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Pokémon Pokopia, co-developed by Game Freak and Koei Tecmo’s Omega Force, is the first spin-off of its kind in the Pokémon franchise. Brimming with ambition and beautiful Pokémon, does the game find a home in the flourishing cosy life simulator landscape?
The Super Nintendo housed many RPGs, but very few of the Cyberpunk-fantasy variety. Shadowrun is a fun game with futuristic themes that also wishes it released on a futuristic console!
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is the latest entry in Capcom's Pokémon-like series. Find within if this spin-off can much up to the recent success of the main series.
Christoffer Bodegård's Esoteric Ebb builds on the cRPG revival started by Disco Elysium et al. An entertaining setting, enjoyable writing and quest design, and superbly utilised tabletop gameplay aspects helps it stand out on its own.
Landlubbers, ahoy! Adol is back in the definitive release of his latest adventure. Ys X follows the red-haired adventurer on his quest across Obelia Gulf with the sea-faring Normans.
In 2018, Sam Wachter hit 'The Great Atelier Burnout,' which was a dark period in her life when the series was no longer bringing her joy. Flash forward to 2026, when she had RPG Backtrack homework, finally knocking Atelier Lydie & Suelle out of her backlog.
Ever After Corp. is in the business of peddling out dressed-up fairy tales, rebranding and then wheeling and dealing them out to the highest bidder. Sleepy Castle Studio's Escape From Ever After is a hilarious homage to both corporate culture and fairy tales.
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & The Dark Ties is the latest remaster in the Like a Dragon franchise. Unfortunately, game full of missteps that willgame full of missteps that will leave fans disappointed and frustrated.
Nioh 3 comes in red hot with welcome additions to the heart-pumping combat the series is known for. However, its open world elements don't quite bring the same heat, perhaps needing a bit more time in the crucible.
A beloved RPG franchise returns with Dragon Quest VII Reimagined. Does the new streamlined package of updated visuals, straightforward storytelling, and snappy combat live up to its storied roots to deliver a complete and heartfelt package?
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade has made its way to new platforms. The Nintendo Switch 2 version is a very welcome addition, not losing anything from the planned trilogy's hugely impressive opening act.
Hoist the tricolore, red and blue and green, for the creatures at the start and ever more to gain! In this fair City of the Lights, from gardened heights to deepest gloam, in zones of green and red do trainers tread, and fearsome beasts do roam.