Spiritual successors have become something of an industry standard in the last few years, and the latest RPG to draw inspiration from a previous franchise is The Legend of Legacy. Although it does not have the same public presence as Final Fantasy, Square Enix's SaGa franchise last saw an entry…

There were many great TV shows we grew up with in the 90s. You have Pokémon which is now in its very successful 20th anniversary and even Yu-Gi-Oh that last year had a new video game release. But one show in particular hasn't had a video game adaptation come over…

Dragon's Dogma is a fantasy RPG title by Capcom which originally released for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 back in 2012. It was fairly well-received in reviews and amassed a cult following from fans due to the interesting Eastern take on Western Fantasy genre conventions and tropes, borrowing ideas…

Gothic horror had quite the calendar year in 2015 with Bloodborne, Sunless Sea and the Order 1886 all taking elements from that particular genre of horror to make their game worlds seem that little bit more uncomfortable. Among the Gothic crowd was an Early Access title called Darkest Dungeon, a…

Originally a spin off from the Dragon Slayer series by Nihon Falcom, The Legend of Heroes series has now been in active development for over twenty-five years. The latest entry in this long-standing franchise is The Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel. Unlike some of the previous instalments, it…

The Gods are dead, the sun has frozen and the foul scourge of the Dredge are trying to wipe out any trace of human life on earth. Well, that's only if me and my army of men, giants and crazy fire-witches have anything to say about it. This Banner Saga…

Immersion is arguably becoming one of the hotter topics in the game industry, especially with several VR platforms launching next year. The first two Sword Art Online games took this to the next level, as the protagonists of the story could not leave the Virtual Reality MMO they were playing…

The world of Fallout has been growing larger and larger with every iteration. Whether you’re climbing out of Vault 13 in search for a water chip or emerging from Vault 101 in search of your father, the experiences are immense with the landscapes, characters and action that inhibits the wasteland.…

I’ve not played the original Knights of Pen and Paper, so I was unaware of what awaited me as I made my journey into this pixel-art oddity. Knights 2 is a traditional turn-based RPG game that lampoons the even more traditional Dungeons and Dragons. You control a party of high-school…

XCOM’s revival in 2012 served as a welcome return, as well as a great introduction to the genre of tactical RPGs. With XCOM 2 on the way in 2016, I’m sure many are chomping at the keyboard for their next dosage of turn-based squad combat. While it may be a…

Taking a break from the usual single player experience of your standard Zelda game, Tri Force Heroes instead follows the path of Four Swords Adventures on GBA and Gamecube, offering a more social quest to complete with up to 3 people. So, if you walk into Triforce Heroes expecting the…

The 20th anniversary of the Tales series is here in the form of Tales of Zestiria, a simultaneous greatest hits collection of all the successful Tales tropes while also being the series’ first leap into the current generation and on PC. With enough throwbacks and gameplay revisions to keep the…

The Disgaea series has never focused on changing its formula but rather improving upon what it has been doing for years, adding a few new parts to the mix to keep things fresh. Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance does not take any risks but it does offer some fresh new…

As the Dozer rumbles towards Aztec City, it brings with it yet another post-apocalyptic RPG with permadeath, roguelike elements and procedural generation. Is Skyshine’s Bedlam yet another cookie cutter indie to throw in the nuclear landfill or is this journey to the Promised Land worth taking? Story is not the…

The theme of roaming dungeons and defeating monsters have been a role playing game staple for many years, but the idea of capturing the monsters that you find inside for use at a later date is limited to a select few. Sting Entertainment’s latest release, Dungeon Travelers 2: The Royal…

It’s rare to see woodland critters stabbing each other to death, trying to commit regicide or setting up a kingdom spanning spy network. So, if you are looking for a game where you can see Cottontail pick up a great maul and smash it over the head of the lion…

Roleplaying games often visit the theme of post-apocalyptic events, either focusing on the destruction caused by the main antagonists or the characters that are caught in the crossfire. Lost Dimension is a combination of both, and has been developed by Etrian Odyssey co-developers Lancarse. On initial impressions, I was expecting…

Satellite Reign puts you in the role of a leader of a criminal syndicate, fighting its way through a cyberpunk city and trying to overthrow the evil megacorp that controls every aspect of human life. Does this spiritual successor to Syndicate fight the power or should it have stayed in…

Guild of Dungeoneering attempts to fuse aspects of roguelikes, dungeon crawlers, CCGs and base building games to create one grand package, filled with monsters and loot. Does this fusion of genres create a game greater than the sum of its parts, or is it a Frankengame which excels at nothing…

If there has been one series that has taken me by surprise time and again it has been The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing. The original made me believe in the genre again after the original disappointment of Diablo III. The sequel had me overjoyed to see more steampunk elements…

Secret societies that protect the human race from monsters are a common plot device in video games, more often than not requiring you to harness superhuman abilities to keep the world safe. Operation Abyss New Tokyo Legacy has taken this concept, and placed it within a fictional modern day Japan.…