Like many of you, Pokémon holds a special place in my heart. Though if I’m being honest, my RPG tastes have… 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 Nintendo’s iconic monster-catching series but isn’t afraid… Read More »

To look at Bandit Knight, it’d be easy to mistake it for one of Square Enix’s recent HD-2D games, such as Octopath Traveler or the upcoming The Adventures of Elliot. The Square Enix inspiration doesn’t stop there; the character sprites in Bandit Knight gesture and spin around to convey joy or frustration in much the… Read More »

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 our social landscape, blinding… Read More »

Thanks to the wonderful team at Square Enix, I recently had some hands-on time with Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy ahead of release. Let’s cut to the chase: if you’re anything like me, you’ve probably been holding out hope for a proper console Dissidia again, something closer to the original or Duodecim. I came into this… Read More »

Nintendo’s Paper Mario series (The Thousand-Year Door, in particular) has left quite an impression on the RPG world. In recent years, we’ve 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 come my way is Escape from Ever After.… Read More »

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, showcasing lurid psychedelic environments, frenetic scythe-based combat, and all manner of… Read More »

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 Hanapets—the game’s digital collectable critters to… Read More »

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 to discuss… Read More »

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 poignant, Monster Hunter Stories 3 builds on an already… Read More »

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 surprisingly robust, story-heavy title. Yet, the… Read More »

Even if I wasn’t aware of the background behind Etrange Overlord, I’d still be drawn to its energetic visual style and quirky premise. Knowing that it is the first project from Sōhei Niikawa (legendary creator of the Disgaea series) since he went independent adds an undeniable appeal to the project.  I’m not going to pretend… Read More »

,Pokémon 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, it’s practically a law of nature that if you can picture a game concept, you can probably put Pokémon into it, and it works. Yet, after… Read More »