John Farrell

If you ever wanted to play D&D in your own Hogwarts-style academic environment, Strixhaven: a Curriculum of Chaos is going to leave you wanting. Much like the underwhelming and falsely advertised Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, the choice to make this into an adventure first and supplement second immensely limits

Gloomhaven’s Steam port is a rare treat among the dubious world of board game to video game ports. The tactical dungeon crawler translates remarkably well, though not perfectly, to the PC, keeping intact the tactical combat while enhancing the atmosphere with music, voicelines, and a well realized dungeon-scape. Despite

Though not perfect, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is a landmark for tabletop RPGs. My recent review of Solasta: Crown of the Magister envisioned a world in which pen and paper adventures were translated directly into a videogame format, and little did I know that Wrath of the Righteous was

Fallout RPG shows incredible fidelity to Bethesda’s era of games, which is to say that it’s buggy and incomplete despite showing immense promise. Overall I am impressed by the game’s accuracy and depth, but there is no mistaking a few wrinkles in the production quality. Despite some

Solasta: Crown of the Magister may just be a revolution in RPG production…eventually. Its impressive foundation and scope lay the groundwork for a truly magnificent experience, though the game as it stands does not achieve those high hopes. At its basis, Solasta is a computer-based adaptation of the D&

Jason Trost has  been hard at work making himself a legend, though you could be forgiven for not knowing that. A one man force for creation, he has worked as actor, director, producer, editor, advertiser, distributor, special effects, art direction, and more. Jason’s work has spanned genre and tone,

Independent filmmaker Jason Trost has an impressive list of accomplishments under his belt, and fans can now contribute to a new celebration and the completion of his latest project with FP Fest. Jason’s work has covered personal horror in How to Save Us, the struggles of heroism in the

Trials of Fire manages to stand out against a crowded field of strategic deck-building roguelikes. I can see myself pouring around a thousand hours into this, but the time I have spent with it has already been intensely rewarding…mostly. Despite a tedious early grind, this post apocalyptic fantasy epic