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.

Joined: December 18, 2016
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ByVal Hull
OnMarch 1, 2017

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Update #20

The first post-funding update for the Fig campaign of Pillars of Eternity II extends gratitude towards all the backers that made this game a possibility and details the “Slacker Backer” options available now for roughly two months: Slacker Backers If…

ByVal Hull
OnMarch 1, 2017

RPG Sale on GOG, Eschalon: Book I is Now Free

The release of Torment: Tides of Numenera is a big deal for RPG fans everywhere. To commemorate this occasion, GOG is having a sale of select RPG titles until March 5, 2017, with discounts going up to 80%. And to…

ByVal Hull
OnFebruary 28, 2017

Torment: Tides of Numenera Reviews

The reviews for Torment: Tides of Numenera are coming in and the current aggregate Metacritic score sits at 84. The individual reviews tend to be on the positive side, with only several outlets giving the game middling scores. The biggest…

ByVal Hull
OnFebruary 28, 2017

Great Ideas More RPGs Should Steal

The latest of Richard Cobbett’s RPG Scrollbars features revolves around all the underutilized ideas in RPGs. This particular column doesn’t talk about general things that are often overlooked, like good inventory screens and whatnot, instead it tries to remember the…

ByVal Hull
OnFebruary 28, 2017

Torment: Tides of Numenera Released

After a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign and four years of development, InXile’s spiritual successor to Planescape: Torment, Torment: Tides of Numenera is out on both Steam and GOG. The base edition will cost you $44.99, or your regional equivalent, with…

ByVal Hull
OnFebruary 27, 2017

Stellaris: Utopia Release Date Revealed

The first major expansion for Paradox Interactive’s 4X grand strategy in space, Stellaris, has received a release date and a store page. You will be able to start building bigger, better empires on April 6, 2017. Giant space structures, crafted…

ByVal Hull
OnFebruary 27, 2017

The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind Preview

Now that the Morrowind expansion for The Elder Scrolls Online is looming on the horizon, Rock, Paper, Shotgun has a preview focused on determining just how much of Morrowind is in this new expansion. The article tries to answer whether…

ByVal Hull
OnFebruary 27, 2017

Mass Effect: Andromeda – Mike Gamble on Combat and Classes

BioWare producer Mike Gamble talks about the changes to Mass Effect: Andromeda’s combat and character systems compared to the previous installments in this four-minute IGN video. Despite its short length, the video is packed with bits and pieces of information…

ByVal Hull
OnFebruary 26, 2017

Grim Dawn Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary

On February 25th, Crate Entertainment’s spiritual successor to Titan Quest, the action-RPG Grim Dawn celebrated its first birthday. Congratulations on that! To date, the game has sold nearly a million copies and had a bunch of content added since release;…

ByVal Hull
OnFebruary 26, 2017

Matt McDaid on Mastering the Stylized Art

80 level has an article-style interview with Matt McDaid who’s had an extensive career in 3D modeling. Among other things, like working for the British military, McDaid was involved with a few of the Blizzard Entertainment’s projects, namely Diablo III:…