Val Hull

Val Hull

Resident role-playing RPG game expert. Knows where trolls and paladins come from. You must fight for your right to gather your party before venturing forth.

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Update #45

Now that Owlcat Games’ Kickstarter campaign for Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is over, we get this update that introduces us to Regill Derenge – a lawful evil Hellknight officer stuck in the frail body of a gnome. And seeing…

The Council – Episode 1 Goes Free to Play

The Council, Big Bad Wolf and Focus Home Interactive’s narrative adventure with RPG elements, tells a supernatural story of mystery and intrigue over the course of five separate episodes. And according to this Steam announcement, the game’s opening episode is…

Battle Brothers Developer Blog #132 – Gunpowder Weapons

For whatever reason, using firearms in an otherwise medieval setting has always been very exciting for me. And if you’re in the same boat, you should direct your attention to this developer blog for Overhype Studios’ strategy RPG Battle Brothers…

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Early Access Information

TaleWorlds Entertainment’s highly anticipated sandbox RPG Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord will be launching into early access on March 30, 2020. And according to this Steam announcement, not only will the game go live a day earlier than originally announced,…

Iron Danger Released, Reviews

If you’re interested in a tactical RPG that combines Finnish folk lore with steampunk elements and sprinkles some time manipulation mechanics on top of that, you should direct your attention to Action Squad Studios and Daedalic Entertainment’s Iron Danger. The…

Ni-Oh 2 Accolades Trailer and Interview

Team Ninja’s samurai-themed Dark Souls-inspired action-RPG Ni-Oh 2 launched earlier this month to some fairly favorable reviews. As a result, we can now check out an “accolades” trailer that highlights some of the positive reception the game’s been getting. Have…

Gamedec Live and Funded on Kickstarter, $52,912 and Counting

In a rather surprising development, you can now support Anshar Studios’ upcoming adaptive cyberpunk RPG Gamedec on Kickstarter. The game, where you’ll be playing as a cyberpunk detective specializing in virtual reality crime, is currently set to go live sometime…

Torchlight III – Sharpshooter Class Reveal

Torchlight III replaced Torchlight Frontiers as the next Torchlight game earlier this year. And now that the developers over at Echtra Games had some time to work on this more robust version of their latest action-RPG, we get this official…

Gamedec Gameplay Footage

Gamedec, Anshar Studios’ upcoming adaptive cyberpunk RPG, will have you hopping between a number of virtual worlds as you solve all sorts of crimes and mysteries. A while back, thanks to this developer diary, we had a chance to check…