Gothic is a title that holds quite the prestige. It is commonly considered one of, if not the best, “Euro RPGs”, not to mention one of the jankiest of experiences. It launched the career of original developer Piranha Bytes, who would go on to make the Risen and Elex series. Hoping to capture lightning in […]
Ova Magica is an indie title that blends classic farm-life simulation gameplay with monster-raising and battling mechanics. Following a very successful Kickstarter campaign and a rather lengthy period in Early Access, the game has finally launched its 1.0 version on PC, with a console release scheduled to follow shortly after. Was Ova Magica worth the […]
Nine years on from its original release on the Wii U and Nintendo Switch, there’s not much under the sun that hasn’t already been said about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It’s widely considered one of, if not the best open world game ever made, and in its wake many contemporaries look […]
SHINONOME ABYSS The Maiden Exorcist combines the world of Yokai hunting with randomly generated worlds. Will this title by WODAN Inc. spell out success on the Ouija Board? Fill up your aura; we’re going ghost busting. Shrine Bright Like A Diamond SHINONOME ABYSS The Maiden Exorcist features Yono, a Shrine Maiden looking for her missing […]
I’ll admit I knew very little about Sandfall Interactive’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 when it first released. These days, it’s hard to find the time to play a full length RPG, and so it needs to be something special to catch my attention. But then the whispers started: that Clair Obscur was just that, something […]
It’s garbage day, and you know what that means: it’s time to take out the trash. Kingdoms of the Dump is an indie Japanese-style turn-based RPG by developer Roach Games, set in a world full of rubbish, vermin, slime, and other nastiness. Six years after a successful Kickstarter campaign, this quirkily-themed title has finally been […]
Pokémon Legends: Z-A takes players to Lumiose City, the site of a citywide Pokémon tournament. It puts a new spin on Pokemon gameplay, particularly shaking up battles and differentiating it from both the mainline series and Pokémon Legends: Arceus. An Evolving City Five years on from the events of Pokémon X/Y, Lumiose City is undergoing […]
UltraGirl Alters is a story-driven SRPG, where you become the manager of a new tokusatsu-themed virtual idol group. You can command them through battling virtual monsters, growing their skills, and their growth together as a group. It seems like an interesting idea to mix what’s essentially Vtubers, tokusatsu, and SRPG combat, so I picked up […]
Gaming is diverse to the point that we now have identifiable niches within subgenres. One such example is the “quirky indie” RPG often made in (or maintaining a similar feel to those made in) RPG Maker. These titles are usually unorthodox and much shorter experiences than you’d find in grander RPGs like Final Fantasy or […]
Some titles always seem to be involved in the discussion of what games should be enshrined in a proverbial “Video Game Hall of Fame” even if they didn’t have the most commercially friendly releases. Titles like Half Life, Thief, and Deus Ex are some that come to mind. The System Shock duology was another that […]