Reviving a series with a spin-off is a move that defies convention, if not common sense – lest we forget Nintendo’s decision to bring back with much-derided 3DS co-op shooter A shift away from the 2D/3D hybrid approach of the original games for the series’ first home console entry in 15 years, however, makes sense for modern platforms, with turn-based tactics having been swapped for realtime combat. This is more a character-action game than an RPG, then, and to Soleil’s credit the spectacle sometimes comes close to matching a certain Japanese studio’s lustre. Yet perhaps inviting such comparisons isn’t wise with the queen of the genre returning to her throne within weeks –
