Video Games Archives - Tribality https://www.tribality.com/video-games-2/ D&D / Role Playing Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:13:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.tribality.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-logo-2020-icon@2x-32x32.jpg Video Games Archives - Tribality https://www.tribality.com/video-games-2/ 32 32 Your Dungeon Needs Chaos Gates https://www.tribality.com/2021/04/12/your-dungeon-needs-chaos-gates/ https://www.tribality.com/2021/04/12/your-dungeon-needs-chaos-gates/#respond Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:07:02 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=32411 Supergiant released a little vidja game called Hades, and folks, it is simply incredible. Yes okay it came out in December of 2018 – I didn’t play it until this year when it came to the Nintendo Switch. (This post isn’t a review, but you can take the BAFTA’s word for it.) It’s a roguelike with procedurally connected rooms. In addition to the ordinary 1-3 ways out of any given room, there are also Chaos Gates and Erebus Gates, and […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2021/04/12/your-dungeon-needs-chaos-gates/feed/ 0 DARK ALLIANCE – D&D Video Game Announced https://www.tribality.com/2019/12/15/dark-alliance-dd-video-game-announced/ https://www.tribality.com/2019/12/15/dark-alliance-dd-video-game-announced/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2019 04:23:45 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=29182 Back on Friday, Wizards of the Coast announced a brand new D&D video game called DARK ALLIANCE. Here are the trailer and press release. Watch the trailer and let us know in the comments if this is something you’re interested in or will be trying to forget based on this trailer. RENTON, WASHINGTON – December 13, 2019 – Wizards of the Coast and Tuque Games are proud to announce DARK ALLIANCE, a third-person action RPG, will launch worldwide on PC […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2019/12/15/dark-alliance-dd-video-game-announced/feed/ 0 Craft of the game: Creating a Minimum Viable Product https://www.tribality.com/2019/09/09/craft-of-the-game-creating-a-minimum-viable-product/ https://www.tribality.com/2019/09/09/craft-of-the-game-creating-a-minimum-viable-product/#respond Mon, 09 Sep 2019 12:00:35 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=28576 Tabletop gaming is filled with excellent ideas, but what happens when you have an idea that you want to share with others? The first step in doing so is creating a “minimum viable product.” At its core, a minimum viable product for tabletop RPG gaming is a stripped-down version of the product. To do so, you’ll need to determine who your audience is, ask yourself what problem you’re solving, examine other games on the market, create a user flowchart, brainstorm […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2019/09/09/craft-of-the-game-creating-a-minimum-viable-product/feed/ 0 Review of Underhero https://www.tribality.com/2019/09/05/review-of-underhero/ https://www.tribality.com/2019/09/05/review-of-underhero/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2019 01:07:28 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=28546 (Author’s note: this review is based on watching a playthrough of Underhero game; I did not play it myself.  However, because the game is neat, I thought the game developers could use some props for their hard work, that’s why I’m doing this review. Because I just finished this review, I’m publishing it now — but starting next week, I’ll resume my regular Monday postings.) The blurb from ‘Underhero’ website states [in part]: ‘Underhero’ is a 2D side-scroller RPG adventure […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2019/09/05/review-of-underhero/feed/ 0 Warriors of Waterdeep – D&D On The Go https://www.tribality.com/2019/05/29/warriors-of-waterdeep-dd-on-the-go/ https://www.tribality.com/2019/05/29/warriors-of-waterdeep-dd-on-the-go/#respond Wed, 29 May 2019 16:58:44 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=27820 Here’s a press release about a new mobile game. I included some screenshots and added the promo video too. Experience Dungeons & Dragons On The Go With New Game Warriors of Waterdeep Ludia Launches Turn-Based Role-Playing Mobile Game Inspired by the Dungeons & Dragons Franchise MONTREAL, QC, May 29, 2019 – Top game developer Ludia today announced the global launch of Warriors of Waterdeep, a mobile turn-based RPG game, based on the ever-popular Dungeons & Dragons franchise for the App […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2019/05/29/warriors-of-waterdeep-dd-on-the-go/feed/ 0 Neverwinter: Undermountain is Coming to PC this Spring https://www.tribality.com/2019/02/19/neverwinter-undermountain-is-coming-to-pc-this-spring/ https://www.tribality.com/2019/02/19/neverwinter-undermountain-is-coming-to-pc-this-spring/#respond Tue, 19 Feb 2019 22:07:10 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=26727 Today, Perfect World Entertainment Inc. and Cryptic Studios announced that Neverwinter: Undermountain is coming to PC this spring, as well as PlayStation®4 and Xbox One at a later date. In the biggest expansion to date for the free-to-play MMORPG set in the Forgotten Realms, adventurers are summoned to the immense dungeon beneath Waterdeep following mysterious visions. Here is the press release: DESCEND INTO THE DUNGEON OF THE MAD MAGE IN NEVERWINTER’S LARGEST EXPANSION EVER Enter a Battle of Wits and […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2019/02/19/neverwinter-undermountain-is-coming-to-pc-this-spring/feed/ 0 What Dungeon Designers can learn from “Bomb Chicken” https://www.tribality.com/2019/02/11/what-dungeon-designers-can-learn-from-bomb-chicken/ https://www.tribality.com/2019/02/11/what-dungeon-designers-can-learn-from-bomb-chicken/#respond Mon, 11 Feb 2019 13:00:56 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=26440 (Author’s note: this article is going to be somewhat different than my normal articles, being both gameplay review and interesting design features that GMs / dungeon designers can use in their games. To be fair, I did not actually play the game, but watched a walkthrough of gameplay. Also, Beware of Spoilers. You have been warned!) Bomb Chicken is a Nitrome game on the Nintendo Switch last year. Its eponymous character, is a fat, bomb-laying chicken that was hatched in […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2019/02/11/what-dungeon-designers-can-learn-from-bomb-chicken/feed/ 0 What We Can Learn from Platforming Video Games https://www.tribality.com/2018/09/03/what-we-can-learn-from-platforming-video-games/ https://www.tribality.com/2018/09/03/what-we-can-learn-from-platforming-video-games/#respond Mon, 03 Sep 2018 12:00:19 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=25144 The video game industry has many classic platforming franchises under its belt: everything from Super Mario Bros and Sonic the Hedgehog to Castlevania and Jak and Daxter. Adapting the concepts and style of play of these games can be a fun and interesting challenge to give your players. 1)    Collectibles: I don’t mean things like Sonic’s rings or Mario’s coins, or even Jak and Daxter’s precursor orbs. Those types of collectibles would make no sense in an RPG, and only […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2018/09/03/what-we-can-learn-from-platforming-video-games/feed/ 0 Top 9 D&D Video Games of All Time https://www.tribality.com/2018/07/16/top-dd-video-games/ https://www.tribality.com/2018/07/16/top-dd-video-games/#respond Mon, 16 Jul 2018 19:50:22 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=24570 This week, we have a guest post looking at the top D&D video games by avid PC gamer Jacob Roach. Let us know in the comments below if you agree with this list or suggest your own. Adventures in the world of Dungeons & Dragons have been adapted into video games since 1988, well before any platform was fit to adequately support them. Around 70 titles have been released, not all of which are up to snuff. There are some, […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2018/07/16/top-dd-video-games/feed/ 0 Neverwinter: Ravenloft Available Now on PC https://www.tribality.com/2018/06/26/neverwinter-ravenloft-available-now-on-pc/ https://www.tribality.com/2018/06/26/neverwinter-ravenloft-available-now-on-pc/#respond Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:43:18 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=24677 Just received a press release. Neverwinter: Ravenloft is now available on PC and arrives later on Xbox One and PS4. This is the 14th module for the free-to-play MMORPG. In thi chapter, adventurers are called to Barovia where they face Strahd’s cursed land and all of its horrors. Here are some screenshots: ENTER THE MISTS OF BAROVIA IN NEVERWINTER: RAVENLOFT NOW AVAILABLE ON PC Venture Beyond the Forgotten Realms to a Land Defined by Dangerous Nights, Deadly Creatures and the […]

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