RPG Fan's Reviews
Pokémon Pokopia is an excellent title made stronger by the inclusion of underwater environments and water-type Pokémon that expand the player's options naturally.
Steins;Gate Re:Boot offers players narrative complexity, compelling characters, and a tale literally for the ages.
Shadowrun Trilogy is an excellent series of CRPGs and cyberpunk/fantasy stories for long-time fans or especially newcomers of those genres; however, the console ports leaves much to be desired and frequently blemishes an otherwise easy recommendation.
The perfect marriage of roguelite and strategy RPG design, I cannot recommend this enough for anyone who loves these genres.
Lunarium is a gem of an action RPG with Soulslike elements, and its key narrative focus on the bond between its main characters makes it stand out all the more.
A remake with the confidence to keep the friction, Gothic 1 Remake doesn't drag a cult classic into the present so much as prove it never belonged to the past. Play it, get wrecked, get better, and thank it later.
Beast of Reincarnation sounds great on paper, but is ultimately a hollow set of empty promises that fails to launch.
The Relic: First Guardian is a purgatory of tedium and glitches dressed up to look like a heavy-hitter action RPG.
Verho – Curse of Faces feels like I’ve stumbled upon a lost gem from the first PlayStation; it’s a dark adventure both tributary and impressive in its own right.
Celestial Haven boasts a striking, hyper-stylized fusion of cyberpunk and cosmic horror, but the atmosphere is strangled by a lack of overall polish and cohesion.
Disgaea Mayhem is a flan removed from the oven far too soon, the sugary, caramelized surface of pleasant presentation and solid combat system collapsing into an oozing, watery mess due to a lack of content and substance in its level design.
Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered delivers on the potential in Monochrome Mobius and provides a heartfelt curtain call for series fans.
Culdcept Begins is a great entry point into the franchise on platforms that are still active so the online community can thrive well into the future.
Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok is a solid expansion to an already brilliant ARPG experience.
Triangle Strategy is a compelling, story-driven SRPG.
Echoes of nothing at all.
and Roger is an eminent example of the power that video game storytelling holds when its gameplay, visuals, audio, and writing converge at their highest points.
Chapter 5 is one last exquisite shot of pure Deltarune joy before the glass must presumably break.
I spent hundreds of hours in the world of Pywell, dozens of which came after finishing the game, and still felt like I had only scratched the surface. Crimson Desert is so excellent at so many things that its flaws rarely matter.
A well-written story that aspires to make you thoughtful about something as miraculous as life.