Role-playing

There are a dozen open-world RPGs every single year, and enough of them are post-apocalyptic that it’s almost impossible to have your game stand out unless you have a budget running hundreds of millions of dollars. The solution is perhaps obvious in hindsight. Why not let players create their own weird playable hamster thing? Well, Biomutant has that locked down. Yes, the world has fallen apart. Yes, the remains of ancient civilisations litter the landscape. It’s a rough life, filled…

Miitopia started its life as a 3DS game. We reviewed that and liked it a lot. We also really enjoyed the Nintendo Switch demo! Now the full Miitopia game is out for the Switch and we have received a review copy of that version too. How is it so far? Is it really different from the 3DS one? For those who don’t know what Miitopia is, here is what I said in my review of the 3DS version: “An evil…

Miitopia, the turn-based rpg featuring Mii characters, is now available for the Nintendo Switch! Miitopia is now out via retail and on the Nintendo Switch eshop. Check out our previous thoughts on the games demo, plus my thoughts on the return of the Miis! We will have a preview of Miitopia tomorrow. And be on the look out next week for our review-in-progress of the game! Are you planning to pick up Miitopia today? If you do, please share your…

Mii characters have been around since the Wii. Nintendo used them some of the 3DS, with Tomodachi Life and Miitopia specifically but they haven’t been used them a lot on the Switch…until now! Let’s talk about the return of the Mii. When Nintendo introduced the Mii on the Wii, well, it was neat concept. Creating your own avatar to use in games like Wii Sports was cool. And then on 3DS, we got games like Tomodachi Life and Miitopia which…

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is a really good game and you can get it now for the Nintendo Switch. If you love rpgs and animated movies, than its is a must have. Its sequel: Revenant Kingdom is more of an action rpg but its still a pretty good game! Guess what? Its coming to the Nintendo Switch this year! Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom Princes’s Edition will be coming out on the Nintendo Switch on…

We previously looked at Jin Conception, an rpg thats inspired by Chrono Trigger. And now its time to review it. Is Jin Conception for the Nintendo Switch worth checking out? Let’s find out! Jin Conception is, on the surface, a good game. Graphically, it looks better than its inspiration, Chrono Trigger, and the battle system is just as good as that tried and true classic. However, Jin Conception does not have a good story. One of the many things that…

Mario Golf: Super Rush will be coming to the Nintendo Switch in June. Nintendo released an overview trailer for the game today and you can check it out below. Then please come back here for some thoughts on the game! Mario: Golf: Super Rush will be coming out on June 25th for the Nintendo Switch. The overview trailer reveals that there will be 16 characters, including new ones like Chargin’ Chuck and King Bob-omb! New modes for the game will…

Chrono Trigger is one of my favorite jrpgs. And I know I’m not the only one who loves that game. Many fans and games developers do too. We’ve seen other games, such as Cosmic Star Heroine, that took influence from Chrono Trigger. The latest to do so is Jin Conception for the Nintendo Switch. Here is our preview of the game. Jin Conception, out now for the Nintendo Switch, is an rpg that takes lots of inspiration from Square’s classic…

Bioware has always created wonderful games. From KOTR to Jade Empire to Mass Effect, their creativity is amazing. And the orignal Mass Effect trilogy is a high point for them. I especially love that first game. Let’s take a look back at Mass Effect. The Mass Effect trilogy will be coming to modern consoles very soon. Like tomorrow soon. So I thought for this weeks More Thoughts that I’d think about the beginning of the trilogy. I was a huge…

Its Dragon Quest’s 35th Anniversary this year! What does Square Enix have in store for the game? Well, we’ll find out later this month! Square will have an Anniversary stream on youtube. For the first time, English viewers will get to understand whats going on too! On May 26th, Square Enix will have a Dragon Quest 35th Anniversary special stream. It will reveal the upcoming lineup for the Dragon Quest series. Usually this kind of stream would be in Japanese…