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How Guides Help Video Game Sites Survive the Modern Internet
One reason a niche website like RPG Site can pay its writers is because it relies on people showing up for puzzle solutions.
How ‘Nobody Saves the World’ Turns Grinding into Pure Joy
The core of the game is, in essence, a grind. But crucially, it's not one that wants to waste your time; it's about creativity.
20 Years Ago, Paper Mario Made the Mushroom Kingdom Feel Like a Real Place
In the years since, Nintendo's RPG series has drifted further and further away from what made it so interesting in the first place.
A Game Without Killing: The Story of Moon's 22-Year Journey to Leave Japan
There is no 'Undertale' without 'moon,' the so-called "anti-RPG" that took the many tropes of the JRPG and turned them on their head.
Just Let Me Skip Your Boring Combat, ‘Paper Mario: The Origami King’
Nintendo's latest is a terrific adventure game trapped inside a crummy JRPG.
One of Apple Arcade's Biggest Games is a Square Enix RPG That's Real Bad
'Various Daylife' is a different value proposition for Apple Arcade: feeling blessed you didn't waste money buying it.
The Speedrunner Who Wasn’t: How a Community Dealt with an Elaborate Cheater
It would take weeks of defensive public statements, private battles, Reddit threads, and hostile exchanges with a reporter before the truth came out.
We Need to Talk About 'Final Fantasy VII' And Spoilers
A whole generation of players didn't experience [blank]. Are we allowed to talk about [blank]?
'Final Fantasy VIII' Was Too Honest and Unsettling to be Beloved
Despite its contemporary success, 'FFVIII' has never had the popular legacy it deserved. But why?
Our Latest Kingdom Hearts Deep Dive Catches Up to 'Kingdom Hearts III'
Lore Reasons returns to closely overanalyze 'Dream Drop Distance.' This time with beer.
Waypoint Continues to "Explain" the Lore of Kingdom Hearts, Part 2 of ??
This was supposed to be an experiment. Now, we're in the deep end, and you need to join us.
'Dragon Quest XI' Is A Blockbuster Game That Doesn't Deliver
Like many recent JRPGs, 'Dragon Quest XI' is interested in capturing the magic of nostalgia. Unfortunately, this devotion to the past holds it back.