Disgaea 1 Complete adds little as far as new content goes, but the classic gameplay and story return. Does it hold up after all these years, or is it merely just a fresh paint job slapped onto a vintage title that shows its age?
The World Ends with You hits Nintendo Switch this week, a little over a decade after its original release. The game’s Final Remix offers plenty of reasons for new and returning players to head to Shibuya’s Underground.
The Greater Good boasts unique graphics that occasionally amaze but too often hamper gameplay. Other than that, a solid first turn-based RPG by sole designer Sam Enright.
Over a year after its initial blast-off, Zeboyd Games’ planet-hopping secret agent RPG has landed on Nintendo’s newest handheld. Does the Switch version show signs of intelligent life, or is it a Black Hole imploding in on itself?
Stardew Valley combines the best ideas in farming simulation games from the past two decades. The game is even greater than the sum of its parts, making it a multi-platform success accessible to both casual and hardcore RPGamers.
It’s September, and that means it’s back-to-school season! So be sure to pick up all the essentials, like hinge grease, grappling hooks, and lock picks… Oh? What sort of school do you go to then?
After a decade of waiting for a return to home consoles, Valkyria Chronicles 4 brings its unique art style and combat back to the big screen. The strategy is certainly up to snuff but the story struggles to match the excellence of the original.
The promised expansion for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has arrived, taking both fans and new players a chance to go back 500 years before the main game’s events. Torna ~ The Golden Country does a fine job of providing a mature tale and fresh combat that will satisfy both.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 concludes the Joker line of Dragon Quest Monsters games in Japan. It offers new quality of life and gameplay options to a well-established series formula.
After an extended absence, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age brings one of the genre’s premier series back to western audiences. Pull up your comfy chair, because this epic JRPG doesn’t do things by half measures.
For a game based on espionage, the Cold War is certainly a fitting setting and one that Phantom Doctrine happily jumps into. It’s not as simple as East vs. West, however, with plenty of threads that need to be untangled.
Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass is a quirky, emotional game. Isn’t it time someone made a sub-genre to describe RPGs inspired by Earthbound, so reviewers wouldn’t always namedrop Earthbound? In this one, you can be a bear!
The Dragon of Dojima is back once again to play arcade games, run hostess clubs, and bash thugs with varying implements. Kiryu even gets a love interest in Kiwami 2, but who cares about that when there are tigers to fight!
Contrary to common belief, in Rainbow Skies characters fight much better immediately after devouring huge helpings of food. This is just one of many interesting things that will be experienced in the world of Lunah.
It was the best of times and the worst of times. Sam Wachter has finished the Banner Saga trilogy. She cried like a baby, threw the controller a few times, and watched all her favourites die.
It’s 1918 and vampires are in. In London, that is. Is their return a triumphant one? Or will Vampyr be relegated to the history books?
With its first commercial release, Czech developer Warhorse Studios has taken an uncompromising stance to emphasize demanding role-playing elements alongside traditional open-world gaming. Prepare to get medieval.
Tired of always playing as a rootless adventurer? Moonlighter offers the chance to stay put in your home town and run the shop you inherited from your grandpa. Don’t worry – there’s still plenty of adventuring to be done, too.
After a decade, the Shining series returns to North America. Will its return resonate with players, or is it one to refrain from getting too excited over?
Hand of Fate 2 is an accurate and bold recreation of a fantasy card game. However, authenticity aside, it jars as a video game due to its insurmountable randomness.
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