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Cygames' Granblue Fantasy: Relink has returned with a major expansion, Endless Ragnarok. How well does it expand the wonderful multiplayer combat of the original and does it drastically increase the difficulty?
RedSaw Games and Logoi Games put a spin on farming sim RPGs with side-scrolling exploration and vertical farm-building. A strong amount of depth and charming presentation help make for another strong entry in the budding genre.
Beast of Reincarnation's greatest strength is its sense of exploration, with excellent traversal and a beautifully atmospheric world. Although its story and technical issues prevent it from reaching greater heights, Game Freak delivers a solid action RPG with plenty of potential.
Culdcept Begins offers a vibrant hybrid of board game and monster-battling concepts, but it struggles to find its own identity. Its shallow narrative and over-reliance on randomness prevent it from standing out.
Echo Generation 2 bravely breaks the mold of its turn-based predecessor. While this may leave some players wanting, it mostly sticks the landing with a new combat system and some lofty narrative ambitions.
ACE Entertainment's Tales of Seikyu adds to the cozy life sim RPG offerings available for RPGamers. While perhaps lacking anything to make it fully stand out, it nonetheless offers a charming and overall enjoyable experience.
Terrinoth: Heroes of Descent successfully captures the tight tactical combat and pacing of its tabletop roots, but a generic story and flat performances hold it back. While delivering a rock-solid mechanical skeleton, it ultimately lacks the soul needed to make it memorable.
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight offers a celebration of over 80 years of Batman history. While its ambition may not be fully realised with a few technical hiccups, it feels like the title is appropriate in all the ways that matter.
This leaves Cassette Boy as a brilliant concept held in a flawed shell. The perspective-based puzzle mechanics are clever and well-explored, providing a real sense of satisfaction as when those solutions click and the full potential of snapping objects in and out of existence is realized.
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales transforms HD-2D into a fast, rewarding action-adventure game. It trades the calmer pace of traditional HD-2D RPGs for a more energetic experience without sacrificing atmosphere or charm.
A creature collector needs to do a lot to stand out and Beehive Studios' LumenTale: Memories of Trey has plenty of positive qualities. However, can it stand out amongst its peers with some regrettably serious flaws attached?
Although much of the creative personnel is different, ZA/UM persists and has released new title Zero Parades: For Dead Spies. The narrative espionage RPG comes with some strong world-building and mysteries to uncover.
