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Old Skies
Wadjet Eye has made a name for itself over the last fourteen years with its distinct point-and-click adventure game style and storytelling. By no means an in-your-face studio, most of its titles delve into the fantastical with real, believable characters. Telling tales about life and the human condi… Read More »- Article
- News
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones Joins Switch Online
Nintendo has added Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones to the Switch’s online service. You need to be subscribed at the Expansion Pass tier to access it and other Game Boy Advance titles. Released in 2004 (Japan) and 2005 (the West), this classic strategy RPG had only been reissued twice before — on Wii… Read More »- Review
Amerzone – The Explorer’s Legacy
As a term to define a hugely diverse gaming genre, “adventure” has all but lost its meaning. More often than not, modern gaming adventures are driven by consistent action, head-scratching puzzles, complex mechanics, or some combination of the three. They dazzle with clever gimmicks and gameplay loop… Read More »- Article
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Paints a Pretty Picture in Behind-the-Voices Video
Saying Sandfall Interactive’s upcoming turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has a stacked voice cast would be an understatement. With the likes of Daredevil: Born Again’s Charlie Cox and The Lord of the Rings’ Andy Serkis, the French-made JRPG isn’t holding back its punches with its talent. Th… Read More »- Article
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Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Up For Pre-Orders
Now is truly a golden age for Trails fans, especially for those in the west! The localization timeline for the series has sped up compared to the early days, though a newbie might be overwhelmed by the amount of titles available at this point. Luckily, the first title in the Trails series is getting… Read More »- Review
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
Dig deep enough through any artistic medium, and you’ll find no shortage of bizarre, idiosyncratic works that defy any comparison. Cult classics that, beloved or not, are so novel that their ambition alone is commendable. Some creatives specifically thrive on their uniquely offbeat style. I’ve been… Read More »- Article
- Random Encounter
- Podcast
Random Encounter 321 – Lunar Eternal Blue Prince
On this episode of Random Encounter, we’re looking at a new classic puzzle-adventure game and a packaged duo of some of the best RPGs ever released on the PSX! First, Gio and Tin are here to give us a walk-through tour of Blue Prince, the hit rogue-lite puzzle adventurer. This game came out of nowhe… Read More »- Article
- News
Star Wars Zero Company Turn-Based Tactics Game Announced, Releasing 2026
As part of Star Wars Celebration 2025, Lucasfilm Games, alongside EA’s Respawn and Bit Reactor, has revealed Star Wars Zero Company. The upcoming title, set to release sometime in 2026, is a turn-based tactics game set during the Clone Wars era. Star Wars Zero Company Official Announce Trailer Sadly… Read More »- Article
- News
RPGs Coming This Week, 4/20/25
We’ve arrived at what many (in my circles, at least) consider their most anticipated single-player RPG of the year, as well as the latest (and hopefully not the last) from adventure game outfit Too Kyo Games. Plus, a wealth of smaller — but never lesser — releases. So, join us as we kick off this su… Read More »- Review
Those Who Rule
Can there ever be enough turn-based SRPGs in the mould of Fire Emblem? Is it still possible to be excited about wars of political gamesmanship and the marshaling of the accompanying squads? For indie developer Eldin Turulja, the answer would be a resounding positive. This militaristic SRPG binds a c… Read More »- Article
- Preview
Echoes of Elysium Playtest Preview: Soarin’ and Buildin’
Thanks to the people at Loric Games, I had the opportunity to sit and playtest their upcoming (and first) indie game, Echoes of Elysium. Echoes of Elysium is a procedurally generated open-world adventure RPG that allows you to take to the skies in airships and explore with your friends or by yoursel… Read More »- Review
Battlefield Waltz
Otome visual novel Battlefield Waltz originally released in Japan on the PlayStation Vita in 2014, with its more recent Nintendo Switch port serving as its English localization debut. While the game’s storyline revolving around an elite military school isn’t the most original fantasy yarn, the chara… Read More »- Article
- News
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Leaks on Dev Site
The rumored remaster of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has leaked by way of developer Virtuos’ website. Redditors posted a link to a hosted folder (it’s since been taken down) containing screenshots and key art, as well as side-by-side comparison images of the original game and The Elder Scrolls IV:… Read More »- Episodic Review
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Patch 7.2 – Seekers of Eternity
Even the critically acclaimed MMO Final Fantasy XIV (you know the meme) puts out the occasional dud patch from time to time. Generally, this doesn’t become a pattern, and later patches make up for earlier weaknesses. After patch 7.1 turned out to be one such dud, at least in terms of the story, I ha… Read More »- Article
- News
Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass Coming to Consoles
In a recent Bluesky post, developer Electric Airship announced that Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass is planned for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch, with the ports to be developed alongside Starseed Games. Initially launched in 2018, this EarthBound-inspired indie RPG is a solo project… Read More »- Review
Class of Heroes 1 & 2 Complete Edition
The Class of Heroes series debuted all the way back in 2009 on the PSP. The handheld platforms at that time were in the midst of a first-person dungeon crawler revival, fueled by the success of series like Etrian Odyssey and Shin Megami Tensei on the Nintendo DS. Class of Heroes was developed by sma… Read More »- Article
- News
Another Crab’s Treasure Gets New Game+ and More in Free Update
Developer Aggro Crab has announced that their crustacean-themed action RPG Another Crab’s Treasure will receive a substantial free update, launching on April 21st for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store, with the Switch version coming at a later date. T… Read More »- Review
Lunar Remastered Collection
The first two Lunar games have always excelled at simplicity. Regardless of which of the many versions you’ve played, they tell straightforward stories well, full of characters with wit and optimism that refuse to bow to darkness, and have relatively simple graphical styles and gameplay loops to boo… Read More »Article
Killashandra & The Five Moons Exclusive Video: A Hiroki Kikuta Original, Arranged by Five Musicians
What do you get when you mix together famed composer Hiroki Kikuta with the Scarlet Moon music community? You get excellent collaborations like Killashandra & The Five Moons, featuring the original song “Killashandra” alongside five unique arrangements by different artists (hence the “Five Moons… Read More »- Article
- News
RPGs Coming This Week, 4/13/25
In this edition of RPGs Coming This Week, RPGFan goes back to its roots with the series that started it all. Along for the ride are an occult-themed Metroidvania and a colorful tactics game clearly inspired by a certain Nintendo franchise… uh, what year is it? Because I’d really love for it to be… Read More »- Review
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Story Expansion: The Chapter of Seign
With the initial announcements of the DLC expansions for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, I admit that Seign’s didn’t spark my curiosity as much as the other two. That’s nothing against Seign’s character, of course! He’s one of the game’s more fleshed-out and interesting people. Instead, my lukewa… Read More »Music Review
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Original Soundtrack
Revenge may be a dish best served cold, but this soundtrack is on fire! It’s the Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Original Soundtrack! Four hours of music written exclusively for the updated version of Shin Megami Tensei V launched nearly three years after the base game. This album was a huge surpris… Read More »- Review
Promise Mascot Agency
From Kaizen Game Works, the talented team that brought you the wacky, wild, and wickedly stylish murder mystery adventure game Paradise Killer comes Promise Mascot Agency, a game that defines itself as an “open-world management sim crime drama.” Don’t be intimidated if the words ‘management’ and ‘si… Read More »- Article
- Retro Encounter
- Podcast
Retro Encounter 457 – BioWare Draft
It doesn’t matter how many draft picks get stolen. We will hold the line! Oh yes, it’s time for another draft episode! This time around, we’re drafting from some of BioWare’s most celebrated games…alongside one or two that are a bit less celebrated. Who will steal Garrus before anyone else? How many… Read More »- Review
SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered
In my teens, I loved SaGa Frontier 2, though objectively I knew it to be a beautiful mess. Now, 25 years later, I love SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered. It’s still beautiful, and thanks to the myriad improvements, there’s much less mess. Before delving into the many changes Square Enix brought to this rem… Read More »Twitch
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