GameZine wouldn't recommend Growlanser: Heritage of War to people who want an RPG experience akin to Final Fantasy, as Square Enix have got it down to a fine art. It would be ok to fill a few hours if you can find it on the cheap, just don't go expecting anything groundbreaking.
Atlus' Growlanser series was well received, however little seems to have come from it since 2006's Growlanser: Heritage of War.
A new listing shows the Atlus JRPG is scheduled for re-release on PSN.
With the recent re-release of Ogre Battle 64 -- one of Mike Gingras's favorite games -- on the Wii's Virtual Console, he got to thinking about good games that aren't well represented in mainstream gaming. The "hidden gems," if you will. Here are his favorites.