(AfroGamers.com) Koei—now Koei Tecmo following a 2009 merger—was one of those Japanese studios that were very busy during the 1990s. While better known for historical “Musou” slash ‘em ups such as Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors, the developer really made its name off of several series of historical games. Some ...
(AfroGamers.com) The Dreamcast was Sega’s last dance in the console realm before becoming a developer-only in the video game arena. Several games were considered classics and ahead of their time. If you know the Dreamcast, you could probably rattle five off the top of your head. Here are five refreshers ...
(AfroGamers.com) The last time when we explored a franchise’s spinoffs, we focused on Sonic the Hedgehog. Let’s open things up by looking at five of the best spinoffs in video games. How Are We Defining “Spinoff”? A spinoff is any game within a franchise that isn’t part of the main ...
(AfroGamers.com) I have written a few articles in which I talked about how much I absolutely love RPG video games and how they have played such a very big role in my life like helping me develop other skills and talents in other areas that I thought I never even ...
(AfroGamers.com) This year, we’re supposed to get Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. With recent events as they were earlier in the year, that was pushed back along with a couple of other anticipated games. Needing my Vampire: The Masquerade fix now, I went ahead and played the first game ...
(AfroGamers.com) Roleplaying games or RPGs have been around since the late 1960s when it grew out of war gaming. It mixed interactive storytelling and micro management in the trappings of a game that encouraged social interaction. By the 1970s, we were getting our first RPG video games with the 1980s ...
(AfroGamers.com) Have you ever just wanted to play Dungeons & Dragons on your smartphone or tablet? It’s possible but it can be a bit involved. To be more specific, have you ever wanted to play Neverwinter Nights or Baldur’s Gate on mobile? Again, it’s possible, all of those games are in ...
(AfroGamers.com) Every day, I’m looking at my phone and going through which games to keep and which ones to drop. Then I head to Google Play to find something else to play. It’s why my phone is rarely below 89-percent space. Well, it’s half the reason. One game that stays on ...
(AfroGamers.com) It’s safe to say that the heyday for MMORPGs on PC was the late-1990s to the early-2000s. During the early part of that period, Sony’s EverQuest ran the scene until World of Warcraft came along at the beginning of the 2000s. Unless you owned a Dreamcast and had internet, there ...
(AfroGamers.com) The PlayStation 2 had numerous RPGs that kind of went under the radar. If you were serious about your RPGs, you didn’t miss many—although there are some you would’ve been better off missing. There is one RPG that was somewhat unique for its time when compared to the turn-based company ...