RPG Fan's Reviews
Stupid Never Dies pairs stylish, fast-paced combat with a punky aesthetic, but a heavy dose of feature creep and poor player feedback threaten to upend the fun.
House of Necrosis proves that the Mystery Dungeon template can branch out from crossovers with RPG franchises into other genres and still maintain the best aspects of both, and is an incredibly impressive solo effort on par with the strongest Mystery Dungeon titles.
Village in the Shade proves that horror narrative and farming simulation gameplay can thrive when paired together, their roots entwining like a dark, hauntingly beautiful flower rising from the blood-soaked soil.
Minecraft Dungeons II is an immediately gratifying gateway into action RPGs that even experienced players can love.
What Final Fantasy Resonance lacks in originality it makes up for with dynamic visuals and presentation and an understanding of what makes the classics work.
Tales of Eternia Remastered is the definitive way to play a heartfelt PS1 classic.
With all of the quality-of-life additions and new-to-the-West adaptation of Sun, Blue Reflection Quartet is an overall solid collection of one great game, one decent game, one salvage job of a crappy gacha, and one terrible adaptation of a great anime.
Every bloody aspect of Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse triumphs and coagulates into an astounding adventure. This is an essential masterpiece.
Every Arisen starts with a hole in their chest, and for all its brilliance, so did Dragon's Dogma 2. Dark Arisen fills that void, as nearly every system has been refined, sharpened, and pushed to the edge of what the formula can hold.
Culdcept The First provides an intriguing and faithful glimpse into the series past (warts and all), proving both how much of the core identity was established at its outset and how far the series has come since.
Moonlight Peaks is a competent game, but the flashes of brilliance it displays make its averageness all the more disappointing.
Kernel Hearts may not become anyone’s favourite roguelite, but it’s a stylish journey to heaven and hell and back worth taking.
A rewarding jaunt that's sure to win a child's heart, the adventure feels like it's over before it truly begins.
Qliphah in Providence's Shadow is an entertaining-yet-contained VN/RPG hybrid with an altogether clever counter battle system.
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster is an excellent duology with some of the best story and gameplay in the series, but there's no reason to double dip.
Torneko's Mystery Dungeon is a faithful revisit to Chunsoft's initial turn-based roguelike crossover that disappoints in its presentation, but more than makes up for that in its tightly designed mechanics.
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter is an incredible sequel and a thrilling worldbuilding adventure in its own right.
Maybe something was lost in translation, or maybe there was nothing there to begin with, but Another Eden Begins does not work on almost any level.
Serviceable RPG grind wearing Stardew Valley's skin.
EXSTETRA (2026) has charm and potential, but it takes a patient sort to unlock it.