Before 2023 gets too far along, Josh takes a look back at some of his favorite gaming things from last year. While 2022 gave us a great new portable system and lots of good RPGs, Metal Max Xeno came out again so it wasn’t all sunshine and roses.
Ubisoft’s second entry in the Mario + Rabbids universe improves upon the formula while retaining everything from the original that players fell in love with. The fusion of two already long-running franchises has the potential to keep going strong.
From giant vegetables to farming in the sky, there’s always fun to be had when Doraemon is around. Doraemon Story of Seasons is back, successfully making new friends in the Great Kingdom.
Sidebar Games went ambitious with its follow-up to Golf Story. Unfortunately, that ambition ultimately sees Sports Story overshooting the green and lying somewhere in the rough.
The Last Oricru is a well-written choice-based action RPG blending sci-fi and medieval fantasy. Unfortunately, unpolished combat and glaring technical issues make this one experiment worth avoiding.
Before 2023 gets too far along, Josh takes a look back at some of his favorite gaming things from last year. While 2022 gave us a great new portable system and lots of good RPGs, Metal Max Xeno came out again so it wasn’t all sunshine and roses.
We kick off the year with a quartet of new reviews. We also Backtrack into the Hyrule Warriors spin-offs, cover the first RPG news of 2023, and more.
A demo is now available for Dragon Quest Treasures. Players can begin Erik and Mia’s adventure and transfer their progress to the full game.
Chris has some brown dust problems. Tam’s kids steal all the wires, now he can’t play with busty reaper mommy. Meanwhile, Kelley monitors an uncomfortable Wil Wheaton.
Critical Games’s 8-Bit Adventures 2 is launching at the end of the month. The retro-styled turn-based RPG will hit PC first, with console versions to follow later.
Pixel-art action RPG Greedventory has a release date. The game from developer Black Tower Basement sees players going out to retrieve magical artifacts with their ancient Imp companion.
Let’s kick off the new year by cutting down hundreds of bad guys in Hyrule! This week on RPG Backtrack, we dive into the Hyrule Warriors series, with Musou expert Phil Willis joining the show.
Developer Colopl has announced monster-breeding action RPG. The game will launch in Japan as Monster Universe later this month, with a later English update to bring the game to international markets as Volzerk: Monsters and Lands Unknown.
A demo is available in Japan for Disgaea 7 ahead of its launch there this month. In addition, Nippon Ichi Software released a new set of character trailers.
Developer Rideon has announced a new title in its Mercenaries tactical RPG series. Mercenaries Lament will launch on Switch in Japan next month, with a PS4 version to follow.
Supercube’s The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation is a survival management RPG coming to Steam Early Access next week. The game tasks players with leading a three-member crew on Jupiter’s moon Io.
The start of 2023 features the arrival of turn-based One Piece Odyssey and visual novel hybrid Path of the Midnight Sun. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot gets its next-gen versions and new DLC, with other debuts including Gatewalkers, UnderDungeon, and We Are the Caretakers.
Bushiroad unveiled its new games publishing label with the reveal of multiple new titles. The announcements include two RPGs: Rear Sekai and Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation – Quest of Memories.
After being delayed, the Switch version of The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos’s final expansion is now available. Back to the Futon takes players on a new journey through time and space.
Ubisoft’s second entry in the Mario + Rabbids universe improves upon the formula while retaining everything from the original that players fell in love with. The fusion of two already long-running franchises has the potential to keep going strong.
This week in Q&A Quest, we discuss our goals for the coming year. We also discuss some of our favorite games from 2022.
Bandai Namco released a new trailer giving a quick introduction to Tales of Symphonia Remastered’s gameplay. Players will able to embark on a journey of world regeneration in the remaster next month.
NIS America revealed launch dates for Ys IX: Monstrum Nox’s PS5 version. The action RPG will get a dedicated release on the console in May.
Ahead of the game’s release in a couple of weeks, Square Enix and Luminous Productions released a short cinematic trailer for Forspoken. Players will soon be joining Frey in the world of Athia.
DMM Games released a new Japanese trailer for Blue Reflection Sun. The spin-off to Koei Tecmo and Gust’s magical girl series will be released as a free-to-play title on PC and mobile.
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