RPGamer Round-Up: July 14 – July 21

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

• Echo Generation Review

’90s kids take note: Echo Generation answers the question of what would happen if The X-Files invaded small-town America. Pascal Tekaia finds that with impressive presentation values to boot, it’s an entertaining blast from the past worth checking out.

• SunnySide Impression

Farming sim SunnySide is now available on PC and coming to consoles. After spending around a dozen hours with the game, it feels like it needs some extra time for its grand ambitions to be properly realised.

• #JRPGJuly 2024 – Week 3 Round-Up

#JRPGJuly is in it’s third week. Let’s see how much progress the RPGamer staff is making with their games.

Major News

• Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur Expansion Releasing Next Week

Grinding Gear Games revealed its newest expansion for Path of Exile. Settlers of Kalguur will see players building up a new trading hub when it launches next week.

• River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next Announced

A new River City game takes Kunio and company back to Ancient China. River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next will release worldwide in November.

• Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road PlayStation, PC Beta Test Starting This Week

Level-5 announced a new worldwide beta test demo for Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road. Players will be able to try the game on PC and PlayStation consoles for the first time this week.

• Streets of Rogue 2 Early Access Pushed to October

tinyBuild and Matt Dabrowski announced a delay for Streets of Rogue 2’s Early Access launch. The Early Access version will now be available in October.

• Madou Monogatari: Fia and the Mysterious School Gets More Info, Japan Release Date

Compile Heart and Sting provided details on the newest installment in the Madou Monogatari franchise. Players can step into the shoes of Fia, a young girl who harnesses magic as she pursues her dream of becoming a sorcerer.

• Neverness to Everness Announced

Hotta Studio announced the free-to-play RPG Neverness to Everness. The title promises an open-world experience with an anime aesthetic powered by Unreal Engine 5.

Other News and Media

• Yaoling: Mythical Journey Available on Steam Early Access
• Chrono Sword Gets Publisher
• Drova: Forsaken Kin Release Window Revealed
• Gestalt: Steam & Cinder Released on Steam
• Metal Slug Tactics Talks About Source Material Legacy
• New Release Round-Up (July 18, 2024)

Podcasts

• RPG Backtrack 314 – Cold Steel Finale

On this week’s backtrack, we bring a story arc that has crossed two decades, three console generations, and nine games together in one explosive finale. Kelley, Matt, and Josh were crazy enough to finish this story. Sounds like a Kiseki game to us.

• RPG Cast – Episode 732: “Excited PoE Noises”

Kelley starts a Reddit fight. Robert learns about purrkour gaming. Pascal makes plans to be a booth babe. Chris eats the mic like it’s meat flavored cereal. Mung beans.