Tag Archives: Action RPG

Fallout 76 (opens in new tab) is new online territory for the post-apocalyptic role-playing series and developer Bethesda alike, which is leaving fans with many questions about how it will all work. The seven minutes of Fallout 76 gameplay footage (opens in new tab) that Bethesda showed off at E3 …

For all the smog, overpopulation, economic imbalances, gigantic digital billboards, and the endless sea of small screens that characterize Earth’s major cities, you’d think we’ve already entered the futuristic dystopias that cyberpunk entertainment posits. But for many, the cyberpunk genre can offer an engrossing form of escapism; a glimpse at …

When Capcom announced Monster Hunter World at E3, it was clear this series entry is doing things a bit differently. It’s the first proper console game since Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate 2013 and it’s actually offering you a semi-open world to explore, full of beasties to hunt that exist within …

By now you’ve probably heard The Witcher 3 (opens in new tab) is massive, but it’s difficult to put into words the game’s sheer scale. Glancing at that gargantuan map dotted with question marks is incredibly overwhelming, especially if you’re the kind of person who has to seek out and …

The interminable silence on Cyberpunk 2077 (opens in new tab), the next project from The Witcher 3 (opens in new tab) developer CD Projekt Red, may be broken soon. Too bad that’s actually bad news. The Polish studio says some of its development materials have been stolen and that an …

As explained in our Horizon: Zero Dawn review (opens in new tab), the PS4’s latest exclusive is a spectacular achievement for Guerrilla Games. For a studio that has focussed for over a decade on making largely linear shooters, the shift to a wide open action role-playing game with an emphasis …

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (opens in new tab) is only a week away. It’s the most-anticipated Nintendo title of a generation, which will likely be the metric used to measure the success of the Switch. I recently got the chance to play the final version of …

Dragon Quest Heroes 2 is boisterous hack and slash game set in the legendary Dragon Quest universe. And while the main series has always been about deep, involving RPG adventures, this cheerful action game is closer to the successful Dynasty Warriors series, letting you cut down swathes of enemies in …

The next big PS4 exclusive is just weeks away. Excitement for Horizon: Zero Dawn (opens in new tab) is mounting among fans of Guerilla Games’ previous work in the Killzone series as well as anybody who can appreciate a big, post-apocalyptic world full of robot-o-saurs that want to rend your …

Mass Effect: Andromeda (opens in new tab) won’t have a season pass for DLC expansions, according to BioWare general manager Aaryn Flynn. This falls in line with the first three Mass Effect games, which didn’t tend to bundle up their post-release DLC. Here’s Flynn confirming the detail in response to …