have tactical spin-offs hoping to emulate Square-Enix’s success with its Final Fantasy heavy-weight.
Ever hear of Nippon-Ichi Software? Its name means “Japan One” or “Number One in Japan”, however the reality if far from that. They are just a small time developer, only recently have they started to attract any attention in the West, and it took them some time to gather gamer familiarity in Japan. Today however they are number one. In Japan and outside of Japan. Why? N1 are simply the best tactical-RPG developers in the world. That’s a fact dood.
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