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Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Preview - A little bit of old and a little bit of new
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Preview - A little bit of old and a little bit of new

Already ten years since the original Yakuza Kiwami, we got to check out new and old content in this newcomer's preview.

preview by Myles Obenza on 16 January, 2026

Code Vein II may just be succeeding for me where the original failed
Code Vein II may just be succeeding for me where the original failed

Bandai Namco's upcoming sequel to the 2019 original feels like what I'd wanted from the original release, at least so far

preview by James Galizio on 05 January, 2026

Beastro wants you to remind you the power of a really good meal
Beastro wants you to remind you the power of a really good meal

Discovering the magic of food in this roguelite, farming sim RPG.

preview by James Galizio on 21 December, 2025

Branching Path: Damon and Baby isn't quite an RPG, but maybe RPG fans should keep an eye on it
Branching Path: Damon and Baby isn't quite an RPG, but maybe RPG fans should keep an eye on it

During The Game Awards we got an early look at Arc System Works upcoming release, expanding their horizons from Fighting games

preview by James Galizio on 20 December, 2025

The Nintendo Switch 2 version of The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon seems decent so far
The Nintendo Switch 2 version of The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon seems decent so far

We had the chance to go hands-on with the upcoming Switch 2 version of Trails Beyond the Horizon, and it seems to be off to a promising start.

preview by James Galizio on 18 December, 2025

Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy Preview – Not Really a Dissidia or Duellum Game
Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy Preview – Not Really a Dissidia or Duellum Game

Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy is an upcoming team-based boss-battling title for Android and iOS that we got a chance to check out what this latest take on the Dissidia is bringing to the battlefield.

preview by Scott White on 11 December, 2025

Nioh 3 Preview - Team Ninja is being more experimental with the series' third entry
Nioh 3 Preview - Team Ninja is being more experimental with the series' third entry

While Nioh 2 was an excellent yet iterative sequel, Nioh 3 looks to make a few more changes this time around in its world exploration and role-playing systems.

preview by Adam Vitale on 21 November, 2025

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined feels like the perfect excuse to revisit Estard
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined feels like the perfect excuse to revisit Estard

The upcoming remake of the PlayStation classic looks and plays incredibly after we had a brief hands-on with the game last month

preview by James Galizio on 19 November, 2025

Let It Die: Inferno oozes confidence, and I'm excited to play more
Let It Die: Inferno oozes confidence, and I'm excited to play more

GungHo Online Entertainment's follow-up to the 2016 original feels like it'll finally get me to stick around for the whole journey

preview by James Galizio on 07 October, 2025

Now that I've seen Phantom Blade Zero's structure, S-Game is making something special
Now that I've seen Phantom Blade Zero's structure, S-Game is making something special

S-Game's "Wuxia Action RPG" feels like exactly the sort of Action RPG I've been waiting for

preview by James Galizio on 04 October, 2025

Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road was a fascinating demo that told me absolutely nothing about it as an RPG
Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road was a fascinating demo that told me absolutely nothing about it as an RPG

Despite being strictly unable to judge the game's RPG mechanics on merit, I had a good time with Level 5's upcoming Football RPG

preview by James Galizio on 03 October, 2025

People of Note is already a delightful musical take on an RPG, and I can't wait to play more
People of Note is already a delightful musical take on an RPG, and I can't wait to play more

Iridium Studios' take on a musical RPG is off to a good start, and we're eager to see more

preview by James Galizio on 03 October, 2025

TIMEMOON is a VN all about being a time-traveling taxi driver, and it was my TGS 2025 game of the show
TIMEMOON is a VN all about being a time-traveling taxi driver, and it was my TGS 2025 game of the show

After checking out the game's demo during Tokyo Game Show 2025, Kenkou Land's upcoming Narrative Adventure is looking promising.

preview by James Galizio on 30 September, 2025

Our Demo of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment didn't tell me much, but it seems to run very well
Our Demo of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment didn't tell me much, but it seems to run very well

During Tokyo Game Show we had the chance to demo the upcoming Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, and were pleased at its performance

preview by James Galizio on 28 September, 2025

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection continues the series' transition to a more methodical RPG
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection continues the series' transition to a more methodical RPG

Capcom looks set to offer an RPG take on Monster Hunter unlike anything else

preview by James Galizio on 28 September, 2025

Pokémon Legends Z-A Preview: On the Road to Lumoise City
Pokémon Legends Z-A Preview: On the Road to Lumoise City

Pokémon has changed quite a bit since the Game Boy days three decades ago.

preview by Will Borger on 24 September, 2025

Draco and the Seven Scales is a love letter to Link's Awakening with parrots and pirate ships
Draco and the Seven Scales is a love letter to Link's Awakening with parrots and pirate ships

Draco and the Seven Scales feels like it's been pulled straight off the Gameboy, and should be on every 2D Zelda fan's radar!

preview by Scott White on 15 September, 2025

The Secret of Weepstone speaks to me on a deep level as a longtime Dungeons & Dragon player
The Secret of Weepstone speaks to me on a deep level as a longtime Dungeons & Dragon player

The Secret of Weepstone exudes the same charm and mystique of classic Advanced Dungeons & Dragons modules with the B/X ruleset and delivers one of the coolest RPGs on the show floor at this year's PAX West.

preview by Scott White on 12 September, 2025

Digimon Story: Time Stranger PC settings, button config, changing protagonists, and new spoiler-free info
Digimon Story: Time Stranger PC settings, button config, changing protagonists, and new spoiler-free info

A brand-new 3-hour hands-on with the latest turn-based Digimon RPG allowed us to learn a ton of new things about it including if you can change your main character later, what its PC graphical settings are, and a status ailment that turns your DIgimon into cute 2D sprites!

preview by Josh Torres on 08 September, 2025

How the Digivolution system works in Digimon Story: Time Stranger
How the Digivolution system works in Digimon Story: Time Stranger

There are a lot of specific systems and mechanics surrounding how you make your Digimon stronger in the next Digimon Story entry, so we dedicated an entire separate article to lay it all out in detail.

preview by Josh Torres on 08 September, 2025

Entropy left this phrase echoing in my head after my hands-on with it - "It's Suikoden with permadeath"
Entropy left this phrase echoing in my head after my hands-on with it - "It's Suikoden with permadeath"

I got the chance to play about an hour of Dread Delusion developer Lovely Hellscape's new turn-based RPG and I want to play the full game immediately already.

preview by Josh Torres on 04 September, 2025

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D sprinkles in some new goodies but feels largely the same, but that's a good thing
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D sprinkles in some new goodies but feels largely the same, but that's a good thing

We got some time with Dragon Quest I&II HD-2D while at PAX West, and it successfully carries on the legacy of last year's Dragon Quest III while introducing some new features and even a new playable character in this conclusion to the Erdrick Saga.

preview by Scott White on 04 September, 2025

Octopath Traveler 0 feels like a great console RPG but the large party size has me a little concerned
Octopath Traveler 0 feels like a great console RPG but the large party size has me a little concerned

Despite being based on a mobile game, Octopath Traveler 0 feels just as much like a console-specific Octopath as any of the others, but after trying a demo, some changes have me a little concerned about some aspects of this latest adventure.

preview by Scott White on 03 September, 2025

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles' new voice acting makes it feel like a whole new game
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles' new voice acting makes it feel like a whole new game

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles proves just how much of an impact a voice acting can bring to a game. Here is our preview from PAX West.

preview by Scott White on 03 September, 2025

NIS America had a playable demo build of R-Type Tactics I & II Cosmos running on a PS5 at PAX West 2025
NIS America had a playable demo build of R-Type Tactics I & II Cosmos running on a PS5 at PAX West 2025

A first hands-on at the long-awaited remake of the R-Type Tactics games running on Unreal Engine 5.

preview by Josh Torres on 02 September, 2025

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