RPGamer Round-Up: August 10 – August 17

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

OFF is a fondly remembered, surrealist, fever dream turn-based RPG that inspired many when it first released. Ryan Costa sees if its remake loses anything in translation or is it still an artistic masterpiece.

FromSoftware shifts focus to a multiplayer-oriented take on Elden Ring. Zack Webster reports that this first foray into a primarily cooperative mode feels like a rough draft of an ultimately fun experience

Level-5’s Megaton Musashi went through a lot before finally being released worldwide alongside a story expansion and modes of play added to the package. Ryan McCarthy finds a game that satisfies as a mech action RPG but is held back by some narrative flaws.


Major News

Talesworth Game Studio and DreadXP have announced The Secret of Weepstone. The game is a black-and-white dungeon-crawler inspired by classic tabletop adventures.

InSpades revealed multiplayer open-world RPG Everlast: Undying Tale. Inspired by games like RuneScape, it is planned to release next year with an alpha playtest to be announced soon.

Kalypso Media and Artefacts Studio announced Disciples: Domination, a sequel to Disciples: Liberation. The turn-based tactical RPG, set to release this year on PC and consoles, sees Avyanna returning as main character.

 

 

NIS America announced that ClaDun X3 will release in the west at the end of next month. The dungeon-crawler sees players play a death game for the sake of world peace.

Dark fantasy side-scrolling RPG Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is coming to Nintendo Switch. The game will release on the console in just a few weeks.

Marvelous is partnering with the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland for special DLC for Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar celebrating efforts to reintroduce the endangered pine hoverfly. It has also been releasing videos for the game’s fourteen marriage candidates.

Like its predecessor, Dark Deity 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch. The tactical RPG will release on the console in a few weeks.

Nihon Falcom and GungHo Online Entertainment provided another character and location introduction for The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter’s Grancel region. GungHo Online Entertainment also released an English version of the Japanese trailer released last week.

 

 

Other News

Media and New Releases


Podcasts

Josh is throwing subway sandwiches at Roblox. Kelley bulk purchases needles while deathgripping her Xbox controller. Chris weighs productions of bingo cards to track weekly quotas. And Robert would like to welcome you to his TAM Talk about Super Robot Wars: Original Generation.

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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