RPGamer Round-Up: May 7 – May 14

Welcome to the latest edition of RPGamer’s round-up column, where we 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 readers might have missed.

Editorial Content

• Live A Live PS5 Review

Charming and original turn-based RPG Live A Live makes its way to PlayStation and PC. Luis Mauricio adds to the calls that its astonishing storytelling and a superb soundtrack make it a gem worth playing.

• Cassette Beasts Review

Cassette Beasts evokes memories of 1990s Pokémon titles, with a slight twist in the battle system. Matt Masen finds that though the game has some slight missteps, it’s generally an very enjoyable addition to the monster-collecting genre.

• Redemption Reapers Review

Redemption Reapers is unyielding in its pessimism that spreads to the deep and enjoyable combat system in this tactical RPG from AdGlobe. Ryan Costa also reports that a barely-there plot prevents it from being a miserable masterpiece.

Major News

• Private Division, Game Freak Partnering on New Title

Publisher Private Division is partnering with Pokémon developer Game Freak on a new project. Codenamed Project Bloom, it is an action adventure title, and won’t be released for a few years.

• Final Fantasy XIV’s The Dark Throne Patch 6.4 Launch Date Announced

Square Enix held a new Letter from the Producer Live for Final Fantasy XIV. It revealed a launch date and new media for the upcoming Patch 6.4, The Dark Throne.

• One Piece Odyssey’s Reunion of Memories DLC Launching This Month

Players will be able to return for some more adventures in One Piece Odyssey’s Memoria soon. The Reunion of Memories DLC will release in less than two weeks.

• Monster Menu: The Scavenger’s Cookbook Free Sample Available

NIS America released a demo for Monster Menu: The Scavenger’s Cookbook. Western RPGamers can sample its cuisine ahead of the game’s launch later this month.

• Alchemic Cutie Heading to PlayStation, Switch

Alchemic Cutie is coming to PS4, PS5, and Switch. The slime-raising simulation RPG will release on the consoles next month.

Additional Stories and Trailers

• Dark Quest 3 Fully Releasing This Month
• Mobile RPG Brown Dust II Launching in June
• Vagrus: The Riven Realms Expansion Announced
• Blade Prince Academy Demo Released, Kickstarter Campaign Started
• Loop8: Summer of Gods Gets New Japanese Trailer
• Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection Gets Japanese Overview Trailer
• Achilles: Legends Untold Gets New Spidery Update, Trailer
• Wizardry Variants Daphne Gets New Trailer
• Crymachina Gets New Japanese Trailer
• New Release Round-Up (May 11, 2023)

Podcasts

• Episode 307: Trails in the Azure Sky – Q&A Quest

This week in Q&A Quest, we discuss our adventures in the Legend of Heroes series. We also discuss the impending release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

• RPG Cast – Episode 676: “Sending All Our Love to the Korok Down the Well”

Sam brings the sexy back to RPG Cast as Chris goes down the rabbit hole of Skyrim mods. Meanwhile, Kelley’s cannon stuffs kids into itself, and Josh collects a series of progressively larger vegetables.