In the world of Littlewood, the dreaded Dark Wizard was just defeated. In fact, you're the one who defeated him — a hero without equal, renowned across the entire land. There's one teensy little…
February 18, 2020 | 11:00 EST
When I first saw the trailer for Outriders at last year's E3 I wasn’t too impressed. Not to say it looked bad, but the game didn’t really come off as anything other than another post-apocalyptic…
February 13, 2020 | 03:30 EST
My first fresh-faced adventurer in Stoneshard crept into the woods beyond a quaint village, only to find that his journey was going to end far too soon. As soon as he set foot outside the safety of…
February 10, 2020 | 12:30 EST
Every now and again, you stumble across a game that does something new and interesting. Ciel Fledge: A Daughter Raising Simulator is exactly that kind of game. Set more than a thousand years in the…
January 31, 2020 | 11:00 EST
Games where you catch and raise monsters are almost as old as games themselves. It's like having a pet, but your cat can't exactly throw a fireball. Franchises like Monster Rancher fizzled out, while…
January 21, 2020 | 11:00 EST
The history of the Story of Seasons series has become increasingly confusing over the years. Originally called Harvest Moon, the series effectively split in two back in 2012. Natsume continued to…
October 22, 2019 | 01:00 EDT
When Wasteland 2 was first announced as a Kickstarter, I was beyond excited to see one of the classics in the tactical-RPG world return for a second outing. The final product left me somewhat…
October 4, 2019 | 12:03 EDT
Whenever people talk about influential, iconic JRPGs from the past few decades, some major franchises very quickly come to mind. I’m sure names like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest crept into your…
September 12, 2019 | 12:30 EDT
If you're a fan of cyberpunk, then these next couple of years have you covered. Of course, the big one is Cyberpunk 2077, but there are a ton of games coming out with a cyberpunk setting. Gamedec is…
September 11, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
There's few games that instantly grip me from the moment I see them. However, since it's very first trailer last year, I was in love with Control. In fact, I loved it so much I gave it game of the…
June 17, 2019 | 01:00 EDT
Dragon Ball started in Japan back in the '80s, and since then, it maintained a dedicated worldwide fan base. It continues to spawn all sorts of anime, movies, and games. While not every video game…
June 16, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
We've seen more than our fair share of new games over this past weekend spanning platforms and genres but one title caught my eye at the PC Gaming Showcase. Developers, Modus Games showed off their…
June 14, 2019 | 11:00 EDT
The Persona series is no stranger to spin-off games. Since the successful release of Persona 5, we got two rhythm games and a promise of a musou-style hack-and-slash. Beyond those, Atlus released a…
May 21, 2019 | 10:30 EDT
Pillars of Eternity was supposed to play just like Baldur’s Gate. BioWare’s first CRPG popularized pausable real-time combat back in the 90s, successfully implementing the Dungeons & Dragons 2nd…
January 22, 2019 | 10:00 EST
In 2008, Microsoft was trying to collect as many JRPGs onto the Xbox 360 as possible. One of these games was The Last Remnant, a game that came out to a resounding meh. It released on PC the…
October 8, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
One of the first things I did in Call of Cthulhu was drink. Edward Pierce, the grizzled detective protagonist that drips cliche, reached for a bottle of whiskey. This prompted a choice between “Drink…
October 1, 2018 | 05:00 EDT
In 2008, Sega released Valkyria Chronicles. This weird PlayStation 3 exclusive caught many eyes thanks to its mixture of genres and strong art style. While the game got a pair of iffy sequels on…
September 25, 2018 | 01:20 EDT
While at PAX West, I had the opportunity to check out developer The Arcade Crew's Young Souls. It's a sidescrolling RPG beat em up strongly focused on its narrative about two twins, Jenn and Tristan…
September 7, 2018 | 12:30 EDT
The 19th Atelier game in 20 years, Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings is intended to be developer Gust's capstone for their anniversary. The final Atelier game in…
March 28, 2018 | 12:00 EDT
I went into the PC version of Nioh knowing little about the game aside from it being inspired by Souls, and that the PlayStation 4 release was incredibly well-received. It was time to find out why.…
November 7, 2017 | 10:00 EST
If you've read enough of my articles, you should know how I feel about Lovecraft. I consider his works among the very best in horror canon, and his style a gold standard for horror media to strive…
June 15, 2017 | 01:30 EDT
GUST Studios is back with their latest installment in the Atelier series with Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey launched on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PC March 7th.…
March 8, 2017 | 01:00 EST
As a developer, Blizzard has always chosen to master a video game genre instead of innovating it. While the Warcraft and Starcraft RTS games were far from being the first in the genre, they are…
September 15, 2016 | 09:00 EDT
Personally, I've always considered Iron Storm's cyberpunk epic Deus Ex to be the pinnacle of Western RPGs. It was a game that combined smart writing and a captivating story with pristine mechanics,…
August 19, 2016 | 10:00 EDT
Ever since finishing Nioh's Alpha demo back in May, I've been waiting for my chance to get my hands on more of the title. Thankfully, during our appointment at Koei Tecmo's E3 booth, I got my chance…
June 17, 2016 | 09:18 EDT
Three hours. The time it took from me entering the line for a chance to play the latest Legend of Zelda title, to entering Nintendo's booth to actually play it. After having players watch a small…
June 16, 2016 | 02:05 EDT
PC gamers are notoriously proud of their platform. You can peek into any gaming discussion online to confirm that. Of course, there's one problem in being a gamer that only plays on one device, and…
January 15, 2016 | 11:00 EST
Guild of Dungeoneering is the kitten you wind up with a few weeks after you let the cat out. You’re not sure which tom got at her: the roguish Hand of Fate, the meandering Majesty, Munchkin and all…
June 13, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
Unfortunately, review copies for The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt did not get handed out until yesterday. As such, we here at TechRaptor have not had an opportunity for a whole review yet, meaning this…
May 19, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
Darkest Dungeon by Red Hook Studios is not a friendly RPG, with a depressing Gothic aesthetic bleeding into every crevice of the game's many dark pits. This is not a game that someone prefers that as…
February 6, 2015 | 11:00 EST
Oh, Monster Hunter... the act of spending up to an hour attempting to kill big monsters in order to use their body parts to kill even bigger monsters is easily one of the best timesinks in all of…
January 25, 2015 | 09:00 EST
At first, Words for Evil was a little bit frustrating due to a seeming lack of control over the game. The game is a mixture of word puzzle games like Boggle and RPG games. You start off with one hero…
December 16, 2014 | 09:00 EST
InXile's new game is out today and the internet is all a flutter with the release of Wasteland 2. The news is big and why would you expect anything less for a game that has been 26 years in the…
September 19, 2014 | 12:15 EDT