At Tokyo Game Show 2022, Square-Enix dropped a demo of the opening chapter of upcoming action RPG Valkyrie Elysium. Slated for September 29th, 2022, Valkyrie Elysium follows Odin’s newly created Valkyrie as she is tasked with purifying the souls of those left behind as a means to stave off Ragnarök.
I decided to include this response from Vivian (Thomas’ contact) before we get to Mycroft and the rest. This letter pings as Thomas is talking to Mycroft; I’m going to play with time a little bit and see if it pays off narratively. The next part will take place before this letter arrives and, hopefully it
Posting a new section of the RPG on game day itself is always exciting. Nothing gets me more in the mood to table-top than novelizing a version of what’s already happened. These guys (and gal) have helped tremendously in this process by being active storytellers themselves when they RP. You’d think they’re all vets with
Below is the second installment of Chapter 1. Thomas is an increasingly enjoyable character to write; noir predicates itself on writing an analogy a second, especially in the mind of the detective. Luckily, Taylor has played the part well during game and given me plenty to work with. I can’t wait to introduce Mycroft next. Just imagine
In the midst of a fairly quiet (and Usher-esque) conference by Microsoft at E3 2012, fans were pleasantly surprised by the appearance of Matt Stone and Trey Parker, creators of the popular comedy series South Park. The two were happy to announce — after some teasing in December of last year — that their first RPG, featuring
You’ve probably heard about George Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces, even if only because of Star Wars. Campbell argued that the myths that have survived for thousands of years share a common, evocative pattern: a “monomyth” that speaks to deep human needs. As a cultural theory, the monomyth’s attracted its share of criticisms,
You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! Just two short months after the official announcement from Wizards of the Coast about a new D&D edition, gamers are eager for any information about the new incarnation of the game that’s made the industry what it is today. As expected, the
With The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim still spinning in most RPG enthusiasts’ systems it would be easy to overlook Big Huge Game and 38 Studio’s soon to be released Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. However, the more I see of Kingdoms of Amalur the more convinced I am that dismissing this game would be a huge
Observant readers – assuming I’ve got readers; please, don’t divest me of the illusion – may have noticed that even though a lot of my reviews focus on games as storytelling, few of them cover role-playing games, the archetypal game-as-story. Of course, part of it is there aren’t as many big-name console RPGs on the