action rpg

GreedFall is an action role-playing game from Spiders. They’ve released a few over the years though I have to admit I’ve not played any of them, though some did interest me. Their most recent attempt combines influences from the 17th century as well as fantastical elements and has you colonising […]

GreedFall – PS4 Review

September 19, 2019 in PS4 tagged 17th century / action rpg / deplomacy / Fantasy / greedfall / spiders by Gareth

It’s not often I venture into fantasy ARPGs but there’s usually a relaxing, low-effort feel to a dungeon crawl against scores of disposable enemies. Warhammer Chaosbane comes from EKO Software who are looking to add Game Workshop’s universe to an already tried and true formula. With it’s inspiration very much […]

Warhammer Chaosbane – PS4 Review

June 4, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged action rpg / diablo / dungeon crawler / eko software / Fantasy / loot / warhammer chaosbane by Mike

Victor Vran: Overkill Edition is an exciting prospect being an action RPG with co-op multiplayer and a loot driven quest structure. It was originally released on the PC in 2015 and this version combines the original game plus the two expansions one of which, bizarrely enough, is based on the […]

Victor Vran: Overkill Edition – PS4 Review

June 6, 2017 in PS4 tagged action rpg / co-op / loot / Motorhead / Victor vran by Steven

Way back in 2004, Nioh’s long, truncated development began with elements of an Akira Kurasawa script and a whole lot of technical issues. Through over a decade’s worth of toil, tweaks and perseverance, Team Ninja’s latest samurai slasher has finally arrived. In that time, tastes have changed, new genres have […]

Nioh – PS4 Review

February 18, 2017 in PS4 / Reviews tagged action rpg / katanas / loot / nioh / souls-like / team ninja by Mike

I’ve dallied with MMORPGs in the past and enjoyed my time with them, Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is not an MMORPG, but would like you to believe it is. The game is actually telling the story of players in a MMORPG and you control the avatar of one of […]

Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization – PS4 Review

November 22, 2016 in PS4 tagged action rpg / anime / story / sword art online / VRMMORPG by Steven

During my teens my friends and I liked to mess around with Games Factory, a program for making 2D games. I made a 2D ‘game’ based on Jet Set Radio called Super Duper Skating and a more violent Crazy Taxi called DeCabitation. If I was into Deus Ex at the […]

Dex – PS4 Review

July 17, 2016 in PS4 tagged 2d / action rpg / deus ex / dex / hacking / super jump by Gareth

Yakuza fans are nothing if not patient and last week they were duly rewarded with the Western release of the series’ fifth installment. For all the time that’s passed, so much of this game feels like a familiar pair of slippers. And that’s just splendid. Originally released in 2012, this […]

Yakuza 5 – PS3 Review

December 16, 2015 in Reviews tagged action rpg / japanese / melee combat / weirdness / yakuza 5 by Mike