Like clockwork, a wink-and-a-nod '90s RPG homage pops up just as soon as I've put down the last one. The era's enchanting style and sense of adventure occasionally leads my judgment astray, and I end up playing a modern PPG built from the tired throwback playbook of Excessively Repetitive or Painfully Wistful. Invoking the sentiment of games like Xenogears or Final Fantasy makes for an easy enough hook...
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Chained Echoes is a JRPG throwback that isn't scared to throw out old ideas
Source: PC Gamer (opens in a new tab)