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Felvidek
Sometimes, all a game needs to work is confidence in its scope and vision. Thatโs the highest praise Iโd shower on “15th-century Slovakia JRPG” Felvidek. Sure, itโs another turn-based RPG made with RPG Maker. Itโs fairly short and doesnโt bring anything new to the genre mechanically. But what it doeโฆ Read More »- Review
Life is Strange: Reunion
The journey that the Life is Strange series provides its fans has been a long and winding one, filled with storms both in-game and out. With the IP belonging to publisher Square Enix, weโve seen development shift from French team Dontnod Entertainment (Life is Strange 1 and 2) to American devs Deckโฆ Read More »- Article
- Random Encounter
- Podcast
Random Encounter 344 – Life is Strange: Carmageddon
On this episode of Random Encounter, we talk about cars ramming one another and time travel. And no, for once, this isn’t a Back to the Future reference (although it could be)! First up is Matt chatting about the big grand finale of the Life is Strange franchise, Life Is Strange: Reunion (although wโฆ Read More »- Article
- News
RPGs Coming This Week, 3/29/26 – Puzzling Decopunk Fishbowls
Look, I’ll say this upfront: I love the lineup we have for RPGs Coming This Week, er, this week, but I don’t know how to connect them in this intro in a simple way! Aether & Iron and Granser give us strong showings for those seeking a new CRPG or JRPG, respectively. Meanwhile, if you’re in the mโฆ Read More »- Article
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GreedFall: The Dying World Impressions
After a lengthy stretch in Early Access, GreedFall: The Dying World has now reached its full release. During development, the project went through several iterations and even adopted a new title to more clearly position itself as a prequel to GreedFall. Expectations were understandably high: the firโฆ Read More »Music Review
NieR Re[in]carnation Original Soundtrack: The People and the World
Released exactly one year after the NieR Re[in]carnation servers were shut off, NieR Re[in]carnation Original Soundtrack: The People and the World contains all of the music for the third and final season of the mobile title. I have been methodically working my way through all of the NieR Re[in]carnaโฆ Read More »- Review
Aether & Iron
Despite how deliciously macabre and heart-wrenching noir can be, we see so few in the gaming landscape. Rich with rain-soaked, harsh realities, a down-on-their-luck detective battles their troubled past when a dame clad in fire-red walks through their door (damesโalways dames). Well, have no fear, bโฆ Read More »- Review
Otome Daoshi -Fighting for Love-
Round one, begin! Itโs once again time for the kingdom of Kayuโs Tournament of Valor, in which every participant believes in the motto of might makes right. A young Daoshi-in-training named Shunlin accompanies her grandfather Lihong and childhood friend Haoran to the martial arts spectacle, but theโฆ Read More »- Article
- Retro Encounter
- Podcast
Retro Encounter 492 – Pentiment
Retro Encounter is the only reason to do anything in this life. This week on Retro Encounter, we dive into the 2022 Obsidian masterpiece Pentiment, a game about murder, religion and the stories we tell about those things. Is there a right answer? Who do we accuse? Why are Socrates and God on the samโฆ Read More »- Article
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Tokyo Indie Games Summit 2026 Overview & More Hands-On Impressions
The scale and stakes of video game development have seemed to become unsustainably large in recent years, with many RPGs, say, requiring hundreds of millions of dollars and years of manpower from huge teams. While Iโm certainly not one to say no to a feast, I find itโs the small appetizers that I waโฆ Read More »- Article
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Tokyo Indie Games Summit 2026 – Summer Road Hands-On Preview
One of my biggest regrets from Tokyo Game Show 2025 was that I didnโt get my hands on Summer Road, often touted by Japanese developer Rebuild Games as a roguelite RPG enjoyed in 10-minute chunks. At Tokyo Indie Games Summit 2026, I finally returned to the nostalgic suburban streets, and frankly, I cโฆ Read More »- Review
Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection
Revisiting older games can be sobering. Sometimes they age gracefully. Sometimes they reveal ideas ahead of their time. And sometimes they expose every compromise that once hid behind a smaller screen. Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection stands firmly in that last category. This was my first timeโฆ Read More »- Article
- Preview
Tokyo Indie Games Summit 2026 – Disc Creatures WORLD Hands-On Preview
Like many of you, Pokรฉmon holds a special place in my heart. Though if Iโm being honest, my RPG tastes haveโฆ evolved since the days of Game Boys and car rides. Disc Creatures WORLD, developed by the two brothers making up Picorinne Soft, shares that same reverence for Nintendoโs iconic monster-catchโฆ Read More »- Article
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Tokyo Indie Games Summit 2026 – Bandit Knight Hands-On Preview
To look at Bandit Knight, itโd be easy to mistake it for one of Square Enixโs recent HD-2D games, such as Octopath Traveler or the upcoming The Adventures of Elliot. The Square Enix inspiration doesnโt stop there; the character sprites in Bandit Knight gesture and spin around to convey joy or frustrโฆ Read More »- Feature
Why We Don’t Want LLMs in RPGs
In an era where all human knowledge is available to anyone with an internet connection, the truth is often more obscured than we’d hope. The sea of lies and disinformation is one thing, but the greater threat lies in the counterfeiting of humanity. It was bad enough when social media obliterated ourโฆ Read More »- Article
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Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy Hands-on Preview: Worlds Collide
Thanks to the wonderful team at Square Enix, I recently had some hands-on time with Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy ahead of release. Letโs cut to the chase: if youโre anything like me, youโve probably been holding out hope for a proper console Dissidia again, something closer to the original or Duodโฆ Read More »- Review
Escape From Ever After
Nintendoโs Paper Mario series (The Thousand-Year Door, in particular) has left quite an impression on the RPG world. In recent years, weโve seen many Paper Mario-inspired RPGs such as Born of Bread, The Outbound Ghost, Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling, and more. The latest Paper Mario-like to comโฆ Read More »- Article
- News
Blighted To Bring Memories, Mayhem, & More This Fall for Nintendo Switch 2 and PC
Drinkbox Studios has announced that its upcoming metroidvania, Blighted, will release sometime this fall on Nintendo Switch and PC. The announcement was made via its official Steam news section alongside the latest Nintendo Indie World showcase. A new short gameplay trailer was also shown, showcasinโฆ Read More »- Article
- News
New Petal Runner Demo Brings A Playful Slice of Pixellated City Life To Players on PC
A couple weeks ago, Iam8bit and developer Nano Park Studios have announced that a new demo for Petal Runner is available now on PC via Steam. It allows players to explore the second district of its setting, experience some of its minigames, and meet an array of NPCs and Hanapetsโthe game’s digital cโฆ Read More »- Article
- News
RPGs Coming This Week, 3/22/25: Stranger and Etranger Things [UPDATED With Some Duellum]
Welcome to another edition of RPGs Coming This Week! After a slow few weeks, we have a pretty full lineup for our last full week of March, across several genres: RPG, adventure, visual novel, and, honestly, however we want to classify Etrange Overlord may be up for debate. But we don’t often get toโฆ Read More »- Review
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
Ride on, Rangers: Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, the third entry in the monster-collecting JRPG spin-off series, is here! Can humans and monsters unite to save the world? Bonds of kinship prevail in a fantastical tale revealing how past sins echo through time. Heartwarming and poignanโฆ Read More »Music Review
NieR Re[in]carnation Original Soundtrack: The Sun and the Moon
In reviewing the second volume of MONACA’s NieR Re[in]carnation OSTs, I continue my grieving process through reflection. Yes, I am referring to the live service mobile title in the NieR series that had its servers permanently shut down in April 2024. I have been grieving the loss of this surprisinglโฆ Read More »- Review
Etrange Overlord
Even if I wasnโt aware of the background behind Etrange Overlord, Iโd still be drawn to its energetic visual style and quirky premise. Knowing that it is the first project from Sลhei Niikawa (legendary creator of the Disgaea series) since he went independent adds an undeniable appeal to the project.โฆ Read More »- Review
Pokรฉmon Pokopia
,Pokรฉmon spin-off games are as broad-ranging and varied as the colorful creatures that populate their digital worlds. From puzzle games to pinball, from roguelike dungeon crawlers to photography simulations, itโs practically a law of nature that if you can picture a game concept, you can probably puโฆ Read More »- Review
Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights
First impressions can prove quite misleading, a sentiment explored many times over in the otome visual novel Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights. What initially appears to be a more light-hearted romantasy tale contains surprising depth as you delve into its routes, culminating in aโฆ Read More »Twitch
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