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Brigandine: Legend of Runersia is an impressive game which takes elements of Grand Strategy and Tactical RPGs and mixes them together quite well. While I’d like deeper options outside of combat, unique assets for every knight, and more varied encounters, I enjoyed every hour I spent with the game. Even...
If Found...
None of this changes the fact that If Found… is a beautifully moving game that teaches a very important lesson. Not many games manage to weave all of their elements together to create something like If Found…, and while it stumbles along the way, it tells a hugely important story...
Monster Train
Although it’s nothing revolutionary, Monster Train has certainly cemented itself as a champion of the deckbuilding RPG sub-genre. I foresee myself playing this for at least another 100 hours. Finding synergies between decks and cards within each deck is an absolute pleasure, and I predict additions will come at some...
Regardless of Future Connected, Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition is a must buy for all fans of RPGs, regardless of your history with the series. It is the perfect example of a remaster done right: it retains everything that is excellent about the original, but updates and smooths things in almost...
Banner of the Maid is an ambitious tactical RPG with a lot of great ideas on the table. It’s beautiful and challenging, though it stumbles a bit along the way. Battles become a chore toward the end of the game, the localization is often stiff and lacks personality, and tutorialization...
It’s been a while since I’ve been so pleasantly surprised with a game. Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling takes inspiration from one of Nintendo’s most popular RPG series, but it doesn’t rely on the tropes and humour that made those games so beloved. All of the meticulous detail and care...
All in all, I ended up pleasantly surprised by my playthrough of Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen. I can’t say if it is worth playing if you’ve already played Mask of Deception and Mask of Truth, given that I imagine many of its plot reveals will already be known to...
I really like what Hero Must Die. Again is trying to do. The idea of playing as a character with endgame stats who gradually weakens over time is really interesting, and I think the game as a whole works, but my issue is that it really doesn’t do much with...
Ultimately, I found Stormblood to be something of a letdown after the brilliance of Heavensward. It’s still a good expansion in its own right, and I loved the vast majority of the instanced content (particularly the trials and raids), but the uneven main story, dull new zones, and some of...
Clocking in at about three hours, I can’t say that The Procession to Calvary is for everyone. I looked at the game and its trailer, and immediately knew that it was suited to my tastes. The tired game design is unfortunate, but entirely made up for with the absurd premise...
Playing Wintermoor Tactics Club gave me the same feeling as curling up on the couch with a comic book and a blanket. It wholeheartedly lived up to its billing as a “cozy” game and I loved the 12 or so hours I spent with it. The entire play experience felt...
Trials of Mana
But why would you not start another playthrough? This remake of Trials of Mana is wonderful, with its expanded storytelling, exciting combat, and loving recreation of all the game’s artistic elements. The bits of added content are worthwhile diversions, offering more of a good thing. It harkens back to the...
