Video Round-Up (August 23, 2026)
Welcome to RPGamer’s video release round-up. In this column, we look to provide our readers with details on all of the video reviews, impressions, features, and other content recently uploaded to our YouTube channel.
The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang Retroview Platform: SNES
Publisher: Bullet-Proof Software
Developer: Red Enertainment
Release Date: June 1994
Written by: Ryan Radcliff (Scar)
Narrated by: Ryan Radcliff (Scar)
Edited by: Erik Van Asselt (HerrFrog) and Ryan Radcliff (Scar)
The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang is a children friendly action RPG that follows the adventures of the kid vampire Spike McFang. After Spike receives news that his parents have been kidnapped, he prepares and sets out to rescue them.
Lunar: Silver Star Story Remastered Review Platform: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch (Video captured on PS5)
Publisher: Gung Ho Online Entertainment
Developer: Game Arts and Gung Ho Online Entertainment
Release Date: April 18, 2025
Written by: Michael Apps (AskWheels)
Narrated by: Christian Dextraze (Spare_Ombres)
Edited by: Erik Van Asselt (HerrFrog)
Turn-based RPG Lunar: Silver Star Story Remastered starts in the village of Burg, where Alex dreams of emulating his hero, Dragonmaster Dyne. He sets out on a journey with his friends; however, the emergence of the Magic Emperor puts the world in peril.
Avowed Review Platform: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S (Video captured on PS5)
Publisher: Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios
Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Release Date: February 18, 2025 (PC/Xbox Series X|S), February 17, 2026 (PS5)
Written by: Sam Wachter (Nyx)
Narrated by: Jordan McClain (Yoru)
Edited by: Erik Van Asselt (HerrFrog)
First-person action RPG Avowed is set in the same world as Obsidian Entertainment’s Pillars of Eternity series. Players control an envoy sent by the Aedyran emperor into a region called the Living Lands.
Gunple: Gunman’s Proof Retroview Platform: Super Famicom
Publisher: Ascii
Developer: Lenar
Release Date: January 31, 1997
Written by: Ryan Radcliff (Scar)
Narrated by: Ryan Radcliff (Scar)
Edited by: Erik Van Asselt (HerrFrog) and Ryan Radcliff (Scar)
Gunple: Gunman’s Proof features aliens among the populace on Earth, but as they can’t handle Earth’s atmosphere, they possess hosts to get around. Players take control of a young boy possessed by an alien constable looking for Demi, an intergalactic fugitive rumored to be hiding on Earth in the Japan-only top-down action RPG.
Traysia Review Platform: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch (Video captured on PS5)
Publisher: Ratalaika Games, Shinyuden
Developer: Ratalaika Games, Shinyuden
Release Date: April 24, 2026
Written by: Sam Wachter (Nyx)
Narrated by: Christian Dextraze (Spare_Ombres)
Edited by: Erik Van Asselt (HerrFrog)
Traysia originally released for Genesis in 1992 before being re-released on modern consoles earlier this year. The game is a party-based RPG that follows a young boy named Roy, who leaves his hometown in search of adventure before he settles down. It features five story scenarios as Roy arrives in the fantasy Kingdom of Salon.
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