RPGamer Round-Up: March 23 – March 30
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
After being unfairly tried for treason and escaping a brutal fate, General Khazan sets out on a vengeful rampage across the empire. Jordan McClain reports that players of The First Berserker: Khazan will be taking on a hardcore combat experience that is as relentlessly challenging as it is satisfying to master.
Being a Soulslike, post-apocalyptic RPG with an anime aesthetic, AI LIMIT hardly has a unique premise. Thankfully, Ezra Kinnell finds that doesn’t stop it from being a solid, if somewhat clunky, Soulslike RPG.
Medabots has always been a series about mixing and matching the bits that work to get things done. Michael Baker discovers that at least one game proves that there are some elements that are too essential to swap out carelessly.
Major News
NIS America announced The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon is coming west. Western RPGamers will finally reach series parity with their brethren in Japan this fall.
Capcom revealed that Monster Hunter Wilds’s first free title update will launch at the end of next week. In addition to new monster hunts, the update also adds a new Grand Hub for hunters.
Atlus has announced a remaster of PlayStation 2 action RPG Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army. Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army will release on PC and consoles this June.
Bandai Namco unveiled a new entry in the long-running Super Robot Wars series. Super Robot Wars Y will see a new set of mecha anime series crossover worldwide later this year.
Square Enix has released SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered. The remaster of the PSX RPG is available now on PC, consoles, and mobile.
The Pokémon Company provided more details for the upcoming RPG Pokémon Legends: Z-A. The update details the Z-A Royale Competition referenced in the game’s title.
After around six years of service, War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius will shut down in May. The strategy RPG no longer features paid transactions, though in-game events will still be held until the end of service.
Marvelous announced farming sim Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar. The game is billed as a new interpretation of previous Bokujō Monogatari title released in the west as Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar.
Studio Aurum has begun a Kickstarter campaign for monster-taming RPG Monster Crown: Sin Eater. The developer also released a demo for players to try out.
Other News
- Latest Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Trailer Introduces Lune
- Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Gets Gameplay Teaser
- Moondrift Memory Kickstarter Campaign Underway
- Pillars of Eternity Gets Tenth Anniversary Patch, Turn-Based Mode Coming
- Rift of the NecroDancer Now Available on Switch
- Edens Zero Action RPG Releasing in July
- Dice ‘n Goblins Rolling in Early April
- Lynked: Banner of the Spark Fully Launching in May
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Set for October
- Chucklefish’s Witchbrook Releasing This Winter
- Tabletop-Inspired Adventure Sunderfolk Releasing Next Month
- Warriors: Abyss Update Adds Atelier Characters
- Shadow of the Road Open Alpha Playtest Underway
- Dark Quest 4 Announced
- Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon Leaving Early Access in Q2
- Fallen Tear: The Ascension Releasing Next Year
- The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- Switch Digital Pre-Orders Open, Demo Coming Soon
- Sengoku Dynasty Gets New Update
- Wuthering Waves Coming to Steam, Version 2.2 Update Releasing This Week
- New Release Round-Up (March 27, 2025)
Podcasts
Sony’s machine-infested, open-world extravaganza came out with a sequel in 2022. Sam, Pascal, and Josh join the show as we find out if Horizon Forbidden West lived up to its predecessor. Let’s just hope that the haptic triggers on the PS5 controller didn’t give everyone carpal tunnel.
This week in Q&A Quest, we discuss the Xenoblade series. We also discuss Potionomics.
This week, the cast is searching for the ever-elusive 12-bit game. Andi is confused about the wrong PoE, Kelley and Joshua debate the merits of Pirate Laser Cannons for one final time, and special guest Ryan Radcliff ponders the problem of Nintendo target balls trademarks. Oh, and Chris is crying in the Twitch chat.
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