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.

Divinity: Original Sin II Stories at PC Gamer

A number of PC Gamer contributors, including Richard Cobbett of RPG Scrollbars fame, have recently sat down to discuss their most memorable moments from Larian’s recently released and already critically acclaimed RPG Divinity: Original Sin II. As a result, you…

ELEX Reviews

Piranha Bytes, the German studio behind the Gothic and Risen series, is back with a new IP in ELEX, a sci-fi open-world action-RPG. You can grab it on GOG, Steam and the Humble Store. The reviews for the game are…

Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption Update #91

Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption, a curious RPG/Adventure game hybrid from the creators of Quest for Glory, is currently going through some alpha testing, and as such the latest Kickstarter update is dedicated to the intricacies of that arcane process. From…

Call of Cthulhu Interview

Over at Neowin you can find a fresh interview with Jean-Marc Gueney, Cyanide’s lead designer on the upcoming Call of Cthulhu RPG that’s currently slated for a 2018 release. The interview covers a variety of topics, such as the recent…

Kingdom Come: Deliverance Preview

The folks over at PCGamesN have played through a demo mission of Warhorse Studios’ upcoming historical RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance recently, and what they saw there exceeded their expectations. The resulting preview article praises the title’s time-sensitive quest design and…

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen Newsletters

If you’re curious to see how the development is progressing on Visionary Realms’ upcoming MMO Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, you can check out the recent newsletters for the months of September and October on the game’s official website. In the…

South Park: The Fractured but Whole Released

South Park: The Fractured but Whole, an RPG developed by Ubisoft San Francisco that tries to stick closely to the spirit of the show, is finally here. You can get it on Steam, or the game’s official website. The standard…

Thea 2: The Shattering Successfully Funded, Latest Updates

The Kickstarter campaign for MuHa Games’ Thea 2: The Shattering has ended, and according to the first post-funding update, it gathered a total of £53,078 (PayPal donations included). This means that neither of the stretch goals (£60k, £80k) were reached,…