Square Enix recently published the long-awaited newest entry in the SaGa franchise, SaGa Emerald Beyond. Alongside our SaGa Emerald Beyond review, which noted the game’s strengths in combat design and unique flavor in story presentation, we had the opportunity to interact with two key staff for this game. One of them is SaGa series creator… Read More »
A two-person Japanese studio named SerialProject has announced its debut title for PC via Steam called SerialWorld. Described as a “comedic, yet serious RPG,” the title contains both roguelike and deck-building elements. A trailer as well as an overview from Steam can be found below: Overview Screenshots SerialWorld is currently projected to release in winter… Read More »
Publisher Visual Arts/Key has announced that classic visual novel Kanon, originally released in 1999, will soon receive an English localization for the first time. A release date has yet to be announced, but it is coming to PC via Steam (where it says it’s “coming soon,” for whatever that is worth). Kanon Overview Kanon is… Read More »
Publisher Good Shepherd Entertainment has announced that monster-catching tactical roguelite Dicefolk will be coming to Nintendo Switch on June 20th. Co-developed by LEAP Game Studio and new outfit Tiny Ghoul, the game has been available for PC via Steam since February 27th, but this release will be its first console port. Dicefolk Description Dicefolk looks… Read More »
Quick question: What’s your tolerance for operatic melodrama? You know what? Better question: Can you play riichi mahjong? Not enough people know how… Actually, nevermind, we’ve got an even better question: Have you heard of the Yakuza (AKA, Like a Dragon) series? Known as Ryu Ga Gotoku (translated as “Like A Dragon”) in Japan, it’s… Read More »
Summer is upon us, and if you’re a regular viewer (or lurker, we welcome all!) on the RPGFan Twitch channel, you know that means a new marathon is imminent. Scott and our audience had a blast with last year’s Summer of Cold Steel II, so this year we’re upping the ante. With Atlus releasing two… Read More »
Developer Inti Creates has announced that the upcoming roguelite card-battling RPG Card-en-Ciel will launch digitally on October 24th worldwide for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. Sadly, only Japan is confirmed to be receiving physical versions on PS5 and Switch. Peep the latest trailer below, showing how the… Read More »
But my dreams, they aren’t as empty / As my headspace seems to be Content Warning: this podcast episode addresses many sensitive topics, including mental health issues and self-harm. Omori is an indie game that takes on dark themes such as depression, anxiety, trauma, and loss in a thoughtful, poignant manner. But it’s also chock-full… Read More »
Publisher Nacon and developer Spiders released a new trailer last week for 2024’s GreedFall 2: The Dying World. Titled “Doneigada”, the trailer presents some narrative details and gameplay features that players can expect later this year. Check it out for yourself below: GreedFall 2: The Dying World Synopsis “What are sages?” In GreedFall II: The… Read More »
The mobile RPG The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War is also coming to Windows, though a launch client has yet to be specified. Userjoy is launching the game internationally on May 29th for iOS, Android, and PC. Pre-registrations for the free-to-play title are open now on iOS and Android. Over… Read More »
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