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'Baldur's Gate 2' Didn't Just Change RPGs, It Changed Games Themselves
Lots of games give players "choice" and "freedom" but few understand those concepts as well as Bioware's magnum opus.
The Games That Let Me Have an Imaginary Social Life
Isolated due to coronavirus or overwork, some games let you feel like you're still part of a community.
The Latest 'Final Fantasy XIV' Villain Is Populism Incarnate
A class-conscious savior narrative confronts its discomfort when "the people" want to save themselves.
How a Compromised RPG Prepared Larian Studios to Take On 'Baldur's Gate 3'
Before the celebrated 'Original Sin' and long before 'Baldur's Gate 3,' there was 'Divinity 2.'
'The Outer Worlds' Tells Good Stories But Gives You Dull Adventures
The dark comedy satirizes capitalist exploitation, but also a lot of the people it exploits.
'Disco Elysium' Is a Landmark RPG About the Politics of Our Broken World
A 'Planescape: Torment' successor that is distinguished by its monumental ambition and thoroughness.
Play ‘Borderlands 3’ With Your Sound and Brain Turned Off
'Borderlands 3' is inferior in every way to its predecessors, except one: the shlooting.
Years Later, the Ending of 'Dragon's Dogma' Remains Wonderfully Weird and Subversive
You know that fantasy epic about breaking the cycle of power you were looking for? Well...
Goodbye, Google+, You'll be Missed, At Least By RPG Fans
Google+ got plenty of shade in its short time on this world, but it was a boon for the RPG community.
The Strange Greatness and Missing Legacy of 'Planescape'
It's a widely hailed as a classic, one of the richest and smartest RPGs ever made. So why didn't it inspire imitation?
This Game Developer Turned 'Fallout 4' Into His Personal Tabletop RPG
Bethesda made a sandbox. With mods, spreadsheets, dice rolls, rules, and records, he made it his own world.
'Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire' Has Too Many Debts to Pay
A weight of expectation and obligation detracts from an otherwise great narrative adventure about colonialism and its politics.