After seeing that pretty grotesque teaser trailer of a knight turning into a Dungeons & Dragons mind flayer, and a possible demonic invasion, most of us old-school CRPG players are psyched for Baldur's Gate III. Here's what we know about the upcoming game from developers Larian Studios, famous for the Divinity: Or

To say that Bandai Namco's upcoming RPG Code Vein is a Dark Souls knockoff but anime and sci-fi is disingenuous, but not entirely inaccurate. The controls, the motions, the level design filled with possible one-hit pitfalls and traps. Even down to the core one-on-one duelling focus against enemies, it's emulating th

Another legendary Japanese game franchise will be following in the footsteps of the massively popular Pokémon Go. Square Enix has announced Dragon Quest Walk, a new mobile game in the vein of Pokémon Go. Little has been revealed about Dragon Quest Walk so far. From the looks of it, the game will feature many of

While we said in our glowing review of Lapis x Labyrinth that the action RPG can be simple, there are some quirks and obstacles that can kill you outright without you knowing why. Whether you're using the wrong combination of adventurers/dango tower, ill-equipped, or have the wrong enchantments, you may end up stumped.

Platform: PS4, Nintendo Switch Genre: 2D Action RPG With Fever Mode & Cute Heads Bishi Bashi. Diablo III on Normal. Tekken 7 with casuals. Most Marvel vs. Capcom games against level 1 AIs. These are the kinds of experiences where you can turn your brain off for a bit and let your muscle memory and instinct take ov

The sky is blue, the earth still orbits around the sun, and Gust and Koei Tecmo are still making Atelier games, I guess. That's a victory for a subsection of JRPG fans who crave melancholy adventures, hot alchemy synthesis action, and some turn-based combat goodness. The latest one, Atelier Ryza, is slated for Fall 20

The Star Ocean series is known for its expansive RPG gameplay and "Star Trek but anime" sci-fi narrative, though it's only played by RPG fans who kept track of Tri-Ace and their Tales of Phantasia/Wolf Team days since 1994. Well, this year and the next (probably) would be a good time to remind people about the series;

What makes a good video game partner? It’s such a simple question, and just thinking about it makes one of them pop into your mind, doesn’t it? Is it Elizabeth from Bioshock Infinite? Is it Morgana from Persona 5? Aku Aku from Crash Bandicoot? Maybe even… Claptrap from Borderlands 2? It’s a

There's a lot of unique things about video games as a hobby. It's one of those mediums of entertainment that combines literature, technology, visual art, audio design, and many more aspects. It's also one of the only forms of entertainment I know that tells you "Look kid, until you're good enough, we're not letting you

Platform: PS4 Genre: Zombie apocalypse action-adventure game I've always wanted to check out Portland, Oregon in the US. During my time studying/working in North America, I'm always curious as to how vast the woods and trails are especially when you want to arrange a road trip just to see how lush it all is. As fun as

It's good to see a game like Chrono Trigger getting more acclaim and praise 24 years later. According to a Famitsu poll (via Siliconera), the Squaresoft JRPG was voted the best game in the Heisei period. This was followed by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and NieR: Automata at 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

Last year's nominee for best RPG and winner of best OST on the game awards that matter in Southeast Asia is getting a PC release. And we won't have to wait that long. The former exclusive Nintendo Switch JRPG with the lovely 3D/2D retro diorama graphics and 8 character narrative flow will be out on Steam June 7, accor

Despite what's been going on with Ubisoft and their plethora of Far Cry and live service shooter games, the adventures of Sam Fisher are far from over. According to IGN's latest Unfiltered podcast episode featuring Ubisoft's CEO Yves Guillemot, he said the company has plans for the Splinter Cell series. He answers the

As much as we love being exhilarated by action RPGs and the occasional ball-buster like Sekiro, sometimes we like to shut our brains off and just press away for instant results and gratification. That's where the clicker games come in: whether they're for PC or mobile, you can count on these Skinner box tools to make y

Asian gamers will have two new games to look forward to in the PS Plus April 2019 lineup. From 4 April to 8 May 2019, PS Plus Asia subscribers will be able to redeem The Surge and What Remains of Edith Finch. In comparison, PS Plus subscribers in the US will also be receiving The Surge, but Conan Exiles in pl

Apple recently announced its new subscription-based gaming service called Apple Arcade, which features a 100 new and exclusive games. While normally I would thumb my nose at such an announcement, I changed my tune after I saw a few names on the list. Names like Will Wright and Hironobu Sakaguchi. This means that Apple

PlayStation just finished streaming its first-ever State of Play video feature, which is basically a PlayStation version of those Nintendo Direct features. Only with no CEO or Shuhei Yoshida doing the game intros, so I'm not really sure what they're going for here. While the chat is currently crucifying PlayStation fo

Way before From Software loved testing and torturing players with the Dark Souls and Bloodborne games, they had a hand in creating some of the most beloved action game since the late 90s. Okay,  we lied. They're not beloved, but more like "tolerated" and "garnered a cult following". From Software aren't like Capcom

Australia seems to have all the fun when it comes to putting up floats of JRPG beasties for a public festival. To celebrate the coming together of the Sydney Gaymer community, the group collaborated with Square Enix to create the first-ever Final Fantasy XIV Online floats for the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Pa

It has been 15 years since the release of the first FarCry game and today we have seen and experienced FarCry: New Dawn. The games’ beautiful graphics highlighting their ravishing locales is just a tip of the open-world iceberg, a FarCry signature even. The FarCry games are one of the greatest and defining ope