The Gwent card game is now fully released, and so is Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, a single-player campaign based upon it. Though unlikely to convert huge numbers to the card game, it at least provides another engaging tale in the Witcher universe.
A private investigator is brought to a mysterious island to investigate a mysterious death. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
In the land of Moonfall Ultimate, lots of nasty creatures are making trouble, and someone has to go put them down with necessary roughness. Whether doing so is a good idea can be learned by reading this review.
A mysterious tower appears in Edo period Japan. A secret team is sent to investigate it and its paranormal origins. Why isn’t this game more interesting?
Metal Max is an intriguing concept for an RPG, centered around vehicular tank combat in a blasted post-apocalyptic urban setting. Western audiences haven’t seen much of this series in the past, and Xeno’s awkward narrative and obtuse technical systems aren’t going to change that anytime soon.
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.
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