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.

Unknown Realm: The Siege Perilous Update #25

The latest development update for the retro-RPG Unknown Realm: The Siege Perilous goes over a number of topics, such as artwork, music, and in-game backer content. Check it out: Production/Manufacturing: Lots of work on physical feelies this month. Quest journals…

IGN’s Top 100 RPGs of All Time, Part 1

The only thing harder than defining what an RPG is, is creating a ‘Best of’ list without angering anyone in the process. To prevent some of the inevitable grumbling, IGN’s new list contains a full 100 of titles, and outlines…

Star Trek Online Season 13: Escalation Launched

The overarching story of Star Trek Online continues in its Season 13: Escalation, that adds a whole heap of new content. Among it are the new PvE Wargames that have groups of 5 players compete against one another in a…

The Development of Times of Lore and Bad Blood

While the primary focus of this Digital Antiquarian entry is to document the evolution of the space combat simulator genre by following the development of Squadron that later evolved into Wingleader, and later still into Wing Commander, that isn’t all…

The Best Characters in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher games are now firmly among the staples of the RPG genre. As such, the characters that have transcended their literary representations are worthy of a closer look. PC Gamer obliges, providing their take on who the best characters…

Skullstone Gets Greenlit on Steam, New Screenshots

Skullstone, a dungeon crawler inspired by such classics as Dungeon Master and Stonekeep, has been officially greenlit on Steam since we last checked. To celebrate this, the developers have added some new screenshots to the Steam gallery, showcasing some of…

Expeditions: Viking Reviews

An early batch of reviews is available for Logic Artists’ Norse-themed RPG, Expeditions: Viking. The general impressions seem to be positive, albeit with abundant mentions of the game’s lack of polish and frequent bugs. Have a look: Destructoid Review in…

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Update #32

As of today, the stretch goals for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire are set in stone. The final total of money gathered, including the Slacker Backers, is $4,705,524, which means that the Sea Monsters & Fishing goal wasn’t reached. You…

Chris Avellone Livestream Interview

GOG’s official Twitch channel has a special treat for us – a nearly two hour long interview session with none other than Chris Avellone. And to make this even more interesting, there’s live gameplay of Planescape: Torment Enhanced Edition in…