- Review
Coffee Talk Tokyo
Sometimes, we all need a familiar, safe space. Somewhere that feels as comfortable as home, even when we’re far away from it. A place where we can relax and maybe enjoy a warm and refreshing beverage or two in the company of strangers who may one day become dear friends or family themselves. Such is… Read More »- Article
- Random Encounter
- Podcast
Random Encounter 348 – Mina the Barista
On this episode of Random Encounter, we’re digging for some sweet, sweet caffeine! First up, Bob is here to chat about Yacht Club Games’ newest title, Mina the Hollower. Yacht Club struck gold a decade ago with their retro side-scroller Shovel Knight and its various campaigns, but since then, they’v… Read More »- Article
- News
RPGs Coming This Week, May 31–June 6, 2026 – Remake Week
Some editions of RPGs Coming This Week are packed with wholly new experiences, while some weeks happen to be a confluence of everyone releasing remakes. Such as it is this week, as besides a gorgeous new visual novel, our full slate is a variety of remakes. You may have played some of these games on… Read More »- Review
Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout launched in 2019 to explosive success and stellar reviews. Within months, Atelier Ryza became the highest-selling game in the series. As expected with sequels, Atelier Ryza 2 and 3 sold less than their predecessor, yet still eclipsed the sales of… Read More »- Music Review
Square Enix Jazz -Chrono Trigger-
From 2017 to 2022, Square Enix produced five albums in a dedicated Square Enix Jazz series (six if you include a live album). The final album in this set is the one we’re looking at today: a full jazz album solely for the classic SNES RPG Chrono Trigger. This album series was the brainchild of arran… Read More »- Review
Galaxy Princess Zorana
Long may she reign. Galaxy Princess Zorana is a visual novel/stats-raising political sim and follow-up to the acclaimed indie title Long Live The Queen. Zorana, a sheltered and spoiled intergalactic princess, becomes entangled in a deadly succession race. Her father, the evil overlord of a nefarious… Read More »- Review
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Pokémon is a franchise near and dear to my heart and my initial gateway into video games, RPGs in particular. Although my first Pokémon title (and video game) was Pokémon Yellow, the specific titles from my childhood that stand tallest in my memory are Genius Sonority’s GameCube duology: Pokémon Col… Read More »- Article
- News
Dragon Quest Creator Yuji Horii Confirms New Information on Series’ Future to Come on May 27th
Series creator Yuji Horii has announced that a Dragon Quest-centred livestream will air on May 27th, uniting with the series’ 40th anniversary. The announcement came via the latest KosoKoso broadcast seen below, with Horii also stating that “…we’ll be able to make an announcement about the n… Read More »- Article
- News
Stranger Than Heaven Brings Stars, Music, & Violence Together This Winter
SEGA, Xbox, and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio have released a cavalcade of new details on the cast, world, and gameplay of Stranger Than Heaven, their upcoming action RPG odyssey set for release this winter on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. It will also launch on Xbox Game Pass. The infor… Read More »- Article
- News
Stardust: Wish of Witch Showcases Strategy, Stars, & More With New Trailer
Kniv Studio has released a new trailer for Stardust: Wish of Witch, their upcoming strategy RPG set to launch on May 28th for PC via Steam. The footage gives players a brief look at the mechanics, in which turn-based gameplay centres on isometric unit positioning and card-based strategy, infused wit… Read More »- Article
- News
RPGs Coming This Week, May 24–30, 2026 – An Explosion of Color
It’s finally time for Mina! But it’s also a pretty full week in general around RPGs Coming This Week, with a brand new SRPG, a conclusion to a small but long-running series, a promising new creature collector, and more. The one thing all of this week’s games have in common, though, is that they are… Read More »- Review
Traysia
Traysia is a little-known 1992 Sega Genesis/Mega Drive RPG that I did not expect to be revived in 2026. I knew about Phantasy Star, Shining Force, and even Shining in the Darkness growing up, but I never even heard of Traysia. I don’t even remember seeing Traysia’s cover art (with the cool dragon) o… Read More »- Review
Starbites
Remember Maya, from Shell 2? All of twenty-five years ago?! Starbites wears its lineage on its sleeve, drawing direct inspiration from cult classics like Septerra Core while navigating two decades of JRPG evolution. It delivers a distilled concentrate of everything that makes the genre beloved and o… Read More »Article
RPGFan’s Summer Job System Fair Marathon Starts Today!
It’s that time of the year again! Time for some summer time fun in the sun! But sometimes summer isn’t just about having fun; sometimes, summer is about that first summer job you had in order to pay for those video games of yesteryear. But work sucks, I know, and no one wants to work when we can jus… Read More »- Review
ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies
When Disco Elysium was released in 2019, it was immediately regarded as a genre-defining work of RPG narrative design. From the way it recontextualized player agency and decision-making, how it represented the various mental faculties and barely-restrained impulses of protagonist Harry Dubois as ant… Read More »- Article
- Retro Encounter
- Podcast
Retro Encounter 486 – Final Fantasy VIII Part II
…Whatever. This week on Retro Encounter, the panel is back to offer their thoughts on all the (beautiful?) nonsense that happens in the second half of Final Fantasy VIII. Which one of us prefers Triple Triad over the entire rest of the game? Did our positive impressions crumble under the weight of t… Read More »- Feature
Mana, Music, and Majesty: The Aesthetic Beauty of Secret of Mana’s Soundtrack
Secret of Mana is a controversial game. While it is often remembered for its beautiful design and gorgeous pixel art, gamers also deride its confusing combat system, poor pacing, and overall lackluster gameplay. Lying underneath these sometimes divisive elements is a key component of the game’s over… Read More »- Review
Nitro Gen Omega
Mechs and anime share a bond as inseparable as Saturday mornings and sugary cereal. Developer DESTINYbit leans heavily into this classic synergy with Nitro Gen Omega, a turn-based roguelike RPG oozing a specific brand of weekend magic. The game thrives on its visual flair, utilizing fluid, stylish a… Read More »Music Review
Prescription for Sleep: Ocarina of Time
Hey! Listen! Scarlet Moon Records’ prolific jazz duo GENTLE LOVE is back with their first-ever all-Zelda album, Prescription for Sleep: Ocarina of Time. GENTLE LOVE is saxophonist Norihiko Hibino (composer on much of the Metal Gear Solid series) and pianist AYAKI (who has performed on series like Et… Read More »- Article
- Preview
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Hands-On Preview! Zelda? Secret of Mana? Or Something More?
HD-2D style games since the original Octopath Traveler have changed how we view retro-style titles from bigger publishers such as Square Enix. HD-2D not only looks great, but also scratches the old school sprite JRPG itch many of us have had since the end of the SNES and PS1 era. And since its debut… Read More »- Feature
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Producer Naofumi Matsushita Q&A
As part of our The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales preview, I also had the opportunity to send in some questions to producer Naofumi Matsushita. As always, I would like to thank him for his time in answering our questions, as well as the Square Enix staff who translated the Q&A. RPGFa… Read More »- Article
- News
RPGs Coming This Week, May 17–23, 2026 – Zero Stars for Coffee
That’s right, we’re leading off this week with a reference to all three major releases this week shoehorned into the implication that my Starbucks Rewards star count is zero. But actually it’s like 400 and I need to redeem some stars before they take them all away. That aside, any talk of some of ou… Read More »Music Review
Octopath Traveler 0 Original Soundtrack
When Square Enix announced Octopath Traveler 0, my first read was that they took the mobile game Champions of the Continent and un-gachafied it. That, on its own, would be a grand achievement. Even though I loved my 100+ hours played in Champions, a true single-player campaign sounded like a great i… Read More »- Episodic Review
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Patch 7.5 – Trail to the Heavens
In the past, I’ve talked about what the final patch of a Final Fantasy XIV expansion typically feels like. There’s one last dramatic encounter that culminates in a flashy fight, a new (or newly revealed) character appears to entice the Warrior of Light to travel to wherever the next expansion takes… Read More »- Music Review
Final Fantasy VIII Original Soundtrack
I’m not sure if I have mentioned this before, but Final Fantasy VIII is my favourite Final Fantasy. I adore its more realistic take on the party members, I eat up the weird story (despite its quirks and plot holes), and I appreciate how much the game experiments with its mechanics and tries to shake… Read More »Twitch
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