The past few years have felt like an embarrassment of riches when it comes to RPGs, and so expectations were high going into 2025. Thankfully, the last 12 months certainly lived up to such a bar.

You can smash through Terminator 2D: No Fate's story mode in less that the runtime of the movie, but that doesn't stop this side-scrolling action platformer from being a perfectly presented tribute to ...

Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert has called time on his previously teased but largely under the radar RPG. Back in May of last year, I first caught wind of the developer's 2D pixel art RPG, which he ...

How do you make old games attractive to modern players? Masaaki Hayasaka, the producer of the remake, explains the magic behind the HD-2D style. David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and ...

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 ...

Super Mario Bros. 2 is seen as the black sheep of Mario games series. Released in 1988 for the NES and in 1992 for Japan, some players were sure they had played it before. They’d be correct, as the ...

Nintendo’s July 31, 2025 Partner Showcase Direct was a great moment for both The Legend of Zelda and Square Enix fans. Not only did players get the first in-depth look at Hyrule Warriors: Age of ...

Combat and exploration are the focuses of The Adventures of Elliot demo. You can experiment with some weapons for short or long-range combat. From the classic sword to literal bombs you leave on the ...

A brand-new action RPG from the creators of Octopath Traveler and Bravely Default—The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales combines stunning HD-2D visuals and exciting action-adventure gameplay ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. A brand-new HD-2D action-RPG from Square Enix has been announced during today's Nintendo Direct presentation. The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium ...

Today's Nintendo Partner Direct ended on a Square Enix double-whammy. One of the games is a brand new HD-2D action-RPG entitled The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, and it's coming to ...