It seems like the War-Strategy-RPG is picking up in popularity. Apparently Sega’s Valkyria Chronicles (戦場のヴァルキュリア) was originally developed for the XBox, but switched to the Playstation 3. For whatever reason this has stirred up some controversy in the gaming community. If I had to venture a guess as to why the developers [...]

Is Baroque For You?
So this question is on the minds of all Wii and PS2 owners it seems. Normally I refrain from being so forward, but I think I just need to clarify for everyone. It is not a matter of Baroque being “good”, or “bad”. It is simply a question of if you [...]

A few weeks ago there was a Penny Arcade comic about finding out which Pokémon you are. I admit I was a bit curious to find out which one I am, but I assumed I would have to play the actual game to take the test. Well it turns out, in celebration of [...]

Job class: Martial Artist (格闘家-female) NA = Fight Mistress
Evility: Feint (フェイント)
Evility Effect: Enemy units cannot perform counter attacks against Fight Mistress.
Prerequisite: Available from the start
Suggested weapons: Fist, Sword
Move: 5
Jump: 25
Counter: 3
Throw: 5
Stats*
*Bolded stats are the only stats that differ between the Fight Mistress and Martial Artist jobclasses.

Rank
Lvl
HP
SP
ATK
DEF*
INT
RES*
HIT
SPD

Wind Fist
0
120%
32
70%
6
110%
14
90%
10

70%
6
100%
12
100%
12
120%
16

Thunder Fist
15
125%
34
70%
7
115%
16
90%
11

70%
7
105%
13
105%
13
125%
18

Storm Fist
40
130%
36
75%
8
120%
18
95%
12
75%
8
110%
14
110%
14
130%
20

Heaven Fist
80
135%
38
75%
9
125%
20
95%
13
75%
9
115%
15
115%
15
135%
22

Star Fist
160
140%
40
80%
10
130%
22
100%
14
80%
10
120%
16
120%
16
140%
24

God Fist
360
145%
42
80%
11
135%
24
100%
15
80%
11
125%
17
125%
17
145%
26

Evilities

Rank
Ability
Effect

1
Mind Mastery
Equipment Aptitude for SP stat [...]

The link to the Makai Senki Disgaea 3 OST (2 Disc) set has died, so I have uploaded it to Megaupload for my loyal readers. Here is the link to the post if you want the tracklisting: Makai Senki Disgaea 3 OST (2-Disc)
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Sting’s newest title in the Dept. Heaven series, Knights in the Nightmare (ナイツ・イン・ザ・ナイトメア) is about an ancient castle Avenheim (アーヴェンヘイム) which is built on an island in Saint Celestina lake. This castle is home to a great king who united the peoples of the world some ages ago. Suddenly a mysterious force summoned a [...]

I recently made a post concerning the rarity of Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, which has become available on Play-Asia. Some people were happy to hear the game was easier to find, and they didn’t need to spend close to $70 on eBay for it. Other people began asking me about Shin Megami Tensei: [...]

Job class: Orc (猪人族)
Evility: Wild Union (野生の団結)
Evility Effect: One adjacent ally receives a 20% Attack boost
Prerequisite: Kill one
Magichange weapon: Axe (click here for an explanation on Magichange)
Move: 4
Jump: 20
Counter: 2
Throw: N/A
Receive: 5 (click here for an explanation of throw/receive)
Stats

Rank
Lvl
HP
SP
ATK
DEF
INT
RES
HIT
SPD

Orc
0
100%
24
110%
14
120%
16
110%
14
70%
6
70%
6
90%
10
100%
12

Orc Senior
15
105%
26
115%
16
125%
18
115%
16
70%
7
70%
7
90%
11
105%
13

Orc Master
40
110%
28
120%
18
130%
20
120%
18
75%
8
75%
8
95%
12
110%
14

Orc Manager
80
115%
30
125%
20
135%
22
125%
20
75%
9
75%
9
95%
13
115%
15

Orc Leader
160
120%
32
130%
22
140%
24
130%
22
80%
10
80%
10
100%
14
120%
16

Orc Puppet-Master
360
125%
34
135%
24
145%
26
135%
24
80%
11
80%
11
100%
15
125%
17

Evilities

Rank
Ability
Effect

1
Snipe Mastery
Equipment Aptitude for Hit stat is increased by 10%

1
Resist Mastery
Equipment Aptitude [...]

New Persona 4 information is coming out this week in Famitsu magazine. Some story, character, and dungeon mysteries are getting cleared up a bit. Please note I had to try to make some connections myself, so some info may not be 100% accurate:

This bizarre looking Persona is actually Kuma’s, and it’s called Kintokidouji (キントキドウジ). [...]

Job class: Magician (魔法使い-female) NA = Witch
Evility: Magic Conservation (魔力節制)
Evility Effect: The cost for Magic spells is reduced by 50%.
Prerequisite: Available from the start
Suggested weapons: Staff
Move: 3
Jump: 15
Counter: 0
Throw: 3
Stats*
*Bolded stats are the only stats that differ between the Witch and Magician jobclasses.

Rank
Lvl
HP
SP
ATK
DEF*
INT
RES*
HIT*
SPD*

Red Mage
-
70%
12
130%
18
70%
6
80%
8
130%
18
100%
12
100%
14
100%
12

Green Mage
-
70%
12
130%
18
70%
6
80%
8

130%
18
105%
12
100%
14
100%
12

Blue Mage
-
70%
12
130%
18
70%
6
80%
8
130%
18
110%
12
100%
14
100%
12

Star Mage
Red, Green, Blue Level 50
75%
14
135%
20
75%
7
85%
9
135%
20
115%
14
115%
16
105%
14

Rainbow Mage
150
80%
16
145%
24
80%
9
90%
11
145%
24
120%
16
125%
20
115%
16

Galactic Mage
450
85%
18
155%
28
85%
11
95%
13
155%
28
125%
18
135%
24
125%
18

Evilities

Rank
Ability
Effect

1
Muscle Mastery
Equipment Aptitude for [...]