The Last Story Review

 


The Last Story has been hyped for years, started to surface back in 2009 as a collaborative work between Mistwalker and AQ Interactive,  sponsored by Nintendo as a collaboration. It released to Japan and Europe with positive acclaim however, Nintendo apparently did not think it was profitable enough to offset the localization cost to bring to North America. Why would it be a great idea to localize a game made by the creator of the Final Fantasy series Hironobu Sakaguchi with a score done by Nobou Uematsu, especially when a huge fanbase known as Operation Rainfall boldly tells you straight up in massive amounts of mail-in and call-in campaigns? There’s just absolutely no sense in supplying a game to North America with such a legendary background of developers and a powerfully vocal fanbase behind it, smart move Nintendo! XSeed believes the opposite and decided to publish Nintendo’s newest RPG IP. This is the Wii’s last bit of hype and lives up being the swan song for the Wii in North America as a story well told on top of a great design of a Role-Playing Game. Read More!

Nintendo Download Thursday: August 30

The final week of Nintendo Download for the month of August. The usual mix as of late, a lineup focused mostly on handhelds.  Read More!

Nintendo Download Thursday: August 23

A new week with a new lineup of Nintendo Download. Not much in North America with just one title per platform. Meanwhile, Europe has a slightly more diverse mix on the table.  Read More!

Nintendo Download Thursday: August 16

A new week with a new lineup of Nintendo Download. This week’s is completely handheld focused with the 3DS and DSi getting all of the titles. We also see the first appearance of a full retail game title on the eShop.  Read More!

Nintendo Download Thursday: August 9

Another week of Nintendo Download titles for the month. A fair mix of titles for everyone in both regions with 3DSWare, DSiWare and one form or the other for the Wii.  Read More!

Nintendo Download Thursday: August 2

A new month bringing a new lineup of Nintendo Download along with it. The number of content in North America has dropped compared to last week while Europe’s stays more or less, the same. Any thing on the list that catches your eyes? Read More!

Nintendo Download Thursday: July 26

One final line-up of Nintendo Download for the month of July. Once again, we’ve got a fairly well sized mix in both regions. A good mix of titles for the 3DS and DSi. Read More!

Nintendo Download Thursday: July 19

Yet another line-up of Nintendo weekly titles for the month. North America’s lineup seems to be completely handheld focus with everything being for either the 3DS or DSi. While Europe has a fair mix for all three platforms. Read More!

Nintendo Download Thursday: July 12

A new lineup of Nintendo Download for the month has made it our way. Nintendo continues to beat the Summer heat with it’s “8-bit Summer” campaign. North America is yet again packed with releases of all kind while Europe sees some more DLC. Read More!

Nintendo Download Thursday: July 5

The first Nintendo Download lineup is here for the month of July. Nintendo kicks off its “8-bit Summer“, with some Virtual Consoles making their way onto the 3DS. And both regions have a nice lineup for the week. North America has something for everyone while Europe has a good 3DS focused lineup. Read More!