With the critical success of Pokémon Pokopia earlier this year, The Pokémon Company and Koei Tecmo return with Bubbly Basin, a new underwater town in the Pokémon spin-off. As the first installment in the game’s paid expansion pass, the DLC makes waves, further positioning the spin-off as a life sim worth diving into.
Final Fantasy X-2 is often neglected by fans for taking a divisive direction away from its critically successful progenitor. For #JRPGJuly, we take a deeper dive into its choices and examine what makes it a bold sequel worthy of praise.
Acrobatic Chirimenjako dives into the darkest depths of the soul in its debut visual novel, Schrödinger’s Call, providing a heart-wrenching examination of inner resolve when all of humanity is on the line.
Kingdom’s Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster is a remake of an older mobile game. In adopting a “less is more” approach, however, Inti Creates fails to embrace a key characteristic: player immersion.
OPUS: Prism Peak is the fourth stand-alone entry in the OPUS series. With a profound narrative and uplifting motifs, the title exquisitely captures the beauty of self-discovery and earns its place in the decade-long legacy.
Pokémon Pokopia, co-developed by Game Freak and Koei Tecmo’s Omega Force, is the first spin-off of its kind in the Pokémon franchise. Brimming with ambition and beautiful Pokémon, does the game find a home in the flourishing cosy life simulator landscape?
The Pokémon series has turned 30! Many of us at RPGamer are delighted to share our Pokémon journeys, including the wonderful Pokémon friendships we made along the way.
The Pokémon franchise has come a long way since its inception 30 years ago. How have battle systems and combat mechanics evolved over the years, and what direction are the games heading in?
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