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RPGFan’s 30 Most Anticipated Games of 2022 (Part 2)

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on December 12, 2021

And we’re back with Part 2 of our 30 most anticipated games of 2022! This time we see sequels to two of the most beloved games of this generation, a long-awaited localization, and some promising indie titles. Go to Part 1 Go to Part 3 Forspoken Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Sony PlayStation 5 – Rele… Read More »

RPGFan’s 30 Most Anticipated Games of 2022 (Part 3)

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on December 12, 2021

Here is part three of RPGFan’s 30 Most Anticipated Games of 2022! This batch contains space-faring games, open-world monster collecting, farming, and of course, Chaos. Be sure to check out the other two parts of our feature as well! Go to Part 1 Go to Part 2 Pokémon Legends: Arceus Platforms: Ninten… Read More »

RPGFan’s Essential Visual Novels (Part 2)

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on November 24, 2021

Our list of essential visual novels continues here! We take a look at more mind-bending plots, fantastic characters, and beautiful visuals. Go to Part 1 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Written by Peter Triezenberg The game that spawned a thousand internet memes, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is… Read More »

So you want to get into the Tales Series… (Part 2)

Posted by Wes Iliff on September 29, 2021

Other Entry Points to the Tales Series As we noted, there are plenty of other entry points to the Tales Series. Read on to learn a bit more about everything else the series has to offer from multiple members of our staff. Go To Part 1 Tales of Phantasia Where to Play: GBA (Review) | iOS (Defunct) (R… Read More »

Final Family: Our Favorite Siblings in RPGs: Part 3

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on August 26, 2021

And here we are with the final section of our Favorite Siblings in RPGs! Go To Part 1 Go To Part 2 Estelle & Renne Bright – Trails Series Writeup by Caitlin Argyros Renne had a horrifying childhood. Believing that her parents abandoned her to the whims of a dangerous cult, she found herself a pr… Read More »

Final Family: Our Favorite Siblings in RPGs: Part 2

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on August 26, 2021

Our Favorite Siblings in RPGs feature continues with looks at some of our favorite series—including both Trails AND Tales of—and a couple of particularly moving, personal pieces. Go To Part 1 Go To Part 3 Elliot & Fiona Craig – The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Series Writeup by Audra B… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020: Best Remake or Re-Release

Posted by Eva Padilla on February 11, 2021

Winner: Final Fantasy VII Remake First, they got playful. It’s just what you wanted. Your high-fidelity bombing mission, your Reno grudge matches, your Buster Sword flexing. They leaned into your dragon-summoning power fantasies, your “heartfelt adoration” of Tifa, all that goodwill and honeyed, lat… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020: Best New IP

Posted by Michael Sollosi on February 11, 2021

Winner: Hades The best new intellectual property of 2020 is, ironically, steeped in one of the oldest collections of folklore to survive antiquity. Hades’ charming characters, tightly designed action, and faithful—even gleeful—interpretation of Greek myth captivated existing lovers of roguelikes and… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020: Best DLC

Posted by Wes Iliff on February 11, 2021

Winner: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Sephiroth & Byleth RPG fans have been spoiled for representation in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. This year, we got two RPG powerhouses: Byleth from the Switch hit Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Sephiroth from the all-time classic Final Fantasy VII. While fans mig… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020: Best Combat

Posted by Michael Sollosi on February 11, 2021

Winner: Final Fantasy VII Remake When crafting the gameplay of Final Fantasy VII Remake, Square Enix knew that mainstream audiences generally prefer action-oriented combat in modern RPGs, but older fans of Final Fantasy VII would be hesitant to accept something so wildly different to the 1997 combat… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020: Best Visuals

Posted by Kaleb Curry on February 11, 2021

Winner: Final Fantasy VII Remake There’s this moment in FFVIIR where you board an elevator and slowly descend. As that elevator lurches down, you have nothing to stare at but your own party, and it’s just lovely. The wispy particles around Cloud’s hair. The subtle warping of the metal on Tifa’s gaun… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020: Best Music or Sound Design

Posted by Alana Hagues on February 11, 2021

Winner: Final Fantasy VII Remake Many remakes have crumbled under the pressure to get the sound right, but Remake set a new bar. With an entirely new cast of voices, from Britt Baron’s Tifa, Briana White’s Aerith, to the members of Avalanche (voiced for the first time), they have breathed new life i… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020: Best Story

Posted by Abraham Kobylanski on February 11, 2021

Winner: Final Fantasy VII Remake It almost feels like cheating, adapting a small sliver of Final Fantasy VII’s classic story, entrenched in our hearts for 23 years. But for FFVII:R, the writers avoided simply cloning the original tale, offering a nuanced adaptation that took our heroes in new direct… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020: Best Localization

Posted by Nilson Carroll on February 11, 2021

Winner: Final Fantasy VII Remake What a tremendously dizzying task it must be to sort out Final Fantasy VII Remake’s massive amounts of texts, spoken dialogue, animated cutscenes, and complex battle lingo, but also to keep in mind fans’ impossibly high expectations and acute understanding of the fra… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020: Best Traditional RPG

Posted by Jonathan Logan on February 11, 2021

Winner: Yakuza: Like a Dragon It all started as an April Fools’ joke. A turn-based Yakuza game? Bwahahaha! How ridiculous! Little did we suspect that the team at Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio were already well into the process of turning everything we knew about Yakuza on its head! By taking the framework of… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020: Best Protagonist

Posted by Michael Sollosi on February 11, 2021

Winner: Ichiban Kasuga (Yakuza: Like a Dragon) Ichiban Kasuga, the hero of Yakuza: Like a Dragon, isn’t Kazuma Kiryu, the hero of Yakuzas 1 through 6 (and 0). He isn’t a paragon of virtue among gangsters, a stoic samaritan who resolves the Tojo Clan’s crises reluctantly, or a legendary Dragon of Doj… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020: Best Action RPG

Posted by Peter Triezenberg on February 11, 2021

Winner: Final Fantasy VII Remake Fans of the more traditional turn-based combat of Final Fantasies past might have balked when we learned that the hotly anticipated Final Fantasy VII Remake was going to be a multipart series, not to mention an action RPG. Fortunately, Remake is deftly crafted by som… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020: Best Antagonist

Posted by Jerry Williams on February 11, 2021

Winner: Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII Remake) Whatever you choose to call him, Sephiroth has been a landmark villain in gaming history. One-Winged Angel, the look, and the pure cruelty toward Cloud make him easy to hate in the most affectionate way possible. Well, if you can see past his murderous te… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020: Best Graphic Adventure or Visual Novel

Posted by Wes Iliff on February 11, 2021

Winner: 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim 13 Sentinels defies categorization. The moment you think you’ve pinned it, 13 Sentinels upends the board and starts playing a new game. But what makes 13S special is that despite playing with your expectations, mixing a wide variety of influences, and tossing wildly d… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020: Best Supporting Character

Posted by Alana Hagues on February 11, 2021

Winner: Tifa Lockhart (Final Fantasy VII Remake) Tifa was already an iconic character for her martial arts prowess and motherly, caring nature, but Final Fantasy VII Remake has allowed her to flourish. While caring and friendly, she’s also insecure, and this is where her iteration in Remake stands o… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020: Best Strategy RPG

Posted by Neal Chandran on February 11, 2021

Winner: Wintermoor Tactics Club Wintermoor Tactics Club is a charming and witty strategy RPG with visual novel elements about the adventures of a delightful young lady named Alicia and her tabletop gaming club. Although both strategy RPGs and tabletop games are sometimes seen as cumbersome stat-fest… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020: Best RPG (or Adventure Game) of 2020

Posted by Emony Tjan on February 11, 2021

Winner: Final Fantasy VII Remake It’s the game that has redefined the remake. Not content to merely remaster and upscale the existing content, Nomura, Hamaguchi, and Toriyama decided to strip it apart and reconsider what Final Fantasy VII as a whole could mean. While some of their choices have been… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020: Best Indie Game

Posted by Alana Hagues on February 11, 2021

Winner: Hades Supergiant Games have already established themselves as premier indie developers, but their work on Hades has ensured they are considered one of the best studios working in the industry today. Hades showcases where the humble developers started and what lessons they’ve learnt from thei… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020: Best Ongoing Game

Posted by Wes Iliff on February 11, 2021

Winner: Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Much has been said of Final Fantasy XIV and its unique success story. But Shadowbringers, especially in 2020, has taken the already-amazing game and expanded its appeal to every type of MMO and Final Fantasy fan. Story-centric players have enjoyed the full a… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020: Best Mobile Game

Posted by Audra Bowling on February 11, 2021

Winner: Genshin Impact Genshin Impact is a fun free-to-play game with large areas to explore and a wealth of things to do while traversing through them. The open-world action RPG is most impressive when played on mobile devices, where some of the graphical hiccups and lag found on other platforms ar… Read More »

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