In a recent interview with Famitsu, Yusuke Tomizawa, producer of the Tales of series at Bandai Namco, confirmed that a Tales of Xillia 2 remaster is currently in development. He also revealed that the team is working on two Tales projects, with one of the remasters set to be announced soon. On top of these… Read More »

Developer METASLA has announced that Sea Fantasy will launch on October 24th for the PlayStation 5 via the PS Store. To celebrate the launch, a special collaboration with streamer Shinjisan is set to take place. Take a look at the video below to see what this fishing RPG has in store: Sea Fantasy Overview Save… Read More »

I played The Outer Worlds 2 wanting to be surprised. I wanted the sequel to take the rough promise of the first game and turn it into something deeper, not bigger for the sake of being bigger. I followed developer interviews about the team leaning into classic RPG trade-offs and focusing on a denser opening… Read More »

The Second Story, the second time around. On this week’s episode of Retro Encounter, we finish up the second half of Star Ocean: The Second Story. We become friends with an ancient psychic beast, gather up the last remaining party members, wast time in the aptly named Fun City, and finally take the fight to… Read More »

A blend of turn-based combat and point-and-click adventure is something I hadn’t encountered; not until Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken filled that gap with a thoughtful story, solid puzzles, and a surprisingly robust combat system. It’s all wrapped in a pixel-art style, steeped in dread, and rich with tension. Deep Sleep may cast you… Read More »

Anyone who’s played games like Dungeon! or DungeonQuest knows the joyful simplicity of throwing dice, finding treasure, leveling up, and wrapping up an easy-going adventure against goblins, vampires, pudding, and dragons. Lord of Loot harkens back to these old fantasy tabletop games that likely borrowed ideas from first edition Dungeons & Dragons. Since retro’s hip… Read More »

Incube8 Games has announced that retro tactics RPG Infinity is now up for pre-order in both physical and digital editions, with an expected launch date of December 22nd for the Game Boy Color. A trailer was also released, showcasing the game’s history alongside an overview of what players might expect in this pixellated adventure. Check… Read More »

Publisher Fellow Traveler and developer Sunset Visitor have announced that 1000xRESIST will finally launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox Game Pass on November 4th. New language options such as Portuguese (Brazilian), French, and Korean will be added to existing versions with the upcoming console release. 1000xRESIST first launched on May 9th, 2024,… Read More »

Unfortunately, Witchbrook fans eager for its originally planned winter 2025 release will have to wait a bit longer. Chucklefish has announced that the witch-themed life-sim needs more development time, pushing its release to 2026. Here’s the official message from the official website: Hey everyone, We have an important update to share about Witchbrook. Originally we… Read More »

On this week’s Random Encounter, we are catching ’em all and beating ’em up! When Pokémon Legends: Arceus was released in 2022, it signalled a newer, more experimental type of Pokémon game. Now, Game Freak is back with Pokémon Legends: Z-A, the second entry in the Legends series. With a new real-time combat system, an… Read More »

In this edition of RPGs Coming This Week, spooky season kicks into high gear. From vampires and ghosts to superheroes and fantasy maidens, there’s no shortage of Halloween costume inspos right now. Not for me, though. I’ve mostly been parked in front of the TV playing horror games. I’ve been neck deep in recent blockbusters… Read More »

From screenshots and gameplay clips alone, Shuffle Tactics looks like an extremely sensible combination of Slay the Spire, Into the Breach, and Final Fantasy Tactics. The endless replayability of roguelite deckbuilding meshed with the added depth of turn-based combat on an isometric grid sounded like the easiest 200-hour time sink anyone could ask for. As… Read More »