SRRN Games’ Ash was one of the more pleasant surprises in iOS gaming, managing to capture the nostalgia of Zelda-style NES role-playing games while working it into a unique story and system that never felt like a rip-off. Now, with Konami Digital Entertainment, SRRN has announced the release of the next chapter in the story—Ash II: Shadows—while reducing the price of the original to only $0.99.

Regret is back. Gamevil announced today that Zenonia 4: Return of the Legend is now available for iPhone and iPod touch. The popular RPG series has gone HD for the first time, with an exotic and colorful world that “comes alive with visuals more stunning and clearer than ever before, as crisp graphics are now optimized for Retina displays on the latest iPhone and iPod touch.” Oddly enough, it’s still not optimized for iPad, but it is free.

Infinity Blade is one of the most—if not the most gorgeous looking game for iOS to date. So, how would Chair Entertainment make Infinity Blade 2 a better game than Infinity Blade? By sticking with what works. The changes may not be too epic, but Infinity Blade 2 managed to up the quality of the original game.

The dungeon crawl. There’s a reason why it’s called that. The grand tradition of old school role playing games, the dungeon crawl features a mixed team of characters moving step by step through a subterranean cavern, fighting every creature they find, taking their treasure, and buying better equipment. Wizardry makes virtually no concessions to modern gaming. The illustrations are better, but it’s still the same heartless gaming engine.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one. In a small village, a young boy dreams of becoming a powerful warrior. His town is surrounded by a forest populated by fantastical creatures, and as he battles them to prove himself, he suddenly discovers a magical villain is threatening the very world itself! And so, this boy journeys out, gradually fighting stronger and stronger foes until finally he faces his enemy in a battle to determine the fate of the planet/galaxy/universe/multiverse. You know the game I’m talking about, right?

Do you enjoy the Zelda games? More specifically, do you enjoy the games that aren’t Zelda, but are very much like Zelda? If so, you’ll be pleased to know the action RPG Across Age DX is now just 99 cents. Across Age DX is the only 2D iPhone compatible JRPG in full Retina resolution, and the latest version has a bonus dungeon, an extra boss fight, and a much improved battle system compared to the classic edition of the game.

Even before its iOS incarnation, Buddy Rush bucked the trend by being an action game. Facebook lineage or no, Buddy Rush is an actual game. Granted, it’s a very casual interpretation of the role playing game genre, but that’s one of its strong points for players who are looking for that. Also, Buddy Rush is free.

A few days after it came out, Infinity Blade became the top paid app on the App Store. This is despite the criticisms hurled against it by early reviewers who found the game’s shallow gameplay a bit disappointing. Then why did it top the App Store charts? Curiosity perhaps? Did the game’s short preview (which was more than stellar due to its awesome graphics) create enough curiosity that led people to purchase the full game as soon as it came out?

The App Store description of Rimelands: Hammer of Thor, invites us to “Enter the frostbitten realm of Rimelands, where mankind with fantastic technology power by an enigmatic substance called Steam is forever at odds with the magical creatures of legend called the Fair Folk.” Having read that, you likely already know if you’re going to buy and play the game. Those who’d rather match gem colors or hunt for forks in crowded attics, I bid you good day. Those looking for a unique turn-based RPG, let’s talk.

The best decision Square-Enix made with Chaos Rings was to charge $12.99 for it. I’m completely serious about that. If this game were $4.99, $1.99 or—Heaven forbid—free, it would’ve been terrible. But when you charge a fair amount for your game, and you know throughout the development that your employees will actually, you know, get paid for their work, you can create a game as outstanding as Chaos Rings.