Tag: RPG: Turn-based

Metal Slug Tactics wins by adding its own design ideas to a well-trodden path, and avoiding cheap nostalgia

Metal Slug Tactics wins…

Metal Slug Tactics gets many things right, but perhaps its most impressive achievement is that it isn’t bogged down…
Keep Driving is in Steam Next Fest, and it reminds me of that time I drove halfway across the country to a lake not that far from my house

Keep Driving is in…

There comes a point in the journey when you’re thinking to yourself ‘hang on, I didn’t think it’d take…
What do you want to happen to the Final Fantasy franchise? You’ve got a few days to tell Square Enix directly

What do you want…

There are a few series staples you can expect from Final Fantasy: a guy called Cid, moogles, chocobos, that…
Cut free of Apple Arcade, Fantasian shows off the revolutionary spirit that helped Hironobu Sakaguchi create Final Fantasy in the first place – interview

Cut free of Apple…

Make no mistake. Fantasian is an old-school game. The game was conceived when Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi was…
The 50 best games of 2025, ranked

The 50 best games…

It’s been another strange, difficult, and yet somehow also brilliant year for video games in 2025. Triple-A releases have…
The magnificent pitch of Super Dungeon Muncher is a sketch of future greatness

The magnificent pitch of…

I’m not ashamed to say this: one of the easiest ways to make me excited about a game is…
Forget Kingdom Hearts 4, Disney’s new 2D pixel art RPG will hopefully fill the Mickey-shaped hole in your heart (even if it is with gacha)

Forget Kingdom Hearts 4,…

With Kingdom Hearts 4 MIA, Disney Pixel RPG, a new mobile gacha game featuring Mickey Mouse and more, is…
Atlus gives us a peek at RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio’s story

Atlus gives us a…

Sega has dropped a fresh trailer for Atlus’ new RPG, Metaphor: ReFantazio. Revealed at a panel at this weekend’s…
The Beloved Octopath Traveler series surpasses 6m lifetime sales, shortly after Octopath Traveler 0’s launch

The Beloved Octopath Traveler…

Square Enix has announced the Octopath Traveller series has surpassed 6m lifetime sales, shortly after the release of Octopath…
Metaphor ReFantazio plays like Persona and Shin Megami Tensei’s greatest hits – and that’s a good thing when it’s a compilation of absolute bangers

Metaphor ReFantazio plays like…

Back in 2002, Iron Maiden released one of their now numerous ‘greatest hits’ albums, Edward the Great. Kicking off…