The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky took ten years to come to America, and then it was a PSP game. Now it makes the jump to the PC, and our resident JRPG loving reviewer, Billy White, is there to play it through. Is this one lost in translation, or a valuable find?
Diablo III Reaper of Souls finally makes the jump from the PC to console platforms, where amazing graphical and gameplay improvements plus new characters and levels blend into a perfect shared experience.
It took a little while for our reviewer to report on Reaper of Souls given the depth of changes to the core Diablo 3 game. With the elimination of the failed auction house, Blizzard smarty puts the emphasis back on the hunt for great loot.
Those of you who played and loved Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn when it first came out will be overjoyed to play it on a slick new iOS-based touchscreen interface.
Eschalon: Book III is a modern take on the hardcore RPGs of yesteryear. Chocked full of exciting places and deep dungeons, it features all the stuff that made old school RPGs so cool, but also many of their flaws.
Child of Light is one of the most beautiful adventures ever made, to the point that comparing it to a living poem would not be much of a stretch. It’s also a solid RPG, so dig in!
Square Enix gives it’s longest running series a major revamp with Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, keeping most of the main characters while revamping almost everything else.
Putting both Tales of Symphonia and Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World in one package is a great deal for this beloved Japanese RPG, even if the actual combat and storyline are a touch dated.
When The Oregon Trail meets a Skyrim-like world, you know you have something good. The Banner Saga combines intense storytelling and moral choices with turn-based combat for a unique and fun experience.
If you thought the first game was difficult, know that it’s a picnic compared to Dark Souls 2. This is one of the hardest RPGs you will ever play, but also one of the most beautiful and deep. It’s a trap for sure. Dare you enter?
