RPGamer Round-Up: October 25 – November 1

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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

Phantom Blade Zero brings players into the dark, wuxia-inspired world of the Wulin. Jordan McClain reports that its blisteringly fast, fluid kung fu combat and gorgeous presentation, forcefully establishes it as a remarkable action RPG.

Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest is an RPG based on the extensive kitty-centric Warrior Cats novel series. Michael Baker finds that there is feline adventure out in the forest depths, if one is skilled enough to sneak and pounce.

The horror game SOMA implemented something unusual in its genre: Safe Mode, in which the monsters will never kill the player. Kay Vandivert looks back at the game and the paradox that Safe Mode can potentially make the game scarier.

 

 

Major Headlines

RPGamer is proud to once again be participating in Extra Life. Find out how to join us in helping sick kids and funding research on the first weekend in November.

Chucklefish revealed that Witchbrook is set to arrive in January. The magical life sim will also be coming to PS5 in addition to its other previously-announced platforms.

To kick-off the Tokyo Fan Fest, Square Enix held its keynote presentation for Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold. Producer and director Naoki Yoshida provided plenty of details about the new content and changes, as well as revealing a new February release date.

NIS America announced a western release date for The Grimm Reapress and the Drearytale Monster. The picture book-style adventure will release on PC and consoles in May.

iam8bit Presents and Nano Park Studios announced that Petal Runner is releasing in March. The retro-styled slice-of-life RPG will be coming to Switch 2 in addition to PC.

 

 

panstasz and Ysbryd Games have released a free content update for horror RPG World of Horror. The As Above So Below update is available now on PC and Mac before coming to consoles next year.

Idea Factory International and Compile Heart have announced Dokapon Kingdom: Connect 2. The latest title in the party board game and RPG hybrid series is planned to release worldwide on PC and Switch consoles next year.

Square Enix released new images and details for Romancing SaGa 3: Destinies United. The new update introduces some new allies and provides details about more of the remake’s gameplay systems.

tri-Ace has released a new Enhanced Remaster version of Resonance of Fate. The new version brings the game natively to PS5, and is also available as DLC on Steam.

Archetype Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast released a new forty-minute gameplay video for Exodus. The footage shows a mission in the game, including its Paladin and Immortal choice mechanics.

 

 

Other News

Podcasts

This week in Q&A Quest, we delve into a variety of community questions. We also discuss Pokémon.

Chris finds out the how much Wendy’s is his limit. Kelley wants a ribbon for her cat. And Robert’s girlfriend becomes a moon. Now go buy some gummy bears and a cookie.

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