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Sidharta F. Rasidi

Sidharta is an Indonesia-based freelance writer raised on video games by his nerdy brother and father. When he's not chasing Rathalos out of the sky for the thousandth time, he's fighting losing battles against Japanese and Python.

Weekly Mobile & Gacha Roundup: Fatui Harbinger Chills The July Rankings

July 4, 2026 by Sidharta F. Rasidi
Genshin Impact Version 6.7 'Luna VIII' Sandrome official artwork

July is the best time to get back into HoYoverse’s ever-popular open-world gacha RPG. But Sandrone isn’t the only one …

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Atelier Karia Producer Says Listening To Global Fans Led To The Series’ Biggest Leap Since Ryza

July 3, 2026 by Sidharta F. Rasidi
Atelier Karia screenshot, showing Karia gleefully munching down some breads.

As JRPGs continue to attract a broader global audience, one gameplay change has become increasingly common — more action-focused combat. …

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Categories News Tags Atelier, Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories, gaming, JRPG, Koei Tecmo Leave a comment

Atelier Karia Producer Reveals Why the ‘Memories Series’ Moved On From Yumia

July 2, 2026 by Sidharta F. Rasidi
Atelier Karia screenshot, showing Karia sitting on top a giant alchemy cauldron

After the Atelier Ryza trilogy broke the series’ mold and proved just how popular a recurring protagonist could be, many …

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Weekly Mobile & Gacha Roundup: Horse Girls Outrun The Summer Heat

June 27, 2026 by Sidharta F. Rasidi
Umamusume June 'Rasshai! Toresen-ken! ~Ongaeshi, Hajimemashita~' event artwork

As June is coming to an end, two familiar gacha heavyweights are leaving everyone else in the dust. Umamusume: Pretty …

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Despite Persona’s Global Success, Atlus Says It Doesn’t Target Overseas Market

June 26, 2026 by Sidharta F. Rasidi
Official artwork of Persona 5 main cast

Persona has become Atlus’ biggest success story, with the Persona 5 family of games selling over 13 million copies worldwide, …

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Persona 3 Saved the Series from ‘Disappearing,’ Atlus Director Reveals

June 26, 2026June 25, 2026 by Sidharta F. Rasidi
Persona 3 Reload official art

Few RPG franchises have reinvented themselves as successfully as Persona. What began as a spin-off of ‘hardcore Pokémon‘ Shin Megami …

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Weekly Mobile & Gacha Roundup: Mahjong Fever Sweeps The June Charts

June 20, 2026 by Sidharta F. Rasidi
The Night of Legends AKAGI collaboration in Mahjong Souls

The gacha community has caught three kinds of fever — and they’re all spreading fast. Mahjong tables, soccer balls, and …

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PaRappa Creators Say Today’s Rhythm Games Miss the Point of the Genre: ‘Players Simply React to Icons’

June 18, 2026 by Sidharta F. Rasidi
PaRappa the Rapper official illustration

Long before Guitar Hero, Hatsune Miku, Rhythm Heaven, and countless arcade, mobile, and indie rhythm games, PlayStation’s PaRappa the Rapper …

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Weekly Mobile & Gacha Roundup: Wuthering Waves’ Cyberpunk Update Overrides The Top 10s

June 15, 2026June 13, 2026 by Sidharta F. Rasidi
Wuthering Waves x Cyberpunk: Edgerunner key art

As we dive into the second week of June, a massive crossover event has triggered a system crash on the …

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Square Enix Just Revealed New HD-2D Game, But Japanese Fans Are Still Asking For A Chrono Trigger Remake

June 11, 2026 by Sidharta F. Rasidi
Official artwork from Chrono Trigger by Akira Toriyama

This week, Square Enix finally gave JRPG and Final Fantasy fans something to celebrate after the lukewarm responses to Final …

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