Role-playing games

Baldur’s Gate 3 has some of the best NPC companions ever seen in a video game. As players build up affinity with their favorite party members, characters start revealing their deep backstories and intimate feelings. Every relationship is…

While no live-action film of Final Fantasy VII has been announced, it’s not hard to imagine Hollywood doesn’t at least have an overly eager eye on it. Depending on perspective, that’s either a threat or delight to muse over, especially…

Want to dive into Cloud and co.’s post-Midgar adventures early? You’re in luck. Announced at the State of Play today, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is getting a demo, and it’s out today on the PlayStation Store. …

Persona 3 Reload, a remake of the classic 2006 RPG, is due to release on February 2. Between 2013 and 2016, AIC ASTA and A-1 Pictures released four animated films on Persona 3. The question is: are they worth watching before Reload‘s…

The Umbrella Academy meets Gekkoukan High. With Persona 3 Reload launching next week, Atlus West’s YouTube released an out-of-the-blue live-action commercial with Aidan Gallagher. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maL1PDVsGpo Persona 3…

Persona 3 Reload, a remake of 2006’s Persona 3, just released its animated opening ahead of its February release. Not only does it look fantastic, but it pays homage to the game’s original theme “Burn My Dread” in a pretty inventive way.…

Cyberpunk 2077’s 2.0 update was supposed to be the last major addition to the game. But now CD Projekt Red is adding Update 2.1 to Cyberpunk, with some features that fans have been asking for since the game was first released.  In a…

RPG Maker and indie horror games have an amazing symbiotic relationship. The engine is relatively cheap and easy to use, even for those who have little experience with coding games. It also has enough flexibility to let creators create…

I was seven or eight years old when I first booted up The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion on my dad’s Xbox 360. This was before I knew the term “RPG” or even understood the scope of its sprawling open worlds. Countless playthroughs began and…

Zagreus has found his new home: Netflix. Revealed during Netflix Geeked Week, Supergiant Games’ Hades is coming to Netflix’s gaming service in 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRDeQoad80s The 2020 roguelike is joining the ranks of…