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Best Story-Driven RPGs: Narrative Classics Across Subgenres
Eight RPGs celebrated for their writing, from Planescape: Torment and Chrono Trigger to Disco Elysium and NieR: Automata, with spoiler-free hooks.
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Persona and Shin Megami Tensei: How the Series Are Related
How Atlus's Megami Tensei franchise works, how Persona grew from spin-off to flagship, the shared demon systems and where new players should start.
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Character Builds Explained: Specialists, Hybrids, Min-Maxing and Respecs
What a character build is, how stats, skills, gear and synergies combine, the trade-offs of glass cannons, tanks and hybrids, and how respecs work.
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Open-World RPGs Explained: What Makes Them Different
What makes an RPG open-world, how it differs from linear and hub-based design, and how Skyrim, The Witcher 3 and Elden Ring each approach freedom.
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The Witcher Games History: From Sapkowski’s Books to Wild Hunt
How a Polish fantasy saga became one of gaming's great RPG series: the three Witcher games, Wild Hunt's expansions, Gwent and The Witcher IV's status.
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D&D Rules in Video Games: How Baldur’s Gate 3 Uses Fifth Edition
How Baldur's Gate 3 turns D&D 5e rules into a video game: d20 rolls, advantage, actions, spell slots, rests, and where Larian changed the tabletop rules.
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Where to Start With Final Fantasy: A Practical Guide for New Players
Most Final Fantasy games stand alone. Here is where to start by taste, how the FF7 Remake trilogy relates to the 1997 original, and what to play on.
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Best RPGs for Beginners: Accessible Starting Points in Every Subgenre
Welcoming starting points in every RPG subgenre, from JRPGs and CRPGs to action, open-world and tactical games, with platforms and difficulty notes.
Beginner Guides
RPG Glossary: Essential Terms Every Player Should Know
An A-to-Z glossary of RPG terms for single-player fans: aggro, AoE, buffs, builds, DPS, i-frames, kiting, NG+, procs, respecs, RNG, tanks and more.
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How to Start an RPG: Choosing Difficulty, Class and Your First Build
Practical advice for the first hours of any RPG: choosing difficulty, picking a class, reading character creation, saving smart and when to respec.