Posts tagged western-rpgs

The glory of Quest For Glory

by Rowan Kaiser (May 17th 2012 5:40PM)

This is a weekly column from freelancer Rowan Kaiser, which focuses on "Western" role-playing games: their stories, their histories, their mechanics, their insanity, and their inanity. Last week, when GOG.com announced that Quest For Glory was the newest addition to its collection, I was delighted. ...

Freedom Force: Superhero role-playing done right

by Rowan Kaiser (May 11th 2012 7:30PM)

This is a weekly column from freelancer Rowan Kaiser, which focuses on "Western" role-playing games: their stories, their histories, their mechanics, their insanity, and their inanity. The Avengers' huge success in its first week of release may represent the pinnacle of the superhero takeover of ...

A Diversity of Roguelikes

by Rowan Kaiser (Jan 19th 2012 4:30PM)

This is a weekly column focusing on "Western" role-playing games: their stories, their histories, their mechanics, their insanity, and their inanity. Once upon a time, the "Roguelike" genre was a semi-hidden cache of secrets in gaming. Games like Rogue and NetHack were passed around from ...