Expedition 33 may have won RPG of the year, but does it have better combat than some of the best RPGs of all time?

Atlus's Kenichi Goto worried turn-based battles were beginning to feel outdated, but developing Metaphor brought him back around. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Turn-based games, once deemed outdated, make a glorious return in the modern gaming scene. Cassette Beasts, Octopath Traveler ...

If you enjoy games that are not just about selecting the attack command, these turn-based JRPGs with timed inputs will be ...

Final Fantasy "We received a lot of 'JRPGs are back' comments," says Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director, but the success of a turn-based game like Clair Obscur: Expeditition 33 isn't going to warp ...

Chris Littlechild (He/Him) is an Editor and Writer Trainer from the United Kingdom. He has been gaming since receiving an original Game Boy and copies of Super Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2: Six ...

RPGs Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wins Game of the Year, so Arc Raiders advocate and ex-FPS pro Shroud will finally play it RPGs Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director says the award-sweeping hit is ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A thing about me is I live according to bushidō, tempering the iron of my will against any enemy ...

Japanese role-playing games have a bunch of silly clichés. Hell, the Final Fantasy series makes up about 60% of them (the other 39% going to Dragon Quest and the last 1% going to any game copying both ...

As a foundational shakeup of a nearly 30-year-old game series, Pokémon Legends: Z-A makes a strong case for itself as the next big thing for Pokémon. It’s a fast-paced approach to the turn-based RPG ...

This past Sunday, the Pokemon World Championships 2025 came to a close. During the closing ceremony, The Pokemon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara took the stage and made a major announcement: next ...