RPG Site • 14th March 2024

A Broken World, Preserved - Shin Megami Tensei: IMAGINE and MMORPG Preservation

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Let’s take a trip through time, shall we?

The year is 2001. Online gaming had just started to exit its infancy — Runescape, or rather, the version now known as Runescape Classic, just launched. EverQuest, the then-dominant MMO, had captured merely thousands of players' daily attention for more than two years already and proved po

RPG Site • 20th November 2023

In Stars and Time Review

I’m going to spoil the review below intentionally — In Stars and Time is a great game and is highly recommended. It’s a game that, honestly, the less you know going in, the better off you are. It has some issues, which I will discuss below, but it is ultimately an enjoyable exploration through concepts of life and death. While I absolutely intend to keep the review as spoiler-free as possible, some minor spoilers are necessary to discuss the game at all. If you want to know more, and don’t mind

Fanbyte • 6th April 2022

All Characters in Dislyte - Best Runes, Stats for Each Esper

There are a lot of characters in Dislyte — nearly 70, in fact, with new ones being added periodically. These characters, called Espers, are beings imbued with godly powers. Taking on the aesthetics of the powers they inherit, Espers can team up to form a powerful force, allowing you to clear the hardest content and go head-to-head in the Arena. If you’re interested in learning more about all of the characters in Dislyte, read on.

All characters are sorted by their rarity, and their most desired

Gamepur • 25th March 2022

Do androids dream of cyberpunk? – ANNO: Mutationem Review

Sometimes I play a game that knocks me out emotionally through its strong storytelling, such as Stranger of Paradise or Endwalker. Sometimes I play a game that keeps me thinking about its various mechanics and wanting to “git gud” such as Elden Ring or Resident Evil 7 Speedrunning (specific, yes, but we all have our interests, ya know?) Very rarely do I play a game that keeps me thinking about its visuals above all else — something ANNO: Mutationem has managed to do. ANNO seems set to enjoy its

Gamepur • 17th March 2022

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is an earnest and enjoyable experience – Review

Have you spent any amount of time on Twitter recently? If so, you’ve probably seen variations of the “CHAOS” meme floating around. Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin’s main character, Jack Garland, is focused on one thing and one thing only: killing Chaos. It is his drive, his passion — and it’s the only thing he talks about, disregarding friends and foes alike in that single-minded pursuit. That sole desire of killing Chaos leads players into a story that is much more than it seems on t

Gamepur • 29th January 2022

From Warrior of Light to Vestige — Starting Elder Scrolls Online as a Final Fantasy XIV veteran

I’ve played Final Fantasy XIV nearly religiously since 1.0 — every new expansion that comes out, I always set aside three to four days to do nothing but inject it into my veins and complete each slice of patch content the day it drops. The thought of maining a new MMO never occured to me. Sure, I’d install Warframe or take an unfortunate dip into World of Warcraft once or twice, but nothing grabbed me the way Final Fantasy XIV did. So why did Elder Scrolls Online do what others could not?

I pur

Gamepur • 25th January 2022

Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem provides minor stimulus to the boomer-shooter genre – Hands-on impressions

Boomer-shooters are the balm of the soul, in my opinion. If you’re having a bad day, there are few things more soothing than loading up Dusk, Doom, or Duke Nukem and unloading on hordes of enemies with increasingly bigger weapons. Serious Sam has long been a staple of the genre for those exact reasons, and Siberian Mayhem is a worthy entry in that lineage.

It’s not shocking that Siberian Mayhem follows the genre roadmap either — the game was developed from the ground up as a stand-alone expansi

Fanbyte • 21st January 2022

Sage Job Guide: FFXIV Endwalker's New Healer, Overview, and How to Play

If, like some players, you decided to use Endwalker as an opportunity to learn a new role, you might be considering playing as Healer. We’ve got a guide on the basics of the Healer role, but perhaps you seek a challenge, and want something a bit more complex than White Mage. You were that player, you know the one, the one who would play Feral Druid in World of Warcraft because there was no such thing as too many buttons. If so, welcome to learning how to play Sage in Final Fantasy XIV.

Before w

Fanbyte • 10th December 2021

FFXIV Endwalker Dungeon Guide: Ktisis Hyperborea

The fourth dungeon in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is a race to the end for the Warrior of Light. We’re going to go ahead and get this out of the way — this article contains spoilers. Due to the nature of the location, how you get here, and most importantly, the Trusts you bring with you, this dungeon is jam-packed with story spoilers.

To hunt down Hermes and Meteion, you’ll head into the Ktisis Hyperborea, a research facility that contains multiple environments and wildlife species and serves

Fanbyte • 3rd December 2021

FFXIV Healing Guide: How to be a Better Healer

If you’ve played Final Fantasy XIV for any length of time, you’ve probably come across a dungeon or trial. The first dungeon players can access, Sastasha, is a good introduction for how the rest of the game will play out — a group of players venturing into unknown depths to complete a quest. This cannot be achieved without a Healer, the cornerstone of any party.

Perhaps you want to give healing a try, but are confused on where to start or whether you have the basics down. Perhaps you’re a veter