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Genre "Role-Playing":
PC Video Game Deals, Top Reviews and New Releases

3 most recent price drops as of Saturday, February 11, 2012 (07:47PM PST)

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (PC)

Sale Price $23.00 SALE

(54% off) at Amazon Deal Factor 6.3 (details) Deal Factor for "The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (PC)"
The Deal Factor reflects the value of a deal: it's a score ranging from 0 to 10 that is based on the game's average review score, the percentage of the price drop ("savings"), and the game's age. Deals with the largest savings on the best-reviewed and most recent games have the highest Deal Factors. Since we're snobs, we give more weight to the review score than the savings or age (a bad game doesn't get better just because it's cheap or new, and our goal is to help you find the most attractive deals, not just the cheapest or newest games).

For "The Lord of the Rings: War in the North" the Deal Factor details look like this:

Weighted Review Score 3.3
Weighted Savings Bonus + 1.4
Weighted Age Bonus + 1.6
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Deal Factor 6.3 Review Average 6.6 (based on 3 critics) Genre Action Role-Playing Publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Release Date 2011-11-01 Description "Battle in the war-torn lands of Northern Middle-earth on a quest that Gandalf himself deemed imperative to the success of the One Ring’s journey toward ..." expand → The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (PC)

Battle in the war-torn lands of Northern Middle-earth on a quest that Gandalf himself deemed imperative to the success of the One Ring’s journey toward Mordor. Form your own Fellowship and explore previously unseen lands, storylines and characters as you work together in expansive interdependent co-op gameplay. Upgrade your weapons and customize your character as you develop your skills and special abilities. As you’re faced with the mature and brutal reality of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, you must fight together to defeat Sauron’s forces or die alone.

Final Fantasy XIV Online (PC)

Sale Price $17.81 SALE

(41% off) at Amazon Deal Factor 3.6 (details) Deal Factor for "Final Fantasy XIV Online (PC)"
The Deal Factor reflects the value of a deal: it's a score ranging from 0 to 10 that is based on the game's average review score, the percentage of the price drop ("savings"), and the game's age. Deals with the largest savings on the best-reviewed and most recent games have the highest Deal Factors. Since we're snobs, we give more weight to the review score than the savings or age (a bad game doesn't get better just because it's cheap or new, and our goal is to help you find the most attractive deals, not just the cheapest or newest games).

For "Final Fantasy XIV Online" the Deal Factor details look like this:

Weighted Review Score 2.1
Weighted Savings Bonus + 1.0
Weighted Age Bonus + 0.5
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Deal Factor 3.6 Review Average 4.1 (based on 4 critics) Genre Massively Multiplayer Role-Playing Publisher Square Enix, Inc Release Date 2010-09-30 Description From Wikipedia: "Final Fantasy XIV (ファイナルファンタジーXIV Fainaru Fantajī XIV?), also known as Final Fantasy XIV Online, is the fourteenth installment in the Final Fantasy series, ..." expand → Final Fantasy XIV Online (PC)

Final Fantasy XIV (ファイナルファンタジーXIV Fainaru Fantajī XIV?), also known as Final Fantasy XIV Online, is the fourteenth installment in the Final Fantasy series, released in September, 2010 for Microsoft Windows and it will be released in March 31, 2011 for PlayStation 3. The game is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game and is developed and published by Square Enix. The game takes place in a land called Hydaelyn, mainly in a region named Eorzea, which will have a contemporaneously aesthetic blend of science fiction and classic fantasy elements.

The battle and job systems will be different from the one previously used in Final Fantasy XI, which utilized experience points and level-based progression. Final Fantasy XIV is being designed to utilize a skill-based progression system similar to that of Final Fantasy II. Character races will resemble and allow players to create avatars similar to ones in Final Fantasy XI. Group play has been de-emphasized, and now solo and group play have been balanced.

Aion (PC)

Sale Price $3.44 SALE

(91% off) at Amazon Deal Factor 6.2 (details) Deal Factor for "Aion (PC)"
The Deal Factor reflects the value of a deal: it's a score ranging from 0 to 10 that is based on the game's average review score, the percentage of the price drop ("savings"), and the game's age. Deals with the largest savings on the best-reviewed and most recent games have the highest Deal Factors. Since we're snobs, we give more weight to the review score than the savings or age (a bad game doesn't get better just because it's cheap or new, and our goal is to help you find the most attractive deals, not just the cheapest or newest games).

For "Aion" the Deal Factor details look like this:

Weighted Review Score 3.4
Weighted Savings Bonus + 2.3
Weighted Age Bonus + 0.5
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Deal Factor 6.2 Review Average 6.7 (based on 4 critics) Genre Massively Multiplayer Role-Playing Publisher NC Soft Release Date 2009-09-21 Description From Wikipedia: "Aion: The Tower of Eternity (Korean: 아이온: 영원의 탑) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released in Korea and China with localized ..." expand → Aion (PC)

Aion: The Tower of Eternity (Korean: 아이온: 영원의 탑) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released in Korea and China with localized versions in development for other regions of the world. Aion was (up until May 20, 2009) known as "Aion: The Tower of Eternity" but it will be released in North America under the one-word title of Aion. A feature of the game is flight, which is mainly used as a means for combat. Other games in this genre typically offer flight only as a means of travel, while combat stays on the ground.

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Thursday, February 09, 2012

GameSpot 7.5 Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (PC)

Kingdoms of Amalur's combat and character advancement are fantastic enough to overshadow how bland everything else is.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

IGN 9.0 Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (PC)

Gameplay-lacking RPGs have met their match.

GameSpy 8.0 Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (PC)

Action, meet RPG. RPG, action.

Friday, January 13, 2012

GameSpot 4.0 War of the Immortals (PC)

War of the Immortals is free to play, but your time is too valuable to be spent in this online world.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

1UP 6.9 Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC)

Bioware's new MMO (mostly) lives up to the developer's promises.

Friday, January 06, 2012

IGN 9.0 Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC)

The final verdict on BioWare's galactic MMO.

GameSpot 8.0 Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC)

Star Wars: The Old Republic isn't the next step in online role-playing games. Instead, it's a highly entertaining refinement of what has come before it.

GameSpot 3.0 Grotesque Tactics 2: Dungeons & Donuts (PC)

Not only is Grotesque Tactics 2: Dungeons & Donuts light in the strategy department, but its misogynist humor is awful and insulting.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012

GameSpy 8.0 Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC)

BioWare's Star Wars epic is the best new MMO in years.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

GameSpot 6.0 Frayed Knights: The Skull of S'makh-Daon (PC)

A funny storyline and witty dialogue are Frayed Knights' highlights. Just watch out for its unintuitive menus and frustrating endurance system.

Friday, November 18, 2011

Splitkick 7.0 The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (PC)

The story told here isn’t anything great. A simple, manufactured tale that throws plenty of fan service at the player and based on some minor quote from Gandalf or someone. Whenever you hit a safe location, the typical outcome is “well, the Fellowship is going this way, but we need you… IN THE NORTH!” Contrived, but it works and isn’t important. Here, the hacks and slashes are what matter. Did you like those Snowblind games I mentioned before? Yeah, you’ll be cool here, just give it a little time before it really clicks.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011