An RPG sequel to that terrible Bruce Willis game from Activision, Apocalypse. Titled Apocalypse Gaiden. Like the legendary Barkley Shut Up and Jam Gaiden it will have little to do with the previous game and be completely awesome. Just think of the possibilities! It could be some sort of strange Fallout-type game only with lots of Bruce Willis.

1994? You have to be kidding me. Idea Factory has been around since 1994? How have they not been able to improve their development methods in all that time?

I don't have anything to contribute as far as Spectral Force goes. I think a few of the titles in the series that were localized had okay receptions. That's about all I can say on the matter.

Might be worth a look? Is this a joke? I don't believe I just read those words. Let's see if they're words you regret.

I would avoid it like the plague? I've heard some good things in the past, other than the obvious localization woes, so there may be a decent enough game hidden in there. There are tons of great tactical RPGs out there though, so is it really worth spending time on? Even with characters from Shadow Hearts?

Oh Cross Edge. What a steaming pile of dung. I can't elaborate too much, as I don't think I played as much as Phil. I can describe it as trying to play like Valkyrie Profile and failing miserably, with a terrible crossover story and heaps of technical issues piled on top. Avoid at all costs.

I've never played Trinity Universe, but I have heard that it is far less terrible than Cross Edge.

I would require $100 an hour to review Mugen Souls Z, or some kind of awesome swag. I can always be swayed by awesome swag especially relating to Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest.

This one is actually really easy. Alpha Protocol showed the decent template for espionage RPGs. With a bit of polish to that and some James Bond flair it wouldn't take much to make a fantastic RPG. The only hard part, assuming you were given the power to choose, would be in choosing which Bond actor to base the game on.

Yeah, I'm not too sure I really see the need to tackle the first, but at the very least it exists as a historical piece. Even when things aren't necessarily worth playing, best to have access to them anyway. This is more true of games with updated versions when you may want to see how the original plays.

A 90 minute fight? That's cool, I've always been a fan of long boss battles. They do a better job of making you feel like you're taking part in an epic confrontation. Sounds like Arc the Lad II is the highlight of the whole collection by far (I skipped ahead to your opinion of three). It's a good thing that it can now be purchased individually on PSN so people don't have to track down the whole pricey collection.

Sounds like a step back from two, but not bad by any means. I think that was the one that spanned two discs as well? Will be sure to go through that one at some point.

Yeah, there doesn't seem to be too much love for Twilight of the Spirits. This was actually the first Arc the Lad game I played and I found it to be quite good, especially for the conveniently cheap price I found it for. Just another example of fans rejecting any kind of change I guess? Oh well, this one doesn't have a digital release but I believe physical copies are still cheap.

That's a shame, as it just looked like some kind of fan game where people could play as favorites from the series and such. Too bad it ended up putting a cap on the series completely. So that's another RPG property along with Wild Arms that Sony has done nothing with since the PS2 days. Wouldn't these things make for great additions to their slim Vita library?

Certainly there should be a bit more in the way of aim control, but I suppose we can't expect too much from an iOS port. Sounds like they have a neat concept though, would love a more in-depth 3DS/Vita only version if this port does well. Going to have to give this a try.

I suppose they may be hurt somewhat by being PS2 RPGs, as that system has an incredibly deep library. That said, I see them talked about a lot, especially any time an unappreciated RPG list comes up. I don't think they're completely lacking in attention. I've yet to play them myself of course. I think you'll find plenty of support for the games on RPGamer. You should check out the relevant episode of RPG Backtrack as well! Add them to the list of Konami RPGs in need of releases.

Anyone that follows on twitter will know that you already bought both, but I felt it necessary to discuss this a bit more anyway. Both Etrian Odyssey IV and Etrian Odyssey Untold are great starting points for the series, so really either is a good choice.  IV has a bit more variety to it thanks to the balloon travel and various side dungeons and objectives. Untold has two completely different ways to play, both of which use a more straightforward dungeon that is a fine update of the original game in the series. The good news is both have demos as well, so it is easy to try them and see which is more your fit. Etrian Odyssey is really the best first-person dungeon crawling series out there, so I can't recommend them enough.