RPGamer Round-Up: August 17 – August 24

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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

In the age of remasters, new audiences are being brought into the fold of classic games every single day. Pascal Tekaia reports that System Shock 2 bucks that trend by appealing to long-time fans, but perhaps few others.

Nihon Falcom finally returns to Liberl with next month’s launch of Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter. A prologue demo is available now, and RPGamer’s Alex Fuller was given the opportunity to get an early look at the game’s beginning hours.

Bandai Namco and Brownies Inc. are releasing action roguelite Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree next month. Alex Fuller had the opportunity to try the game out in a four-hour preview session.

Sengoku Dynasty gives players the opportunity to create their own villages in feudal Japan. After releasing on PC last year, Alex Fuller was able to check out its competent simulation on PS5.

Crescent Tower is a retro 8-bit dungeon crawling RPG that sees players exploring a mysterious tower. Ryan Costa was able to put some questions to developer Curry Croquette about the game, which received a surprise release this week.

 

 

Major News

Bandai Namco revealed another Tales title getting the remaster treatment. Tales of Xillia Remastered will release for PC and consoles this Halloween.

Nihon Falcom and GungHo Online Entertainment have released a free prologue demo for The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter. The companies also announced a dedicated Switch 2 version of the game.

NIS America will be publishing IKINAGAMES’s Starbites in the west. The turn-based mecha RPG will release on PC, PS5, and both Switch consoles early next year.

DotEmu announced a release date for Absolum. The beat-’em-up action RPG will launch in early October.

After its release in Japan a few weeks ago, NIS America announced it is bringing Ys X: Proud Nordics west. The enhanced version of Ys X: Nordics will release on Switch 2 and PC early next year.

 

 

The minds behind Enotria: The Last Song are back with a new Soulslike RPG titled La Divina Commedia. The game, which takes inspiration from Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy, is in development for PC and other platforms.

Square Enix’s tactical RPG Triangle Strategy is out now on new platforms. After releasing for Switch, PC, and Meta Quest, the game is now available on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Roach Games announced that Kingdoms of the Dump will release in November. The turn-based RPG, inspired by Super Nintendo RPGs, sees a sentient trash-can fighting to clear its name and save the world.

Owlcat Games and Emotion Spark Studio revealed the release date for Rue Valley. The narrative RPG, which takes inspiration from Disco Elysium, will come to PC and consoles in November.

Bandai Namco and Brownies Inc. have released a prologue demo for Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree. In addition, a new Guardian introduction trailer highlights the sacrifices necessary by its cast.

A demo is out now for Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion ahead of its release in a few weeks. Players can go through the opening parts of the story and transfer their progress to the full game.

 

 

Other Release Announcements

Additional News

Media and New Releases

Podcasts

With its memorable characters, classic setting, and questionable romance scenes, Baldur’s Gate III took the world by storm in 2023. We have Pascal and Jahwon at our camp tonight to talk about our journey through the Forgotten Realms. Just don’t ask about the squirrel, that poor critter has seen things…

This week in Q&A Quest, we discuss the recent Nintendo Indie World Showcase. We also dig into some live questions covering a variety of topics.

Chris smells like a Jill sandwich. Robert has an entire folder dedicated to Neptunia. Josh assures us that he’s a REAL lawyer. Let’s see if we can talk about anything other than Gamescom.

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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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