Thank you for this Jason. I always prefer reviews before release if it is possible. I think it shows confidence on the publisher’s part, and allows those of us who were on the fence to still get in on a pre-order bonus. Such a bummer with all these changes from folks like Bethesda that are making us wait 1-2 weeks…

Pennant, Banner. I read that in my mind as ‘peanut butter’.

Well said, really hope that Paradox sees this article/comment and takes note of it (probably worth a repost onto the subreddit if you have not yet).

So are there caverns and whatnot to explore? And if there are, how does that work with the isometric-ish view? Exploring the caverns is usually one of my more favorite activities in these types of games.

Exploring every dialogue option in RPGs.

I really hope that Zelda: BotW continues to maintain the calibre of their dungeon design - heading into a new dungeon has always been my favorite part of the series.

Someone call 911, shots fired.

Holy cow, the NBA theme totally gives me some JRPG combat music vibes.

Hi Tynan, what made you decide to make a game like RimWorld and what genre of games would you classify it under?

C’mon Nintendo, just show us the NX already.

So Jason, the real question here now is: should I play the Trails games or Suikoden II?

“You will only find peace when you accept that you’re never going to find what you were looking for.”

Next Week on Kotaku: “I got Death Threats for Delaying Yet Another Game” by Jason Schreier

I enjoyed Stephen’s article about his guilty gaming confessions as part of Senior Week at Kotaku. What are some of the rest of the staff’s guilty gaming confessions?