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Fable Might Be Reviving the RPG Feature Everyone Forgot
Playground Games' upcoming Fable reboot appears poised to resurrect a dormant design philosophy from the original series. The studio is putting signif…
11 best anime to watch if you like Frieren
Polygon's list of 11 anime recommendations for Frieren fans zeroes in on a specific appeal: slow-burn fantasy storytelling that prioritizes journey ov…
Two Jurassic Park characters are father-daughter, and I guarantee that you never noticed
Jurassic Park's continuity runs deeper than most players realize. Sarah Harding, the paleontologist played by Julianne Moore in The Lost World: Jurass…
Spore devs say the evolution game's previews were more ambitious than what they were actually making, and they 'built a fantasy in people's minds that was unachievable'
Maxis developers behind Spore have admitted that early previews of the 2008 evolution simulator created unrealistic expectations among players. The st…
FF7 Revelation's visionary is looking beyond a Final Fantasy 6 remake
Naoki Hamaguchi, the director of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, has signaled he's ready to move on from the remake space. Speaking to Polygon, Hamaguchi e…
The Grecian Urn quest walkthrough in Disney Dreamlight Valley
Disney Dreamlight Valley players tackling the Grecian Urn quest now have a complete walkthrough available. The guide breaks down how to collect the sc…
Whether you believe it or not, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi says the end's been planned from the start
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi insists the trilogy's ending has been planned from the beginning, pushing back against skepticism …
Gothic remake lockpicking backlash raises the fascinating question of whether anybody really enjoys lockpicking in RPGs
Gothic Remake's lockpicking system sparked immediate backlash from players upon launch, forcing developers Alkimia Interactive and THQ to confront a b…
I wish Bungie would stop designing excellent multiplayer shooters and go back to making fantasy strategy games where you blow up zombies with dwarf bombs
Bungie's legacy extends far beyond Destiny and Halo. The studio built its reputation on Myth, a real-time tactics game released in 1997 that let playe…
I will always fear the idle genre but wizard school RPG Abracademia is more enchanting than most, with around 300 spells to learn
Abracademia, a wizard school RPG built around idle mechanics, offers enough depth to justify its genre conventions even for skeptics of the idle game …
Even a fantasy game like Skyrim won't let me be a trillionaire
Skyrim imposes a hard cap on player wealth that prevents accumulation beyond a certain threshold, frustrating players seeking to roleplay as obscenely…
RPG Maker users could lose years of important history as official forums shut down
Gotcha Gotcha Games, the current owner of RPG Maker, plans to shut down the official RPG Maker forums, forcing the community to migrate to a platform …
We now know when Guild Wars 3 takes place, but even 20 years after the series began, it doesn't sound like we'll see an actual storied guild war
ArenaNet confirmed Guild Wars 3 takes place 250 years after Guild Wars 2, positioning the narrative far into the future. The timeline places the game …
RPG Maker forum users are racing to archive almost 15 years of valuable resources, as game engine maker announces impending move
RPG Maker's official forums are shutting down, triggering a community-wide archival effort to preserve nearly 15 years of accumulated knowledge, tutor…
An ‘Actual Burning Of Alexandria Moment’: RPG Maker Users Scramble To Preserve 14 Years Of Important Resources
Kadokawa's decision to shut down the RPG Maker forums has triggered a preservation crisis within the indie game development community. The platform ho…
I Hate What Stranger Than Heaven Is Doing With Tupac But At Least They’re Being Honest About It
Stranger Than Heaven's decision to feature Tupac as a playable character has sparked debate within the gaming community, with the developers taking a …
Judging by how well Gothic Remake has sold, we still love eurojank
Gothic Remake, Spiders' reimagining of the cult 1992 classic, has already sold 500,000 copies. The achievement signals robust player appetite for a pa…