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Aug
29
It's raining classic RPGs, and Nintendo took away our umbrella
The latest Nintendo Direct was loaded with trailers for brilliant remakes of classic RPGs like Suikoden 1 & 2, Dragon Quest III, and Trails in the Sky FC
9 min read
Aug
23
This under-the-radar cozy RPG makes me happy
With shades of Breath of Fire and Grandia, Terra Memoria brings low stakes adventure and fun to modern console RPGS
6 min read
Aug
20
Here are your 2024 World Fantasy Award finalists
Yael Goldstein-Love, Wole Talabi, Kelly Link, and Martha Wells headline the 2024 World Fantasy Awards ballot.
3 min read
Aug
15
Shadow of the Erdtree is great, except when it's not
Shadow of the Erdtree has a big problem: its bosses just aren't fun.
11 min read
Aug
12
Astrolabe Digest: 081224
Tango Gameworks is back from the dead, the 2024 Hugos have been handed out without controvery, and there's drama in the world of retro video games
8 min read
Jun
03
Astrolabe Digest: 060324
The surprising source of Nintendo leaks, the year's best FPS is built on 30 year old tech, and Scavengers Reign needs your help
6 min read
May
06
Grief, trauma, and Rebirth
Does Aerith die at the end of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth? The answer to that's not easy—and that's the point. Grief is confusing.
13 min read
Apr
09
Angry Robot and Angry Writers
Angry Robot publisher Eleanor Teasdale speaks out about controversial use of AI tools
7 min read
Apr
08
Astrolabe Digest: 040824
Publisher Angry Robot reveals and then shutters an AI revolution, Commodore 64 finally hits Analogue Pocket, and a whole bunch of retro games sold for a whole bunch of money at auction
7 min read
Mar
08
Akira Toriyama (1955 - 2024)
Dragon Ball, Dragon Quest, and Chrono Trigger was an art legend who changed the world
5 min read