It’s hard to overstate the spectacle of Baldur’s Gate 3. It’s hard to escape it, too. Baldur’s Gate 3 is all over the internet like its players are all over bears. Larian’s latest epic RPG is well and truly having a moment, and through it, CRPGs in general are too. …

I didn’t finish Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, which says a lot about my feelings towards the latest entry in the long-running series. As an avid Pokemon fan who grew up playing the games, I almost always reach the end of each trainer’s journey. But I fell off of Scarlet and …

You’d think there was some grand inspiration behind The Witcher book series – a fictional land rife with politics and undiscovered geographical points, or dragons and ogres for the hero to slay. After all, it’s a popular series in its own right, plus it’s got an acclaimed video game tie-in …