Video Round-Up (August 2, 2026)
Welcome to RPGamer’s video release round-up. In this column, we look to provide our readers with details on all of the video reviews, impressions, features, and other content recently uploaded to our YouTube channel.
Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings Review
Publisher: Koei Tecmo
Developer: Gust
Release Date: March 27, 2018
Written by: Sam Wachter (Nyx)
Narrated by: Christian Dextraze (Spare_Ombres)
Edited by: Erik Van Asselt (HerrFrog)
The third title in the Mysterious subseries of the turn-based Atelier franchise with crafting mechanics, which follows Atelier Sophie and Atelier Firis, Atelier Lydie & Suelle stars twin sisters who discover that they can enter worlds held within paintings.
Ultima VII: The Black Gate Retroview
Publisher: FCI Inc, Pony Canyon, Origin Systems
Developer: Origin Systems
Release Date: April 17, 1992 (PC), November 1994 (SNES)
Written by: Ryan Radcliff (Scar)
Narrated by: Ryan Radcliff (Scar)
Edited by: Erik Van Asselt (HerrFrog) and Ryan Radcliff (Scar)
In Ultima VII: The Black Gate, the Avatar returns to stop the cosmic entity known as the Guardian from entering and conquering the world. Players control the Avatar in top-down action RPG gameplay while starting an investigation of a series of kidnappings in Brittania.
Thysiastery Review
Publisher: DIRGA
Developer: DIRGA
Release Date: March 9, 2026
Written by: Ryan Costa (Dalandar)
Narrated by: Ryan Radcliff (Scar)
Edited by: Erik Van Asselt (HerrFrog) and Ryan Radcliff (Scar)
First-person turn-based roguelike dungeon-crawler Thysiastery sees players control a group of bearers of the “Brand”, who have been drawn into a vast labyrinth. Players can ally with characters they meet while trying to find their way out through buried forests, underwater cities, and more.
Glory of Heracles III Retroview
Publisher: Data East
Developer: Data East
Release Date: 1991
Written by: Ryan Radcliff (Scar)
Narrated by: Ryan Radcliff (Scar)
Edited by: Erik Van Asselt (HerrFrog) and Ryan Radcliff (Scar)
Glory of Heracles III is set in a mythological ancient Greece where deities and demons intermingle. Players take control of an amnesiac silent protagonist in this turn-based RPG that only released in Japan.
Mewgenics Deep Look
Publisher: Edmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel
Developer: Edmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel
Release Date: Feburary 10, 2026
Written by: Ryan Costa (Dalandar)
Narrated by: Jordan McClain (Yoru)
Edited by: Erik Van Asselt (HerrFrog)
Become a mad scientist breeding a cat army in roguelike tactical RPG Mewgenics. These cats venture out into the chaotic world, looking to go further, defeat bosses, and gain mutations before heading home to further improve their bloodlines.
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