To my mind, there have only been two really great new RPG’s released all year. One of those is obviously The Outer Worlds, the New Vegas in Space RPG from RPG masters at Obsidian. It’s a delightful, focused RPG that’s a bit like eating a comforting, home-cooked meal. You know exactly what to expect, but it warms your heart. The other one is a far braver, a risky bit of genius from developer ZA/UM.
Old at heart but young in spirit, The Outer Worlds is a vibrant and stunning new chapter from Obsidian that doubles down on what the studio does best and throws in some surprisingly fun gameplay on top of that.
I’ve played a great many role-playing games in my years of existence so I’d like to think that I know a thing or two about the genre. Most especially, how truly difficult it can be to effectively play an RPG, which is obviously the point. A well-designed role-playing game should take you out of yourself and into the shoes of …
If you were waiting for a Dark Souls inspired game to set your heart aflutter with vampiric themes and pulse-pounding combat…then you might want to wait a bit longer, as Code Vein definitely isn’t that game.
Based in Australia, Summerfall plans on using Gaider’s talents to create RPG’s inspired by classic Bioware games.
I don’t know whether a game has ever left me as personally divided as Greedfall has. After spending dozens of hours exploring and questing around the island or Teer Fradee I’m still unsure whether or not I actually like this game and I suppose because in my head it exists in two separate spaces: The mechanical and the narrative. In …
I have not had that much exposure to H.P. Lovecraft’s work. I know that he created some tentacle-endowed deity called Cthulu and that, interestingly, he worked as Harry Houdini’s ghostwriter. But in the modern age of remixed and inspired cultural properties, I have grown to know Lovecraft less by his portfolio and more by what he represents. Horror. Fear of …
Honestly, I feel like we’re being blessed with a golden age of handheld ports. By all stretches of the imagination, this should never have worked. Have you seen this game in action? Divinity: Original Sin 2 has always been a gorgeous game, not to mention a playground for physics-based combat and shenanigans. What has been hailed by many as one …
Traci Braxton husband was Kevin Surratt Sr., a longtime partner who stood by her …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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