Author: mikyael0001
RPGs are great. The genre has consistently been one of the most popular in gaming, and continues to evolve to this day. But sometimes, the lines get a little blurry. God of War is described as an action RPG thanks to the skill tree, but is a very linear game with little to no roleplaying or decision making. Dragon’s Dogma 2 is up for Best RPG at The Game Awards despite being criticised for its RPGness and praised for its actionness, which is another category entirely. Does the J in JRPG just mean ‘from Japan’, or does it convey something…
Path of Exile 2 just got a significant new update with a veritable feast of bug fixes and improvements, but it’s hard for action RPG players to see the positives when it’s also deployed some “build-destroying” nerfs that some are now stuck using.Amidst the many tweaks, crash fixes, and squashed bugs detailed in the patch notes for Path of Exile 2’s version 0.1.0d update, there are significant changes to “trigger gems and energy gain.” Developer Grinding Gear Games says: “Trigger gem energy gain was not in the right place and it was far too easy to use ailments to trigger…
More than six years on from Obsidian’s last Pillars of Eternity game, Avowed has finally landed, transporting us back to Eora with your choice of a third-person or first-person perspective. Some revere it as another brilliant Obsidian RPG with scintillating combat and exploration, while others are more critical of its main storyline and forgettable companions. No matter where on that scale you sit, it certainly hasn’t been the total flop that many doomsayers predicted it would be. In fact, Obsidian is rather happy with its post-launch reception, and in a new interview, the game’s top dev says that the studio…
The first time I played Tales of Graces f was in 2012 on a 20-inch CRT television, where the watercolor art style looked all smudgy and I could barely read some of the text — but that didn’t matter. I was enthralled by one of the best battle systems to ever grace video games and a delightful cast of characters wrapped in an almost charmingly generic story.Tales of Graces f Remastered is the quintessential comfort food RPG, a game that’s so abundantly full of charm and whimsy that its flaws often don’t matter. It feels like the video game equivalent…
What are the best mods in Dragon Age The Veilguard? Whether you’re plagued by performance issues or struggling to see through the bloom, mod creators are already turning their hand to improve Bioware’s fantasy RPG, and we’ve already got a selection of the best to install. However, our top mods for Dragon Age The Veilguard don’t just improve the RPG game’s visual performance. They also include custom character presets of popular characters across media, letting you complete Dragon Age Veilguard quests while wearing a familiar face. No matter your preference for custom content, there’s a mod here to suit almost…
Shuffle Tactics, a deckbuilding RPG with turn-based tactical combat, has released its first free demo on Steam, available until March 3, 2025. Developed by Club Sandwich and published by The Arcade Crew, the game combines card-based mechanics with grid-based battles and a roster of recruitable sidekicks. Shuffle Tactics has a planned launch on PC via Steam in 2025. What’s in the Demo? The demo offers a preview of the core mechanics, featuring two playable characters, several sidekicks, and access to a selection of cards, relics, and upgrades. Players can explore two biomes, engage in battles with randomly selected bosses, and test…
Project Orion, Cyberpunk 2077’s upcoming sequel, isn’t set to land anytime soon.That’s because CD Projekt RED likely has its hands full with the recently unveiled The Witcher 4.Of course, there’s nothing stopping us from exploring Night City for the umpteenth time, or expanding it via the world of modding but sometimes, something new is required to whet one’s appetite.Well, that’s where Neo Berlin 2087 comes in.Developed by Elysium Game Studio, Neo Berlin 2087 is both a first and third-person action RPG set in a cyberpunk-esque sci-fi world.Admittedly, the game remains without a release date so it’s not something we can…
Indie retro RPG Chained Echoes is set to receive DLC next year, as its solo developer Matthias Linda has opened his own studio. Ashes of Elrant will expand Chained Echoes with a new land and story, as well as a new playable character: the White Wolf. It’s set for release in the second quarter of 2025 across all platforms: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. Chained Echoes: Ashes of Elrant – Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube Chained Echoes was first released by Linda at the end of 2022. It’s a retro, pixel art adventure…
Baldur’s Gate 3 launched last year to huge critical and commercial success, and while a lot of us are sad there won’t be any full-blown DLC, director Swen Vincke says “new exciting stuff” is being worked on.Vincke has only just gotten around to celebrating Baldur’s Gate 3’s nomination for Best Community Support at The Game Awards because he was on holiday at the time of its announcement. In his tweet acknowledging the hard work the developers have put into the game, he writes, “It’s very hard to keep on delivering on something that’s already out there while the entire studio…
Baldur’s Gate 3’s multiplayer can be a lot of fun, yet I still haven’t been able to finish a campaign. While I’ve finished the main story on my own – and have been hovering around in Act Three of an Honour Mode playthrough for fear of losing my progress – I can never seem to stick with a multiplayer campaign past the Shadow-Cursed Lands. I think part of this is that, while certain aspects of the game work fine with friends, others suffer pretty badly. This isn’t to say I haven’t enjoyed my time playing multiplayer in Baldur’s Gate 3.…