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RPGFan Games of the Year 2021 ~ Editors’ Awards: Adam Arter

Posted by Adam Arter on January 21, 2022

I initially thought that the strength of video games in 2021 might make it difficult to choose favorites. Yet, as the year went on, I felt that assessment was getting easier rather than more difficult. I missed plenty of titles in 2021 that I’m aiming to come back to in 2022, especially in terms of… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2021 ~ Editors’ Awards: Tyler Trosper

Posted by Tyler Trosper on January 21, 2022

Despite what you might think, a lot of games released in 2021. The year finished in a blur, for me at least, and I had to refresh myself on what actually came out this year. Top Games of 2021 1. Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy The latest entry in the Atelier series improves upon… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2021 ~ Editors’ Awards: Daniel Hernandez

Posted by Daniel Hernandez on January 21, 2022

As 2021 has come to a close, we look back at another great year of RPGs. While “adulting” saps my precious gaming time away, I still had the luxury of being able to play some great RPGs this year! Here are my personal top five Most Enjoyed Games. 5. Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Coming fr… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2021 ~ Editors’ Awards: Caitlin Argyros

Posted by Caitlin Argyros on January 21, 2022

1. Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker After 2019’s Shadowbringers rocketed Final Fantasy XIV into Game of the Year position (both in our overall awards and my personal accolades), my expectations were incredibly high for Endwalker. And I must admit, part of me expected that Square Enix would not be able t… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2021 ~ Editors’ Awards: Sam-James Gordon

Posted by Sam-James Gordon on January 21, 2022

I’ve desperately needed gaming this year to compensate as I lacked other forms of entertaining myself. I was quite undecided about how to tackle my year-end rankings, and then an email from Nintendo magically appeared in my inbox: my 2021 year in review summary. “Aha,” I thought to myself. “These wi… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2021 ~ Editors’ Awards: Abraham Kobylanski

Posted by Abraham Kobylanski on January 21, 2022

There was no shortage of excellent games in 2021, and behind every great game, there’s a great cat. Thus, I present to you my coolest cats and kittens of the year. The issue with ranking them, however, is that all cats are the best, so all my selections are tied for first place. Thus, when pressed,… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2021 ~ Editors’ Awards: Des Miller

Posted by Des Miller on January 21, 2022

2021 was an amazing year for RPGs for me. I got surprise new entries in niche series I loved, fantastic follow-ups to long-running series, and gorgeous new IPs. Best Atelier Game / Best Gust Game / Also Best Tomb Raider Game? Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy The Atelier series has… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2021 ~ Editors’ Awards: Izzy Parsons

Posted by Izzy Parsons on January 21, 2022

Best Collection of Songs About The Happy Turtle Final Fantasy VII Remake Episode INTERmission is probably the best DLC I have ever played. Yuffie controls like my wildest RPG dream, the tag team moves with Sonon speak of interesting developments to the battle system in future Final Fantasy VII Remak… Read More »

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 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 »

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