HDKirin

A self-intro in less than 300 characters. I'm Josh, aka Kirin / HDKirin in online spaces. Life-long video game enjoyer & been writing about them for a decade mostly at RPG Site. Love watching anime as well. I like experiencing things myself & meeting new people in general. Thanks for your support!

Very happy to see that Final Fantasy Resonance doing extremely well both in overall reception from players & player numbers. I've seen both Director Furuya & Producer Nakashima express how happy they are on their socials with everyone's support so far. That's awesome for them & the dev team.

Why are Apothecary Diaries episodes not all like 2 hours long????

Started my replay of Fate/Extra a few days ago. It's a bit of a bummer knowing that these two won't be in the remake.

This line better be in Fate/Extra Record.

ACE COMBAT ZERO: THE BELKAN WAR now has its own separated app on Steam for people who preordered AC8. Also adds Steam Achievements, now live store.steampowered.com/app/5370600/... Users no longer need to download AC8 to play it on Steam

The much awaited Muv-Luv spin-off, Schwarzesmarken, finally got announced for Steam. It will be releasing in English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, & Traditional Chinese. Announced at the Muv-Luv Presents 2026 event.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World (titled Dragon Quest Monsters 4 in Japan) in Weekly Famitsu No. 1968.

Demons' Night Fever in Weekly Famitsu No. 1968.

Final Fantasy Resonance in Weekly Famitsu No. 1968.

BioWare statement

Giving a heads-up that this week's Famitsu scans will be delayed, since Bookwalker is currently down on an extended maintenance because of the major PHP vulnerability stuff.

The demo is now available for SHUEISHA GAMES and iMel's visual novel "Seasons of Books and Keys." The game is an adaptation of "Hyouka" author Honobu Yonezawa's mystery novel which will release for Steam and Switch this winter in English, Japanese, and Chinese. store.steampowered.com/app/4972460/

Akiba Lost is finally out on Steam. 428 Shibuya Scramble army, assemble.

My review of Stupid Never Dies went up earlier. If you are a fan of interesting 7/10 games, this might be up your alley. I think it's a lovely game that is pretty risky as a new studio's first title & I respect that a lot.

We are in for a treat next year though, if they really are working on this Tales game next to re-release.

As one of the few people in the west who bought the Theme Song of Tales -25th Anniversary Opening Movie Collection- Blu-ray, I am SUPER GLAD that they did not just merely copy & paste Eternia's poorly upscaled OP in Eternia Remastered. It looks relatively much, MUCH better. (Original vs Remaster)

My dangerous thought today is maybe I should spend this November replaying Fate/Extra.

Oh I can already tell this Devlog series focusing on the particulars of the pixel art in retro PC-98 games is gonna be spectacular. Very, very cool that they're doing this. store.steampowered.com/news/app/505...

Since getting a new good Gundam game is out of the question these days, just... keep on re-releasing the old ones like Gundam SEED Battle Destiny Remastered. Though I feel like I'm playing with fire because this will somehow monkey's paw into a UE5 remake of MS Saga: A New Dawn or some shit.

Pay $100 to play GTA6 with all shops available. Pay $100 to play FE with all character routes available. Modern gaming.

Still unsure if procrastinating on Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave was the right(?) decision. I have a lot of other games to get to, so maybe FW is just gonna be a next year thing??? Very end of the year thing??? Do I even care thing?????

I am very happy that my favorite Tales game seems to have received a master-class remaster treatment. Thank you TOSE gods.

Tales of Eternia Remastered gives an overlooked entry in the franchise a new lease on life with a comprehensive and thoughtful re-release: https://www.rpgsite.net/feature/21563-tales-eternia-remastered-review

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse in Weekly Famitsu No. 1967.

Metroid Ravenous in Weekly Famitsu No. 1967.

Kirby and the World Beyond in Weekly Famitsu No. 1967.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake in Weekly Famitsu No. 1967.

Tales of Eternia Remastered in Weekly Famitsu No. 1967.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World (titled Dragon Quest Monsters 4 in Japan) in Weekly Famitsu No. 1967.

Stupid Never Dies in Weekly Famitsu No. 1967.

Bandai Namco & Project Aces have announced that people who pre-ordered Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve on Steam that received Ace Combat Zero will soon be able to play Ace Combat Zero as a standalone application. steamcommunity.com/games/228834...

This is both insulting and a non-functional comparison.

I've done nothing productive all day because Dragon's Dogma 2 Dark Arisen is crack.

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After an unfortunate, unintended delay missing its initial September 17 release date, Akiba Lost is finally releasing on Steam on October 20. This is the new sound novel that heavily resembles the presentation style of 428: Shibuya Scramble. store.steampowered.com/news/app/413...

Look, nothing was ever gonna be as good as Yuzurenai Negai. This is perfectly ok... but just ok to me. Maybe I'll warm up to it more the more I listen to it as the series goes on. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyps...

Lowkey amazing day for light novel announcements for official English releases with Fate/strange Fake and Kino’s Journey. The latter especially is super exciting to me.

I watched them launch a Vanillaware game on Steam for me at the Marvelous JP office and then handed me a controller to play it.

Anime film "Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising" will release theatrically in the United States from January 16 to 19, 2027. www.fathomentertainment.com/releases/pue... #まどかマギカ

Street Fighter 2026 movie in Weekly Famitsu No. 1966.

It's so nice that Project Aces bundles in a free game whenever they release a new Ace Combat soundtrack every few years.

The Steam page is live for Fairytale's 1992 PC-98 adventure game "Dead of the Brain." FAKKU recently acquired the rights to publish Fairytale's entire catalogue which includes Pia Carrot, Dengeki Nurse, and many more PC-98 games. store.steampowered.com/app/5056390/...

Shader caching done. That’ll be 90% RAM usage + tip, please.

I briefly forgot that the new Gundam game, also published by Bandai Namco, -also- has a main character primarily referred to as Rex. Win the hearts & minds of the people and put the Wings of Theve emblem in Gundam Rogue Orbit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SdE...