http://www.rpgfan.com/ Join the editors of RPGFan as they discuss the latest news and topics in the world of role-playing games. Join the editors of RPGFan as they discuss the latest news and topics in the world of role-playing games. RPGFan's Random Encounter en-us rpg, rpgfan, fan, role playing games, role-playing games, random, encounter, video games, gaming 2013. All rights reserved. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:21:00 GMT podcast@rpgfan.com podcast@rpgfan.com RPGFan.com podcast@rpgfan.com RPGFan.com no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/Random-Encounter-Album-Cover-1400.jpg http://www.rpgfan.com/ 144 144 1 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_001.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_001.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Over the years, RPGFan has tried to keep itself up with the times by adding new things such as a Twitter account, a Facebook page and... errr... that's about it actually. Ok, so maybe we haven't kept up with the times as much as we'd like to but rejoice because today marks a big step in RPGFan's history as we celebrate the launch of our first ever Podcast which we aptly named Random Encounter. Keep in mind that this could be considered a pilot, a test run, a trial, a beta version, well, you get the idea. We feel that the best way to improve our podcast is to have our readers listen to our trials and send us their comments, suggestions, praises, insults or whatever else they want to say about it and then we'll use that to try and improve it with every subsequent episode. For example, expect to eventually hear a theme song for our podcast. We're still trying to find our chemistry and we'll be trying out several editors over the coming weeks to try and find a definitive team for the podcast. We're probably looking to have a set team of perhaps 3 editors with a different guest editor every episode. We hope you enjoy it and send in your thoughts to Robert Steinman at palerobbie@gmail.com since he'll be the one in charge of going through all the suggestions and comments about the podcast. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:50:00 GMT RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 1 Over the years, RPGFan has tried to keep itself up with the times by adding new things such as a Twitter account, a Facebook page and... errr... that's about it actually. Ok, so maybe we haven't kept up with the times as much as we'd like to but rejoice because today marks a big step in RPGFan's history as we celebrate the launch of our first ever Podcast which we aptly named Random Encounter. Keep in mind that this could be considered a pilot, a test run, a trial, a beta version, well, you get the idea. We feel that the best way to improve our podcast is to have our readers listen to our trials and send us their comments, suggestions, praises, insults or whatever else they want to say about it and then we'll use that to try and improve it with every subsequent episode. For example, expect to eventually hear a theme song for our podcast. We're still trying to find our chemistry and we'll be trying out several editors over the coming weeks to try and find a definitive team for the podcast. We're probably looking to have a set team of perhaps 3 editors with a different guest editor every episode. We hope you enjoy it and send in your thoughts to Robert Steinman at palerobbie@gmail.com since he'll be the one in charge of going through all the suggestions and comments about the podcast. rpgfan, rpg fan, rpgfan.com, random encounter 1:7:56 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_001.mp3 yes http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_002.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_002.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan This week, our podcast team welcomes RPGFan editor Neal Chandran as a guest and discuss among many other subjects, their RPG pet peeves. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Dennis Rubenshteyn, Zack Pintchik, Neal Chandran Questions? Comments? Send an email to Rob: palerobbie@gmail.com Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:01:00 GMT RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 2 This week, our podcast team welcomes RPGFan editor Neal Chandran as a guest and discuss among many other subjects, their RPG pet peeves. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Dennis Rubenshteyn, Zack Pintchik, Neal Chandran Questions? Comments? Send an email to Rob: palerobbie@gmail.com rpgfan, rpg fan, rpgfan.com, random encounter 1:8:47 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_002.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_003.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_003.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan We've got a special edition of Random Encounter for you this week. Instead of our regular podcast format, this edition is all about the E3 show. Our host Rob welcomes 3 of our editors who went to E3 and they talk about what they saw, what they liked and what they hated about the various RPGs at the show. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Kimberley Wallace, Liz Maas A special thanks to Alexi Windler for his work on composing the intro theme song for our podcast. If you like his work, here are his coordinates: AIM: electr0ph0nic E-mail: alexiwindler@gmail.com Music Myspace: myspace.com/alexiwindler Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:31:00 GMT RPGFan's Random Encounter - E3 2010 We've got a special edition of Random Encounter for you this week. Instead of our regular podcast format, this edition is all about the E3 show. Our host Rob welcomes 3 of our editors who went to E3 and they talk about what they saw, what they liked and what they hated about the various RPGs at the show. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Kimberley Wallace, Liz Maas A special thanks to Alexi Windler for his work on composing the intro theme song for our podcast. If you like his work, here are his coordinates: AIM: electr0ph0nic E-mail: alexiwindler@gmail.com Music Myspace: myspace.com/alexiwindler rpgfan, rpg fan, rpgfan.com, random encounter 2:1:16 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_003.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_004.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_004.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Join the editors of RPGFan.com as we talk about the (at the time) unreleased Persona 3 Portable, import Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, and more. Ready to hear John ramble on about how he liked playing as a girl in Persona? Featuring: Rob Steinman, Ashton Liu John McCarroll, Zack Pintchik, Stephen Meyerink A special thanks to Alexi Windler for his work on composing the intro theme song for our podcast. If you like his work, here are his coordinates: AIM: electr0ph0nic E-mail: alexiwindler@gmail.com Music Myspace: myspace.com/alexiwindler Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:58:00 GMT RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 4 Join the editors of RPGFan.com as we talk about the (at the time) unreleased Persona 3 Portable, import Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, and more. Ready to hear John ramble on about how he liked playing as a girl in Persona? Featuring: Rob Steinman, Ashton Liu John McCarroll, Zack Pintchik, Stephen Meyerink A special thanks to Alexi Windler for his work on composing the intro theme song for our podcast. If you like his work, here are his coordinates: AIM: electr0ph0nic E-mail: alexiwindler@gmail.com Music Myspace: myspace.com/alexiwindler rpgfan, rpg fan, rpgfan.com, random encounter 1:28:24 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_004.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_005.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_005.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan This week's episode of the podcast includes discussions on the following RPGs: Lunar Harmony of Silver Star, Parasite Eve, Final Fantasy XIII, Dragon Quest IX, Persona 3 Portable, Tales of Innocence, Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age II. Our panel also chimes in on the topic of difficulty in RPGs. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Dennis Rubenshteyn, Derek Heemsbergen, Stephen Meyerink, Zachary Pintchik Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:21:00 GMT RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 5 This week's episode of the podcast includes discussions on the following RPGs: Lunar Harmony of Silver Star, Parasite Eve, Final Fantasy XIII, Dragon Quest IX, Persona 3 Portable, Tales of Innocence, Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age II. Our panel also chimes in on the topic of difficulty in RPGs. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Dennis Rubenshteyn, Derek Heemsbergen, Stephen Meyerink, Zachary Pintchik rpgfan, rpg fan, rpgfan.com, random encounter 1:15:52 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_005.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_006.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_006.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan This week's episode of the podcast includes discussions on the following RPGs: Half Minute Hero, Magic: Clash of Heroes, Mass Effect 2 (again?!), the possibilities of RPGs on Kinect, Eschalon: Book 2, Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, Dragon Quest IX, and a whole lot of news. Our show for this week features: Robert Steinman, Dennis Rubenshteyn, Zachary Pintchik and Kyle Miller. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:00:00 GMT RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 6 This week's episode of the podcast includes discussions on the following RPGs: Half Minute Hero, Magic: Clash of Heroes, Mass Effect 2 (again?!), the possibilities of RPGs on Kinect, Eschalon: Book 2, Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, Dragon Quest IX, and a whole lot of news. Our show for this week features: Robert Steinman, Dennis Rubenshteyn, Zachary Pintchik and Kyle Miller. rpgfan, rpg fan, rpgfan.com, random encounter 1:07:35 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_006.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_007.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_007.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan The latest episode of your friendly neighborhood podcast is now available for your listening pleasure. We discuss all sorts of things that are not StarCraft 2, like Arc Rise Fantasia, DeathSpank, Dragon Quest IX, and share our thoughts on random encounters (the mechanic, not the podcast). We definitely do not make any StarCraft 2 references or talk about Mass Effect 2 again, though. Download and listen now! Random Encounter: Better when you see it coming. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Zachary Pintchik and John McCarroll Tue, Aug 9 2010 10:00 GMT RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 7 The latest episode of your friendly neighborhood podcast is now available for your listening pleasure. We discuss all sorts of things that are not StarCraft 2, like Arc Rise Fantasia, DeathSpank, Dragon Quest IX, and share our thoughts on random encounters (the mechanic, not the podcast). We definitely do not make any StarCraft 2 references or talk about Mass Effect 2 again, though. Download and listen now! Random Encounter: Better when you see it coming. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Zachary Pintchik and John McCarroll rpgfan, rpg fan, rpgfan.com, random encounter 01:17:58 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_007.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_008.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_008.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan In which our trusty heroes discuss Ys 7, Nier, indie-JRPG Recettear, and The World Ends With You, which leads to a discussion of player control and AI in RPGs. After the end of the show Rob talks about his unpleasant experience with Sony's Customer Service department. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Dennis Rubenshteyn, Neal Chandran and Zachary Pintchik Fri, Aug 20 2010 10:00 GMT RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 8 In which our trusty heroes discuss Ys 7, Nier, indie-JRPG Recettear, and The World Ends With You, which leads to a discussion of player control and AI in RPGs. After the end of the show Rob talks about his unpleasant experience with Sony's Customer Service department. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Dennis Rubenshteyn, Neal Chandran and Zachary Pintchik rpgfan, rpg fan, rpgfan.com, random encounter 01:23:56 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_008.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_009.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_009.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan How many chronicles could a Valkyria Chronicle chronicle if a Valkyria Chronicle could chronicle chronicles? How much fun could it be to run an RPG item shop? Is Darkdeath Evilman really evil? And what exactly is a Rorona? Join the editors of RPGFan.com as they discuss Valkyria Chronicles 2, Recettear, ZHP: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman, Atelier Rorona: Alchemist of Arland, and the first batch of news fresh from Tokyo Game Show 2010. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Zachary Pintchik and Patrick Gann Tue, Sep 21 2010 20:30 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 9 How many chronicles could a Valkyria Chronicle chronicle if a Valkyria Chronicle could chronicle chronicles? How much fun could it be to run an RPG item shop? Is Darkdeath Evilman really evil? And what exactly is a Rorona? Join the editors of RPGFan.com as they discuss Valkyria Chronicles 2, Recettear, ZHP: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman, Atelier Rorona: Alchemist of Arland, and the first batch of news fresh from Tokyo Game Show 2010. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Zachary Pintchik and Patrick Gann rpgfan, rpg fan, rpgfan.com 01:28:05 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_009.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_010.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_010.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan This time on the Random Encounter we discuss Phantasy Star Portable 2, Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded, 3D Dot Game Heroes, and the recent re-releases of the Infinity Engine games (Baldur's Gate, Planescape: Torment and Icewind Dale... so far) on GOG.com, as well as the latest news in the world of RPGs. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Zachary Pintchik Thu, Oct 14 2010 15:30 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 10 This time on the Random Encounter we discuss Phantasy Star Portable 2, Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded, 3D Dot Game Heroes, and the recent re-releases of the Infinity Engine games (Baldur's Gate, Planescape: Torment and Icewind Dale... so far) on GOG.com, as well as the latest news in the world of RPGs. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Zachary Pintchik rpgfan, rpg fan, rpgfan.com 01:14:54 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_010.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_011.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_011.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan With one of our party members down for the count, can our three remaining editors win this Random Encounter? Join us as we talk about Fallout: New Vegas, Temple of Elemental Evil and rules compliancy, as well as the latest in RPG news. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll and Zachary Pintchik Tue, Oct 26 2010 23:30 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 11 With one of our party members down for the count, can our three remaining editors win this Random Encounter? Join us as we talk about Fallout: New Vegas, Temple of Elemental Evil and rules compliancy, as well as the latest in RPG news. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll and Zachary Pintchik rpgfan, rpg fan, rpgfan.com 01:10:06 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_011.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_012.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_012.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Podcast Newbie Bryan Grosnick saves the day as another regular goes down for the count, bringing with him news from the handheld front of Ys 7, Crimson Gem Saga, Ash and more. Throw in a hint of Fallout: New Vegas, some long tangents, and a discusssion of the expansion of the RPG genre and you've got yourself this week's Random Encounter. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll and Bryan Grosnick Wed, Nov 10 2010 23:30 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 12 Podcast Newbie Bryan Grosnick saves the day as another regular goes down for the count, bringing with him news from the handheld front of Ys 7, Crimson Gem Saga, Ash and more. Throw in a hint of Fallout: New Vegas, some long tangents, and a discusssion of the expansion of the RPG genre and you've got yourself this week's Random Encounter. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll and Bryan Grosnick rpgfan, rpg fan, rpgfan.com 01:17:15 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_012.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_013.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_013.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan It's another handheld-heavy week as the editors of RPGFan come together once again to discuss the entrancing 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors, the conventional Chaos Rings, and the down-right confusing Knights in the Nightmare. We also talk about "RPG Fatigue" - what it means and how to beat it - and bring you the latest in RPG news. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll and Zachary Pintchik Wed, Nov 23 2010 22:30 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 13 It's another handheld-heavy week as the editors of RPGFan come together once again to discuss the entrancing 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors, the conventional Chaos Rings, and the down-right confusing Knights in the Nightmare. We also talk about "RPG Fatigue" - what it means and how to beat it - and bring you the latest in RPG news. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll and Zachary Pintchik rpgfan, rpg fan, rpgfan.com 01:19:19 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_013.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_014.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_014.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan We're back to four party members for the first time in over a month, and we've got plenty of games to talk about. Bryan brings some more iOS games to the table with The War of Eustrath, Scarlett and the Spark of Life, and Shining Force, while Rob, John and Zack get deeper into 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors before launching into a discussion of portable RPGs and why we love them. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Bryan Grosnick, and Zachary Pintchik Tue, Dec 7 2010 22:30 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 14 We're back to four party members for the first time in over a month, and we've got plenty of games to talk about. Bryan brings some more iOS games to the table with The War of Eustrath, Scarlett and the Spark of Life, and Shining Force, while Rob, John and Zack get deeper into 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors before launching into a discussion of portable RPGs and why we love them. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Bryan Grosnick, and Zachary Pintchik rpgfan, rpg fan, rpgfan.com 01:05:09 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_014.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_015.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_015.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Join the editors of RPGFan for an extra-long end of the year episode of Random Encounter. In this episode, we discuss the new DLC for Fallout: New Vegas, Infinity Blade, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, The Silver Lining, Back To The Future: The Game, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn and more, as well as cover the metric ton of news that has come out in the past month. Stay tuned at the end of the show for our crazy RPG predictions for 2011! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Zachary Pintchik. Wed, Dec 29 2010 18:00 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 15 Join the editors of RPGFan for an extra-long end of the year episode of Random Encounter. In this episode, we discuss the new DLC for Fallout: New Vegas, Infinity Blade, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, The Silver Lining, Back To The Future: The Game, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn and more, as well as cover the metric ton of news that has come out in the past month. Stay tuned at the end of the show for our crazy RPG predictions for 2011! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Zachary Pintchik. rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com 02:06:49 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_015.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_016.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_016.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan A quintet of RPGFan editors present... a soundtrack spectactular! With John and Zack away for the week, Pat, Dennis and Derek join Rob and Stephen for a lengthy discussion on their favorite RPG sountracks. Sure, they talk about games as well (and boy do they talk about a lot of them), but haven't you always wanted to learn about obscure soundtrack terminology? Games Discussed: Back to the Future: The Game, Winter Voices, Rune Factory 3, Cthulu Saves the World, Final Fantasy XI, Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood!, Persona 3 Portable, Dissidia: Final Fantasy, 9 Person, 9 Hours, 9 Doors, Reccetear: An Item Shop's Tale, Phantasy Star Portable 2, The Witcher, and more! Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Patrick Gann, Dennis Rubenshteyn and Derek Heemsbergen Tue, Jan 11 2011 18:00 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 16 A quintet of RPGFan editors present... a soundtrack spectactular! With John and Zack away for the week, Pat, Dennis and Derek join Rob and Stephen for a lengthy discussion on their favorite RPG sountracks. Sure, they talk about games as well (and boy do they talk about a lot of them), but haven't you always wanted to learn about obscure soundtrack terminology? Games Discussed: Back to the Future: The Game, Winter Voices, Rune Factory 3, Cthulu Saves the World, Final Fantasy XI, Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood!, Persona 3 Portable, Dissidia: Final Fantasy, 9 Person, 9 Hours, 9 Doors, Reccetear: An Item Shop's Tale, Phantasy Star Portable 2, The Witcher, and more! Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Patrick Gann, Dennis Rubenshteyn and Derek Heemsbergen rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com 01:23:47 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_016.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_017.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_017.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan We're back with the regular party and ready for another Random Encounter! Rob, John, Stephen and Zack sit down and discuss Lord of Arcana, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, Dragon Age: Origins, The World Ends With You, Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Final Mix, and more, as well as the latest news from Square Enix's First Production Department Premier event. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, John McCarroll and Zachary Pintchik Wed, Jan 26 2011 16:00 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 17 We're back with the regular party and ready for another Random Encounter! Rob, John, Stephen and Zack sit down and discuss Lord of Arcana, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, Dragon Age: Origins, The World Ends With You, Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Final Mix, and more, as well as the latest news from Square Enix's First Production Department Premier event. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, John McCarroll and Zachary Pintchik rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter 01:17:06 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_017.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_018.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_018.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Rob, Stephen, John and Zack sit down for another exciting Random Encounter! This week our adventurers discuss Stacking and Dragon Age: Origins before Zack and Stephen start talking about Deus Ex... yes, that Deus Ex. Rob talks about Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and Demon's Souls before we get into the veritable plethora of news from the past month. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, John McCarroll and Zachary Pintchik Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:00 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 18 Rob, Stephen, John and Zack sit down for another exciting Random Encounter! This week our adventurers discuss Stacking and Dragon Age: Origins before Zack and Stephen start talking about Deus Ex... yes, that Deus Ex. Rob talks about Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and Demon's Souls before we get into the veritable plethora of news from the past month. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, John McCarroll and Zachary Pintchik rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter 01:34:15 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_018.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_019.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_019.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Join our intrepid adventurers in this weeks Dragon Age II Edition of Random Encounter! Rob, Stephen and Zack sit down to discuss the recently released Dragon Age II demo. What do we think of the new graphical style? How does the faster combat feel? Does Zack's cultural ineptitude know no bounds? All this and more on the Random Encounter! Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink and Zachary Pintchik Wed, 2 March 2011 18:00 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 19 Join our intrepid adventurers in this weeks Dragon Age II Edition of Random Encounter! Rob, Stephen and Zack sit down to discuss the recently released Dragon Age II demo. What do we think of the new graphical style? How does the faster combat feel? Does Zack's cultural ineptitude know no bounds? All this and more on the Random Encounter! Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink and Zachary Pintchik rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter 00:43:30 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_019.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_020.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_020.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan It's an episode of classic games and big releases on this weeks Random Encounter! Stephen talks about The Silver Lining and the recent King's Quest III Remake before John assesses a bevy of recent PSOne Classic titles, all leading up to a discussion of some of the biggest games in Q1 2011 (Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, Radiant Historia, Dragon Age II). Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll and Stephen Meyerink Tue, 8 March 2011 22:00 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 20 It's an episode of classic games and big releases on this weeks Random Encounter! Stephen talks about The Silver Lining and the recent King's Quest III Remake before John assesses a bevy of recent PSOne Classic titles, all leading up to a discussion of some of the biggest games in Q1 2011 (Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, Radiant Historia, Dragon Age II). Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll and Stephen Meyerink rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter 01:09:47 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_020.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_021.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_021.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Time for an extra-long edition of RPGFan's Random Encounter! The usual party of RPGFan editors is joined by Kyle E. Miller for a discussion of the recently released Dragon Age 2 before moving on to talk about Heavy Rain (and its sequel?!), Dissidia [duodecim] 012 and Pokemon Black and White. Zack brings us impressions of action RPGs Bastion and Dungeon Siege 3 before wrapping up with the week's news. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Zachary Pintchik and Kyle E. Miller Sun, 27 March 2011 2:00 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 21 Time for an extra-long edition of RPGFan's Random Encounter! The usual party of RPGFan editors is joined by Kyle E. Miller for a discussion of the recently released Dragon Age 2 before moving on to talk about Heavy Rain (and its sequel?!), Dissidia [duodecim] 012 and Pokemon Black and White. Zack brings us impressions of action RPGs Bastion and Dungeon Siege 3 before wrapping up with the week's news. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Zachary Pintchik and Kyle E. Miller rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter 01:40:42 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_021.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_022.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_022.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan An amazing episode of Random Encounter has been lost to the ether that is the internet thanks to technical difficulties, solar flares, or perhaps intervention by the Heartless. Rather than attempt to recreate the magic, the crew decides to focus on topics associated with the games they've been playing. John complains that RPGs are too long and Kim talks about the resurrection and continuation of fan-favorite franchises. After arguing Hardball style for a while, John takes the crew for a ride into the news room. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Kimberley Wallace Sun, 24 April 2011 12:00 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 22 An amazing episode of Random Encounter has been lost to the ether that is the internet thanks to technical difficulties, solar flares, or perhaps intervention by the Heartless. Rather than attempt to recreate the magic, the crew decides to focus on topics associated with the games they've been playing. John complains that RPGs are too long and Kim talks about the resurrection and continuation of fan-favorite franchises. After arguing Hardball style for a while, John takes the crew for a ride into the news room. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Kimberley Wallace rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter 01:14:48 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_022.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_023.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_023.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan This week's episode of Random Encounter is filled with talk about... RPGs?! What will they think of next? Kim starts of the show with a timely discussion Mass Effect, John brings the mumorpuger love with RIFT, and Rob finishes The Witcher just in time for Kyle's preview of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. Is one of this year's sexiest, swankiest RPGs enough to appease our resident hater? Find out all this and more on Random Encounter Episode 23. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Kimberley Wallace and Kyle Miller Tue, 3 May 2011 12:00 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 23 This week's episode of Random Encounter is filled with talk about... RPGs?! What will they think of next? Kim starts of the show with a timely discussion Mass Effect, John brings the mumorpuger love with RIFT, and Rob finishes The Witcher just in time for Kyle's preview of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. Is one of this year's sexiest, swankiest RPGs enough to appease our resident hater? Find out all this and more on Random Encounter Episode 23. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Kimberley Wallace and Kyle Miller rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter 01:23:29 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_023.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_024.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_024.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Join the editors of RPGFan for a special roundtable on female characters in video games on this week's episode of Random Encounter. Our editors share some of their favorite female characters, what sets those characters above the rest, and what they hope to see from developers in the future. Be sure to check out our "Best (and Worst) Female RPG Characters" feature and share your opinions on the message boards. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Kimberley Wallace, Liz Maas and Stephen Meyerink Tue, 24 May 2011 12:00 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 24 Join the editors of RPGFan for a special roundtable on female characters in video games on this week's episode of Random Encounter. Our editors share some of their favorite female characters, what sets those characters above the rest, and what they hope to see from developers in the future. Be sure to check out our "Best (and Worst) Female RPG Characters" feature and share your opinions on the message boards. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Kimberley Wallace, Liz Maas and Stephen Meyerink rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter 01:24:34 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_024.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_025.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_025.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Kyle and Stephen join Rob for an in-depth look at The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings on this weeks episode of Random Encounter. Has one of this year's biggest RPGs lived up to the hype? (Spoilers: Yes!) NOTE: This podcast may contain some mild spoilers for The Witcher 2. If you have not played the game or aren't very far in, listen at your own risk! Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink and Kyle E. Miller Tue, 14 June 2011 12:00 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 25 Kyle and Stephen join Rob for an in-depth look at The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings on this weeks episode of Random Encounter. Has one of this year's biggest RPGs lived up to the hype? (Spoilers: Yes!) NOTE: This podcast may contain some mild spoilers for The Witcher 2. If you have not played the game or aren't very far in, listen at your own risk! Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink and Kyle E. Miller rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter 01:12:18 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_025.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_026.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_026.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan They came. They saw. They conquered. And now the editors of RPGFan are here to tell you about the most exciting RPGs at E3 2011! Final Fantasy XIII-2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and more. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Kimberley Wallace, Liz Maas and Derek Heemsbergen Sun, 19 June 2011 12:00 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 26 They came. They saw. They conquered. And now the editors of RPGFan are here to tell you about the most exciting RPGs at E3 2011! Final Fantasy XIII-2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and more. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Kimberley Wallace, Liz Maas and Derek Heemsbergen rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, e3 02:06:13 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_026.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_027.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_027.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan With our party down to three brave warriors once more, can the editors of RPGFan brave this dungeon-filled episode? Rob, John and Stephen gather round the podcast fire to discuss Dungeon Siege III, Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale and more on this week's episode of Random Encounter! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll and Stephen Meyerink Tue, 05 July 2011 12:00 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 27 With our party down to three brave warriors once more, can the editors of RPGFan brave this dungeon-filled episode? Rob, John and Stephen gather round the podcast fire to discuss Dungeon Siege III, Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale and more on this week's episode of Random Encounter! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll and Stephen Meyerink rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, e3 01:13:08 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_027.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_028.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_028.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan On this nostalgia-laden edition of Random Encounter the editors of RPGFan sit down to discuss a game that made them the RPG fans they are today: Phantasy Star IV. Listen as Rob, John, Stephen and Derek explain why exactly Phantasy Star IV ranks as one of the best JRPGs of all time. NOTE: This episode contains heavy spoilers for the Phantasy Star series. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Derek Heemsbergen Sun, 31 July 2011 12:00 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 28 On this nostalgia-laden edition of Random Encounter the editors of RPGFan sit down to discuss a game that made them the RPG fans they are today: Phantasy Star IV. Listen as Rob, John, Stephen and Derek explain why exactly Phantasy Star IV ranks as one of the best JRPGs of all time. NOTE: This episode contains heavy spoilers for the Phantasy Star series. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Derek Heemsbergen rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, phantasy, star 01:18:05 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_028.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_029.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_029.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Stephen is back from Montreal where he had the chance to play the highly anticipated Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and has decided to grace our lesser, non-augmented selves with details of the trip. Does the cyber renaissance FPS/RPG deliver the goods? Can Stephen do an awesome Adam Jensen impression? Listen up and find out on this weeks edition of Random Encounter! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Liz Maas Tue, 16 August 2011 12:00 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 29 Stephen is back from Montreal where he had the chance to play the highly anticipated Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and has decided to grace our lesser, non-augmented selves with details of the trip. Does the cyber renaissance FPS/RPG deliver the goods? Can Stephen do an awesome Adam Jensen impression? Listen up and find out on this weeks edition of Random Encounter! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Liz Maas rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, deus, ex, human, revolution 01:11:31 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_029.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_030.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_030.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan The editors of RPGFan.com assemble once again to discuss the latest and greatest in the world of RPGs. Why does Zack think Deus Ex: Human Revolution is the next Metal Gear Solid game? What's keeping Rob from enjoying indie darling Bastion? Also, listen after the show for a special interview with Tobyn Manthorpe, one of the developers of Emissary of War! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Zachary Pintchik and Kyle E. Miller Special Guest: Tobyn Manthorpe Thu, 1 September 2011 12:00 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 30 The editors of RPGFan.com assemble once again to discuss the latest and greatest in the world of RPGs. Why does Zack think Deus Ex: Human Revolution is the next Metal Gear Solid game? What's keeping Rob from enjoying indie darling Bastion? Also, listen after the show for a special interview with Tobyn Manthorpe, one of the developers of Emissary of War! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Zachary Pintchik and Kyle E. Miller Special Guest: Tobyn Manthorpe rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, deus, ex, human, revolution, bastion, emissary, war 01:30:32 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_030.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_031.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_031.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Funny noises abound in this weeks episode of Random Encounter! Rob, John and Stephen join up to discuss the zombie filled Dead Island, demon infested SMT: Devil Survivor Overclocked, complexity and replayability in games, as well as the latest news in the world of RPGs. Stay tuned after the show for an interview with Darren Korb, composer of the Bastion soundtrack! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, and Stephen Meyerink Special Guest: Darren Korb, Supergiant Games Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Wed, 13 September 2011 12:00 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 31 Funny noises abound in this weeks episode of Random Encounter! Rob, John and Stephen join up to discuss the zombie filled Dead Island, demon infested SMT: Devil Survivor Overclocked, complexity and replayability in games, as well as the latest news in the world of RPGs. Stay tuned after the show for an interview with Darren Korb, composer of the Bastion soundtrack! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, and Stephen Meyerink Special Guest: Darren Korb, Supergiant Games Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, dead, island, bastion, darren, korb, soundtrack 01:51:11 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_031.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_032.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_032.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Seems like everyone is talking about the JRPG Xenoblade and wondering whether or not we'll see it on domestic shores. Well, the crew of Random Encounter decided to focus on this heavily anticipated title, and reached the consensus that, yeah, it is a pretty big deal. Following an in depth analysis of the title, Derek brings the podcast home with the week's crazy news, including an Old Republic release date, the rabid anticipation of Dark Souls, a Final Fantasy remake, and the delay(?) of Diablo 3. Warning: This podcast may contain sheep. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen and Greig McCallum Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Wed, 28 September 2011 12:00 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 32 Seems like everyone is talking about the JRPG Xenoblade and wondering whether or not we'll see it on domestic shores. Well, the crew of Random Encounter decided to focus on this heavily anticipated title, and reached the consensus that, yeah, it is a pretty big deal. Following an in depth analysis of the title, Derek brings the podcast home with the week's crazy news, including an Old Republic release date, the rabid anticipation of Dark Souls, a Final Fantasy remake, and the delay(?) of Diablo 3. Warning: This podcast may contain sheep. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen and Greig McCallum Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, dead, island, bastion, darren, korb, soundtrack 01:08:42 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_032.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_033.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_033.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Need a break from the constant terror that is Dark Souls? Then have a seat at our bonfire as John recounts his time with Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Kim discusses the recently released Persona 2: Innocent Sin, and the rest of the crew whets their appetites for more Dark Souls. Stay tuned after the show for an interview on Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny with Adam Fitch, Localization Editor at Natsume! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Kimberley Wallace and Zachary Pintchik Special Guest: Adam Fitch, Natsume Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Wed, 12 October 2011 12:00 EST RPGFan's Random Encounter - Episode 33 Need a break from the constant terror that is Dark Souls? Then have a seat at our bonfire as John recounts his time with Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Kim discusses the recently released Persona 2: Innocent Sin, and the rest of the crew whets their appetites for more Dark Souls. Stay tuned after the show for an interview on Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny with Adam Fitch, Localization Editor at Natsume! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Kimberley Wallace and Zachary Pintchik Special Guest: Adam Fitch, Natsume Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, dark, souls, persona, rune, factory, tides, destiny 01:29:38 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_033.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_034.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_034.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Asking how many deaths it takes to beat Dark Souls is like asking how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. But with the last bonfires well behind them, the editors of RPGFan regain their humanity (and their sanity) and discuss this behemoth of an action/horror RPG. Join us in jolly co-operation as we go over the ins and outs of what makes FROM Software's latest foray into pain simulators oh-so-satisfying. Is the masochism of Dark Souls too much for you? MMOs more your speed? Then stay tuned after the news as John, Rob and podcast newbie Dave Yeager get their force with impressions of The Old Republic Press Beta. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Zachary Pintchik and Dave Yeager Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Fri, 28 October 2011 12:00 EST Episode 34 - If only I could be so grossly incandescent. Asking how many deaths it takes to beat Dark Souls is like asking how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. But with the last bonfires well behind them, the editors of RPGFan regain their humanity (and their sanity) and discuss this behemoth of an action/horror RPG. Join us in jolly co-operation as we go over the ins and outs of what makes FROM Software's latest foray into pain simulators oh-so-satisfying. Is the masochism of Dark Souls too much for you? MMOs more your speed? Then stay tuned after the news as John, Rob and podcast newbie Dave Yeager get their force with impressions of The Old Republic Press Beta. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Zachary Pintchik and Dave Yeager Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, dark, souls, tor, the, old, republic 02:09:01 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_034.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_035.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_035.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan With the horror that is Dark Souls behind them, the editors of RPGFan enjoy a return to some sort of normalcy as John talks The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Kim and Derek riff on Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny, as Rob sinks his teeth into... more Dark Souls, and Stephen wraps us up with this week's RPG news. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Kimberley Wallace and Derek Heemsbergen Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Wed, 9 November 2011 12:00 EST Episode 35 - I am yy for you. With the horror that is Dark Souls behind them, the editors of RPGFan enjoy a return to some sort of normalcy as John talks The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Kim and Derek riff on Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny, as Rob sinks his teeth into... more Dark Souls, and Stephen wraps us up with this week's RPG news. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Kimberley Wallace and Derek Heemsbergen Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, lord, rings, war, north, rune, factory, tides, destiny, dark, souls 00:56:01 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_035.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_036.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_036.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Guys! Guys! Skyrim is here! The Bethesda epic we've all been waiting for has finally arrived and the editors of RPGFan are here to share their opinions on the game. Tales of werewolves, assassinations and lots of dragons abound in this weeks episode of Random Encounter! Stay tuned after the show for an interview with Cesar Bittar and Katie Hallahan of Phoenix Online Studios on their upcoming game Cognition. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Kyle Miller Special Guests: Cesar Bittar and Katie Hallahan, Phoenix Online Studios Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Thu, 24 November 2011 12:00 EST Episode 36 - Skyrim, with special interview from Phoenix Online Studios! Guys! Guys! Skyrim is here! The Bethesda epic we've all been waiting for has finally arrived and the editors of RPGFan are here to share their opinions on the game. Tales of werewolves, assassinations and lots of dragons abound in this weeks episode of Random Encounter! Stay tuned after the show for an interview with Cesar Bittar and Katie Hallahan of Phoenix Online Studios on their upcoming game Cognition. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Kyle Miller Special Guests: Cesar Bittar and Katie Hallahan, Phoenix Online Studios Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, skyrim, elder, scrolls, v, 5, sky, rim, phoenix, online, studios, cesar, bittar, katie, hallahan 02:03:26 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_036.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_037.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_037.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Our trip through the frozen lands of Skyrim comes to a close with a few final thoughts on Bethesda's epic. But the latest Elder Scrolls title wasn't the only big game to come out in November. Nintendo decided to throw the Wii a going away party in the best possible way with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. However, that's not all, weary traveler. Rob and Stephen were recently blessed with the Diablo 3 beta, and they certainly have lots to say about the Lord of Terror's return to the land of Sanctuary. Zack brings the podcast home with a great deal of news, including something that should make Operation: Rainfall members very happy. Finally, in another developer interview, Chris Wilson of Grinding Gear Games joins Rob and podcast newbie Bob Richardson to talk about Path of Exile. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Zachary Pintchik and Derek Heemsbergen Special Guests: Bob Richardson (Reviews Editor, RPGFan) and Chris Wilson (Producer and Lead Designer, Grinding Gear Games) Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Mon, 12 December 2011 12:00 EST Episode 37 - Skyrim, Zelda and a special interview with Path of Exile developer Chris Wilson! Our trip through the frozen lands of Skyrim comes to a close with a few final thoughts on Bethesda's epic. But the latest Elder Scrolls title wasn't the only big game to come out in November. Nintendo decided to throw the Wii a going away party in the best possible way with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. However, that's not all, weary traveler. Rob and Stephen were recently blessed with the Diablo 3 beta, and they certainly have lots to say about the Lord of Terror's return to the land of Sanctuary. Zack brings the podcast home with a great deal of news, including something that should make Operation: Rainfall members very happy. Finally, in another developer interview, Chris Wilson of Grinding Gear Games joins Rob and podcast newbie Bob Richardson to talk about Path of Exile. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Zachary Pintchik and Derek Heemsbergen Special Guests: Bob Richardson (Reviews Editor, RPGFan) and Chris Wilson (Producer and Lead Designer, Grinding Gear Games) Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, skyrim, elder, scrolls, v, 5, sky, rim, path, of, exile, chris, wilson, zelda, skyward, sword 01:38:29 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_037.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_038.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_038.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan We certainly promised you guys a big end of the year episode, and by God did we ever deliver. The crew starts by sitting down for an in-depth discussion of 2011. From Dragon Age 2 to Skyrim, the podcast gang analyzes the major releases and trends in the genre (and industry) we all love. In the second segment, Rob, John, Kyle and Dave talk about Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, one of the first big RPGs of 2012. Finally, the podcasters take a look into the RPGFan Crystal Ball (TM) and come up with some predictions for the new year. Will we finally get Persona 5? What about Mass Effect 3? Is Diablo 3 destined to be the best game of 2014?! Only time will tell.... Note: This episode is a bit longer than our usual shows, so we've decided to offer it in two versions. This is the Full Version of the episode, clocking in at almost 2 hours and 45 minutes in length. If you'd prefer to listen the episode divided into two parts, please download the episodes marked Part 1 and Part 2. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Zachary Pintchik, Dave Yeager and Kyle Miller Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Tue, 10 January 2012 12:00 EST Episode 38 - 2011 in review, Kingdoms of Amalur in preview and predictions for 2012! We certainly promised you guys a big end of the year episode, and by God did we ever deliver. The crew starts by sitting down for an in-depth discussion of 2011. From Dragon Age 2 to Skyrim, the podcast gang analyzes the major releases and trends in the genre (and industry) we all love. In the second segment, Rob, John, Kyle and Dave talk about Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, one of the first big RPGs of 2012. Finally, the podcasters take a look into the RPGFan Crystal Ball (TM) and come up with some predictions for the new year. Will we finally get Persona 5? What about Mass Effect 3? Is Diablo 3 destined to be the best game of 2014?! Only time will tell.... Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Zachary Pintchik, Dave Yeager and Kyle Miller Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, skyrim 02:43:54 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_038.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_038_01.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_038_01.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan We certainly promised you guys a big end of the year episode, and by God did we ever deliver. The crew starts by sitting down for an in-depth discussion of 2011. From Dragon Age 2 to Skyrim, the podcast gang analyzes the major releases and trends in the genre (and industry) we all love. In the second segment, Rob, John, Kyle and Dave talk about Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, one of the first big RPGs of 2012. Finally, the podcasters take a look into the RPGFan Crystal Ball (TM) and come up with some predictions for the new year. Will we finally get Persona 5? What about Mass Effect 3? Is Diablo 3 destined to be the best game of 2014?! Only time will tell.... Note: Due to the length of our End of the Year Spectacular, we've decided to offer it in two versions. This is Part 1 of 2, covering the games of 2011 and a preview of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. For our look ahead at 2012 make sure to download Part 2 of the show, or if you'd prefer to listen to all three segments in one episode, download the full version! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Zachary Pintchik, Dave Yeager and Kyle Miller Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Tue, 10 January 2012 12:00 EST Episode 38 - 2011 in review, Kingdoms of Amalur in preview. We certainly promised you guys a big end of the year episode, and by God did we ever deliver. The crew starts by sitting down for an in-depth discussion of 2011. From Dragon Age 2 to Skyrim, the podcast gang analyzes the major releases and trends in the genre (and industry) we all love. In the second segment, Rob, John, Kyle and Dave talk about Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, one of the first big RPGs of 2012. Finally, the podcasters take a look into the RPGFan Crystal Ball (TM) and come up with some predictions for the new year. Will we finally get Persona 5? What about Mass Effect 3? Is Diablo 3 destined to be the best game of 2014?! Only time will tell.... Note: Due to the length of our End of the Year Spectacular, we've decided to offer it in two versions. This is Part 1 of 2, covering the games of 2011 and a preview of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. For our look ahead at 2012 make sure to download Part 2 of the show, or if you'd prefer to listen to all three segments in one episode, download the full version! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Zachary Pintchik, Dave Yeager and Kyle Miller Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, skyrim 02:01:11 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_038_01.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_038_02.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_038_02.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan We certainly promised you guys a big end of the year episode, and by God did we ever deliver. The crew starts by sitting down for an in-depth discussion of 2011. From Dragon Age 2 to Skyrim, the podcast gang analyzes the major releases and trends in the genre (and industry) we all love. In the second segment, Rob, John, Kyle and Dave talk about Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, one of the first big RPGs of 2012. Finally, the podcasters take a look into the RPGFan Crystal Ball (TM) and come up with some predictions for the new year. Will we finally get Persona 5? What about Mass Effect 3? Is Diablo 3 destined to be the best game of 2014?! Only time will tell.... Note: Due to the length of our End of the Year Spectacular, we've decided to offer it in two versions. This is Part 1 of 2, covering the games of 2011 and a preview of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. For our look ahead at 2012 make sure to download Part 2 of the show, or if you'd prefer to listen to all three segments in one episode, download the full version! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Zachary Pintchik, Dave Yeager and Kyle Miller Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Tue, 10 January 2012 12:00 EST Episode 38 - Our predictions for 2012. We certainly promised you guys a big end of the year episode, and by God did we ever deliver. The crew starts by sitting down for an in-depth discussion of 2011. From Dragon Age 2 to Skyrim, the podcast gang analyzes the major releases and trends in the genre (and industry) we all love. In the second segment, Rob, John, Kyle and Dave talk about Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, one of the first big RPGs of 2012. Finally, the podcasters take a look into the RPGFan Crystal Ball (TM) and come up with some predictions for the new year. Will we finally get Persona 5? What about Mass Effect 3? Is Diablo 3 destined to be the best game of 2014?! Only time will tell.... Note: Due to the length of our End of the Year Spectacular, we've decided to offer it in two versions. This is Part 1 of 2, covering the games of 2011 and a preview of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. For our look ahead at 2012 make sure to download Part 2 of the show, or if you'd prefer to listen to all three segments in one episode, download the full version! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Zachary Pintchik, Dave Yeager and Kyle Miller Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, skyrim 00:42:42 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_038_02.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_039.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_039.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Square-Enix graced the US with the demo for Final Fantasy XIII-2, and it's up to the podcast crew to tear into this mammoth JRPG. Did the developers listen to the complaints from the original game? Will this sequel bring new and old fans to the fold? We may not have concrete answers, but we certainly have some initial thoughts. You also get to hear the beginnings of a retrospective look at the franchise that will (hopefully) take on a larger form down the line. John battles with the recent news as we also get a demo for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, The Old Republic receives a content update, and the death (rebirth?) of the infamous Fallout MMO sends ripples through the industry. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Kimberley Wallace Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Tue, 24 January 2012 12:00 EST Episode 39 - A look at Final Fantasy XIII-2 and the history of the Final Fantasy series. Square-Enix graced the US with the demo for Final Fantasy XIII-2, and it's up to the podcast crew to tear into this mammoth JRPG. Did the developers listen to the complaints from the original game? Will this sequel bring new and old fans to the fold? We may not have concrete answers, but we certainly have some initial thoughts. You also get to hear the beginnings of a retrospective look at the franchise that will (hopefully) take on a larger form down the line. John battles with the recent news as we also get a demo for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, The Old Republic receives a content update, and the death (rebirth?) of the infamous Fallout MMO sends ripples through the industry. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Kimberley Wallace Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, skyrim 01:39:45 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_039.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_040.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_040.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Remember when the first quarter was a slow time of the year? Yeah, fat chance of us getting a break around here with these major releases! Final Fantasy 13-2 is here and ready to usher in the New Year with moogles, time travel, and the cast of Kingdom Hearts. Wait, what? We brought Derek back on the show because, well, he found every freakin' doodad in the game! That's dedication, folks! After that, we head straight into the fantasy realm of Amalur, as Stephen spent the better part of the week splitting the heads of various fae folk and raining death on the countryside. John brings it all together with news while Rob cries in the corner over the latest information on the release of Diablo 3. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Derek Heemsbergen Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Wed, 15 February 2012 12:00 EST Episode 40 - Final Fantasy XIII-2, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and the late, great Macho Man Randy Savage. Remember when the first quarter was a slow time of the year? Yeah, fat chance of us getting a break around here with these major releases! Final Fantasy 13-2 is here and ready to usher in the New Year with moogles, time travel, and the cast of Kingdom Hearts. Wait, what? We brought Derek back on the show because, well, he found every freakin' doodad in the game! That's dedication, folks! After that, we head straight into the fantasy realm of Amalur, as Stephen spent the better part of the week splitting the heads of various fae folk and raining death on the countryside. John brings it all together with news while Rob cries in the corner over the latest information on the release of Diablo 3. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Derek Heemsbergen Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, final, fantasy, 13, 13-2, xiii, xiii-2, kingdoms, amalur, reckoning, koa 01:28:59 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_040.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_041.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_041.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan You can't say we don't listen to the fans. Wait, that double negative has me all confused now. Anywho, the podcast crew wades into the JRPG space this week with a look at Hyperdimension Neptunia MK2 and (one of Stephen's favorite games) Tales of the Abyss. The conversation ends up completely off track when Rob and John focus on what draws them into a video game. Zack returns from his college adventures to talk news, and the whole crew agrees that we should have probably trademarked the name Random Encounter. Oh well! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Zachary Pintchik Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Thur, 1 March 2012 12:00 EST Episode 41 - Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk. 2, Tales of the Abyss and what draws us into video games. You can't say we don't listen to the fans. Wait, that double negative has me all confused now. Anywho, the podcast crew wades into the JRPG space this week with a look at Hyperdimension Neptunia MK2 and (one of Stephen's favorite games) Tales of the Abyss. The conversation ends up completely off track when Rob and John focus on what draws them into a video game. Zack returns from his college adventures to talk news, and the whole crew agrees that we should have probably trademarked the name Random Encounter. Oh well! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Zachary Pintchik Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, hyper, dimension, hyperdimension, neptunia, mk, 2, tales, abyss 01:24:38 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_041.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_042.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_042.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan The release of Mass Effect 3 sure has sent some shockwaves through the industry, and the podcast gang is no exception. Join the crew of Random Encounter as they talk about the crew of the Normandy and the finale to BioWare's epic. We delve into spoilers from about the 37 minute mark until 1 hour 20 minutes in, so avoid that if you're worried about spoilers. But do come back! After John's journey through news, Atlus representatives Aram Jabbari and Scott Williams join us to talk about the soon to be released Game of Thrones RPG based on the works of George RR Martin. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Liz Maas and Ashton Liu Special Guests: Aram Jabbari and Scott Williams of Atlus Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Wed, 21 March 2012 12:00 EST Episode 42 - Mass Effect 3, Game of Thrones Interview The release of Mass Effect 3 sure has sent some shockwaves through the industry, and the podcast gang is no exception. Join the crew of Random Encounter as they talk about the crew of the Normandy and the finale to BioWare's epic. We delve into spoilers from about the 37 minute mark until 1 hour 20 minutes in, so avoid that if you're worried about spoilers. But do come back! After John's journey through news, Atlus representatives Aram Jabbari and Scott Williams join us to talk about the soon to be released Game of Thrones RPG based on the works of George RR Martin. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Liz Maas and Ashton Liu Special Guests: Aram Jabbari and Scott Williams of Atlus Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, mass, effect, 3, masseffect, me, me3, got, game of thrones, atlus 02:10:02 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_042.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_043.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_043.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan It's spring time and allergy season has hit the podcast crew like a ton of bricks, but that won't stop us from talking about some great JRPG releases! We finally have Xenoblade in America as well as Tales of Graces f to satiate us during these sneeze filled months. There's also a lot of Kickstarter stuff to talk about in news, leading to the revival of some well loved franchises (yay for Shadowrun!). Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen and Ashton Liu Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Wed, 11 April 2012 12:00 EST Episode 43 - Xenoblade: Chronicles and Tales of Graces f It's spring time and allergy season has hit the podcast crew like a ton of bricks, but that won't stop us from talking about some great JRPG releases! We finally have Xenoblade in America as well as Tales of Graces f to satiate us during these sneeze filled months. There's also a lot of Kickstarter stuff to talk about in news, leading to the revival of some well loved franchises (yay for Shadowrun!). Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen and Ashton Liu Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, Xenoblade, Chronicles, Tales of, Graces, f 01:30:35 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_043.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_044.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_044.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Ya know what's a good idea? Let's send the biggest MMO-hater on the site out to Seattle to check out Guild Wars 2. It may sound like a recipe for disaster, but Rob came back with a huge smile on his face and a desire to play more of the innovative title due out later this year. In addition, John found a surprising amount of quality listener mail, giving us the oppourtunity to hold our very first Q and A session! How freakin' sweet is that?! Zack brings it all home with his usual news roundup, including a special piece that's sure to make both Rob and Stephen very happy... Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Zachary Pintchik Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Sat, 5 May 2012 12:00 EST Episode 44 - Guild Wars 2 and Listener Questions Ya know what's a good idea? Let's send the biggest MMO-hater on the site out to Seattle to check out Guild Wars 2. It may sound like a recipe for disaster, but Rob came back with a huge smile on his face and a desire to play more of the innovative title due out later this year. In addition, John found a surprising amount of quality listener mail, giving us the oppourtunity to hold our very first Q and A session! How freakin' sweet is that?! Zack brings it all home with his usual news roundup, including a special piece that's sure to make both Rob and Stephen very happy... Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen and Ashton Liu Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, guild, wars, 2, gw2, bwe 01:17:57 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_044.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_044b.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_044b.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan As part of the ArenaNet studio visit that took place one month ago, Rob was able to participate in two roundtable interviews on the upcoming Guild Wars 2. Unfortunately, we were unable to get you the interviews due to technical difficulties... until now! The first interview is with Lead Content Designer Colin Johanson and Lead Game Designer Eric Flannum, and is followed by an interview with ArenaNet President Mike O'Brien and Producer Chris Whiteside. There's a lot of interesting discussion in here, so grab a seat and listen up! Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Wed, 23 May 2012 12:00 EST Roundtable Interviews - Guild Wars 2 As part of the ArenaNet studio visit that took place one month ago, Rob was able to participate in two roundtable interviews on the upcoming Guild Wars 2. Unfortunately, we were unable to get you the interviews due to technical difficulties... until now! The first interview is with Lead Content Designer Colin Johanson and Lead Game Designer Eric Flannum, and is followed by an interview with ArenaNet President Mike O'Brien and Producer Chris Whiteside. There's a lot of interesting discussion in here, so grab a seat and listen up! Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, guild, wars, 2, gw2, bwe 01:12:22 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_044b.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_045.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_045.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Looks like Hell has finally frozen over. Blizzard unleashed Diablo 3 a little over two weeks ago, and the podcast crew has been tearing through the armies of the Burning Hells with reckless abandon. What do they think about all of the connection issues? What about the auction house? Is the game even good? After that, the crew wades into a title that Rob can't pronounce or spell with Gungnir, and there's certainly some sad news to talk about following the closing of 38 Studios and Big Huge Games. Stay tuned after the regular show for an interview with Atlus' QA Lead Richard Rodrigues and PR Manager Aram Jabbari as they talk more about Gungnir with Editor-in-Chief John McCarroll. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Zachary Pintchik Special Guests: Richard Rodrigues and Aram Jabbari Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Wed, 30 May 2012 12:00 EST Episode 45 - Diablo 3 and Gungnir Interviews Looks like Hell has finally frozen over. Blizzard unleashed Diablo 3 a little over two weeks ago, and the podcast crew has been tearing through the armies of the Burning Hells with reckless abandon. What do they think about all of the connection issues? What about the auction house? Is the game even good? After that, the crew wades into a title that Rob can't pronounce or spell with Gungnir, and there's certainly some sad news to talk about following the closing of 38 Studios and Big Huge Games. Stay tuned after the regular show for an interview with Atlus' QA Lead Richard Rodrigues and PR Manager Aram Jabbari as they talk more about Gungnir with Editor-in-Chief John McCarroll. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Zachary Pintchik Special Guests: Richard Rodrigues and Aram Jabbari Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, diablo, 3, d3, gungnir, 38 studios, amalur 02:03:09 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_045.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_045b.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_045b.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Join RPGFan Editor-in-Chief John McCarroll as he talks Gungnir with Richard Rodrigues and Aram Jabbari of Atlus. Note: This is the same interview available at the end of Random Encounter Episode 45. We've added a separate download option for your listening convenience. Featuring: John McCarroll, Richard Rodrigues (QA Lead, Atlus), Aram Jabbari (PR Manager, Atlus) Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Wed, 30 May 2012 12:00 EST Atlus Interview - Richard Rodrigues and Aram Jabbari talk Gungnir! Join RPGFan Editor-in-Chief John McCarroll as he talks Gungnir with Richard Rodrigues and Aram Jabbari of Atlus. Note: This is the same interview available at the end of Random Encounter Episode 45. We've added a separate download option for your listening convenience. Featuring: John McCarroll, Richard Rodrigues (QA Lead, Atlus), Aram Jabbari (PR Manager, Atlus) Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, gungnir, department, heaven, dept 00:25:50 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_045b.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_046.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_046.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Another year, another E3 come and gone in the gaming world. While it may not have seemed like there were a lot of RPGs on display, our intrepid reporters scoured the show floor to bring you all of the latest info. From the first Skyrim expansion to a game in which a young child tries to kill people (seriously!), this year's expo had a wide range of titles to choose from. Join the regular crew and various special guests as we do our best to talk about all of the E3 insanity! Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Neal Chandran, Kyle E. Miller, John McCarroll and Dave Yeager Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Thu, 21 June 2012 12:00 EST E3 2012 - The E3 of Surprises! Another year, another E3 come and gone in the gaming world. While it may not have seemed like there were a lot of RPGs on display, our intrepid reporters scoured the show floor to bring you all of the latest info. From the first Skyrim expansion to a game in which a young child tries to kill people (seriously!), this year's expo had a wide range of titles to choose from. Join the regular crew and various special guests as we do our best to talk about all of the E3 insanity! Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Neal Chandran, Kyle E. Miller, John McCarroll and Dave Yeager Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, e3, 2012 02:21:10 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_046.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_047.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_047.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan The summer heat has kicked in, but that just means more time to stay in the air conditioning and play some great RPGs. Stephen comes armed after a harrowing experience with the Japanese beta of Phantasy Star Online 2 (keep in mind we didn't know about the US release when we recorded), while John brings the critters of Pokemon Conquest to destroy the armies of feudal Japan. Meanwhile, Rob's been playing some Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (way to stay current), and, of course, Zack brings the news, including the release announcement of Guild Wars 2. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, John McCarroll, and Zachary Pintchik Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Wed, 11 July 2012 12:00 EST It's summer! Phantasy Star Online 2, Pokemon Conquest, The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav, Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne The summer heat has kicked in, but that just means more time to stay in the air conditioning and play some great RPGs. Stephen comes armed after a harrowing experience with the Japanese beta of Phantasy Star Online 2 (keep in mind we didn't know about the US release when we recorded), while John brings the critters of Pokemon Conquest to destroy the armies of feudal Japan. Meanwhile, Rob's been playing some Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (way to stay current), and, of course, Zack brings the news, including the release announcement of Guild Wars 2. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, John McCarroll, and Zachary Pintchik Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, pso2, pso, phantasy, star, online, pokemon, conquest, dark, eye, chains, satinav 01:26:41 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_047.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_048.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_048.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan The podcast crew continues to fight back the record setting drought with a focus on great gaming experience. Rob and John spent some time in The Secret World, and John also pulled double duty by partaking in some Rainbow Moon with resident gaming lover Stephen. Meanwhile, some relatively minor news accompanies a major rumor on a supposedly troubled project. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll and Stephen Meyerink Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Sat, 28 July 2012 12:00 EST The Secret World, Rainbow Moon The podcast crew continues to fight back the record setting drought with a focus on great gaming experience. Rob and John spent some time in The Secret World, and John also pulled double duty by partaking in some Rainbow Moon with resident gaming lover Stephen. Meanwhile, some relatively minor news accompanies a major rumor on a supposedly troubled project. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll and Stephen Meyerink Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, secret, world, rainbow, moon 01:27:38 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_048.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_049.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_049.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan We decided to get one more leisurely episode in before the craziness of the fourth quarter starts to take over. Dave leads off with some final thoughts on The Secret World, Rob fends off the zombie apocalypse (TM) while talking about the first two episodes of The Walking Dead, and John throws down with Persona 4: Arena. Dave also pulls double duty as our podcast economist and tries to make sense of all the stuff going on with The Old Republic and Zynga. Finally, we've got an interview with game designer Mike Zadorojny from ArenaNet about the final development stages and future of Guild Wars 2. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Dave Yeager and Stephen Meyerink Special Guest: Mike Zadorojny, Game Designer at ArenaNet Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Thu, 16 August 2012 12:00 EST The Secret World, Rainbow Moon We decided to get one more leisurely episode in before the craziness of the fourth quarter starts to take over. Dave leads off with some final thoughts on The Secret World, Rob fends off the zombie apocalypse (TM) while talking about the first two episodes of The Walking Dead, and John throws down with Persona 4: Arena. Dave also pulls double duty as our podcast economist and tries to make sense of all the stuff going on with The Old Republic and Zynga. Finally, we've got an interview with game designer Mike Zadorojny from ArenaNet about the final development stages and future of Guild Wars 2. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Dave Yeager and Stephen Meyerink Special Guest: Mike Zadorojny, Game Designer at ArenaNet Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, secret, world, walking, dead, persona, 4, arena, guild, wars, 2, gw2 01:49:11 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_049.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_050.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_050.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Well, we actually made it to fifty episode. Bet no one saw that coming. But we have no room for a clip show with The Last Story, Darksiders 2, Guild Wars 2, and all sorts of news going on these days. We also have some fellow editors putting in brief appearances to talk about their favorite RPG memories (spoiler: lots of people like Chrono Trigger), and we hope to maybe continue with this in the future. Here's looking forward to fifty more episodes! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Derek Heemsbergen Special Guests: Liz Maas, Kyle Miller Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Wed, 19 September 2012 12:00 EST Episode 50 Interviews, Guild Wars 2, Darksiders 2 Well, we actually made it to fifty episode. Bet no one saw that coming. But we have no room for a clip show with The Last Story, Darksiders 2, Guild Wars 2, and all sorts of news going on these days. We also have some fellow editors putting in brief appearances to talk about their favorite RPG memories (spoiler: lots of people like Chrono Trigger), and we hope to maybe continue with this in the future. Here's looking forward to fifty more episodes! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Derek Heemsbergen Special Guests: Liz Maas, Kyle Miller Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, guild, wars, 2, gw2, darksiders 01:47:15 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_050.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_051.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_051.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Let the looting begin! Borderlands 2 is out, and our podcast crew has opinions. But that's not all this week. We've also got Realms of Ancient Wars and Ragnarok Online to round out the first of the big Fall releases. John also has some news coming out of Bioware that is both sad and exciting at the same time! Whatever could it be?! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Derek Heemsbergen Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Wed, 10 October 2012 12:00 EST Borderlands 2, Realms of Ancient War, Ragnarok Online Let the looting begin! Borderlands 2 is out, and our podcast crew has opinions. But that's not all this week. We've also got Realms of Ancient Wars and Ragnarok Online to round out the first of the big Fall releases. John also has some news coming out of Bioware that is both sad and exciting at the same time! Whatever could it be?! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Derek Heemsbergen Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, borderlands, 2, bl, border, lands 01:20:46 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_051.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_052.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_052.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan The release of Virtue's Last Reward gives the podcast crew another chance to gush over visual novels (999 included, of course), while Pandas invade World of Warcraft to... do whatever it is pandas do. Following some news, Stephen picks the brains of Phoenix Online Studios Cesar Bittar and Richard Flores to talk about Cognition. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Derek Heemsbergen Special Guests: Cesar Bittar, CEO of Phoenix Online Studios, Richard Flores, CTO of Phoenix Online Studios Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Wed, 31 October 2012 12:00 EST Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller The release of Virtue's Last Reward gives the podcast crew another chance to gush over visual novels (999 included, of course), while Pandas invade World of Warcraft to... do whatever it is pandas do. Following some news, Stephen picks the brains of Phoenix Online Studios Cesar Bittar and Richard Flores to talk about Cognition. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Derek Heemsbergen Special Guests: Cesar Bittar, CEO of Phoenix Online Studios, Richard Flores, CTO of Phoenix Online Studios Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, zero, escape, virtue, virtues, virtue's, last, reward, wow, world, of warcraft, mists of pandaria, pandaren, cognition, erica, reed, thriller 01:51:27 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_052.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_053.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_053.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Time to upgrade your social link! We've got lots to say about Persona 4: Golden on the Vita followed by a brief talk with Kyle about his trip to Baltimore and the world of Tamriel in The Elder Scrolls Online. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Kyle Miller Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Wed, 28 November 2012 12:00 EST Persona 4: Golden, The Elder Scrolls Online Time to upgrade your social link! We've got lots to say about Persona 4: Golden on the Vita followed by a brief talk with Kyle about his trip to Baltimore and the world of Tamriel in The Elder Scrolls Online. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Kyle Miller Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, persona, 4, p4, golden, elder, scrolls, online, skyrim 01:23:41 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_053.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_054.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_054.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan It's the last episode of the year, and we decided to go out with a bang by inviting long time editor John Tucker to the podcast. He's got some Paper Mario to talk about, and then John, Derek and Stephen completely steal the show to gush about Crimson Shroud. There's quite a bit of news to finish out the year, however, including a story that Rob and Stephen have been DYING to talk about... Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, John Tucker, and Derek Heemsbergen Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Sat, 29 December 2012 12:00 EST Crimson Shroud, Paper Mario: Sticker Star It's the last episode of the year, and we decided to go out with a bang by inviting long time editor John Tucker to the podcast. He's got some Paper Mario to talk about, and then John, Derek and Stephen completely steal the show to gush about Crimson Shroud. There's quite a bit of news to finish out the year, however, including a story that Rob and Stephen have been DYING to talk about... Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, John Tucker, and Derek Heemsbergen Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter, crimson shroud, paper mario, super mario bros 01:16:17 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_054.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_055.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_055.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan 2012 has finally come to a close, and thankfully the Mayans weren't right and the world keeps turning. But before we start talking about 2013, join us for a look back at some of the major releases of last year with a bit more time and perspective on our side. Of course we've got some crazy predictions for 2013, so be sure to listen and tell us in a year just how wrong we were! Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen, Kyle E. Miller Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Sat, 16 January 2013 12:00 EST 2012 Retrospective 2012 has finally come to a close, and thankfully the Mayans weren't right and the world keeps turning. But before we start talking about 2013, join us for a look back at some of the major releases of last year with a bit more time and perspective on our side. Of course we've got some crazy predictions for 2013, so be sure to listen and tell us in a year just how wrong we were! Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen, Kyle E. Miller Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter 01:42:39 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_055.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_moty.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_moty.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Our first ever Music of the Year show, featuring some of our favorite tracks from the year. Stay tuned after the show for our interview with Casey Ormond, arranger of the Piano Collections Final Fantasy XII album! And if you like the show, be sure to let us know! Featuring: Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen, Patrick Gann, Don Kotowski Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Fri, 1 February 2013 12:00 EST Music of the Year 2012 Our first ever Music of the Year show, featuring some of our favorite tracks from the year. Stay tuned after the show for our interview with Casey Ormond, arranger of the Piano Collections Final Fantasy XII album! And if you like the show, be sure to let us know! Featuring: Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen, Patrick Gann, Don Kotowski Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter 02:15:39 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_moty.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_056.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_056.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Ni no Kuni is finally out in America, and the podcast crew takes an in-depth look at Level 5's latest epic. Following a spirited debate and brief analysis of video game commercials for some reason, Stephen and Rob throw down on Path of Exile. Oh, and there's an epic amount of news to talk about, so somebody give John a nice pat on the back for organizing all of this madness! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Sat, 2 February 2013 12:00 EST Ni no Kuni Gaiden Ni no Kuni is finally out in America, and the podcast crew takes an in-depth look at Level 5's latest epic. Following a spirited debate and brief analysis of video game commercials for some reason, Stephen and Rob throw down on Path of Exile. Oh, and there's an epic amount of news to talk about, so somebody give John a nice pat on the back for organizing all of this madness! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John, McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter 01:35:09 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_056.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_057.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_057.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan We're down one party member this week, but fear not, listeners! We've got some final thoughts on Ni no Kuni, some serious love for Fire Emblem: Awakening, and some brief thoughts on the re-release of System Shock 2 on Good Old Games. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Sun, 17 February 2013 12:00 EST The Fire Rises We're down one party member this week, but fear not, listeners! We've got some final thoughts on Ni no Kuni, some serious love for Fire Emblem: Awakening, and some brief thoughts on the re-release of System Shock 2 on Good Old Games. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter 01:13:12 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_057.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_058.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_058.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Y'all wanted more retro episodes, so we put together a brief discussion of System Shock 2 and its impact on the gaming world since its release nearly fourteen years ago. After that, you know we just have to talk about the big Playstation 4 announcement last week, and we've certainly got some rather divisive opinions among the group. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen, Kyle E. Miller Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Sat, 26 February 2013 12:00 EST Shock the System Y'all wanted more retro episodes, so we put together a brief discussion of System Shock 2 and its impact on the gaming world since its release nearly fourteen years ago. After that, you know we just have to talk about the big Playstation 4 announcement last week, and we've certainly got some rather divisive opinions among the group. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John, McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen, Kyle E. Miller Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter 01:10:31 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_058.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_059.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_059.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan We've got a weird one for y'all this week. With John catching a case of the Solid Snake Gravely Voice, the podcast ends of hijacked with tons of side topics and seemingly random discussions. Thankfully, there's some new releases to talk about with Etrian Odyssey IV and Atelier Ayesha. We've also got a little preview of another potential retro episode, so be sure to let us know what you think! Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Wed, 13 March 2013 12:00 EST Death Metal We've got a weird one for y'all this week. With John catching a case of the Solid Snake Gravely Voice, the podcast ends of hijacked with tons of side topics and seemingly random discussions. Thankfully, there's some new releases to talk about with Etrian Odyssey IV and Atelier Ayesha. We've also got a little preview of another potential retro episode, so be sure to let us know what you think! Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter 01:13:57 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_059.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_060.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_060.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Spoiler Warning! And now for something completely different. The podcast crew decided it was time to take a long hard look at narrative in RPGs and video games as a whole. We pretty much get lost talking about the importance of player choice, strong character interactions, and the interactive nature of the art form. There are some spoilers here and there, but we do our best to bring up the game beforehand so you can skip ahead as needed. Derek brings it home with news, including some pretty disappointing financials from Square-Enix. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen, Kyle E. Miller, Dave Yeager Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Mon, 1 April 2013 12:00 EST Story Time Spoiler Warning! And now for something completely different. The podcast crew decided it was time to take a long hard look at narrative in RPGs and video games as a whole. We pretty much get lost talking about the importance of player choice, strong character interactions, and the interactive nature of the art form. There are some spoilers here and there, but we do our best to bring up the game beforehand so you can skip ahead as needed. Derek brings it home with news, including some pretty disappointing financials from Square-Enix. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen, Kyle E. Miller, Dave Yeager Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter 01:40:00 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_060.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_061.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_061.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan We're fighting through the allergy season to get you the latest information on RPGs. We've got Soul Hackers, Soul Sacrifice and Dark Souls II to talk about (probably should have renamed the podcast, now that we think about it), and then some news which includes a huge amount of Nintendo Direct announcements and a bit of speculation on next-gen consoles. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Mon, 22 April 2013 12:00 EST Sniffle Direct We're fighting through the allergy season to get you the latest information on RPGs. We've got Soul Hackers, Soul Sacrifice and Dark Souls II to talk about (probably should have renamed the podcast, now that we think about it), and then some news which includes a huge amount of Nintendo Direct announcements and a bit of speculation on next-gen consoles. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter 01:14:27 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_061.mp3 no http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_062.mp3 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_062.mp3 RPGFan RPGFan Let the hate flow through you. Rob's got LOTS to say about Dragon's Dogma, but we accentuate the positive first when John talks about Dead Island Riptide. After Rob's meds kick in, Derek discusses Pandor's Tower and then we finish things off with a bit of news. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com Wed, 8 May 2013 12:00 EST Anger Management Let the hate flow through you. Rob's got LOTS to say about Dragon's Dogma, but we accentuate the positive first when John talks about Dead Island Riptide. After Rob's meds kick in, Derek discusses Pandora's Tower and then we finish things off with a bit of news. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Derek Heemsbergen Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com rpgfan, rpg, fan, rpgfan.com, random, encounter 01:18:32 http://www.rpgfan.com/podcast/rpgfan_podcast_062.mp3 no