The RPG Realm has thus far abstained from book reviews as they were more or less self-explanatory -- you might not need "Sword and Fist", but if you liked fighters it was a good bet that you should have it. But what about "The Complete Warrior"? Was it really necessary? Why on Earth should we buy the thing if we already have Sword and Fist sitting on our shelf?
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In late January, The RPG Realm was offered the chance to interview (by email) a product manager for the U.S. release of FFXI. It took us a couple of weeks to get everything together, and in February our questions were in the (e)mail. In the end, the wait was worth it -- we've just gotten our questions back, and they've been answered by Yasu Kurosawa.
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The internet is a great place. We all know that. Anything you can think of you can find on the internet (unless, of course, you're looking for a simple picture of a who from the cartoon version of the grinch). What happens, though, when one moves to a college with, how you say, minimal internet standards?...
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