Platform: Nintendo DS

Developer: Studio Archcraft

Publisher: Graffiti Entertainment

# of Players 1

Rating: E (Everyone)

Official Site

Score: B+

If you’re in the mood for some old-school console RPG goodness and have quite a lot of time on your hands, Graffiti Entertainment’s latest Nintendo DS game, Black Sigil: Blade Of The Exiled has your name written all over it. Montreal-based developer Studio Archcraft has cooked up a nicely done homage to the days of 16-bit JRPGs with a game that looks and plays like a Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis classic. Is this a good thing in this day and age of every game being judged “by today’s standards?” The clear answer depends on both your current gaming tastes and how open minded you are when it comes to the game’s idiosyncrasies. Continue reading →