Couchpotato's Random RPG News

Originally Posted by Alrik Fassbauer
Is that still an MMO ?

No they removed F2P before it's release. Game still feels like a SP MMO though.

Horizon Forbidden West State of Play Gameplay Reveal

Join Aloy as she braves the Forbidden West, a deadly frontier that conceals mysterious new threats.

Wasteland 3: Steeltown Lowdown

Join The Battle of Steeltown Game Director David Rogers as he lays out a spoiler-free look at some of the Choice & Consequence coming in Wasteland 3's first narrative expansion releasing June 3.

Gamedec Developer Diary QA Q&A - Steam

We've asked our tireless QA representatives about their heroic job to keep Gamedec free of bugs and how their daily routine looks like. To make it easier to read, let's do it as a Q&A session.

Alaloth: Champions of the Four Kingdoms - Ways of Power: The Way of Arms

You'll need power and skills to survive in the world of Alaloth. To possess them however, you will first have to choose a Way of Power and a Profession. Today we'll take a deeper look into the Way of Arms, one of the three Ways of Power you'll be able to choose from.

Fallout 2 sequel Van Buren in Fallout: New Vegas Mod - Eurogamer

"The project's goal is to remake Van Buren for Fallout New Vegas," explains the mod creator. "Everything from the base game will be included in this remake. We will stay faithful to the original Van Buren story as much as possible, and in the future we plan to add in a large number of customized features. As of now, the project is still a [work in progress]." There are several prerequisites to running it, including a load of FNV mods, so to check your requirements, head to the official mod page.

Horizon Forbidden West looks fantastic. I love that they added underwater areas this time. Looking forward to the PC version.

The Iron Oath Update #59 Combat Improvements - Kickstarter

Hey everyone! As mentioned in our last update, we recently made a bunch of combat improvements and QoL changes that we're excited to share with you today. We're also in the process of adding some new combat environments such as the Tundra that you can see in the video below.

Expeditions: Rome Dev Diary #2 - Core Combat

Combat in Expeditions: Rome is predominantly expressed through turn-based tactical gameplay. While the legions fight the bigger battles for you on the world map, you and your elite team of praetorians will engage in tactical close-quarters fights on a hex-grid layout using a variety of skills and items.

Path of Exile Game Mechanics - Q&A, Part 2

Last week we answered some of the community's Game Mechanics questions and since we couldn't cover them all we decided to answer some more! Check them out below!

Knights of the Chalice II Update - Kickstarter

Hello everyone! Version 1.14 of KotC 2 Augury of Chaos is now available for download here for both Windows and macOS. The main changes are the new tutorial module, new dialogue options affecting the final battle, new character icons for NPC dialogue, new player-character tokens, and a bunch of new features including the display of a new menu when you press the Escape key.

Originally Posted by Couchpotato
Dying Light 2 Stay Human - Official Gameplay Trailer

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Awesome video, it makes me wanna play the game right now

But then I ask myself: will it run smoothly this way on my PC? Probably not

SKALD prologue Demo is available for download on Steam

Matt Chat Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession

This episode covers Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession, an intriguing early 3D CRPG featuring the Ravenloft setting and AD&D rules. It's not perfect by any means, but still quite fun and a treat for anyone into vampires and classic horror.

Solasta: Crown of the Magister - 1.0.18 Hotfix Live

Known Issues (that we're working on)

• Do not equip the Orc Javelin, Orc Shortbow or Ogre Javelin - saving while having one of these item equipped will corrupt the save, preventing you from loading it later. These corrupted saves will be fixed in a future patch.
• Beards are not always properly affixed to the characters' face
• If you're playing from an Early Access save, Bring the Sword back to Merton has a bugged cutscene that prevents you from completing it
• Some people have a black screen / weird clouds when starting a new campaign. Workaround here
• The Landing Plaza in Caer Cyflen has some new decoration that it shouldn't have

StarCrawlers Chimera - Update & $10,272

We're over 66% funded and on our way towards the goal!

For this update, we're going to go into more detail about some of the features you'll encounter as you descend into the Chimera complex. One important lesson learned from StarCrawlers was that players really enjoyed our hand-crafted content paired with procedural elements. To avoid procedural fatigue though, we're focusing on making sure each floor of the game highlights new content : new enemies, traps, events, and gear are obvious choices, but we also want these things to introduce new gameplay mechanics. Each floor will feature a mix of both the familiar and new to keep things fresh.

Mechajammer Kickstarter Update #31 -Spring Status Report

There's fun news about the game coming this month along with release dates, and we'll be expanding testing for feedback to all of you. A huge thanks to all the alpha/beta backers for their input getting us this far, and shout out to Allen M for encouraging us down the warpath of the tick/tile way back when we were toying with the broader companion micromanagement. It has paid off splendidly. The feedback we've received from beta testers has been incredibly helpful as we've finalized the gameplay systems, and we've added an in-game bug reporting button recently as well.

There'll be a campaign update for alpha/beta backers this weekend that we hope you can take a punch at, so if you have some time to check it out that would be wonderful. The forum has build notes you can comment on as well as the in-game reporter. Once everyone has their mitts on it, all you backers have exclusive access to the forum and can share your thoughts and dreams you have in those build notes, and about the game.

25 Best RPGs Ever Made - DOG

It’s almost cruel to talk about the best RPGs ever made. Not only is it the kind of topic that inspires especially heated debates, but even a shortlist of the greatest RPGs ever may leave you desperately trying to find the time to somehow play them all.

Then again, the thing that separates the best RPGs from the rest is that they never really make you feel like you’re in a rush to “beat” them or move on to the next thing. They grab you by the hand and take you on a journey defined by character building, storytelling, world design, and, most importantly, the very convincing idea that you are no longer simply yourself but rather have the chance to truly become the kind of legendary figure you used to only be able to daydream about.

Whether they’re JRPGs, CRPGs, Tactical RPGs, or ARPGs, the best RPGs ever made are united by their ability to ease the escape from your burdens, your worries, and your world by taking you on an adventure the likes of which you simply won’t find in any other game.

Originally Posted by Couchpotato
25 Best RPGs Ever Made - DOG

Whatta load o' consoley and handheld bs.
Of course they still don't know Elvira: Mistress of the Dark was not only a superb movie, but also a superb RPG back in the day.
Probably weren't born yet.

I mean Chrono Trigger trash is on top?
Who was the author of that article? Was it JDR?

Originally Posted by joxer
I mean Chrono Trigger trash is on top?
Who was the author of that article? Was it JDR?

Says the guy who plays Genshin Impact.

Chrono Trigger is actually pretty good for a JRPG, but it wouldn't be in my top 10 or even close to it.

I like Chrono Trigger a great deal, yet I'm sure it wouldn't make my top ten of all time either. Perhaps in the top twenty…..

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters Announced

Lead humanity's greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague across multiple worlds, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters. Coming to PC 2022.

Bleak Faith Souls Clone Steam Promo Trailer

Enjoy, to date, our most well-rounded showcase of what to expect from Bleak Faith: Forsaken. Exploration, hardcore combat, RPG progression, and more!

The Ascent will support Ray Tracing and DLSS on PC

The Ascent ascends with the addition of NVIDIA DLSS and Ray Tracing! The Ascent will launch with ray-traced reflections and shadows, and NVIDIA DLSS, to deliver the definitive experience for GeForce RTX gamers!

8 minutes of gameplay from the Fallout 3 Remake Mod in Fallout 4

Today we play the Fallout 3 remake mod, otherwise known as Fallout 4 The Capital Wasteland. The mod has an ongoing beta phase for its point lookout DLC and in this video I go over my experience and first impressions with it.

Firaxis working on a turn-based Marvel game? - Jason Schreier

According to the leak, this Marvel game is codenamed CODA and will be XCOM with Marvel heroes. Moreover, it seems that some famous actors will be voicing the characters.

Capcom has removed Denuvo from Monster Hunter World - DSO Gaming

A few days ago, Square Enix removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition. And earlier today, Capcom issued a new patch for Monster Hunter World that removed this controversial anti-tamper tech from it too.

STALKER 2 Build 2011 has been leaked online - DSO Gaming

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is one of the most anticipated games. And, from the looks of it, its 2011 build has been leaked online. As such, players can use some patches in order to run this build and see for themselves this very early version of STALKER 2.

From what I can see, the materials, assets and scripts from STALKER 2 are what has been leaked (and not the UE4 executable file). In order to load those assets, users have used the X-Ray Editor.

GRAVEN - FEEDBACK AND UPDATES

First of all, thank you to all of you who are currently playing GRAVEN.
Supporting us and believing in the game we're trying to make, truly means the world to us.

Over the past 20 hours, we've been looking at Live Streams, comments, discussion threads, and reviews, and done a deep-dive into how we can improve GRAVEN going forward.

Microsoft Now Has Full Control of The Outer Worlds - The Gamer

Microsoft has full control over The Outer Worlds and will act as the official publisher of any "future iterations" according to a recent statement by Private Division.

The statement was released following some confusion regarding who owns the publishing rights for the game. Take-Two Interactive, who own Private Division, the publishers of the original release of the game before Obsidian was purchased by Microsoft, had an earnings call where they mentioned that The Outer Worlds had sold over 3 million units.

Wasteland 3: The Battle of Steeltown Released - Steam or GOG

The Battle of Steeltown is OUT NOW across PC storefronts for Windows 10, Mac, and Linux. The expansion will launch June 9 for Xbox and PlayStation.

Also two reviews at Wccftech and PC Invasion

Death Trash Demo playable at Steam Next Fest

The demo will feature the start of the game and will be 1-2 hours long, depending on your progress. It will run on Windows, Mac and Linux, it will support mouse / keyboard as well as controller, and it will support singleplayer as well as local co-op.

Larian opens new studio in Barcelona - Gamesindustry.biz

Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has unveiled a new office in Barcelona.

The team will be made up of former BlitWorks engineers, a studio acquired by Larian in an asset deal. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

BlitWorks is best known for delivering console and mobile ports of indie titles, as well as the Nintendo Switch port of Larian's Divinity: Original Sin 2.

Dying Light 2: What Does 'Stay Human' Mean? - IGN Exclusive Featurette

In this exclusive Dying Light 2 featurette, Thomas Gerbaud (World Director) answers what it means for players to 'stay human' during the modern dark ages of this infected uprising, how it shaped the story, and how players will be able to answer this question for themselves.

Top 21 Upcoming RPGs 2021 & Beyond

In this video I go over the top upcoming rpgs of 2021 & beyond: Avowed / Fable / Baldur's Gate 3 / Black Myth: Wukong / Dragon Age 4 / Biomutant / Bleak Faith / Crimson Desert / Dark Alliance / Hogwarts Legacy / Forspoken / Elden Ring / Horizon Forbidden West / Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2 / The Elder Scrolls 6 VI / Diablo 4 IV / Final Fantasy XVI 16 / Starfield / Gotham Knights / Solasta: Crown of the Magister / Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.

Brutal Survival Strategy Roguelite - Let's Play The Last Spell

The Last Spell is a turn-based tactical RPG immersed in roguelite mechanics in which you lead a team of hardened heroes to defend the last bastion of humanity against hordes of monsters.

King's Bounty II Official Pre-Order Trailer

King’s Bounty II is finally available to pre-order for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store) across all major physical and digital retailers. Nintendo Switch version will be available at all good retailers and digital pre-orders soon. King's Bounty II will be launching on August 24th, 2021 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

Alpha Protocol An Inventive Rpg, Was Murdered By Mass Effect - TheGamer

Where many Western RPGs of the era were built around binary choices, 2010’s Alpha Protocol asked you to become a chameleon. Playing as Michael Thorton, you’re a super spy who can flit between various archetypes - the three JBs: Jason Bourne, James Bond, and Jack Bauer. You’re a master manipulator who can be suave, unstable, professional, and anything in between. You wear multiple masks. It’s fitting because Alpha Protocol had many faces of its own throughout development.

Roleplaying in Turns - Best Tactical RPGs 2021 - Gamepressure

As hack’n’slash constitutes one extremity of the RPG genre, its other side are the tactical RPGs, emphasizing complex, strategic battles played in turns. Here's a ranking of the best tactical RPGs, according to our staff.

Lost Eidolons - Town Hall 3rd Edition (Recap)

This is a recap of the 3rd edition of our Town Hall series, where we answer questions directly from members of our community! This is an officially curated series of questions answered by Ocean Drive Studio's Creative Director for Lost Eidolons, Jin Sang! This town hall occurred last month as a celebration livestream at the end of the Lost Eidolons Kickstarter campaign. In addition to that we've added questions that were asked up until now in our Discord.

Necromunda: Hired Gun tells us about their game - GOG

Sometimes the recipe for a highly satisfying game is simple: fight your way through enemy hordes, run over walls and blow everything up. If you want action, adrenaline, and tons of fun, we have good news. Necromunda: Hired Gun created by the French studio Streum On, has just been released. Today the team behind the game has decided to present this great title to you, as well as answer a few of our questions.

Mass Effect Cut Content Being Restored for Legendary Edition by Modders - IGN

Modders in the PC Mass Effect community are on a mission to restore cut content to the recently released Legendary Edition of BioWare’s trilogy. Using unearthed files, the community is looking to restore romances, quests, and planets.

Originally Posted by Couchpotato
Roleplaying in Turns - Best Tactical RPGs 2021 - Gamepressure

Meh… Misleading article's title. I clicked on it thinking that I would read about the best Tactical RPGs released/soon to be released this year. But no, it's a ranking of the "best" tactical RPGs of all time, whose most titles are console games. And while I don't necessarily dislike console games, and I even agree that the top two places could and should be on any list of this kind (perhaps not on top 2), the fact is that I don't know a lot of the games on the list.

Solasta: Crown of the Magister Review - Gamebanshee

While at times it can feel like Solasta: Crown of the Magister is trying to bite off more than it can chew, the overall experience remains enjoyable throughout this D&D-based title. The developers seem to understand what makes an RPG fun to play and they do their best to stay true to their creative vision. You add to that an opportunity to play a digital adaptation of the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons, and you get a game no RPG enthusiast should overlook. This here is a new RPG from a passionate team with fresh ideas. Let's just hope that for their next project, Tactical Adventures manages to implement those ideas a bit better.

10 years later & the Mass Effect 3 ending controversy - PCGamer

We do not need to relitigate any of the Mass Effect 3 endings. In fact, I reckon that no story sequence has sparked more thinkpieces, chaffed podcast debates, and locked message board threads in recent videogame history. If you are entirely divorced from the discourse, it can be best summed up this way: Mass Effect 3 concluded in an overstuffed 15 minute climax that took some bold, perhaps reckless risks with its tone, cast, and story implications. Fans were apoplectic.

CD Projekt Red Has to Go All-In on The Witcher 4 - GameRant

CD Projekt Red, the developer of The Witcher franchise, hasn't ruled out developing a new entry in the series. While the last game in the series seemed to wrap up the story of Geralt, there are several ways CD Projekt Red could go with a new Witcher game. One thing is for sure: if CD Projekt Red decides to go ahead and develop a new game, the team should put everything they have into it.

King's Bounty II Preview - Eurogamer

It's an impressive showing, a generational leap in what King's Bounty is capable of. Potentially, it's the start of a whole new era of King's Bounty 2 to come. "Spot on," Baryshnikov says. "That's my big dream." Whether it will all come together, we'll have to wait until 24th August to find out.

The rumored announcement about who Paradox hired to finish Bloodlines 2.

Link - https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaks…steady_is_the/

So if true it will be Rocksteady with the support of Warner Bros Interactive.

Can't see it being an RPG anymore if this proves to be true.

I pretty much lost any interest in it when they suddenly fired Brian Mitsoda. Even if this rumor isn't true, I'm not really expecting anything decent… Unless they actually turned it over to Harebrained Schemes (who I saw were hiring for an unnamed horror RPG awhile back), but that was probably something else, possibly still World of Darkness related.

At this point, Nighthawks seems like a more promising Bloodlines successor, even though it's more of a visual novel / adventure game.

Wasteland 3: Steeltown Lowdown #2

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Game Director David Rogers is back, detailing the new combat mechanics that will challenge your squad of Rangers like never before. The Battle of Steeltown is now available for PC

Zodiac Legion a new turn-based tactical RPG

Official gameplay reveal of our game, Zodiac Legion, a turn-based tactical RPG featuring lethal combat, squad management and strategic elements.

The Waylanders - Game Experience Update

Hi everyone! Apologies for the lack of recent updates. We've been working hard to add some new asked-for features and behind-the-scenes bug fixes, as well as planning out updates you'll be seeing over the course of the Summer.

Obsidian's Avowed May Be Further Along Than You Think - GameRant

An eagle-eyed Reddit fan recently spotted some interesting information about Avowed on Senior Area Designer Constant Gaw's LinkedIn. According to the LinkedIn page, Avowed may be further along than Xbox fans think and they may be getting more information about the upcoming Obsidian RPG this Summer.

Avowed May Be More 'Morrowind' Than The Elder Scrolls 6 - GameRant

Avowed is probably going to be quite different from Skyrim, and the game it seems more similar to is Morrowind. Avowed is based on the Pillars of Eternity games and will likely include plenty of callbacks to those, but its rumored setting is going to be something else entirely, probably based on the Living Lands of Eora - much like Morrowind was very different from the rest of Tamriel. This is just the tip of the iceberg, and while many of these similarities may be based on speculation and rumors, it is plausible that Avowed and Morrowind will be compared a lot in the future.