Tag Archives: Action RPG

Freedom of speech in multiplayer is overrated. It’s hard to argue that when people have the power to say anything to their teammates or opponents online, things can go south pretty quickly. For every affable or witty stranger you meet in a multiplayer match, there seem to be at least …

While PlayStation, Xbox and PC owners have been revelling in transformative RPGs over the last few years, Nintendo’s Wii U has had to settle for the offcuts, with naught but a Mass Effect 3 hand-me-down and a two-year-old rejig of the Monster Hunter formula. All that is about to change, …

Messing about You’d better hold onto your promises, sang the Cranberries in 1999, almost certainly referencing the bold claims CD Projekt RED would make 15 years later in the lead up to hugely anticipated RPG The Witcher 3 (opens in new tab). Every game talks the talk these days: open …

Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls feels less like the series finale of your favorite TV show and more like an exciting one-off episode. And as far as expansions go, that’s totally fine. If you’ve been playing D3 again in anticipation of all the new content, you might be left wanting. …

Think of the next-gen console wars as a chess match. There are many pieces to position–price, launch date, social media integration, and so forth. Given how enamored many gamers are with the newest epic experiences and prettiest graphics, it’s safe to say that big-budget, triple-A titles are still the the …

You know an RPG is good when it causes you to neglect such bodily necessities as eating or going to the bathroom. Dragon’s Crown is one such game. As the latest picturesque epic from Vanillaware, it combines the combat of old-school, side-scrolling beat-’em-ups with the high fantasy of Dungeons & …