Japan Review Check: Dragon Quest VII, Ginga Force

By Kevin Gifford on Feb 06, 2013 02.06.13

A quick look at the highlights among the games coming out in Japan this coming week, courtesy of the review pages of Famitsu magazine: - Dragon Quest VII (9/9/8/9, 35 points out of 40): The 3DS remake of the top-selling (albeit extremely long) PlayStation 1 entry in Japan's top role-playing series does pretty well in the ratings, although it didn't emerge from the review write-ups completely unscathed. "The fact your characters' external appearance now changes with their job makes raising them much more fun," wrote editor Reona Ebihara. "The new orchestral soundtrack has a lot of depth to it; it matches well with the equally deep story and makes the entire package more charming." Fellow reviewer Maria Yoshiike also brought up an improvement that old PS1 gamers should welcome: Square...