In space, no one can hear you gargle. Mouthwashing sees you as a spaceship captain aboard an interstellar freighter on its long journey home. The ship’s computer warns that a minor course correction is needed to avoid an asteroid. But for reasons unknown, you decide to steer into the asteroid instead. Our small crew of five… Read More »

The roguelike deckbuilder game Monster Train 2 is on track for a May 21st launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. It’s the follow-up to the roguelike deckbuilder Monster Train, which arrived back in 2020. Check out the release date announcement below. Today’s Monster Train 2 release date trailer… Read More »

Started from the bottom, now we’re here. NIS America has unveiled The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon, coming this fall to PlayStation 5 and 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC (via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and GOG). The game was originally released last September as Kai no Kiseki: Farewell, O Zemuria in Japan,… Read More »

Time to dust off your old bazaar booth! During the recent Nintendo Direct, Marvelous Games revealed a remake of Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar, appropriately titled Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar. On August 27th, you’ll be able to revive Zephyr Town’s old market, raise a farm, and woo a potential spouse on Nintendo Switch and… Read More »

While the academic year has yet to start at this prestigious magic school, the number of ways to apply have gone up! Chucklefish’s cozy witch sim, Witchbrook, was announced at the recent Nintendo Direct to be heading to the Nintendo Switch this winter. Check out this introduction to Witchbrook College in the new trailer below:… Read More »

Paradox Interactive and developer The Chinese Room have confirmed that the long-awaited Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 will launch sometime in October, delayed from the initial launch window of the first half of 2025. The confirmation came via a short video from executive producer Marco Behrmann, who said the game is functionally complete and… Read More »

Continuing our new run of quarterly new music updates is our first episode for 2025, and it’s a truly notable start. We have a range of new music today, from well composed soundtracks that play homage to earlier console generations to new projects from popular Minecraft composer C418. We also continue to take our definition… Read More »

In this edition of RPGs Coming This Week, we are in the midst of the calm before the storm. The Switch 2 presentation looms, which will certainly make it tough for anything else in gaming to garner eyes. But a few intrepid developers have dared to brave Nintendo’s gravitational pull, and we’re all too happy… Read More »

Pentiment is coated, like a canvas under layers of paint, with astute depictions and examinations of 16th-century history, religion, art, literature, class, and gender roles within the Holy Roman Empire. It’s also a murder-mystery adventure game that opts for character role-playing over puzzles and robust conversations over deduction. Playing through it often felt like reading… Read More »

Voices can convey hidden emotional meanings if you’re attuned to listen, even if the speaker tries to conceal them. Protagonist Aki of romance visual novel and management simulation Voice Love on Air knows this all too well: after a past tragedy, he can pick up on the hidden cues in a person’s voice, letting him… Read More »

I decided to familiarize myself with the music of Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final (known as SMTIV: Apocalypse outside Japan) after listening to the expansion content for SMTV: Vengeance. One thing Final and Vengeance have in common is the singular focus of one composer: Ryota Kozuka. The base soundtracks for IV and V feature Kozuka… Read More »

1000xRESIST: now here is a game that completely flew under my radar in 2024. I value and work hard at acknowledging indie games that get overlooked, but I completely missed 1000xRESIST until 2024’s end-of-year buzz caught my ear. I thought, “Hmm, I should play this.” And so I did. Bold colors and varied textures define… Read More »