RPG
Lapis x Labyrinth (PS4) Review
Lapis x Labyrinth is a visual and auditorial assault on the player and it is freaking glorious. Wrapped in a straightforward 2D action RPG where the main drive is to get further and further into a huge dungeon is this casino-like cacophony of light, sound, and most importantly screen-filling showers of jewels. In a world where games are putting in literal casinos and games are getting micro-transa...[Read More]
Super Mario RPG – A Retrospective Video
Growing up in the 90s, I had exposure to some of gaming’s greatest titles at a very young age. This was partly due to my next-door neighbor’s Super Nintendo. With titles like Super Mario World, Mortal Kombat, and Donkey Kong Country, gaming immediately got its hooks in me! My neighbor wasn’t the type to get new games, leaving us with limited options. As a result, that left me with lots of ga...[Read More]
Dauntless Surpasses 4 Million Players Following Launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and the Epic Games Store
Phoenix Labs announced that Dauntless, the recently released free-to-play co-op action RPG, welcomed over half a million players to the Shattered Isles in its first 24 hours, surpassing 4 million players total worldwide.
Masquerada Songs and Shadows (Switch) Review
Role-playing games are some of the most beloved games of the medium. When looking at lists of must play games or an all-time ranking, there’s almost always a spread of RPGs at the top. This is why for developers, an RPG has to be a fairly daunting task, especially when trying to make something large in scope that will stand the test of the time. Masquerada: Songs and Shadows has all the elements o...[Read More]
Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition Preview and Interview from PAX East 2019
At PAX East 2019, we got our hands on a game that is often considered one of the best RPGs of all time. During our hands-on preview of Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition on the PS4, we got to see how Second Edition Dungeons & Dragon rules can be applied to a turn-based video game. I was originally introduced to Baldur’s Gate and D&D from Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance. Little ...[Read More]
Final Fantasy X/X-2 and XII are Exactly What They Should be on Switch
There were lots of games across all genres and budgets in Boston for PAX East 2019. Sometimes though, it’s a port of a classic that can really stand out. I had the chance to try out two of my favorite games of all time on the Nintendo Switch – Final Fantasy X / X-2 and Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age – and I loved every second of it.
Broken Bears Announce Family Man Closed Beta
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to lose your job and to find a new one to support your family? What would you do to support your family? How far would you go? Family Man seems to take this idea and add quite some twists that you may not be expecting in this new RPG.
Obsidian Announces “The Outer Worlds” at VGAs
Every year a slew of new games are announced during the VGAs some are expected while others are not. Among those announced this year is The Outer Worlds. Obsidian, best known for their in-depth RPGs that include Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2, Neverwinter Nights 2, Pillars of Eternity, and as touted in the trailer below “From the Original Creators of Fallout” and “Develo...[Read More]
The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide – Review
One of the greatest appeals to tabletop roleplaying games, or TTRPG, is the ability to create characters in your own image, and carry them through an epic story with your friends! Character creation is often the first thing done when beginning most tabletop RPGs, and is usually the first thing that the rules cover as a completed character is necessary to play the rest of the game. Once the player ...[Read More]
New Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales Gameplay Trailer Released Today
With the PC launch of Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales less than a week away, CD PROJEKT RED is still hard at work building up the hype. Today they released their latest trailer, showcasing a taste of the gameplay that players can expect in this isometric RPG/card battle spinoff tale set in the Witcher universe.
Good Shepherd Entertainment Launches Diluvion: Resubmerged
We found a lot to like in Diluvion when it first came out last year. However, developer Arachnid Games and publisher Good Shepherd haven’t been content to leave this unique title out to dry, and instead have been hard at work on a massive update. Launching September 28th, all current Diluvion owners have been upgraded to the new Diluvion: Resubmerged edition!
ReviewTubers: SuperDerek RPGs
It seems that most youtube reviewers have their schtick, the one thing that they focus on that helps make them them. There’s your Playstation guy, there’s your completionist guy, there’s your Angry guy, well let SuperDerek be your RPG guy. SuperDerek started his channel when he was looking for rpg related content to watch on youtube and didn’t find it, and then continued to not find it for awhile....[Read More]