Posted in October 11, 2013 ¬ 7:34 pmh.Craig Stern
Emmett Southwood writes in to tell me about Fey, a new action RPG. Developed under the pseudonym Ashes of Emerald, Fey was released just last month after a whopping 8 years in development. The premise: Fey is the story of Landon Ferngrass, a young boy with a broken past who is lured back into a […]
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Posted in October 10, 2013 ¬ 1:27 pmh.Craig Stern
Previously exclusive to Android phones, the KingTurn series has now been fully ported to iOS: KingTurn RPG, KingTurn RPG Plus, and now Kingturn Underworld RPG. You can read our prior coverage of these games here, here and here. The Kingturn Underworld RPG download is free–however, if it follows the pattern of past releases, you’ll be […]
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Posted in October 9, 2013 ¬ 11:09 amh.Craig Stern
Word reaches me that there’s been a new jRPG created with RPG Maker. Memories of A Vagabond: Broken Destiny is reportedly a rather dark take on the genre. Developers “The DarkElite Team” relate the following premise: Become a young mercenary and travel from soul to soul to avenge your fiance and her family. While finding […]
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Posted in September 27, 2013 ¬ 2:59 pmh.Craig Stern
Igor Noronha of Amazu Media writes in to announce the release of the first episode of Light Apprentice, a comic book styled visual narrative with occasional choices and jRPG-style battles. The premise: The story starts when Nate is awaken from his 300 years sleep, by blueling wizard Tlob. He discovers that all he cherished was […]
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Posted in September 24, 2013 ¬ 10:36 amh.Craig Stern
John Clowder, creator of the decidedly bizarre surrealist jRPG Middens (previously covered here), has come out with a new title by the name of Gingiva. As with Middens before it, Gingiva is a surrealist jRPG. The premise: An amboeboid landscape threatens to engulf civlization and all its plastic bottles. Disembodied mouths live in the walls […]
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Posted in September 20, 2013 ¬ 5:23 pmh.Craig Stern
Ashley Flanagan of Urban Hermit Games writes in to announce the release of Travelogue, a sandbox RPG with asynchronous multiplayer elements. Travelogue employs an interesting marriage of single player-style interaction with a multiplayer-driven game environment: Players will encounter a myriad of opportunities to change the fate of the realm of the Midlands – not just for […]
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Posted in September 18, 2013 ¬ 9:44 amh.Craig Stern
The Trese Brothers have returned with another open-world RPG on the Android, this one pirate-themed. The aptly titled Age of Pirates is “a high-seas adventure RPG that mixes story RPG elements with a powerful trading simulation.” The game has you playing as merchant Nathaniel Sveet on a quest to save his son. The devs write: […]
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Posted in September 12, 2013 ¬ 9:37 amh.Craig Stern
Pascal Bestebroer of Orange Pixel writes in to with news that his action roguelike-like Heroes of Loot (previously covered here) has been released. There isn’t much of a plot to speak of–here’s the game’s premise, straight from the developer and complete with winky emoticons: Think classical Gauntlet on steroids and brought into the now. It’s […]
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Posted in September 11, 2013 ¬ 11:35 amh.Craig Stern
Word reaches me that Muteki Corp‘s indie jRPG Dragon Fantasy Book 2 (previously covered here) has been released on Playstation Network and Playstation Vita. The premise: Join Ogden and the heroes of Westeria in this classic JRPG epic, Dragon Fantasy Book II. Travel through the frozen wastelands of Tundaria, experiencing action packed battles without random […]
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Posted in August 13, 2013 ¬ 11:52 amh.Craig Stern
You may recall me posting about the mobile RPGs Gurk I and II last year; word has reached my ear that a third Gurk title has now been released. Gurk III, by developer Larva Labs, is an RPG with some similarities to the old Ultima titles. Gurk III sports a retro 8-bit visual style (though […]
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