While there are RPGs that have real-time, action-heavy combat in them, there's nothing like a well-implemented turn-based system that makes an RPG truly feel like one. Turn-based combat isn’t ...

Updated on February 27, 2025, by Mark Smith: After a long absence in obscurity, turn-based RPGs are back in the gaming community's collective consciousness thanks to a slew of modern entries ...

The one thing that kept me going as I tried to make heads or tails of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s combat were its visuals ...

Players must learn combat mechanics for successful battles in turn-based RPGs like UnderRail. Divinity: Original Sin 2 introduces armor layers for tactical combat strategy and equipment management.

Pokémon Legends Z-A continues the experimentation as the second game in this spin-off line. With what the trailers show, the ...

No list of portable RPGs would be complete without an appearance by Pikachu and pals, and while the 3DS had already been blessed with two 'generations' of Pokémon games — X/Y and Omega Ruby ...

When Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was revealed last year at the Xbox Games Showcase, I thought my prayers had finally been ...

While the console is essentially dead, the Nintendo 3DS has one of the most robust ... Boarding ships and taking out ...

Tales of the Abyss might not make the best use of the 3DS’ unique visual capabilities and certain omissions might be cause for minor grumbling, but this is still a shining example of a great ...