RPG Reactor

From Software is better known for their Armored Core series rather than their RPG series of yesteryear King's Field. In 2009, however, they are looking to thrust themselves back into the limelight with their latest creation, Demon's Souls. Touted as the spiritual successor of King's Field, Demon's Souls proves that hardcore RPGing is far from dead.

First-person RPGs have a deep history within PC gaming. From System Shock to The Elder Scrolls games, it's a genre unique to the PC. Deus Ex is poised to be the next generation of the genre and with Warren Spector at the helm, it's looking to be a no-brainer.

Few games have suffered the constant delays that Diablo II encountered on its long trek from Blizzard's legendary design studios into your CD tray. For years we were tantalized with screenshots and character information, salivating over every little feature and spell... and then one day, very unobtrusively, on one summer day, it was completed and shipped. The epic continuation and perhaps conclusion of the Diablo Legacy.

For the longest time Final Fantasy Tactics has had a stranglehold over the console strategy/RPG market; leaving little breathing room for possible contenders to its throne. Even the absence of a sequel on the next-gen consoles wasn't enough to open the door to newcomers. Miraculously, after nearly a decade of rule, a new king has taken the SRPG throne and the funny part is, it isn't a sequel to Final Fantasy Tactics.

BioWare returns to its roots with this spiritual successor to their venerable Baldur's Gate games. Fans of the classic series and new players alike will have no problem enjoying this challenging, modern CRPG.