With the 4th Edition’s premier box-adventure out on shelves, the good folks at Wizards of the Coast saw fit to give us a review copy of the H1 Adventure Keep on the Shadowfell to play with..and play with it we did!

The new 4th Edition rules are now in stores, with the June 7th release now past us. So what better day than June 7th for my playgroup to finish our first adventure into the new world of Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition!
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After a lengthy wait and a great amount of praying, Atlus USA brought over Persona 3: Fes to the US and gave it a cheap price point to boot. Those that already purchased the original wouldn’t have their wallet hit too hard, and those that missed out or were unsure could get it easily. This review will mainly focus on the new chapter included.

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Strategy RPG. It is a genre that for the current gamer brings to mind Disgaea and Final Fantasy Tactics and the dozens of others that populate our consoles. It also reminds me of large parties, height and distance variations and class vs. class match-ups. Continue Reading

Penny Arcade’s first in a line of four arcade titles is finally here. Hit the break for our XBLA review. Continue Reading

This week on Retro Wednesday, I review the greatest game of all time!  Or do I? You can only find out if you decide to click that “Read More” thing. Continue Reading

Square-Enix is known for giving us Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games. It is surprising that they’ve come out with an original title, called The World Ends With You. Join Aaron Barnett as he reviews the Nintendo DS RPG sensation! Continue Reading

Chrono Trigger is often hailed as one of the best RPGs of all time. For many, this game set the standard for what RPGs should be. It is hard to be critical of a game that I have been playing for 13 years, so don’t expect any negativity after the break. This is as close to perfect as I’ve seen in my lifetime.

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NIS America continues their tradition of bringing us Gust games, this time in the form of Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis. For those that do not know, this game is a new entry in the Atelier series. While it is only the fourth game to be localized, it is actually the ninth Atelier title in Japan. Question is, is it any good?
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Finally, the Wii gets a full-fledged RPG exclusive to add to its library! With groups like ArtePiazza involved in the development, along with Hitoshi Sakimoto of Final Fantasy fame, this game seems like it could turn out to be a real winner. Thanks to Koei, we can tell you whether it was worth the wait.
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This year seems to be “Year of the Roguelike” as far as publishers are concerned, with games like Shiren for the DS, Chocobo’s Dungeon for the Wii, Izuna 2 for DS, and the subject of this review: Baroque for the PS2/Wii. This odd game from the Developer Sting and published by Atlus USA. Atlus has always been known for bringing over very niche games, and this one is no different.
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