RPGamer Round-Up: January 19 – January 26

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 intervening period. This article is designed to give reminders of some interesting content and stories that our readers might have missed.

 


Editorial Content

Omega Force is no stranger to dealing in RPGs with its hack-and-slash gameplay. Alex Fuller notes that Dynasty Warriors: Origins sees things coming full circle and applying that found expertise in its flagship series.

Hironobu Sakaguchi and Nobuo Uematsu team up again for Fantasian Neo Dimension, which has a lot of history to live up to. Ryan Costa discovers a lot of gameplay mechanics and varied bosses.

Death rides onto current-gen consoles with the latest release of Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition. Pascal Tekaia reports that while the base game and DLC are a lethal combination, the lack of effort evident in the remaster is just on life support.

Welcome to the spirit realm, where you can smooch some ghostly gentlemen. Sam Wachter finds out if the haunted hunks in 9 R.I.P. are worth the effort.

Ring in the new year with the latest video reviews from RPGamer. Among the latest offerings are reviews for Ys X: Nordics, Metal Slug Tactics, Bloomtown: A Different Story, VED, and Breath of Death VII: The Beginning: Reanimated.


Major News

Sandfall Interactive’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 made a strong appearance during the latest Xbox’s Developer Direct. The game received an April release date as well as more information about some of its characters and systems.

CyberConnect2 officially revealed Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3. The final part in the trilogy is set to launch worldwide this May.

YCJY Games revealed that Keep Driving will release on Steam in a couple of weeks. The early 2000s-set road trip management RPG sees players make their way to a festival in their first car.

Koei Tecmo and Gust provided more media and details for Atelier Yumia. The latest entry in the long-running crafting-based series is set to launch in a couple of months.

Developer Longdue provided the first details for its planned spiritual successor to Disco Elysium. Hopetown will be undergoing a crowdfunding campaign to be fully revealed at a later date.

Two demos for The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II are now available on PS4 and PS5. The Story Demo lets players check out the start of the game, while the Gameplay Demo offers a sample of the Märchen Garten.

 

 

 

Other News

 

Media and Releases


Podcasts

This week in Q&A Quest, we discuss Tales of Graces f. We also speculate about the Nintendo Switch 2.

Kelley discusses how she got away with premeditated cannon. Josh wonders why there isn’t a chocobo wrap at Dunkin. Ryan tries to take down the evil Paws empire. Chris backseat podcasts. Also, don’t follow what Andi is reading.

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Alex Fuller

Alex joined RPGamer in 2011 as a Previewer before moving onto Reviews, News Director, and Managing Editor. Became Acting Editor-in-Chief in 2018.

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