Opinion: Long live the long RPG

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Jason Killingsworth in defence of Dark Souls and gameplay as its own reward.
15Nitrome’s gloopy puzzler is typically polished, and typically clever.
Evolution Studio's boisterous racer champions Vita's connectivity.
Thatgamecompany's beguiling adventure is best shared with strangers.
4Find your future working for Gameloft in Madrid, on Magic: The Gathering at Stainless or with DICE in Stockholm.
Randy Smith considers the difference between prescribing a backstory, and letting your characters write it for you.
Vanpool’s fresh take on tower defence has a rugged charm, but its claws are blunted by repetition.
Tiger Style heads to the red planet in this unusual blend of exploration and botany.
4How Adrenaline Amusements turned phone apps into coin-op favourites one massive touchscreen at a time.
James Leach asks why games resort to stereotypes and clichés.
4Win a Unity Pro account and an expenses-paid trip to the Unite conference in our browser game contest.
3In looking to other games for inspiration the snowboarding series loses some of its own personality.
18A cover shooter from the team behind Yakuza, but can it stand up to western competition?
The value of replayability, great board games, an AI that just wants to play, and much more.
1An entrancing RPG from Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Final Fantasy.
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