RPGamer Round-Up: November 1 – November 8

Welcome to the latest edition of RPGamer’s round-up column, where we take a look back at some of the articles that we have posted over the previous week. This article is designed to give reminders of some interesting content and stories that our less regular visitors might have missed.

Editorial Content

• Solasta: Crown of the Magister Early Access Impression

Solasta: Crown of the Magister is currently available on Steam Early Access. Alex Fuller was able to check out its current implementation of the Dungeons & Dragons SRD 5.1 ruleset and finds it has a good amount going for it.

Major News

• Mass Effect Legendary Edition Announced

N7 Day often marks celebration for all things Mass Effect. EA and BioWare used this year’s occurrence to announce a remaster of the original trilogy, which is set to launch in spring 2021.

• Saviors of Sapphire Wings, Stranger of Sword City Revisited Bundle Launches in March

NIS America has provided western dates for its bundled release of Saviors of Sapphire Wings and Stranger of Sword City Revisited. The games will launch for Switch and PC in March.

• Star Renegades Hits Consoles This Month

Star Renegades will be arriving on consoles very soon. The game, out now on PC, will hit Xbox One and Switch first before reaching PS4 shortly after.

• The Legend of Heroes Games Heading to Switch in Asia

The Nintendo Switch is getting four The Legend of Heroes games in Asia. Clouded Leopard Entertainment is releasing Zero no Kiseki and Ao no Kiseki along with the first two Trails of Cold Steel games on the console next year.

• New Bravely Default II Details, Images Released

Square Enix provided some further details and plenty of new images for Bravely Default II. The update covers some of the game’s story and characters and the basic, familiar gameplay elements.

• Dragon Quest XI S Arrives on Consoles, PC Next Month; Demo Available

After hitting Nintendo Switch last year, Dragon Quest XI S is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in December. A demo is available now on those new platforms.

Additional Selected Stories

• Morbid: The Seven Acolytes Launching in December
• Moonlighter iOS Version Releasing This Month
• Pokémon Sword, Shield Plus Expansion Pass Physical Bundles Available Now
• New Outriders Broadcast Details Expeditions, Technomancer
• Ruined King: A League of Legends Story Platforms, 2021 Release Window Announced
• Hellpoint Next-Generation Versions Launching in 2021
• Bug Fables Version 1.1 Update Released
• Genshin Impact Version 1.1 Update Dated
• Coven and Labyrinth of Galleria Shows Some Facets
• Borderlands 2 Commander Lilith DLC Available on Switch
• Tribes of Midgard Gameplay Shown
• Capcom Shows Monster Hunter Rise Great Sword Gameplay
• XCOM 2 iOS Gameplay Shown
• Atelier Ryza 2 Theme Song Revealed
• Ciel nosurge DX, Ar nosurge DX Get New Media
• Destiny 2: Beyond Light Receives More Videos
• Sword of the Necromancer Receives Cinematic Trailer
• Mary Skelter Finale Gets Trailer Ahead of Japanese Launch
• Godfall Gets Early Launch Trailer
• Bakugan: Champions of Vestroia Gets Launch Trailer
• Seven Knights: Time Wanderer Out Now
• Battle Hunters Now Out on PC, Switch
• Digital Store Weekly Round-Up (November 5, 2020)

Podcasts

• Episode 183: EPISODE OF MYSTERY – Q&A Quest

This episode we pull more questions off the massive backlog. There is also a break from the discussions of Hades thanks to the latest Pokémon expansion.