Charlie Kelly
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In 2006, Bethesda Studios released The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, an ambitious and widely adored first-person fantasy RPG that further cemented the company as a beloved Western RPG developer. Featuring a vast open world where it felt like the sky was the limit, it captured people across the globe. 19...
The Midnight Walk is a new venture from some of the people who brought you Lost in Random. Depicted in a claymation art style, this dark foray sees you embarking on a hike up a mountain in the middle of the night with a little clay creature with a pot for...
What I love most about RPGs is how they make you feel—the wonder, the whimsy and magic, but also the weight of the world. Having tackled a lot of the space in this space, I rarely feel like I’m seeing something new. Visiting LUNAR Remastered Collection, a pair of games...
If you’re someone like me who lives with anxiety, it’s unfortunately way too easy to get caught up in the ‘what ifs.’ When you live your life anxious about how you’re perceived, what will come next, and what will happen if you do x or y, you miss out on...
It was only announced mid-last year, but Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 feels like an adventure that my fellow RPG fans and I have been waiting for all our lives. A flashy debut from studio Sandfall Interactive, all about mixing up beloved combat systems, fusing turn-based with real-time, alongside a killer...
What’s most exciting about The Talos Principle is how disarming the series is. One minute, you’re exploring the ethereal digital landscape depicting arid deserts at sunset and green forestry amidst peaks and valleys, a metaverse that feels both impossible and familiar. Then you’re having philosophical debates over an old, dingy computer terminal...
The First Berserker: Khazan is a brand new Souls-like set in the DNF (Dungeon & Fighter) universe that sees you playing the titular Khazan, a brooding blonde hulk of mass on a revenge quest. Seeking to right the wrongs that have been made against you and clear your name, the...
It’s incredibly good to have the Suikoden franchise back in orbit with the recently released Suikoden I&II HD Remaster. This is not only because it’s the first thing Konami has done with the series in over a decade. Playing this compilation of two classic RPGs for review, I initially wondered why the themes and...
Look Outside is a brand new horror RPG venture all about channelling dread. Controlling a player locked away in an apartment complex during a supernatural horror epidemic and unable to go outside (in fact even discouraged from merely glancing out your window or else some unspeakable illness will befall you),...
Wanderstop
You’re no good to the fight if you can’t even currently take the time to look after yourself.
Like it or not, 2025 looks to be the year of the Warriors franchise. Already getting fed well with Dynasty Warriors: Origins last month, Warriors: Abyss, a roguelike spin on the long-running Musou genre, shadow dropped earlier this month. Featuring fast-paced combat battles against hundreds upon thousands of enemy soldiers,...
The Like a Dragon series (originally known as Yakuza in the West) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. In that time they’ve had countless mainline games but also spin-offs that depict detective mysteries, Edo period samurai and a zombie apocalypse. There’s little the franchise has done at this point,...
