What Makes a Good Action RPG? Feat. Dark Souls, Diablo II, and more

What Makes a Good Action RPG? Feat. Dark Souls, Diablo II, and more

It's time to chill out and talk about action RPGs. What makes a good one? How has the genre evolved from its earliest and most popular titles? Plus Final Fantasy 7 Remake news, Nier: Automata fixes and March Madness match-ups.

Episode Notes

Wowzers! Kat and Nadia are one episode away from the big 3-0-0! Despite being on the cusp of a momentous occasion, they decide to chill out this week and talk about action RPGs. What makes a good action RPG? How has the genre evolved from its earliest and most popular titles, like the original The Legend of Zelda? Why are some RPG fans (Kat) a little salty about action RPGs’ very existence? The answers to these mysteries and more lie within.

Also in this episode: There’s a whole lot of news about the state of Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Nier: Automata is finally getting fixed on the PC, and the March Madness match-ups are getting real spicy in a real hurry.

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