Aksys Games revealed Tokyo Xanadu eX+ for the PS4 in the summer of 2016 as a port of the niche hit Tokyo Xanadu, a title that released on the PS Vita to relatively strong success. Developer Nihon Falcom found a winning formula for its new JRPG, building on the classic action elements old school fans of the Xanadu series had come to expect with social sim elements borrowed from Persona. The handheld title struggled with localization and plot issues, however, and North America was far more unkind to Tokyo Xanadu than Japanese fans. Now, with a re-release that aims to bring Tokyo Xanadu eX+ onto the PS4 and PC, can Asksys and Nihon Falcom make good on the promise of the PS Vita version"
Bleak Horizons
One of the first things that struck me about Tokyo Xandu eX+ is just how dated it looks, especially for a title that released in late 2015. While the transition from the small screen and technological restrictions of the PS Vita certainly hindered what the developer could do for the PS4 version, the fact of the matter is that Tokyo Xanadu eX+ simply doesn?t look good. Characters look like they would be more at home on a PS2, and the various labyrinths that make up the bulk of the game?s dungeon exploration are dull to the point that, outside of the few end-game locations that are suitably epic, everything just kind of blurs together. It?s also telling just how mundane the day-to-day life of Kou, the game?s protagonist, seems to be. While other JRPGs with social sim elements...