Game Reviews8.6/10
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Review — Raising Monsters Instead of Hunting Them
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin swaps hunting for hatching — a turn-based RPG about raising Monsties, reviewed at 8.6/10.
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Tag: turn-based RPG
Game Reviews8.8/10
Child of Light: 8.8 of 10
Child of Light review: Ubisoft Montreal's hand-painted 2014 RPG, its firefly Igniculus, borrowed battle system, and where its storybook verse stumbles.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Yakuza: Like a Dragon Review: Ichiban Kasuga’s Turn-Based Reinvention
Yakuza: Like a Dragon review — Ichiban Kasuga's 18-year fall, turn-based combat, Dragon Kart and Isezaki Ijincho, scored 8.3 of 10.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Sea of Stars strips the padding out of turn-based combat and trusts you to keep up
Sea of Stars review: Sabotage Studio's turn-based RPG modernizes SNES-era classics with seamless traversal, timed combat, and Eclipse Magic. Score: 8.9/10.
Game Reviews9.3/10
Divinity: Original Sin II Review: A Brutal, Brilliant RPG Where Every Spell Has a Cost
Divinity: Original Sin II review — Larian's 2017 RPG drops you on Fort Joy as a Sourcerer, with turn-based combat, four-player co-op and real choices.
Game Reviews9.2/10
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Review: A Confident Debut That Turns Every Enemy Turn Into a Decision
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 review — Sandfall Interactive's turn-based RPG blends real-time parrying, a Belle Époque world, and a star cast. Score: 9.2/10.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals Review: A Prequel That Earns Its Place
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals review — the SNES prequel that removed random dungeon encounters, added IP Skills and Capsule Monsters, and still holds up.