Games: Tales of Symphonia & Lost Odyssey
Broken homes make for the best kind of emo. Whether it’s a lost spouse, a dead child – or both – the severed ties of family make even the most chipper JRPG character consider cutting their wrists. Tack onto that a total loss of identity and it’s shocking that either of these two characters lived to the end of their plotlines.
The Winner – Regal because Sarah gets her husband back plus two grandkids.
Ultima creator Richard Garriott considered a tabletop version of the pioneering open-world RPG series but isn't sure it would sell: "May be worth finding out"
The Witcher 3 director's new vampire open-world game sure sounds like it took a page from the D&D and Baldur's Gate playbook: "Sometimes it feels like playing a paper RPG"
