Articles by Bryan Vitale
Drova is a punishing RPG experience that understands the value of friction, though uneven writing prevents it from being a true must-play.
review by Bryan Vitale on 03 October, 2025
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is a somewhat underwhelming time capsule of a previous era, but one I'm still glad I played.
feature by Bryan Vitale on 02 October, 2025
Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon is wonderfully bleak and ambitious, though the experience is marred by a lack of polish that frustratingly still feels like early access.
review by Bryan Vitale on 09 July, 2025
Avowed is a well-written and cohesive fantasy escape that thoughtfully ramps from modest to grandiose, though small bits of uneven execution slightly detract from an otherwise impressive experience.
review by Bryan Vitale on 14 February, 2025
I am very surprised that I managed to 'keep up' in 2024. For RPGs specifically, this year was a deluge of great (and long) games across many series. While I didn't play everything, here are my favorites from a very packed year.
feature by Bryan Vitale on 03 January, 2025
The Dungeon & Fighter universe action RPG unleashes its inner berserker next spring. A demo will be available in January.
news by Bryan Vitale on 13 December, 2024
An early gameplay look at this XCOM-like TRPG.
news by Bryan Vitale on 06 December, 2024
Spears and shields take point in this combat-focused showcase.
news by Bryan Vitale on 06 December, 2024
The debut project for the UK-based independent studio.
news by Bryan Vitale on 23 November, 2024
From Rune Factory developers and producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto.
news by Bryan Vitale on 23 November, 2024
The 2000's era dungeon crawlers will also be available on Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation.
news by Bryan Vitale on 15 November, 2024
More gameplay footage for the brutal upcoming action RPG.
news by Bryan Vitale on 14 November, 2024
A deeper look into the Constellation Skill Tree, combat specializations, traits, and all facets of building out your character.
news by Bryan Vitale on 05 September, 2024
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is an uneven yet engaging game that's brimming with things to discover and a uniquely compelling narrative that is at times both hopeful and poignant.
review by Bryan Vitale on 22 August, 2024
2024's just about to take off, so I felt this was my last chance to get something written up for my favorite games from 2023.
feature by Bryan Vitale on 31 January, 2024
The Switch exclusive spin-off reaches the 1 million mark.
news by Bryan Vitale on 20 January, 2024
The gang's back together for one more adventure.
news by Bryan Vitale on 21 December, 2023
Set to release in 2025 for PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
news by Bryan Vitale on 08 December, 2023
A very, very big spoiler warning attached to this one. Really.
news by Bryan Vitale on 08 December, 2023
Now available in French, Italian, German, and Spanish.
news by Bryan Vitale on 08 December, 2023
PC players can sign up starting today.
news by Bryan Vitale on 08 December, 2023
While Trails into Reverie does serve as a strong epilogue to multiple in-game story arcs, it also spends a significant amount of time spinning its wheels.
review by Bryan Vitale on 07 July, 2023
Kiryu no longer.
news by Bryan Vitale on 08 June, 2023
Xbox and PlayStation Consoles will receive all remaining Update content on August 24.
news by Bryan Vitale on 08 June, 2023
New gameplay footage alongside some signature Sakuraba tunes.
news by Bryan Vitale on 08 June, 2023