Random: Hideki Kamiya Would Rather You Not Play Okami On The Wii

One of the best RPGs of all time is getting its ‘first ever unofficial DLC’ that adds a whole new region and restores cut content

While it may not have been as popular as Fallout or Baldur’s Gate, Planescape: Torment is often regarded as the zenith of the CRPG’s golden age. Its bizarre setting, kooky characters, and emphasis on solving quests through dialogue rather than combat set it apart from its RPG brethren, and you can trace its influence all…

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Path of Exile 2’s disastrous new update reveals the core tension at the heart of its design: How do you make a game with meaningful combat when everyone just wants to blast monsters?

Path of Exile 2 has been a polarizing game right from the beginning. Those of us who have sunk an impossible number of hours in the original were used to a certain pace, one that’s familiar to players of isometric ARPGs more broadly—blast monsters, collect loot, blast monsters faster. PoE2’s guiding vision has been to…

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