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Matt Chat 461: Ultima Underworld

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss is a groundbreaking CRPG from 1992 with incredibly immersive 3D graphics. Learn what makes it so innovative and why it's worth your money and time all these years later.
Solasta: Crown of the Magister Early Access Preview - Gamebanshee
The early access build of Solasta: Crown of the Magister is but a taste of what's to come. But with its fateful adaptation of the ruleset and an extremely satisfying combat engine, it's already starting to look like a CRPG no self-respecting enthusiast would want to miss.

However, in order for Solasta to truly shine, the Tactical Adventures team still needs to polish some rough edges and take a good long look at the game's narrative side. And if they manage that, they'll have something spectacular on their hands.
 
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Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood - First Look Gameplay

Embrace the power of the Werewolf in Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood. Learn more about the forms, abilities, and skills of Cahal, an exiled werewolf who has returned to take part in a bloody campaign against the evil oil and gas corporation Endron, as our developers walk
you through the World of Darkness in this commented gameplay video.
Early Access Winter Update - Solasta: Crown of the Magister

12+ hours of gameplay, all Ancestries, lineages, classes and background already accessible ! Ready Your Party, Solasta awaits you!
StarCrawlers Chimera Early Access Trailer

StarCrawlers Chimera is a first-person cyberpunk dungeon crawl. Customize your character skills and dive into the Chimera complex to find the elusive Dr. Cerberus.
 
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Nice to see some actual game play for the Werewolf game, thanks Couch!
 
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Nice to see some actual game play for the Werewolf game, thanks Couch!
Looks to be another B budget Eurojank RPG. Not bad but nothing great.
 
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Medieval Dynasty - What's Coming Soon

So, what do you think? Let us know below.

Stay safe and until next time,

Your Toplitz Productions and Render Cube teams
Urban Strife - November 2020 Dev Update
Urban Strife is about combat and survival so all things considered, we decided to turn health into a system, instead of a character stat. LIFE, or overall health, has a very special meter. Life meter is, of course, critical because once it reaches zero, you are dead. This being said, body parts have their own internal HP too and damage received by them is weighted differently when applied to a NPC's life. For example, a head shot will do about 3x damage to global health, but a wounded hand will have a much smaller effect. This makes body armor (that protects the head and the torso) way more important and leaving the limbs exposed avoids the Juggernaut effect (which is not desirable in a survival, low-tech game). Killing an armored enemy simply by attacking the limbs is a difficult feat, but bleeding and crippling will severely impact his/her combat ability so at least you have a fighting chance.
Diablo IV Quarterly Update -December 2020
Hello, and welcome once again to the Diablo IV Quarterly Update our last for 2020!

Progress on the game continues at a steady clip and we're excited about several big updates and revisions that the team's worked on for a long time that we are trying to complete before the holidays. Today's topic centers on one such major revision, which also happens to be the most requested topic this year: Itemization.
King Arthur: Knight's Tale Update - A Look at Brigands
Hey everyone! Time for our next post-Kickstarter update! The plan is to do at least one update per week, as we're approaching Early Access, showing more and more from the game as we're getting close to January and mention anything Kickstarter-related when necessary. The development is progressing well, we can't wait to share more!
 
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Slaves of Magic a TB RPG inspired by XCOM and Guild Wars - Steam

Slaves of Magic is a fantasy turn-based tactical RPG, heavily inspired by the XCOM series. The invaders have the knowledge of how to use elemental magic, and with it, they try to enslave your world. Your job will be to lead the resistance against these invading forces! Our goal with this alpha combat demo is to test out our unique delayed combat system, and you could help us tremendously with your feedback!
Diablo: Immortal Enters Technical Alpha

Welcome back to Sanctuary. Join Lead Designer Wyatt Cheng as he shares exciting news and progress on the Diablo Immortal and its Technical Alpha.
Also an update on character & skill progression, itemization, and F2P approach.

Torchlight III - Winter Update Launch Trailer

Find fame, glory, and holiday cheer in Torchlight III's 'Snow & Steam' update, live now! The Forged class has been re-worked, frosty new pet variants are waiting to be rescued, and you can now deck the halls of your Fort with wintry new decorations.
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Update #68 - Website Overhaul
This crazy year is coming to its end, and we’re getting closer to Beta. Both events are exceptionally long-awaited, but we have even more good news for you! While you sharpen your Christmas tree and decorate your weapons...or vice versa, we bring gifts and fulfill our promises!

Remember we had a pack of “social” goals back then during the Kickstarter campaign? Well, while we are waiting for the game’s release, why don’t we lighten things up, starting with some minor yet juicy goods? The first of the social goals was the official wallpaper pack, and we are now ready to share!
 
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Stellar Tactics Progress Update - Weapon Special Attacks & Support Skills

Showing a few of the new weapon special attacks, support skills, and a few other QoL/Feature updates for the next content patch.
KotOR II - The Sith Lords Available on Mobile - Apple & Google Play
Set five years after the events from the award-winning Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, Sith Lords have hunted the Jedi to the edge of extinction and are on the verge of crushing the Old Republic. With the Jedi Order in ruin, the Republic's only hope is a lone Jedi struggling to reconnect with the Force. As this Jedi, players will be faced with the galaxy's most dire decision - follow the light side or succumb to the dark.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker - A Retrospective Look at Character Sheet Design
The primary data input was the original character sheet, documentation from the game designers, the Core Rulebook of the tabletop system, and part of a layout that had already been designed for the inventory interface.

Obviously, it was impossible to simply recreate the paper version of the character sheet on screen. The computer version of the game featured a smaller list of skills, but also increased the number of conditions and effects that would need to be displayed. There were also some other characteristics included that were not normally displayed on the paper version of the sheet.
Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption Update #130 - Kickstarter
The Yule/Solstice/Christmas/Chanukah season is the time when we celebrate the lengthening of days and hopes for a healthy and prosperous new year. That has never been quite as needed as this year!

To celebrate the season, we've commissioned JP Selwood to create these four Hero-U-themed Christmas Cards for all of you - friends, fans, and supporters. Let's face it - We may say "Happy Holidays," but Christmas is the best of the holidays with decorations, feasting, cookies, gifts, and time with family.
Fallout 76 Year Two in Review - Bethesda
Hey Folks!

I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of the fans, old and new, that have played and are playing Fallout 76. 2020 has obviously been one of the most difficult years in modern history, but it has been intensely rewarding to see millions of you come together in Fallout 76's Appalachia to meet your friends, make new ones, and go on adventures together, in the safety of the virtual world we share.
 
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Alaloth - Champions of The Four Kingdoms -The Known World & The Outer World
Using archeology and magic, the mortal races were able to discover much about the ancient roots of their world, from its inception to its current state. Some parts of history have been lost along the way or are kept guarded as secrets among the eternal races, but the main series of events are well-recorded and known.

The tale of the kingdoms begins with the First Era, an Era of blood and birth, a time when life was created and gods were born. It was during this time that the All-Father's blood dripped onto the world, creating man, elf, dwarf, orc, and beast, as well as the First Pantheon of the Gods.

The Second Era is the time of legends, when great heroes from all the mortal kingdoms fought and vanquished any terror that dared to beset the land. Much of this history has been recorded in dusty tomes by the humans, while the elves choose to simply remember the tale instead of putting it down in writing.

The current Era is the Third, the Era of The Fifth Kingdom. With the creation of the Fifth Kingdom, and the loss of the world's light, Vaizmil, the world fell into chaos. With the gods weakened, Alaloth descended on the land from the realms of the gods. Although the joint effort of the races managed to confine him in The Fifth Kingdom, he still seeds his corruption deep into the ground. No one knows how this Era will end. Will hope return to our world once more or will we plunge into eternal darkness?
Alaloth - Champions of The Four Kingdoms - The Religion & Deities of Plamen
At the dawn of time, as the All-Father's blood spilled onto the chaotic world of Plamen, the Gods, elements, creatures, and mortals were created. With powerful beings vying for control, the All-Father decided to gather them up into one institution under his control and thus, The First Pantheon was created.

For much of the history known to the mortal realm, the Pantheon was a peaceful and isolationist gathering of the Gods. There they would argue, fight, drink, and chant together, with no real plan of molding the world below them.

Only a few took interest in the lives of mortals, while some sought solace in the lives of natural creatures. Bit by bit they helped the mortals by rewarding those they found deserving, but due to the rules imposed by the All-Father, they were forbidden from walking the earth and intervening in conflicts between the kingdoms in any way.

They continued like this for many centuries, until hubris took over and the All-Father broke his own rule, plunging the Pantheon into war against his own daughter, the Mother of Betrayers, and her son, Alaloth.
Alaloth - Champions of The Four Kingdoms -The Fifth Kingdom & Those That Covet it
At the dawning hours of the Second Era, the Goddess of Light, Vaizmil, looked upon the world and saw only conflict and war. She saw friend turned against friend, and disloyalty and pain. She saw a realm disjointed by falsehoods when it could have been one prosperous kingdom. Thus, she came up with a plan.

The Fifth Kingdom, a kingdom that was to be in the center of The Four Kingdoms, was at that time a vacant land with a mighty abandoned city, ripe for the taking if one was brave enough. Vaizmil convinced the All-Father to enact her dream through trickery, telling him that only the strongest realm would be able to claim the Fifth Kingdom and rule over all others. But the reality was that she had no intention of leaving The Fifth Kingdom to competition. Her purpose was unification, as only with the united force of The Four Kingdoms would the land truly know peace.
 
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ATOM RPG LiveStream Q&A with the Developers

Let's talk about Trudograd and Atom. QnA with the developers!
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord - Rebellions, Missions and More

Greetings warriors of Calradia!

It's about time for another development update, don't you think? In this video, we take a look at some upcoming changes to the game, including two new mission types.

We hope you enjoy the video and we look forward to reading your comments about the updates! And as always, a text version can be found below for those that prefer to read.
RPGs That Feel Like BioWare Games - PC Gamer
We all miss Old BioWare, and now that we've seen several seconds of exciting cinematics advertising BioWare's next entries in the Mass Effect and Dragon Age series, we're cautiously wondering whether to engage the optimism engines and power the hope turbines up to speed.

In the meantime, have you found any other games that have filled the gap in your life for dialogue-heavy party-based RPGs that probably have moral choices and the option to befriend and/or bang your companions? What RPG that isn't by BioWare feels the most like a BioWare RPG?

Here are our answers, plus a few from our forum.
NieR: Automata 5 Million copies in worldwide Sales - RPGSite
Square Enix announced through the Japanese official NieR Twitter account that NieR: Automata has finally reached a total of 5 million copies in worldwide sales. This figure combines physical shipments and digital sales through all available platforms.
 
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Path of Exile - Twilight Mystery Box Giveaway

On behalf of everyone at Grinding Gear Games, we'd like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and happy holidays! In the festive spirit, we're offering everyone a free Twilight Mystery Box!

To redeem a free Twilight Mystery Box all you need to do is to open the in-game shop! The Mystery Box will be automatically added to your account. Please note that visiting the shop on the website does not trigger the free box - it must be accessed from inside the game client.

To receive a free Twilight Mystery Box, your account has to have been created prior to today. It's only possible to get one box per account. The offer is available for PC, PS4 and Xbox One!
The Elder Scrolls Online 2020 Retrospective - Official Site
Greetings ESO Community! Well, we've done it—we’ve made it (almost, as I type this; don't want to jinx it) to the end of 2020. All of us at ZeniMax Online Studios have been working from home since March—a huge change for us. We've managed to ride out the year (mostly) safely and have overcome the difficulties posed by the entire team working remotely. We are very fortunate—and thankful—to have been able to make the transition to working from home and emerged at the end of 2020 with our jobs and health intact.
Legends of Ellaria - Chapter I is out, happy Christmas!
Good day Ellarians! As you may remember, the beta version of the first chapter of the single-player campaign of Legends of Ellaria has been available for a few days now. We haven;t found any major issues and we received requests to advance the version, so we've decided to roll it on to the main branch: everyone who owns the game (or who gets it now) will get this content too.
Medieval Dynasty - Major Roadmap Update #2
Say hello to our second Medieval Dynasty Major Update. This time you will get brand new features, new buildings, and changes to the mechanics of the game. So, let us get to know all of these additions a little better.

Let us start with your new companion - the horse. This trusty fellow will get you on his back, wherever you wish to. Not only will you get to your destination point with your best friend, but also you will get there faster. Isn’t that convenient? Your horse is equipped with a special backpack with which you can carry more staff to trade and sell. But do not forget about your horse’s needs. He needs some rest and good food after a hard day's work. You can take care of him at the new building - the stable. So make sure you will get one, before you get your new four-legged friend.
 
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Fallout: The Frontier - Release Date Explanation Dev Log

Just a short dev log explaining the reasonings behind the delay and the plan going forward.
Arkane Studios Retrospective - PC Gamer
There are some creative people born out of place and out of time. In 1993, Raphael Colantonio should have been one of the MIT graduates and musicians working on the Ultima Underworld games at Looking Glass Studios, infusing early 3D gaming with rudimentary physics and atmospheric sound design. Instead, through some cosmic oversight, he was a teenager in France, bored and playing in a band.
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt remains one of the all-time greats - Gamesradar
Geralt of Rivia, the White Wolf and Butcher Of Blaviken, comes with a long history. At the outset of The Witcher 3, he's somewhere around 100 years old, his life extended by the physical mutations that marked his becoming a witcher, member of an elite cadre of monster hunters. Also behind him are the thousands of words written by his creator, author Andrzej Sapkowski, as well as the hundreds of hours of play in the two games that came before.
Techland promises fresh updates about Dying Light 2 in 2021 - DSOGaming
Back in May 2020, Dying Light 2's lead game designer, Tymon Smektala, claimed that the game is in its final stretch of development. However, and since then, we haven't heard anything about this title. Nevertheless, Techland has issued an update, claiming that it will share more details about Dying Light 2 in 2021.
 
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Most Exciting Upcoming RPG Made by 2 People.. Bleak Faith: Forsaken


Deus Ex It's a Good Time for a Comeback - PC Gamer
Cyberpunk 2077's launch has made the release of Daikatana look like a smooth operation, with issues that range from failing to alert players about potential epilepsy triggers, quickly rectified thankfully, a �to a PS4 version so fundamentally broken that Sony decided to remove it from sale. There's no question that a lot of people are unhappy with Cyberpunk, but where there's dissatisfaction, there's also opportunity.

Back in 2013, EA launched its reboot of SimCity, which had several amazing ideas scuppered by a handful of terrible design decisions. Two years later, Colossal Order released Cities: Skylines. By taking SimCity's template, avoiding the pitfalls of its predecessor and fixing the problems, the result was arguably the best city-builder ever made.

I think there's a similar opportunity for a canny designer to do the same with Cyberpunk, and this time there's already a perfect series waiting in the wings: Deus Ex. Currently published by Square Enix, the Deus Ex series has been on hiatus since 2016, after the (mostly good) Mankind Divided failed to match sales expectations. But the huge attention and commercial success Cyberpunk has garnered, combined with its equally significant problems, has opened up a window for the series to return.
HandyGames Teases a New Titan Quest Project - Twitter Post

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Here's your final Elden Ring non-news of 2020 - PCGamesN
“Our sincerest thanks go out to everyone who voted for Elden Ring at TGA, and to all of you who continue to support us,” producer Yasuhiro Kitao says on Twitter, referencing the title’s win of the fan-voted ‘most anticipated’ title at The Game Awards. “By virtue of those who play our games and continue to hold us to a high standard, we can forge ahead with development undaunted and highly motivated. Thank you.”

Kitao continues, “It seems the world might not be mended for a while yet, but please take care of yourselves and enjoy the New Year in good spirits and good health. See you in 2021.”
Knights of the Chalice II Update - New Character-Creation Interface & Tokens
Hello everyone! Version 1.09 of KotC 2 Augury of Chaos is now available for download here for both Windows and macOS. The main change is the addition of a new character-creation interface:
Gamedec 2020 Timeline - Steam Update
The year is coming to an end. As we well know, 2020 is perhaps the strangest year in years for both humanity and the gaming industry itself. Therefore, we decided to prepare a quick summary of what this period looked like for Gamedec and provide you with a hefty amount of information about what we've managed to achieve.
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - 2020 Infographic
Dear Pathfinders! The year 2020 is coming to an end, and it.s time to look back and summarize our achievements.
 
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Medieval Dynasty

This looks interesting, like something I might perhaps buy. Reminds me of the Drakensang srtting, which also was kind of medieval.
 
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Archmage Rises Update #128: 2020 Wrap Up

On Aug 29 2020 we shared the news we are taking a short contract to build a mobile game for another studio that needed some help. The project started Sept 1 and went until Dec 15. This update has three parts:

  1. What resulted from taking on this project
  2. Walkthrough of the game we made: Lost Legends of Redwall: Feast & Friends
  3. What it means for Archmage Rises in 2021
Despite the COVID challenges of 2020, this was a good year for us. Hope it was for you too. Have a happy new year and looking forward to returning to Archmage Rises development in the new year!
VentureBeat's Favorite RPGs of 2020 - VentureBeat
When I think of the RPGs of 2020, I think about the past and the future. How games like Demon's Souls, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Baldur’s Gate III tap into our nostalgia for these beloved superstars while also putting them into new packages. I think of how roguelike and deck-building elements continue to filter through so many indies, like Solasta: Crown of the Magister and Gordian Quest. And how I discovered a series that's risen from niche status to Western acclaim.

Let's look at my favorite RPGs of 2020. I hope you enjoy these games and more , as much as I do, and I wish you well as we look to a world that could start healing from the pain of 2020.
 
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It seems the world might not be mended for a while yet, but please take care of yourselves and enjoy the New Year in good spirits and good health. See you in 2021.
Those guys working at Fromsoftware marketing department have the easiest job ever. It's probably all done on purpose.

"How about we just announce the game with the intro cinematic, tell them it's open-world Dark Souls with a horse, then don't say anything for a year."

"Genius! I'm giving you a promotion!"
 
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30 years after its release, I still can't get enough of HeroQuest - PCGamer
I don't feel nostalgia for many things, but when I fire up HeroQuest and the music suddenly flips into Golden Brown (imagine being a composer, told you only have 30 kilobytes for your entire musical score and thinking, Cool, that means I can fit this harpsichord solo by The Stranglers in), I feel a full-blown Proustian rush.
Star Renegades 'The Imperium Strikes Back' Update - RPGSite
Publisher Raw Fury and developer Massive Damage have released a new free update to pixel-art roguelike RPG Star Renegades on PC, dubbed the 'The Imperium Strikes Back'. The update adds a new planet with new enemies and bosses, alongside fixes for a few outstanding bugs and support for Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Chinese languages. The update will launch for console versions in 2021.
Diablo Immortal: Why Fans Should Give It A Chance - GameInformer
This is about Diablo Immortal, the upcoming mobile Diablo title that's been excoriated and eviscerated since its calamitous reveal. Having had a chance to play a ton of it now in its Technical Alpha period featuring a deluge of early and mid-game offerings, I'm happy to report that it's a real deal Diablo game, and even features some aspects that could move the franchise and the genre forward in interesting ways. Do I wish there was a PC version? Yes, absolutely. Are we still getting Diablo IV? You bet. For now, it's a good time to plunk away on your phone if you want a new demon-slaying snack.
Elden Ring Boss Artwork and Details Reportedly Leaked - TwistedVoxel
Elden Ring fans have been waiting for an update on the game for a long time now. Recently, some artwork showing the bosses has leaked online. Elden Ring was first showcased during the E3 2019 press conference by Microsoft.
Party-based RPG Arcante Review -RPGamer
Developed by Luca Favano, Arcante harkens back to the older computer RPGs such as the Might and Magic and Wizardry series. It even advertises itself as an …old-school, first-person, party-based RPG, retaining some old-school mechanics such as discovery through trial-and-error or having complete freedom to go wherever from the start of the journey. Arcante brings back the nostalgic exploration of its influences, yet it carries some of the bad traits of inconvenience whilst failing to incorporate the quality-of-life mechanics of the modern era.
The Unexpected Zen of Dishonored - Escapist Magazine
We all need to escape every now and again. If the raging dumpster fire of 2020 showed us anything, it's that a sense of calm is in short supply, and like many, I turned to games for that fix. With a crumbling world and months on end stuck inside, games have a special way of allowing us to let go of the troubles of the real world and exist in the fantastical.

For some time, I have been searching for my perfect Zen game. First to mind might be moody platformers like Ori and the Blind Forest or Braid, atmospheric experiences like Dear Esther or Journey, or rhythm games like Thumper and Guitar Hero. All of those games have a special place in my heart, but at this strange time, they no longer calm me.

It'odd, then, that my Zen fix for 2020 involves sitting atop a crumbling Victorian mansion, deciding to immolate a guard with a flaming crossbow bolt, get him devoured by flies, or just choke him out. In other words, I've been revisiting Dishonored.
 
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GB Feature: Hades Review - Gamebanshee
If we consider Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre as the video game equivalent of Edgar Wright's Cornetto trilogy, where three decidedly standalone projects by the same creators can be seen as sharing certain stylistic and thematic elements, then Hades would be the end goal of such a long-term endeavor that refines various elements of its predecessors before combining them into one ultimate package.

You take Bastion's fast-paced combat, Transistor's modular character-building system, Pyre's incremental storytelling, and add a coating of Greek mythology on top of it all, and you end up with Hades - an action-RPG you'll have to try very hard not to enjoy.
Within the Cosmos - January 2021: Development Update
Happy New Years everyone! It has been just about half a year since I last posted an update on Steam. I've been made aware of the fact that many people here believe the game has been abandoned. I must apologize for giving you that impression. Within the Cosmos has been in active development throughout the year, and I remain completely committed to finishing this dream of mine.
Path of Exile - A 2020 Retrospective
We can't believe it, but we made it through 2020! Happy New Year, Exiles! As is tradition, we're taking a moment to look back on the year that has just concluded.
Alaloth: Champions of the Four Kingdoms - The Plamen Travel Guide
Champions! Let''s continue our journey through the world of Alaloth. You're already familiar with the Kingdoms and their cities, so it's time to stray off the beaten path.
 
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