Magnvs' RPG Journey

A playful journey through videogame RPGs, with an eye on their diachronic evolution in various geographical contexts and their cultural references

The art of Akihiro Yamada, a Black Rainbow over the Twelve Kingdoms

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Ihatovo Monogatari, Hector's Super Famicom celebration of Kenji Miyazawa

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The art of Denis Loubet, Ultima's Virtuoso

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Legasista, System Prisma's post-apocalyptic dungeon crawler

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Fabled Lands, a digital Gamebook odyssey

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Like a Dragon Gaiden, or how Kiryu couldn't be erased

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The art of Jun Suemi, Wizardry's Japanese Dungeon Master

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Progenitor, Koei's forgotten PC98 space opera

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The art of Noriyoshi Ohrai, Koei's master illustrator

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Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll, Omega Force's freeform Musou RPG

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Digan no Maseki, a sandbox adventure in the world of Gdleen

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Terra Memoria, La Moutarde's Breath of France

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Battle Princess of Arcadias, Apollosoft's Princess Crown-like

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Sword and Fairy 6, an inspired, if janky, trip to Jianghu

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Tales of Graces f, or how Tales came back, now and then

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Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom, Rideon's homage to early Ateliers

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Hard to be a God, the Strugatsky brothers' Russian Sci-Fantasy

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My RPG 2024 roundup, from Crossbell and the post-Soviet wastelands to Midgard, Fevrith and Kiersau

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Tales of Crestoria, Namco's cancelled social media critique

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The Guided Fate Paradox, NIS and Yamamoto's roguelike apotheosis

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Operation Darkness, Success' unsuccessful X360 World War

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Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, the spin-off that reimagined its source

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Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom, Kamitani's arcade debut

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Pentiment, Sawyer's Holy Roman Adventure

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Growlanser, Career Soft's real-time tactical revolution

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G.O.D. (Growth or Devolution), Imagineer's Super Famicom alien invasion

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Shandalar, MicroProse's RPGfication of Magic: the Gathering

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Legend of Kartia, Atlus and Amano's tactical card fantasy

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Energy Breaker, Lufia's forgotten tactical prequel

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Outward, a Quebecoise tale of shipwrecks, debts and survival

Magnvs' RPG Journey