Tokyo Xanadu eX+

Those jumping into Tokyo Xanadu eX+ for the first will find that the wait well worth it. On the other hand, fans who have already played the game will discover a large variety of new events to play through as well as a much-improved battle system than what they remember. I had a great with Tokyo Xanadu eX+ and now I'm left with the new post-game quests that will probably add many more hours to my ...

Earlier this year, a fantastic and highly underrated Vita ARPG from Nihon Falcom released. Less than six months later, we can now enjoy an upgraded version of it on PlayStation 4 so grab your Soul Device and let's head back to the Eclipse.

Overall, Tokyo Xanadu eX+ is incredibly satisfying. With so many Persona-clones these days, Xanadu impressively nails it. Thanks to the game’s strong focus on characters, I fell in love with the cast like I was watching a season of a great anime. With a great soundtrack that had me tapping my foot along for hours and the substantial amount of content included, there’s enough here to justify a purc...

The new localization alone, despite the very infrequent handful of errors, is worth revisiting Tokyo Xanadu if you have played it already. There are a few performance hitches and the visual fidelity isn’t as clear as on PS4 or PC. But Tokyo Xanadu eX+ on Switch is still easily the definitive version of one of contemporary Falcom’s strangest games. It has problems a simple re-release can’t fix, but...

The proper way of playing Tokyo Xanadu, if you don't care about portability that is.

While by no means a bad game, Tokyo Xanadu eX+ certainly isn't a remarkable one. Falcom fans might find some things to like here, but there's little to court anyone else.

When it comes to the JRPG genre, Nihon Falcom is one of the most consistent but underrated developers in terms of mainstream popularity. From the long-standing Legend of Heroes franchise to the action-packed Ys series, their games deserve to be as widely celebrated as Atlus and Square Enix titles.