ICYMI Archives

So you want to get into the Souls Series…

Posted by Noah Leiter on December 17, 2025

Since its humble beginnings in 2009, FromSoftware’s Souls series has flourished into one of the most beloved in gaming. Its success is plainly evident by the sheer number of games released since then that almost directly copy the formula, to varying degrees of success—Souls-likes, as they are called… Read More »

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic Announced

Posted by Trent Argirov on December 12, 2025

Lucasfilm Games and Arcanaut Studios have revealed Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, a single-player action RPG set within the expansive science-fantasy universe of Star Wars. The announcement came during The Game Awards 2025 via a short trailer depicting ancient ruins, space flight, and the spec… Read More »

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Posted by Niki Fakhoori on November 12, 2025

Marketing tells us that personal travel is a time to relax, but one of its greatest benefits is getting to break out of our comfort zones. New places, people, and experiences push us to grow; on the other hand, absolutely no familiarity will leave you lost, with no way to make the most of your time.… Read More »

RPGFan’s Top 25 PS4 RPGs

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on July 17, 2024

A lot of people will point to the Super Nintendo or the PS1 as the “Golden Era” of RPGs, and there’s certainly something to that. But the PS4 is full of so many excellent RPGs, and they run the gamut between big budget, AAA titles, smaller AA titles, and indie darlings that took the genre in unexpec… Read More »

Fallout Season One Review

Posted by Jonathan Logan on April 10, 2024

Nowadays, a lot of people are saying that video game adaptations are the new comic book movies. After decades of unfaithful garbage like Wing Commander, Hitman, and Super Mario Bros., we’re finally getting hyper-faithful shows and movies like The Last of Us, Sonic the Hedgehog, and… Read More »

Top 11 Fishing Minigames in RPGs

Posted by Noah Leiter on March 10, 2023

Updated 12/20/2025: Now this one goes to eleven! (I added Fallout 76 to the list.) I love fishing games. I remember that, as kids, my friends and I would huddle around a Mattel Bass Fishin’ handheld on summer road trips to the Lake of the Ozarks, a famous Missouri hot spot for… Read More »