#turn-based-rpg

#turn-based-rpg

Yakuza: Like a Dragon is technically the seventh entry in the longrunning crime series, but for all intents it was a fresh start - and the best place to jump in outside of the very first Yakuza. Admittedly, the Yakuza series is a bit hard to explain or define in a succinct way - if you've ever talked to someone who loves these games you've likely heard about its bizarre mix of crime melodrama and utterly off-the-wall weirdness and humor.

I can't say I expected much from Octopath Traveler 0. I've long admired the HD-2D role-playing game series but each new entry eventually leaves me cold. All of the pieces are there but they don't solidify into an experience that's more than the sum of its grindy, retro-infused parts. So I was surprised by just how much I immediately clicked with Square Enix's latest tribute to the genre's pixel art golden age.