RPG
After Several Years of Struggle, I’m Ready to Admit That ‘Dark Souls’ Has Defeated Me
It's the best video game of all time, apparently. But I've tried and failed to get ahead in FromSoftware's notoriously difficult adventure.
A Blind Man Has Finally Completed ‘Ocarina of Time’ After Five Years
Terry Garrett has slain Ganon without even seeing the Zelda antagonist.
‘Paper Jam Bros.’ Is a Warming Mario Adventure To Chase Away the Winter Chills
While it's not up there with the plumber's very best, this 3DS RPG is a colourful delight that revels in just being a game.
The Enticingly Alien ‘Xenoblade Chronicles X’ Is 2015’s Most Eye-Popping Open World Game
Monolith Soft's epic-scale JRPG looks and feels entirely unlike any other game out there, and is well worth taking a chance on.
It’s Music That Makes Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda Series So Extraordinary
Koji Kondo's score was "something that had never been heard before," theorist Andrew Schartmann tells an author who has his own special history with the series.
'Fallout 4' Is Massive, Ambitious, and Really, Really Good
Bethesda's greatest game to date, this much-hyped post-apocalyptic role-player, lives up to just about all of its promise.
An Ode to the Dark Souls Bonfire
Don't praise the sun, praise the bonfire. Enjoy those rare moments of reflection. You've earned them.
Bittersweet Victory: On the Void Left Behind When Your Favourite Game’s Completed
The final boss was defeated, but this wasn't victory I felt. I wasn't happy. I was gutted, and had a new gap in my life.
Role-Playing Games Have Been My Life, Before I Even Knew What One Was
Ahead of the release of 2015's biggest role-playing game, 'The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt', VICE contributor Ian Dransfield documents his own life in RPGs.
I Ate the Wasteland: Being a Cannibal in ‘Fallout: New Vegas’
It started with a nibble. But my "chew first, questions later" approach has left the Mojave Wasteland riddled with the scars of my passing.
This is Everything You Need to Know About ‘The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’
The Wild Hunt is coming, and here's all the information you really need in order to be ready for its arrival.
The New Generation of Sex-Centric Tabletop RPGs
Role-playing games are finally allowing player characters to fall in love and have sex, with decidedly mixed results.