ARPG – The Videogame Backlog

August 14, 2020 Ailingforale

(Impressions) Dreamscaper

Rougelites are aplenty almost everywhere now and developers need something to set themselves apart. Afterburner Studios has crafted something different here with Dreamscaper and they’ve done it well.

Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

June 2, 2019 Ailingforale

(Review) Warhammer: Chaosbane

“… wherever you are, whoever’s face your blade meets, it’s still a joy to kill all of the things and that fact helps me gloss over a lot of the issues I have with the game.”

Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

December 13, 2018 Ailingforale

In the grim dark future, there is only loot. To get said loot, one must travel through dungeons and reek chaos and death up on evil baddies until you beat the loot out of them! This seems about right.

PAX PAX West 2018 PC PS4 Steam Written By: Jonathan A.Xbox One

September 1, 2018 Ailingforale

(PAX West 2018) Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption

Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption is hard. Straight-up. I watched multiple people face off against and die to this lightning

Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

January 11, 2018 Ailingforale

(Review) Seven: The Days Long Gone

Seven: The Days Long Gone (Seven from here on out) was truly a great Christmas gift. My key arrived on

Released Reviews Written By: Jonathan A.

April 7, 2016 Ailingforale

Review: Sadame

There is a distinct lack of ARPG’s for my mobile of choice: my Nintendo 3DS. Sadame is here to fill

Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

June 4, 2015 Ailingforale

Review: The Adventures of Van Helsing III

You know… in all honesty I’ve still got a review for the first game in the series as a draft

Kickstarter Highlight Written By: Jonathan A.

June 3, 2015 Ailingforale

Kickstarter Highlight: Umbra

Are you a fan of Action of RPGs? Ever played Torchlight? Diablo? You should be checking out Umbra from

Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Impressions Written By: Jonathan A.

July 2, 2014 Ailingforale

Impressions: Shadows – Heretic Kingdoms

Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms is taking the formula for ARPG’s and trying something a bit different from the norm. That is

Nintendo DS Reviews Written By: Ron N.

June 16, 2014 Ron Newcomb

(Review) Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Gorgeous pixel art, gorgeous main character, gorgeous game. Order of Ecclesia is one of the last Symphony clones released before

Released Reviews Written By: Anthony B.

June 12, 2014 Ailingforale

Review: Diablo 3 – Reaper of Souls

When angels have fallen, and with no one who can stop death… who will save us? Oh wait, there is

Released Reviews Written By: Jonathan A.

January 31, 2014 Ailingforale

Review: FORCED

FORCED was a hard game for me to get into. It’s a brutal game for a few reasons and I’ll

Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

October 26, 2012 Ailingforale

(Review) Torchlight II

This is a simple review to write, but still rough to nail down how I completely feel about this action