RPGamer Round-Up: July 27 – August 3
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
Nihon Falcom’s The Legend of Heroes franchise, and particularly its Trails series, has given RPGamers many titles to enjoy. With more titles released or coming soon since our initial 2021 article, we have updated our Where to Start? guide for 2025.
Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster is one of the Switch 2’s launch titles, offering new life for the Nintendo 3DS RPG. Amaan Bhimani reports that its fantasy world and turn-based battles shine brighter than ever before on Nintendo’s latest console.
Thunderful Publishing and To The Sky have unveiled Godbreakers. The game is a co-op hack-and-slash roguelike releasing later this year, with a demo available now that RPGamer was able to check out early.
We may have finished July, but there’s still JRPG progress to report on. Let’s see how the RPGamer staff progressed in their #JRPGJuly quests.
Major News
Square Enix announced HD-2D action RPG The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales. Players will enter the fantasy world of Philabieldia when the game launches next year.
Square Enix unveiled a new title in the Octopath Traveler series. Octopath Traveler 0 is set to release on PC and consoles this December.
Capcom announced a new title in the Monster Hunter Stories spin-off series. Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is planned to release on PC and consoles next year.
Publisher THQ Nordic and developer Paraglacial revealed Fatekeeper. The game is a first-person fantasy action RPG that looks to combine modern day graphics and combat with deep RPG systems.
The newest title in the Darksiders series has been officially revealed by THQ Nordic and Gunfire Games. Details on Darksiders 4 are currently light at this time.
Action RPG Titan Quest II is now available on Early Access on PC. THQ Nordic and Grimlore Games also provided a gameplay deep dive to give players a preview of what lies in store.
THQ Nordic has announced a remaster of action RPG Sacred 2: Fallen Angel. The remaster is coming to PC and consoles with all of the original game’s content.
Square Enix provided more information for Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake. It includes details on the new content included in the remake collection as well as the games’ stories.
Other News
- Persona 3 Reload, Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza Kiwami 2 Heading to Switch 2
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Update Adds Battle Retry Option
- The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- Update Adds Extreme Difficulty, More
- Disgaea 7 Complete Releasing in October
- Gothic 1 Remake Gets Trailer, Release Window; Demo Available on Consoles
- Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven Switch 2 Version Released
- Deckbuilding RPG Destiny Code Announced
- Brave x Junction Japanese Console Versions Announced
- Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution Hitting PC in August
- Darkest Dungeon II: Curse of the Court Update Announced
- Titan Quest II Shows Another Mastery
Trailers and New Releases
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Story Trailer Released
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Introduces Tita, Zin
- Phantom Blade Zero Gets 22-Minute Gameplay Video
- Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion Shows Fusion, Heavy Armor
- Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar Overview Trailer Released
- Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree Introduces Koro and Akazu
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment Gets New Trailer
- Varlet Gets Second Japanese Trailer
- Digimon Story Time Stranger Shows Special Moves
- New Release Round-Up (July 31, 2025)
Podcasts
This week in Q&A Quest, we discuss all things Donkey Kong. We also discuss the weirdness that is Shadow Labyrinth.
Chris is now a gross adult that can’t stop training horse girls. Matt feeds magicite to cats and gets chunks out the other end. Kelley needs a bear plushie. Sam wants the power washer to go “WHOOSH”. Josh wants Final Fantasy X… but French. But remember, monsters are friends, not parts.
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