Just as the mainstream game industry goes through phases of releasing several games of a particular theme, many Kickstarter projects are created that use genres that are fondly remembered. At the present time, 8 or 16 bit RPG's inspired by the Earthbound series are making the rounds, and Knights and…

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…

SEGA have recently released a trailer confirmed that the remastered version of Valkyria Chronicles which debuted on the PC in November 2014, will be making its way to PS4 in the West this spring. There is no further news on the date, it is just speculated to be releasing in…

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…

The quirky, Earthbound-esque RPG has become its own genre as of late, with LISA and Undertale establishing a base for this burgeoning genre, with other titles like YiiK: A Post Modern RPG further cementing this style of RPG in the early part of this year. Another game that seeks to…

Have you ever wonder what would happen if old school Castlevania and an Iron Maiden album cover had a child? Well, look no further than Slain!, a new hardcore platformer from Wolf Brew Games that sees you hacking your way through fiery pits, boneyards and plenty of gnarly looking monsters,…

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…

UPDATE: Due to the overwhelming popularity of Dark Souls III, both the Collector's and Apocalypse Edition are in very short supply and are in danger of selling out very soon so get your orders in quickly to secure a copy of these editions. If you’re anything like me, then you…

For all you hardcore RPG fans, you can now preorder the sequel to Square Enix's old school RPG, Bravely Second: End Layer, on the UK Nintendo Store. Bravely Default was a love letter to old school JRPGs, in line with the original 6 Final Fantasies, with tons of jobs to…

2015 has been the year in which the big RPG franchises have all made their next-gen appearances. We've seen the likes of Xenoblade and the ever brilliant Fallout storm back onto shelves with big and bold titles that enthralled the masses. There was something for everyone this year, but it when it…

Capcom have given the PC audience an early present this holiday season, by releasing a brand new trailer for the PC port of the 2012 release; Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen. Though the port may be 3 years later than its console counterpart, it seems it may be worth the wait.…

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…

This information must have all been declassified by the XCOM project as a ton of new information has just dropped about XCOM 2, the sequel to Firaxis' incredibly successful reboot of XCOM back in 2012. We have received a new trailer for the game, showing off lots of combat footage,…

Oh boy, Level 5 are bringing us a corker. As a sequel to PS3's Ni No Kuni, Level 5 have today revealed that a sequel called Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom. This sequel has you playing as the boy king Evan, who must fight to save his kingdom of…

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…

If you have been keeping abreast of anything to do with indie games over the past month or so, you'll know about the ongoing Indiegogo campaign that is being helmed by Lab Zero for their new action RPG, Indivisible. We covered the announcement of the Indiegogo back when the campaign…

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…

With the Old Hunters DLC making its debut on Tuesday, From Software and Sony have released the mammoth 1.07 title update for Bloodborne which adds all of the Old Hunters' areas, the League and various bug fixes and balances in readiness for the 24th. The main thing you probably want…

With the recent news of SEGA making a new entry in the Valkyria series and bringing the first game to PS4, a teaser trailer has now been released for Valkyria: Azure Revolution. This teaser doesn't show any gameplay, rather showing off the sort of battles you will be fighting in…

The Old Hunters DLC for Bloodborne releases in less than 3 weeks so as a little teaser for the story content, Sony has announced a new patch for From Software's gothic RPG, adding in a new covenant called the League, as well as additional NPC co-op partners and a few…