Stray Children Deep Look
Some games are made with logic. Others are made with love. This one was made with both, as well as undisclosed amounts of piranha meat, rose petals, and magic mushrooms.
Author: Michael Baker
The Curse of Mount Madre Impression
Go West, young gamer! Seek and explore! Catch the sights, find the treasure, just don’t stick around—there’s not much to keep a young’un interested in these parts.
#BLUD: Claws for Alarm Deep Look
Official spokesthings from Exit 73 Studios would like to assure the gaming public that the 30-foot-tall vampire lord who appeared to stave in the roof of the local high school was merely a trick of the wind on a cloudy evening, and that there is no further cause for alarm. There may, however, be claws for alarm. Keep the doggy treats handy.
Drova: Forsaken Kin Deep Look
From the old world to the new, adventure favors the bold. But sometimes it also leads to much suffering, death, and blips in reality. Truly, there is no jank like Eurojank.
Adventure Corner ~ Magical Delicacy
This Adventure Corner update may have been slightly delayed, but rest assured that Flora’s Magical Delicacies always delivers on time and on spec. Might we interest you in a slightly different blend of gaming tastes today?
Sovereign Syndicate Deep Look
Once within a city dreary, soot-filled, steam-bound, and quite weary, did three trudge the cobblestones. What fate of card shall bring them toward the truth of mystery and thus reward, or leave them scattered amidst the bones?
Adventure Corner ~ Flynn: Son of Crimson
Crimson’s as red as can be, but all the flags are green for this action-adventure title. After obtaining the title in a giveaway, Michael Baker looks back at Flynn: Son of Crimson.
Adventure Corner ~ OU
G-Mode and Room6’s OU offers players a curious narrative experience adventure. After going through the game three times, RPGamer’s Michael Baker still isn’t quite sure what to fully make of it but it certainly stuck in his head.
Trinity Trigger Import Impression
With its blend of graphics, plot, and combat, this is a game that would seem to have its finger on the trigger. So how did it manage to shoot itself in the foot? That will take a few more words to explain.
Book Quest Impression
There are a great many books in this world: Some are magic, some mundane. At least a few of them must be on the topic of good game design. Could someone find a copy of one, please? It’s sorely needed here.
Trinity Trigger Demo Impression
In the past, FuRyu has shown itself more than willing to emulate popular game series of the past in interesting ways. With Trinity Trigger, the developers move on from the sagas of the past to a promising secret of the future.
Adventure Corner: Evil Tonight
Though she knows she should be wary, still she ventures someplace scary… It’s just another night’s work for Silvia Bellini, evil or not. Read all about it here.
Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream Impression
It’s been seven years since Sophie Neuenmuller had a chance to shine in a game of her own. What is a plucky alchemist to do? Clean out the cauldron, polish the tools, and devise improvements to the formula, of course.
Super Cane Magic ZERO Deep Look
Some games strive to create an open, accessible experience for all to enjoy. Others just want to take you to chocolate-coated moonscapes and laser-powered volcanos, where ninjas do battle with abominable snowmen.
Editorial à la Carte: Sushi Striker
Life is like a package of supermarket sushi. You might know what you’d like to get, but there will always be that one item in the corner of the box that you just don’t like. Will it be eel? Fish eggs? Eggplant? When the right ingredients come together, most anything is possible, even if we don’t have to like the results.
Live by the Sword: Tactics Impression
Labrador Games’ Live By The Sword: Tactics promises political intrigue and tactical delights against a backdrop of fantasy world warfare. RPGamer was able to try out its Steam Early Access version to see how delivery of that is coming along.
SaGa Frontier: Whom to Start?
For those just getting into SaGa Frontier, the first question is which character to start with. We have gathered a veritable Circle of SaGes, each tasked with taking one of SaGa Frontier’s protagonists and explaining why (or why not) they are a good initial option to take.
Hoshi wo Miru Hito Impression
The year 2020 was a record-setting list of difficult and awful choices. This game most certainly numbers among them.
Metal Max Xeno: Reborn Impression
Metal Max Xeno has been reborn, like a battered phoenix from the ashes of mediocrity. The question is, should it have stayed where it was?
Summer in Mara Impression
We’re nearing the height of summer, and there’s nowhere to go. Thankfully, a studio named Chibig is willing to provide a seasonal outlet for our seaside dreams with Summer in Mara. Let Koa be your inner child for a while.
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