Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:49 Overview
01:30 Technical State
02:41 Difficulty
03:46 Character Creation
04:52 Story Set Up & Thoughts
06:33 Progression Systems
09:37 Gameplay & World
18:42 Combat
21:56 Steam Deck
23:15 Positives/Negatives
24:50 Conclusion
26:11 Wrap Up
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Gaming News - Outward 2, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Enshrouded, Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 and more
Timestamp
0:00 - Top RPG News of the Week
0:04 - Outward 2 Announced for Consoles and PC
0:55 - Mighty Koi Studio Thorgal Game Adaptation
2:14 - ESO Scions of Ithelia DLC
3:18 - Monster Hunter Stories 1&2 Coming to Switch, PS4, and Steam
4:31 - Enshrouded Roadmap 2024
5:34 - Sea of Stars 5 Million Players and Co-Op Mode
6:27 - Granblue Fantasy Relink Lucilius Raid Update and Upgrade Packs
7:49 - Brighter Shores MMO from Runescape Creator Andrew Gower
8:56 - Pre-Alpha Test for Vindictus: Defying Fate now Out on Steam
9:57 - Photo Mode Confirmed in Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Preview - A Promising Spiritual Successor to Suikoden
One series that continually captivates me, yet remains criminally underrated, is Suikoden. Be it the first release, fifth installment, or spin-off titles like Tierkreis, I've explored the rich worlds with unwavering enthusiasm. Unfortunately, the dissolution of the creative team and Konami abandoning the series, it shattered hopes for a continuation, or revival of the series.
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Based on my initial impressions, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes shows great promise as a spiritual successor to Suikoden. With the release date rapidly approaching, I anticipate thoroughly enjoying the full game. While it's premature to say Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes will attain the same revered status as the Suikoden series; my early experiences instill confidence, and I have high hopes for its success based on what I've played thus far.
The RPG Codex reviewed the expansion pack Tyrants of the Moonsea for Neverwinter Nights:
RPG Codex Review: Neverwinter Nights - Tyrants of the Moonsea
For a couple of years now, I've been plugging Tyrants of the Moonsea as the best piece of official content for Neverwinter Nights, and yet I've begun to suspect few of you have hearkened to my sage advice. So I thought to myself, this one's never had a proper official review around here, why not put that front page to good use?
Authored by Luke Scull under Ossian Studios, 2019's Tyrants of the Moonsea is arguably the flagship expansion pack for Beamdog's Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition 2018 re-release. Like the first NWN:EE expansion, Darkness over Daggerford (Enhanced Edition), it was born of Atari's Premium Modules program for the original BioWare release of Neverwinter Nights and similarly scuttled when the publisher suddenly cancelled that initiative, but DoD was nearing completion and Alan Miranda's Ossian decided to share it on the Neverwinter Vault, whereas TotM was still in the early stages of development. When Beamdog acquired the NWN license, Ossian finally got the opportunity to polish up and make DoD:EE available as paid DLC, but the adventure's content is still the same that was (and continues to be) available for free on the Vault. The Vault version of TotM, however, was just a demo and the module was only completed for the EE, pretty much tripling the content and taking the plot to its conclusion.
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Looking back to the Infinity Engine and even many of its contemporary peers, Baldur's Gate 2 is king (no matter how much that might make some of the local fauna seethe), but why? Icewind Dale had better combat, the first Baldur's Gate had better exploration, Planescape: Torment had better writing etc. - all of that is true, but Baldur's Gate 2 was pretty darn good at all of it. That's what gets it top billing and the same qualities apply to Tyrants of the Moonsea for NWN - you should easily find other modules, official or fan-made, that do better in various individual respects, but Ossian's title scores high on all counts and if you enjoy NWN at all (if you don't, you should never admit it!), passing on TotM would be a big mistake.
Now, if the byzantine brandings and histories have left you confused, allow me to make it simple - Tyrants of the Moonsea is for sale on GOG, Steam and the Beamdog Client. If you also want to check out its prior episodes in the Alazander series, they're free on the Neverwinter Vault as Siege of Shadowdale Enhanced Edition and Crimson Tides of Tethyr Enhanced Edition or in NWN:EE's integrated content browser. For historic purposes, links to the Diamond Edition distributions of those two modules are on their respective Vault pages under Related Projects.
So there you have it, I've led you to the water, I've even forced your snout in, the rest is up to you. Drink and you'll get the full flavour of competent writing and design, solid production values and artistic direction, fun combat and exploration... To put it simply, Tyrants of the Moonsea is, at this time, the definitive single-player NWN experience.
The Thaumaturge review - a refreshingly different Polish RPG
A sight Warsaw eyes.
I think it counts for a lot when a role-playing game comes along and it's different. There are so many games that try to do what other games do, they end up struggling to stand out - especially when they don't have the resources larger projects do. But with Thaumaturge, developer Fool's Theory (the Polish studio remaking The Witcher 1 for CD Projekt Red, by the way) has played it smart. It's focused on the differences and not been afraid to leave other things out, and it means that behind Thaumaturge's admittedly dated exterior, there are some genuinely interesting things here.
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That aside, there's lots of nice stuff here. The Thaumaturge isn't overbearing or demanding, and I've spent a pleasant 20 hours or so with it. It's, gently, a persuasive little package. More importantly, I'll remember it. I'll remember all the many ways it's not quite like anything else I've played. There's enough here to mark Fool's Theory as a studio to watch.
Score: 3/5 - Lurking behind a dated exterior is a limited but sophisticated RPG with a unique setting and some memorable new ideas.
Rock Paper Shotgun reviewedZoria: Age of Shattering:
Zoria: Age Of Shattering review: a systems-heavy RPG that punches above its weight
In peril? My fantasy kingdom?
Zoria: Age Of Shattering speedruns its fantasy RPG origin story in a quick cutscene montage at the start, so we might as well get that out of the way first, too. Low fantasy world, two warring kingdoms, one uses necromancy (this is cast as bad and cheating rather than practical, for some reason) to comprehensively gain the upper hand, and everything is named like a bunch of Scrabble letters were thrown randomly on the table. You play Elion war hero Captain Witherel - gender and class TBD by the player - in a small group making a final stand at the fortress Daeg Marastir, which is being overrun by the nefarious Izirian army. We start in media bellum, as it were.
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Zoria is doing a lot of stuff. It'll remind you of Baldur's Gate, Dragon Age, Lord Of The Rings, even Terry Brooks' weird fantasy books, and a bunch of it is done well, and in interesting ways. But in other cases the ambition has stretched beyond breaking point. But you kind of love your terrier even though it pisses on your cushions sometimes, right?
Originally released in 2006, Persona 3 introduced several features that years later became staples of the series. In an attempt to revitalize and unleash the full potential of the game, Atlus released this year a new version dubbed Persona 3 Reload, which showcases an outstanding presentation, better combat balance, and several quality-of-life additions that effectively empower its superb story. While many may miss the inclusion of the female protagonist available in Portable, Persona 3 Reload is undoubtedly the definitive edition of the game and a phenomenal chance for veterans to relive its fascinating story and reconnect with its characters or for newcomers to get into the series.
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Persona 3 Reload is the best edition of the game and DLC promises to bring some additional content that was featured in other iterations of the game. The story has been preserved while the gameplay has been renewed and enhanced. Persona 3 Reload is closer to being the next mainline entry than simply a remake, making it a must-play game for all RPG fans.
Scores
BATTLE SYSTEM 5
INTERACTION 4
ORIGINALITY 3
STORY 5
MUSIC & SOUND 4
VISUALS 5
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