The Final Fantasy series has long been, and likely will be one of my all time favourite series of video games. There’s something so magical about jumping into a new world, meeting a new party of characters and battling through hordes of the series’ most iconic creatures. Final Fantasy 16 has brought the fantasy part of the series back to … Read More
Strategy RPGs are having a bit of a resurgence in recent years and as a big fan of the genre, I’m all for it. Just this year alone, publisher Square Enix has even put out a couple of brand new titles in the genre with Triangle Strategy and The DioField Chronicle. But when thinking back to classic titles in the … Read More
There’s no denying the hype within the games industry for FromSoftware’s latest release, Elden Ring. Ever since it’s announcement, Dark Souls fans have been clawing for any new information. And rightfully so. With Elden Ring being a collaboration title between the team at FromSoftware and one of the most critically acclaimed high fantasy authors of all time, George R.R Martin, … Read More
Dragon Ball is one franchise that definitely has no shortage of video game adaptations. And every time a new one is about to release, it’s a series that never ceases to have me excited to jump in and play with the characters from my favourite anime series’ of all time and experience the same story one more time. A story … Read More
The folks at Obsidion are no stranger to role playing games. Previously working on the Knights of the Old Republic, Pillars of Eternity and evening developing what many would argue is the best Fallout game of the past couple of generations in Fallout: New Vegas. And their experience gained from being handed the Fallout series shines through here in their … Read More
7 years on from the release of Borderlands 2, and after a lot of cries from the fans asking when it was coming, Gearbox and 2K have finally unleashed Borderlands 3 so that everyone can jump back in and get their dose of mayhem fueled looter-shooter action. While it doesn’t attempt to change up the gameplay formula the series is … Read More
Days Gone is the latest first party Sony release for the PlayStation 4 and is developed by Bend Studio. Now when it comes to Sony’s first party owned studios, many of them have become household names over the past few years thanks to the top notch titles they’ve released. Everyone knows Naughty Dog, Santa Monica Studios and Guerrilla but you … Read More
If you’re a fan of action RPG’s or have been following the gaming space for some time, chances are you’ve heard of Dragon’s Dogma. Developed by Capcom and originally released on last gen consoles in 2012 before being ported to Pc and current hen consoles in 2017 it has now made its way to the Nintendo Switch along with all … Read More
After taking a couple of years off after the release of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Ubisoft came back with a fresh and modern design for the Assassin’s Creed franchise last year with the release of Origins. Now Ubisoft Quebec have built upon the open world action RPG formula established in Origins and then evolved it, adding brand new systems to create … Read More
Japanese RPG’s generally always take my fancy, especially those that have an anime style art direction. Having said that, until I picked up Ys VIII I’d never actually played a Ys game before even though the series had popped onto my radar a number of times. Thankfully Ys VIII Lacrimosa of Dana turned out to be a great jumping on … Read More