Role Playing

In just over the two weeks I’ve played Tinker Island, I keep finding myself repeatedly coming back to the game again and again. It’s not that I can’t stop playing the game; in fact, it’s the fact that I have to stop myself from playing that makes me want to …

When I was younger, my favorite books to check out from the local library were the choose your own adventure novels. If you want to continue reading this review, turn to page 87. If you don’t…I guess just hit the back button. The reason I bring this up though is …

Deep within the depths of one particular Amazonian jungle, a very serious problem has become apparent. Firstly, an evil worm and his army have invaded, and secondly, they are threatening to transform the beautiful biome into a grimy bog. To stop their wicked plan, Toby the teenage armadillo embarks on the perilous …

SoulTactics is a hodgepodge of multiple genres thrown into one. At the core it’s a strategy RPG with elements of card games and match-3 puzzlers thrown in for good measure. The narrative centers on a clash between good and evil, if I had to generalize it, with an art style …

Ah, yet another fantasy RPG has hit the app store. Is there anything better than venturing into an outlandish world rife with monsters, magic, and evil villains? Clearly the app store and the majority of its developers don’t seem to think so. The real question is diversity. Does the newest …

Mobius Final Fantasy finds players as an empty vessel, a Blank, thrown into the decaying world of Palamecia. With amnesia a stray Moogle, an invisible fairy, and a mysterious voice in the sky known as Vox lead you along. The story is strung along through cutscenes every few missions and …

Summoners Fantasy is a card based RPG wherein players are vying to become the next Master Summoner to save the world from monsters. The gameplay is actually similar to Final Fantasy IX’s card game, Tetra Master, but with a few differences. Cards in that game have innate values with arrows, …

Templar Battleforce, the turn based RPG from Trese brothers, is a tactical focused game with a story both blood pumping and patriotic. It’s also confusing and disturbing, similar to the early history of the United States of America. The story begins with a traveler who left his homeland due to oppression. People of the …

The great thing about the old handheld games is that they were FUN more than anything else. Sure, they had their share of shortcomings. Like that 8-bit music that your mom said to gives her headaches (and it kinda does now that you are older even though you don’t want …