Ring Fit Adventure – Is your body ready for an adventure?
Ring Fit Adventure is an excellent motion-based game that mixes RPG gameplay with exercise.
Time For Dinner – A Crusader Kings Story
What better way for a king to spend his time than at dinner with loyal subjects?
Performing and Pretending for The Audience of One: Role-Playing in Single-Player Games
What are the affordances and restrictions the digital single-player role-playing games impose on the gamer? The study explores the different ways the player can use the game as a complex toy with multiple affordances to play pretend with.
To Rule Is A Riot – Death And Taxes Across The Middle Ages
A game of strategy on a whopping scale, Crusader Kings III surprises with its personal and tender moments. Dynasties are built of people, after all.
Stardew Valley – Charming Farming Simulator
Stardew Valley lets players fulfill their fantasies of becoming a farmer through an addicting and rewarding gameplay-loop.
A Return to Thedas – Dragon Age: Inquisition in 2021
It’s been over five years since the story of the latest installment in the Dragon Age series finished with the Trespasser DLC. How does 2014’s Game of the Year hold up all this time later?
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2: Tactical Number Comparing Simulator
When a man-made pandemic tears the world apart and you are forced to try and fight back against the forces that caused it to save it, does your new gun doing slightly more damage than your old gun matter?
Ghost of Tsushima – A Ruthless Journey Through Breathtaking Feudal Japan
Ghost of Tsushima sets players into the shoes of a #samurai, who must free his home island from Mongol invaders – by any means necessary.
I’ve played over 150 hours of Cyberpunk 2077 on PS4 and… – An examination of enjoying a broken-on-release game
Bugs, crashes and compelling characters. What’s Cyberpunk 2077 like after multiple playthroughs on PS4, and what does its release tell us about buying games today?
From Space to place: Creating Meaningful Environments in Video Games
One of Red Dead Redemption 2’s greatest achievements is the dynamic, “lived in” feel of its environment. Research highlight from Westerside and Holopainen’s article breaks down how these affective spaces are created and how they carry the narrative throughout the game. #rdr2
A Gorgeous Return to Boletaria – Demon’s Souls remake
Demon’s Souls returns with hard difficulty, tight gameplay, gorgeous graphics, and bosses.
Disco Elysium – A nonstop disco adventure
The narrative of Disco Elysium is clever, disturbing, and funny. It is an excellent text-heavy and story-driven rpg for fans of the genre.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon; How a Genre Shift Can Revitalize A Stale Series
A game review of Yakuza: Like a Dragon after beating the main story. A Japanese role-playing game (JRPG) set in a series known for beat 'em up gameplay, how does this black sheep fit in and does it bring honor to its family?
Hell Is Other Demons – Kneel Before Diablo, Lord of Leisure
Diablo III: Eternal Collection is full of mindless fun. Switching the classic hack and slash adventure over to consoles was a move as clever as they come – sofas were practically made for monster massacre.
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – A seasonal journey to defeat evil
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls is a journey to defeat Malthael, the Archangel of Death. The game has different types of content for new players and veterans alike.
How is Star Wars: The Old Republic as a single-player experience in 2020.
Not so long ago, at the Bioware studio.... Star Wars: The Old Republic received updates that made it more accessible for solo players. Here is a review where Aleksi explores these changes to see how they’ve succeeded. #starwars #swtor #mmorpg
Hero Siege – The rebirth of the whirlwind barbarian
Hero Siege is a hack and slash RPG with loads of endgame content. I played the whirlwind barbarian to defeat my enemies with a single click of a button.
Call of Cthulhu Tries and Fails to Grasp the Player in Its Tentacles
Call of Cthulhu is an atmospheric adaptation from the classic RPG that serves many Lovecraftian tropes for its fans, but weak roleplaying features, and unpolished overall feel make it difficult to get immersed into this cosmic horror title. #callofcthulhu #gamereview #horror
Genshin Impact – A New Standard for Free-to-Play Games?
With fast-paced combat, beautiful anime-styled graphics, a vast, expansive world full of secrets and surprise, Genshin Impact, is a lovingly crafted experience that raises the bar for other free-to-play games to aspire to.
Baal, Baal, Baal – I’m looting for a good time
Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction is still after 20 years a great way to spend your Friday evenings. Hack away through hordes of demons for some relaxation, for thrills, try hardcore! Either way, do not forget to pick up the loot!