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September 27, 2017
Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle: LitRPG?
One of the fun things about LitRPG is that it’s a fairly wide-reaching genre. While there are still relatively few books published under the banner, it’s not hard to go back and find classic works that could fit in today’s genre. Of course, you don’t have to limit yourself to books to do this. You […]
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September 19, 2017
RPG Legends: Al-Qadim
As Dungeons and Dragons began to find some success with its more popular settings, there was a sense that players wanted more. Most of the settings only concentrated on small areas of their constructed worlds, leaving a great deal of room for DMs to create their own new areas within those settings. It should come […]
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September 12, 2017
Piers Anthony: The Magic of Xanth
In the world of literature, a long-runner might have a dozen novels over the course of a few decades. By those standards, Xanth is something else entirely. With over forty novels released in forty years, it’s a titan of the fantasy genre. Taking the time to look at the world of Xanth and its denizens […]
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September 5, 2017
RPG Legends: Fallout
Some of the greatest CRPGs were built from the bones of table top games. One series, though, managed to blaze its own trail. Sure, Fallout has its roots on the table and borrows liberally from earlier games, but it’s become something of its own. This game series is nothing short of a phenomenon, a series […]
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August 29, 2017
RPG Legends: Shadowrun
When most people think of role playing games, they think of fantasy settings. After all, the origins of the genre were strongly tinged with fantasy and most of the games that followed tried to copy what was already successful. There have been some games, though, that have seen more potential in these games. Their creators […]
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August 22, 2017
RPG Legends: Spelljammer
At some point during its development, Dungeons and Dragons just got weird. It took a gamble on embracing every aspect of its cosmology and pushing out settings that seem incredibly odd to today’s players. Fortunately, some of these settings ended up being spectacular. While they weren’t anything like the D&D players know and love today, […]
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August 16, 2017
Super Mario RPG
Anything can be an RPG. All you really need is stats, a story, and a good system in which everything can take place. There’s no better example of this fact than the existence of the Super Mario RPG series. Yes, Super Mario – the tubby plumber who is best known for being the shining mascot […]
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August 10, 2017
Panzer Corps Review
The transition from the tabletop to the computer screen hasn’t always been easy. Some war games eschew everything that makes tabletop great. Others stick too close to the formula, forgetting why they’d move in the first place. One game that strikes a good balance is Panzer Corps, a game with a fantastic lineage of innovation […]
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August 8, 2017
Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar
Pigs are strapping on their wings. The devil is enjoying a snow cone. Despite all common sense and reason, one of the legendary unfinished games of the RPG world has finally been released. Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar is a game long in the making, with twenty-plus years of hype and development behind it. […]
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August 6, 2017
RPG Maker VX Ace Overview
Have you ever wanted to make your own video games? If you’ve ever looked into it, you know that it’s not exactly an easy process. You need some very high-level computer skills and a lot of money behind you just to make a product that most people will ignore. If you really want to make […]
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