Awesome Rpgs

Ever wonder if the developer behind Ninja Gaiden made Demon’s Souls? Wonder no more. Team Ninja’s Nioh is a samurai action RPG that appears to focus on speed and style rather than timing and memorization. Drops this year for PS4.

The sequel to the hit Nintendo 3DS RPG Bravely Default sees Tiz, Edea and their new friends on a mission to save Agnes from a man who wants to tear Luxendarc apart. Bravely Second features new job classes, an option to save multiple party loadouts and more.

It spent a long time in beta, but one of the best action RPGs ever made is finally ready for release. From the folks behind Titan Quest, Grim Dawn lets you learn skills from two classes at the same time, acquire skills from items and reallocate skill points at any time.

Accompany Garnet, Zidane and their friends on their adventures wherever you are with the iOS and Android versions of Final Fantasy IX. It features HD graphics, auto-saving and cheats such as no battles or maxed out abilities for those who are in it mainly for the story.

Dark Souls 3 brings back the magic meter, adds a more aggressive combat stance, and allows players to be more fluid in combat by making them more agile and giving them weapons such as a small bow and dual scimitars.

This gameplay video for Fire Emblem Fates (formerly known as Fire Emblem If) does a great job explaining the game’s story and basic mechanics, including new features such as more forgiving difficulty and special abilities that alter the field of combat.

The HD remaster of Vanillaware’s critically-acclaimed side-scrolling action RPG Odin Sphere. This updated version for the PS3, PS4 and PS Vita features 1080p/60fps graphics, new stages and enemies and refined controls. Drops 6/7/16.

Prince Noctis and his gang show off their stealth, combo and magic skills as they infiltrate an enemy military encampment in this exciting gameplay footage from Square Enix’s latest update on Final Fantasy XV. More details here.

Eric Barone’s Stardew Valley is an upcoming country life RPG in the vein of Harvest Moon, with crafting and combat added. You’ll also be able to master mining, fishing and cooking and interact with your community. Drops 2/26/16 for Windows.

Our latest look at the much hyped third-person shooter RPG focuses on its single player components. New York’s famous Farley Post Office will be the player’s headquarters, where you can take quests, craft items and upgrade the base itself. The beta starts 1/29/16.

A tactical turn-based RPG from the creator of X-COM. Like its predecessor, Chaos Reborn adds bluffing to combat: you can try to summon a creature or merely conjure its illusion. Mana lets you increase the chances of summoning, making illusions believable. Demo here.

Check out clips from Final Fantasy VII‘s opening sequence redone in the upcoming Remake. We hope the game retains its sense of humor even though the chibi graphics are gone. Because we still want to go on a date with Barret.

“You don’t find the Institute. The Institute finds you.” The launch trailer for Fallout 4 hints that MIT’s post-nuclear incarnation will play a significant role in the game, with its androids being a particularly significant concern among survivors.

Learn more about the robotic creatures that we saw in its reveal trailer, as well as some of the weapons and tactics you have at your disposal in this PS4 open world 3PS/RPG. YouTube butchered the video quality, but you can get another look at GamerSyde.

This Fallout 4 ad is a slick live action version of the game, complete with Dogmeat, power armor and robot butlers. It also managed to recontextualize a sleazy song. Imagine hearing Mambo No. 5 in the trailer for Fallout 15.

The latest Fallout 4 short tackles one our most important traits, post-nuclear survivor or not. A high intelligence makes it easier to hack security, make weapons, navigate, heal and make experimental drugs.

From the maker of Skullgirls comes a beautiful action RPG in the style of Valkyrie Profile. Indivisible plays like a side-scrolling platformer while you navigate its world, and has a real-time combo battle system. Coming to PC, Xbox One and PS4. Windows demo here.

What could charm possibly do for you in a post-nuclear world? Turns out, a lot. In Fallout 4, having a high Charisma stat will make it easier for you to barter, befriend wild creatures, coerce others and more.

The latest SPECIAL short takes on something even Fallout newbies can understand. The Endurance trait helps you run farther, resist radiation, become a cannibal… So why watch it? Because it’s the funniest video in the series yet.

For Fallout 4, Bethesda simplified the way you acquire Perks and Skills. Both are now simply called Perks and are grouped under the seven SPECIAL traits. The higher you are in one trait, the more Perks you can unlock in that group. More here.

A short RPG for Windows and Mac. Undertale‘s publicized defining feature is that you can negotiate your way out of every battle. While that’s certainly true, its real draws are its engaging atmosphere and story.

Unfortunately Persona 5 has been delayed to Summer 2016. Fortunately it’s still looking pretty good. This new trailer shows the heroes traveling to various places – worlds? – by jumping into paintings.

The second episode of Fallout 4‘s SPECIAL video series shows how important the Perception stat will be in the game. It will have an impact on your accuracy when using VATS as well as on your thieving skills.