In the midst of what suddenly feels like a busy news cycle to start the New Year (looking at you, Nintendo), European based developer and publisher Wolcen Studio (Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem), announced a new project codenamed Project Pantheon. A free-to-play live service game, Project Pantheon, takes p… Read More »
When Metaphor: ReFantazio launched in late 2024, I was immediately smitten. However, I was less smitten with the woefully incomplete Special Soundtrack: pay 150 USD for the game’s limited edition, get a two-disc set of music when the full OST is actually five discs. Not exactly a winner in my book.… Read More »
At a time of year when many North American students are either coming off exam break, or looking ahead to the next one (both?), publisher PQube and developer Acquire want dungeon crawling JRPG fans to know: their heroes will be in session later this year. Class of Heroes 3 Remaster is scheduled to r… Read More »
Today marks the release of ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist, the highly anticipated sequel to 2021’s ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights, a game where our own Des Miller remarked, “My time with ENDER LILIES was so overwhelmingly positive that I found myself struggling to pinpoint things I didn’t l… Read More »
Afterlove EP, a game by late Coffee Talk creator Mohammad Fahmi, is a loving slice-of-life story. While the game is a mix of visual novel, adventure game, rhythm game, and dating sim, it’s so much more. The story is a touching tale of Rama, a young man struggling to get over the loss of his girlfrie… Read More »
The first full moon of the year is known by many as the Wolf Moon, named in reference to the baying wolves who would circle human encampments in the dead of winter; waiting perhaps for a suitably vulnerable, hot-blooded meal to stave off the threat of the cold hand of winter’s death. Given their stu… Read More »
For the past few years, Square Enix Music has been producing some exclusive arrangement/performance content on their YouTube Channel. Then, for the 2024 Fall Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix compiled 15 piano solo performances from their channel and put them on one CD. That CD is, of course, Piano Cover… Read More »
On this episode of Random Encounter, Jono is back to chat with the panel about two recent big January releases! First up, Wes has managed to fight through hundreds upon hundreds of foes to deliver their verdict on Dynasty Warriors: Origins! This latest entry in the long-running series dramatically c… Read More »
In this edition of RPGs Coming This Week, our slate is populated by all manner of rereleases. From the latest high-profile PC port to a remake of an under-the-radar indie title, the industry continues churning out the good stuff, even if most of it isn’t new new. So, join me as we inspect the latest… Read More »
Freedom Wars does nearly everything right thematically. From the first moments, you’re slapped with a million-year sentence for a mysterious crime you allegedly committed. You must now live out your sentence in a post-apocalyptic penitentiary known simply as The Panopticon. A notice explodes onto th… Read More »
The Rune Factory series has always served as an action-y alternative to the Story of Seasons farming series. This latest game, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, takes the spin-off in a whole new direction with stunning new graphics, gameplay, and a beautiful Japanese aesthetic. Expect to farm, rebui… Read More »
Thanks again to the wonderful team at NIS America, we got a second exclusive sneak peek at The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II. As mentioned in our first preview, even though the first Trails through Daybreak only just arrived in July, its sequel is already on the horizon. As devoted Tr… Read More »
Doesn’t it feel nice to listen to Retro Encounter under the stars? This week, the new host and a few huge fans dive into the first half of Final Fantasy IX. How does this classic hold up? Do we like the combat? Which monster doesn’t like Vivi very much? Listen in to find out! Featuring: Zach Wilkers… Read More »
I had a great time with the Demonschool demo over the summer, so it was a pleasure to interview the school’s principal game’s creative director (and founder of Necrosoft Games) Brandon Sheffield. We conducted the Q&A over email, where Sheffield revealed some fun and intriguing insights into the… Read More »
Even before Tales of Graces f Remastered, approaching the Tales series in 2025 feels like a monumental task. Now in its thirtieth year, it spans multiple titles with some gated behind older, potentially less accessible hardware. Tale of Graces f Remastered forms part of Bandai Namco’s ongoing effort… Read More »
A timeless Greek epic is coming to the Nintendo Switch. Little more than a year after Achilles: Legends Untold debuted on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, Polish developer and publisher Dark Point Games is bringing their action RPG featuring the eponymous Greek hero to the Switch on January 2… Read More »
Well folks, here’s something I didn’t have on my 2025 bingo card: a Glory of Heracles III: Silence of the Gods and Glory of Heracles IV: Gift from the Gods orchestral music concert, all live recordings from September 2024, across three discs! These Super Famicom titles have never had official Englis… Read More »
Publisher GungHo has announced that Lunar Remastered Collection will be released on April 18th for PlayStation 4 (with PS5 compatibility), Xbox One (with X|S compatibility), Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. In addition to the digital version, series illustrator Toshiyuki Kubooka’s new cover art fo… Read More »
Retro JRPG Starlight Legacy is getting a February 6th release date on PC, macOS, and Linux via Steam. Developed by Decafesoft and published by Eastasiasoft, this homage to the 16-bit classics will support English, French, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simp… Read More »
The Patron Saint of Pain is ready to take on the high seas. It’s not every day we get a game-specific direct, but RGG Studio and SEGA hosted one recently to promote Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, releasing February 21st across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC via Steam. The roughly 13-minute RGG L… Read More »
Developer Sense Games and publisher CE-Asia have announced that AI LIMIT is now up for preorder on PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam, ahead of its March 27th launch. Those up for a challenge can now get a taste of what this anime Souls-like offers through its free demo. AI LIMIT will provide an in-game… Read More »
Between our recent milestone of 150 episodes and the start of a new year, we will have some fun changes coming to Rhythm Encounter, starting with this episode. New games and music release all the time that don’t always fit with our episode themes. Starting today, we will release a “new music” episod… Read More »
It’s a weird experience when one of your favorite series is the industry’s favorite punching bag. Dynasty Warriors endures all manner of accusations of laziness and thoughtlessness that boil down to a belief that the series was born stagnant. Some of that reputation has been earned. Still, fans will… Read More »
In this action-packed edition of RPGs Coming This Week, we get the first in a promising series of Tales remasters, plus a new entry in the preeminent musou series. Also, two standout indie releases that are varying degrees of roguelike! Let’s go ahead and dive in, shall we? Final Knight (Entering Ea… Read More »
At first glance, Rise of the Ronin may seem like Japan’s answer to 2020’s Ghost of Tsushima, and while there are definitely numerous comparisons to draw between the two, Team Ninja’s odyssey through mid-19th-century Japan stands firm as its own beast, overdelivering on its promise of the first open-… Read More »
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