Articles by Alex Donaldson
The director of the triumphant return of Final Fantasy Tactics talks cuts and additions in this latest version.
interview by Alex Donaldson on 02 September, 2025
Obsidian's Brandon Adler is one of us - and he wants role-playing decision-making to matter again. He explains how in The Outer Worlds 2, consequences matter.
interview by Alex Donaldson on 21 June, 2025
Elden Ring Nightreign is a very different type of game, but it certainly seems to nail the feelings and RPG mechanics commonly associated with Souls all the same.
preview by Alex Donaldson on 12 February, 2025
Monster Hunter Wilds is aiming to be an upgrade on Worlds in every way - but there's plenty here to excite newcomers as well as veteran hunters.
preview by Alex Donaldson on 03 December, 2024
Zelda's first turn as the star of the show sees her given some truly exciting and thought-provoking gameplay systems that bring glorious Breath of the Wild vibes to a 2D Zelda game - but missed opportunities also offer up small frustrations.
review by Alex Donaldson on 25 September, 2024
We take a deeper dive into the RPG progression and character builds of The Veilguard as part of a 7-hour in-depth hands-on session.
preview by Alex Donaldson on 19 September, 2024
Expedition 33 takes turn-based tradition and tries to augment it with reactive, twitchy additions - showcasing this game isn't all style - it's got ambitions in substance, too.
preview by Alex Donaldson on 28 August, 2024
After an action-driven first gameplay showcase, the director of the next Dragon Age chats to us about its more hardcore RPG chops.
interview by Alex Donaldson on 13 June, 2024
An expansion to a good game is always an exciting proposition - but it’s obviously a little more so when it’s building on a past Game of the Year pick. Going hands-on with Elden Ring's DLC has only made that excitement all the greater.
preview by Alex Donaldson on 04 June, 2024
Warhorse Studios is back with a sequel to its break-out hit of 2018, continuing its realistic medieval action RPG series.
news by Alex Donaldson on 18 April, 2024
An RPG icon jumps medium with the Fallout TV series - and it's a winner. Here's our review of the full season.
feature by Alex Donaldson on 10 April, 2024
Rest in Peace Akira Toriyama (1955-2024).
news by Alex Donaldson on 08 March, 2024
The first Dragon's Dogma took time to become a cult hit. But the time is right for the sequel to take the world by storm.
preview by Alex Donaldson on 06 March, 2024
SPOILERS ahead as we examine and explain the ending of FF7 Rebirth... as best we can, anyway.
feature by Alex Donaldson on 04 March, 2024
Merregnon: Heart of Ice is a new concert series that brings together Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, Final Fantasy, Fantasian, and all-new music from the legendary Nobuo Uematsu.
news by Alex Donaldson on 03 February, 2024
With the new CEO deciding Square Enix needs to pick its shots more carefully and make less games, what might that mean for some of the company's most-loved franchises?
feature by Alex Donaldson on 19 January, 2024
The criticisms of FF13 are well documented - but the more time passes, the more willing to forgive them I become.
feature by Alex Donaldson on 22 December, 2023
FF15's director breaks his silence on his unceremonious departure from Square Enix, expresses disappointment at the cancelled DLCs, and outlines the lessons learned and goals for his new studio.
news by Alex Donaldson and Kite Stenbuck on 04 December, 2023
We may live in a post-FF16 world, but the story of FF15 continues - sort of - in a fascinatingly weird and cynical ongoing mobile spin-off.
feature by Alex Donaldson on 24 November, 2023
Star Ocean 2's remake features a beautiful new art style blending a real-time 3D world with gorgeous 2D sprite art - and to its developers, it's part of a great revival.
interview by Alex Donaldson on 02 November, 2023
Here's seven interesting mechanical changes and additions we noticed in our first hands-on with FF7 Rebirth.
feature by Alex Donaldson on 21 September, 2023
Phantom Liberty itself is an all-time great expansion, taking all of the best elements of Cyberpunk 2077 and cranking them all up to eleven.
review by Alex Donaldson on 20 September, 2023
FF7 Rebirth will end right around one of the most anticipated scenes of the whole Remake trilogy.
news by Alex Donaldson on 14 September, 2023
Starfield is wider, wilder, and more ambitious than I expected - but also shows surprising restraint in many areas. More than the sum of its parts, it's the best game of this type Bethesda has delivered.
review by Alex Donaldson on 31 August, 2023
Another legendary Japanese creator has thoughts on the appropriateness of the term 'JRPG' - but it's a very different take.
news by Alex Donaldson on 04 August, 2023