RPG
5 Switch-Exclusive Games That Run Better On Switch 2 (Without A Patch)
The Nintendo Switch 2 is already one of the most successful consoles ever launched, and with it came a roster of exclusive launch games that we can only describe as…a little lackluster. Don’t get me wrong, I am the target audience for a new Mario Kart and a remaster of a throwback 3DS RPG. And…
Neon Abyss 2, a prison-break RPG and other new indie games worth checking out
Welcome to our weekly roundup of the goings on in the indie game space. It’s been quite the busy spell, with several notable games debuting or landing on more platforms and some intriguing upcoming projects popping above the parapet. The Steam Automation Fest is taking place this week (it runs until July 21 at 1PM…
Final Fantasy Doesn’t Need Turn-Based Combat Back, It Needs Better Stories
There’s been an undercurrent of opinion, ever since Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 took audiences by surprise earlier this year, that the approach taken by the turn-based fantasy RPG is the cure for everything that ails Final Fantasy. It delivers an old-school take on the genre that’s much less flawed than both Final Fantasy XVI and…
Anthem Was A Mistake, But It Didn’t Deserve To Die Like This
Last week, BioWare announced that Anthem, the studio’s ill-advised loot shooter from 2019, would finally be sunset on January 12, 2026. This wasn’t a surprise for anyone who had been paying attention, but for those who weren’t, it was a shock that the game hadn’t already been shut down years ago. Anthem was a tragedy…
The Best Game Of All Time Just Turned 25 Years Old
Yesterday, June 23, marked the 25th anniversary of what can convincingly be described as one of the best games of all time. Deus Ex, created by the distinct Austin branch of John Romero’s controversial studio Ion Storm, was a first-person RPG that would change how an entire generation of players and developers thought about video…
AI Translation Of Smash Bros. Director’s Comments About AI Misses Nuance, Sparks Outrage
After directing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and then taking a break from game directing to moonlight as a YouTuber and educate fans about game design, Masahiro Sakurai recently revealed he’s returned to development to work on Kirby Air Riders for Switch 2. But this past weekend, a comment Sakurai made about companies using AI in…
Every New Detail About Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Development Shows Why It’s A Defining Game For BioWare
With every new report about Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s troubled development, it feels like a miracle that the game came out at all. A new story from Bloomberg outlines how the Dragon Age team was jerked around by publisher Electronic Arts and forced to make pivots with limited resources and time, making it impossible for…
Crimson Desert Made Me Crash Out
I’m trying to put all my thoughts about the time I spent with the medieval fantasy RPG Crimson Desert at Summer Game Fest into words. Kotaku Managing Editor Carolyn Petit likes to tell us that we should feel bold enough in our criticism of video games to say something is “bad” without couching it in…
Everything We Saw During Sony’s Big State Of Play
Today, Sony held its latest State of Play and while it didn’t include some of the bigger games that people were likely hoping for, like a new God of War spin-off, it did include some cool surprises, including what might be the best-looking fighting game I’ve seen in years and a remake of a beloved…
This Enormous ARPG Is A Constant Treat Of Progression And Laughs
Crashlands 2 is one of those completely brilliant games that can entirely consume your spare time for weeks. It’s an open-world craft-heavy RPG in which you charge around an alien planet, beating up the local flora and fauna, in order to gather their parts to build more effective means of beating up the local flora…