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.

The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep Reviews, Patch Road Map

InXile’s first-person dungeon crawler The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep launched yesterday to less than stellar user reception thanks to some technical issues and backer key confusion. However, if you’re interested in what the people who already played through the…

Drew Karpyshyn Interview

Drew Karpyshyn, one of the better known writers behind many of BioWare’s games, recently had a chat with the folks from The Inner Circle Games Network, which resulted in an hour-long podcast-style interview that goes over most of Karpyshyn’s career…

The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep Released

After a successful Kickstarter campaign and roughly three years of development, The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep, inXile’s dungeon-crawling revival of Interplay’s classic series is finally here. You can pick the game up on Steam or GOG for $34.99 or…

Guild Wars 2 Interview on Storytelling in MMOs

Telling a coherent story of any kind in an online game that spans multiple years and expansions is no easy task. And if you’re interested in the intricacies of that particular type of storytelling, you may want to check out…

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Developer Livestream – DLC Preview

Last week, Obsidian Entertainment’s community manager Aarik Dorobiala and systems designer Kyle Koenig participated in a livestream where they showcased some gameplay from the upcoming Seeker, Slayer, Survivor DLC for the studio’s pirate-themed RPG Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire. As…

Grim Dawn Grim Misadventure #147 – Zealous Power

The Oathkeeper mastery class coming to Crate Entertainment’s action-RPG Grim Dawn in the upcoming Forgotten Gods expansion is the main attraction of the latest Grim Misadventure development update. We get some screenshots, a couple of animations, a good number of…

Din’s Legacy Live on Steam Early Access

Soldak Entertainment’s next RPG, the dynamically evolving Din’s Legacy, has made its way to Steam Early Access, where you can purchase the latest alpha build for $14.99 or your regional equivalent and then get the full game when it becomes…