RPG

Astria Ascending is a 2D jrpg that will be coming to the Nintendo Switch very soon. We have the cinematic launch trailer for the game below and some thoughts on Astria Ascending too! Astria Ascending will be coming to the Nintendo Switch eshop (and other places) on September 3oth! The game is a jrpg from some veterans of the Final Fantasy series! It is, unlike those games, set in 2D and features some platforming but the combat is a turn-based…

Coming from indie developer Dreams Uncorporated is the charming JRPG, Cris Tales. With a striking art style and exciting storyline, Cris Tales looks to breathe new life into the well-established JRPG genre. Not an easy feat to do, in a niche that so many people are passionate about, and one that has been the muse of many a dev before. Can this indie title carve a spot for itself in the esteemed world of timeless JRPGs, or will it be buried in the mountain of games that just didn't quite hit the mark? Let's dive in and take a look!

Fort Triumph is a strategy rpg in the vain of Mario and Rabbids or Xcom. Will fans of those games like this game too? Let’s take a look at Fort Triumph for the Nintendo Switch! Fort Triumph is a strategy rpg that will remind a lot of Nintendo Switch fans of Mario and Rabbids. However, Fort Triumph doesn’t have the same quirky humor or charm of Mario and Rabbids. Instead, it is set in Adventure game like world full of…

Fort Triumph, a strategy rpg, is now available for the Nintendo Switch eShop! Check out our first impressions of the game below. Fort Triumph is now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop. We received a review code of the game and have been playing it a bit. Fort Triumph is a strategy rpg in the vain of Mario and Rabbids and Xcom. Players use cover to hide from enemies attacks and various abilities to take foes down for good. Fort…

Nintendo announced today that there would be an IndieWorld Showcase video on 8/11. Hey thats tomorrow! We have the details below. An IndieWorld Showcase will air tomorrow at 11am central. According to Nintendo it will be “roughly 20 minutes of information on upcoming indie games heading to #NintendoSwitch.” No details were provided on what indie games will be shown. Judging by previous IndieWorld Showcases, it will be a mix of new announcements and updates on titles we’ve seen before. There…

Button City, a cute adventure game, is now available on the Nintendo Switch, Xbox system, Playstation systems, and PC. Check out the launch trailer and then come back here for some thoughts on the game. Button City is available now on all platforms! What is Button City? On Youtube its described this way: “Join Fennel the fox and his friends as they try to save their local arcade in Button City, a low poly narrative adventure. Explore a diorama world,…

Its finally time for our Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin review! For even more thoughts on the game, please check out our review-in-progress articles. How is Monster Hunter Stories 2 overall? Let's take a look!

In our first review-in-progress of Monster Hunter Stories 2, we talked about the game’s graphics. In our second one, we focused on the battle system. For our third part, we will talk about the story with as few spoilers as possible. Still if you want to know nothing whatsoever about the story, then you may want to skip this article. Monster Hunter Stories 2 has a very Pokémon-like story. Instead of “gotta catch ’em all”, its a “gotta hatch ’em…

There was a special broadcast for Monster Hunter Stories 2 today! You can check it out below and then please come back here for thoughts on it. Monster Hunter Stories 2 looks amazing. As I mentioned previously, I’m not a Monster Hunter fan but I loved the trial version of Monster Hunter Stories 2. The wonderful graphics, the awesome turn-based battle system, and excellent exploration really caught my attention! And I enjoyed today’s Monster Hunter Stories 2 broadcast a lot!…

The demo for Monster Hunter Stories 2 is out today! Thanks to the magic of the Japanese eshop though, I was able to get the demo a day early. And it was in English! Here are my thoughts on the trial version of Monster Hunter Stories 2. I’m not a Monster Hunter fan. I’ve tried to get into the games via the demos that have been released for each one of them but have never succeeded. And so while I…