Tag: RPG

The best videogame RPGs are really tabletop RPGs in disguise—and that might just be their secret sauce

The best videogame RPGs…

At PC Gamer we occasionally run tabletop RPG campaigns remotely, with senior editor Robin Valentine as our long-suffering GM.…
Oblivion Remastered is great and all, but Morrowind remains the Bethesda RPG that I could play forever

Oblivion Remastered is great…

It’s strange experiencing a sense of urgency in a game I’ve played for hundreds of hours. But that’s what…
It turns out the gigantic rats you have to kill in so many RPG quests are totally real, and now I need to apologise to RPG designers

It turns out the…

Before you get to start slaying dragons or thwarting the plans of evil deities, RPGs tend to test your…
‘They’re very determined, suddenly, to see your game fail’: Former Dragon Age writer calls out ‘anti-fans’ who bet on games failing before launch

‘They’re very determined, suddenly,…

Former BioWare writer David Gaider, who worked on the likes of Baldur’s Gate 2, Star Wars: Knights of the…
Open world, first-person RPG Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is out now with a nice helping of dark fantasy to explore

Open world, first-person RPG…

First Avowed, then Oblivion Remastered—it’s shaping up to be a banner year for fans of first-person RPGs and it’s…
Indie Fallout wiki joins forces with the Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages, ensuring a bright future for looking up RPG lore uninterrupted by half-page video ads

Indie Fallout wiki joins…

The Independent Fallout Wiki and the Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages (UESP) have announced a new partnership joining the two…
The Week’s Top Tips For Doom: The Dark Ages, Clair Obscur, Oblivion Remastered, And More

The Week’s Top Tips…

Whether you need help locating some of Doom: The Dark Ages, want to make the most of Verso in…
Move over, Daggerfall Unity—now there’s a project to make the oldest, least accessible Elder Scrolls game actually playable

Move over, Daggerfall Unity—now…

Confession time! I have never played The Elder Scrolls: Arena. I was the ripe old age of seven when…
Warlocks have taken the throne as Diablo 2’s best class 26 years later, and Blizzard seems to be OK with letting them have their fun for now

Warlocks have taken the…

Nobody could’ve guessed that Diablo 2: Resurrected would get a surprise expansion drop with a new class in the…
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time hits 500,000 sales in three days

Fantasy Life i: The…

Level 5’s role-playing sim Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time has hit 500,000 sales in just three…