Tokyo Xanadu was originally released on Vita in the first half of last year, but Aksys Games also brought its enhanced eX+ version west for both PS4 and PC. Though much of what is said about the original still applies, it provides plenty of Falcom’s signature charm.
Though 2017 was a big year for console releases, PC RPGamers also received plenty of games to enjoy. One such title was Larian Studios’ Divinity: Original Sin II, which receives a slightly belated review.
Just when you thought your girlfriend was safe from the punks in River City, think again. Ricki’s gal has been kidnapped and Kunio must find her in three days. Seriously, Ricki needs to keep a better eye on his girlfriend considering how often this keeps happening.
Ubisoft and Nintendo got together to make a crossover. Instead of a platformer, RPGamers get Mario and Rabbids married together with XCOM style combat.
The franchise faithful will probably still feel at home here, but others may need to decide if they can stomach the guesswork combat system or rote mission structure before committing to this game.
The sequel to Firaxis Games’ franchise reboot asks players to sign up for a new, more grueling tour of duty, and like it. It’s time to stop asking what XCOM can do for you, and ask what you can do for XCOM.
There was a time when evil creatures walked the land and had to be indiscriminately slain by whatever adventurers could handle the job. Even though they’re invariably evil, these creatures look pretty impressive thanks to intricate Vanillaware sprites. Painful ouch infliction.
In the second part of the Wild West trilogy, our posse needs to round up some outlaws. It’s time to finally put the Saints-Little gang behind bars, stop a war, and earn some decent cash while doing so.
Battle Chef Brigade is an odd mixture, but one that works very well. Combining an Iron Chef-style premise with action platforming combat and gem-matching, the game somehow manages to blend all of its aspects together in an exciting way.
Attacking on Titans After the eventual huge success of Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii, developer Monolith Soft went in a different direction for what can...
.hack//G.U. Last Recode is an all-in-one collection of the 2006 trilogy, packed together with a brand new epilogue episode, .hack//G.U. Vol. 4: Reconnection. While it has aged a bit in the past decade, .hack//G.U. remains one of the most memorable RPG adventures around.
It’s time to scale the heights of Yggdrasil, mapping everything along the way and surviving whatever nasty critters decide to get territorial. Be prepared for a long but very engaging journey upward. How high will you go?
With a story set in an alternate, steampunk-inspired Earth in the early 1990s, Empyre is a game that offers many fresh ideas throughout as players set off on an adventure to restore New York’s drinking water. But are new ideas always a good thing?
Gust has been outputting games at a decent clip in the past couple of years. Whether that rate allows those titles to reach their full potential is certainly open to debate.
This Hallowe’en, team up with a cute vampire to recapture her castle from a little girl and an obnoxious bat-cat.
All characters and events in this review — even those based on real people — are entirely fictional. All celebrity comments are impersonated… poorly. The following review contains coarse language and due to its content should not be viewed by anyone.
Koei Tecmo’s Musou machine is still chugging along at a decent pace. Fire Emblem’s crossover allows the series to add in a few interesting tactical options.
What happens when you mix together Hinako, Lime, and Yuzu? You get a magical girl fruit salad, of course!
Bluuuuuuuuuue~ Bluuuuuuuuuue~~ I am lonesome, lonesome for you.
In a year with many strategy RPGs, God Wars leans on its ancient Japanese setting to stand out. Fans of class systems and deep customization have another game to investigate.
It’s been eighteen years since Mario Golf on the Game Boy Color, but finally another game has appeared that properly combines RPGs and golf. Just beware the moles, birds, crocodiles, and undead minions that might get in the way of a solid round.
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