Backloggin’ the Year – Paws’ Pilgrimage, August 2021
Anna Marie is back with her eighth Backloggin’ report. Though a little tardy and slim on backlog titles this month, a smidgen of progress was still eked out.
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Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny Review
Disgaea is back, and it’s the same as ever. Mostly. The trademark min-maxing options to create a seriously buff squad return, but players will need to decide whether a game that plays itself is what they’re looking for.
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights Review
Despite a story premise that sounds a bit familiar and derivative, Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights proves to be a Metroidvania that is able to stand proudly on its own feet.
Fantasian Part Two Impression
Fantasian continues to impress in part two, expanding its world travel, battle mechanics, and character abilities as the story unfurls. The game is great on mobile, yet a release on PC and consoles would be even greater so more gamers can experience the wonderful title.
Dodgeball Academia Review
There’s a new entry in the rare dedicated sports RPG sub-genre. Pocket Trap’s Dodgeball Academia offers a flashy Saturday morning cartoon take on the sport.
Cris Tales Review
Cris Tales has players hopping between eras on a quest to stop the Time Empress. A dazzling graphical style is overshadowed by too many gameplay mechanics.
WitchSpring3 Re:Fine: The Story of Eirudy Review
Who doesn’t love a good witch’s tale? Kiwi Walks and IKINAGAMES’ WitchSpring series has debuted on the Nintendo Switch. Unfortunately, it needs to conjure a spell to make it a better game.
Live by the Sword: Tactics Impression
Labrador Games’Â 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.
Adventure Corner: The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Capcom returns for more legal drama in The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. RPGamer goes back in time to help make deductions and generate legal upheavals in Britain and Japan at the end of the Victorian era.
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown Review
Players will need to learn to navigate the world with their ears in The Vale: Shadow of the Crown. Not just positively widening the definition of video games, the audio-only RPG offers a touching story well worth experiencing.
Death Trash Early Access Impression
With Death Trash entering Early Access, RPGamer takes a look at how the game is shaping up. There’s a lot to enjoy with the game’s combat and storytelling, despite some hiccups with controls and storage space.
Disciples: Liberation Impression
Over a decade since the last release, the Disciples series is making its return. RPGamer was given the opportunity to watch a brief demo of the game and check out a few hours of a recent closed beta build.
Adventure Corner: World’s End Club
What happens when the Game of Fate is canceled and all that’s left to do is walk through the apocalypse? In World’s End Club at least, you get cute kids but boring gameplay.
Wildermyth Review
A tale as old as time, a turn-based tactical RPG with more hits than misses. Wildermyth’s great combat ideas do outweigh some story pacing issues and is worth a look.
Dreamscaper Review
The full release of action roguelite Dreamscaper is finally here. Afterburner Studios has cultivated a strong gameplay loop that grabs players with its melancholic but immersive atmosphere.
WitchSpring3 Re:Fine: The Story of Eirudy Interview
WitchSpring3 Re:Fine is the first console release for the Korean RPG series. Ahead of its upcoming western Switch release, RPGamer was given the chance to chat to STUDIOARTDINK’s Masashi Saito, KIWIWALKS’s Yeonju Kim, and IKINAGAMES’s SeJong Joo about the game and series.
Backloggin’ the Year – Paws’ Pilgrimage, July 2021
Anna Marie is back with her seventh Backloggin’ report. The backlog grows, the backlog shrinks, and new games manage to sneak in too.
#JRPGJuly 2021 – Final Wrap-Up
Welcome to the end of everyone’s favorite monthly gameathon, #JRPGJuly. Let’s see how folks finished out the month and if they were successful in completing their game of choice.
Chernobylite Review
Somebody’s up to no good at Chernobyl and its time to figure out what. Chernobylite is a survival RPG with a few cool ideas and some less interesting ones too.
Scarlet Nexus Review
Scarlet Nexus sees players joining future humanity’s forces and using special powers to fight against the monstrous Others. For a new IP, Bandai Namco has a winner on its hands.
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