Heavy Rain wasn't the only PS3 exclusive released on February 23rd. There was also NIS America's Last Rebellion, a JRPG which casts players as Nine and Aisha as they attempt to restore peace and balance to their world. The quest took me just under fourteen hours according to the timestamp on my save game, and I had a lot of fun throughout. However, Last Rebellion's casual difficulty and lack of any side quests may ultimately make this a tough purchase decision for the JRPG crowd.

This game is most certainly not in Kansas anymore.

  I love pleasant surprises. Having not spent much time at all over the years with JRPGs, I expected a long, tough go with Magna Carta 2 (MC2) when it came in for review. At the same time, I was excited, because MC2 is a textbook JRPG and I was eager to dive into the genre. I'm happy to say that, twelve hours or so later, I'm still a long ways from completing this two disc, 40+ hour epic -- but I've been having a hell of a good time.