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.

How Brian Fargo Kept InXile Alive

From being the king of cRPGs during his Interplay days, to leading the vanguard of the RPG Renaissance at the helm of inXile, it’s hard to overstate Brian Fargo’s impact on the spreadsheet and story corner of the video games…

Dauntless Forge Your Legend Update Released

After a few months in Closed Beta, Phoenix Labs’ co-op action-RPG Dauntless has received its first major update. Entitled “Forge Your Legend,” this update streamlines the new player experience, increases player customization options, updates a lot of weapon and armor…

Thea 2: The Shattering Update #14

A fresh Kickstarter update for MuHa Games’ Thea 2: The Shattering informs us that the team is currently taking a break, while they wait for Kickstarter to send them their funds. And in the meantime, the team members who are…

Ni-Oh: Complete Edition Interview

The Complete Edition of Ni-Oh, Team Ninja’s samurai-themed action-RPG, is coming to Steam on November 7, 2017, and if you’re not a console gamer but still enjoy some occasional Dark Souls-inspired action, this might be just the right game for…

Divinity: Original Sin II v3.0.150.760 Hotfix Live

The recent v3.0.150.188 patch for Larian Studios’ Divinity: Original Sin II fixed a lot of issues, but also broke a few things in the process, so, hot on its heels, we get another update that addresses those, making the game…

Kingdom Come: Deliverance Skill Preview

A recent trailer for Warhorse Studios’ Kingdom Come: Deliverance introduced us to the game’s intricate first-person combat, however, since this is an RPG, the trailer might have left you wondering about the role-playing systems that govern that combat. This is…