Game Reviews8.7/10
The Alters Builds A Whole New World Out Of A Single Character — 8.7/10
A city of alters, each soul bearing a second self. The Alters asks players to question identity, memory, and the people they choose to be.
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Tag: action RPG
Game Reviews8/10
Fate/Samurai Remnant Packs Too Much In and Loses the Thread
Fate/Samurai Remnant review: Omega Force's Edo-period Fate spin-off pairs Miyamoto Iori with Saber in a focused action RPG that scores 8/10.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Falcom’s PC Swansong Got Buried Twice, and 21 Years On It Still Plays Like Nothing Else
Xanadu Next, Falcom's 2005 action RPG, is a ghost story built on exploration, a Dragon Slayer legacy, and two very different versions.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox Review: A Prison City Built for Running
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox review: Adol is jailed in Balduq, becomes a Monstrum, and gains Gifts that turn a prison city into a puzzle box. Score: 8.4/10.
Game Reviews8.4/10
NEO: The World Ends with You Review — A Sequel That Earns Its Length
NEO: The World Ends with You review: Square Enix's 2021 action RPG sequel brings back Shibuya, pins, and the Reapers' Game with 300+ ways to fight.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Review — Deflection, Morale Ranks and a Dynasty in Flames
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty review — Team Ninja's Han Dynasty action RPG, its deflection combat, Morale ranks, spirit gauge, Divine Beasts and 1M sales.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Ashen Review: A Sunless World Worth Lighting Together
Ashen review: A44's sunless action RPG finds light in co-op, crafting and the characters you bring home. Score: 8.3/10.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Ys: Memories of Celceta Review: Mapping the Unknown in Falcom’s 2012 Action RPG
Ys: Memories of Celceta review: Falcom's 2012 action RPG still holds up on PC and Vita, with Flash Guard combat, a forest to map, and an amnesiac hero. 8.1/10.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Hogwarts Legacy Review: Avalanche Software Builds a Wizarding World of Its Own
Hogwarts Legacy review: Avalanche's 1890s action RPG sends a fifth-year student through Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, and ancient magic. Score: 8.5 of 10.
Game Reviews8/10
Indivisible’s combat and platforming work together, but the story stops early
Indivisible review: Lab Zero's crowd-funded RPG blends Valkyrie Profile combat with 16-bit platforming. An 8/10 swan song from a studio that closed.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Scarlet Nexus splits its story between two protagonists, and that structure is the whole point
Scarlet Nexus review: Bandai Namco's 2021 action RPG splits its story between Yuito and Kasane, and the gamble mostly pays off. Score: 8.1/10.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim Review — A Lean, Fast Template-Setter
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim, Falcom's 2003 action RPG, strands Adol Christin in the Canaan Islands with three elemental swords and sets the series template.