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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 ~ Editors’ Awards: Audra Bowling

Posted by Audra Bowling on February 10, 2021

Top 5 RPGs/Visual Novels: 1. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition DQXI is an excellent title for those looking for a classic, traditional JRPG fix. The gameplay is polished to a fine sheen, the graphics are stunning, and the story manages to have great moments aplenty tha… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Awards: Pete Leavitt

Posted by Pete Leavitt on February 10, 2021

As strange as it may sound, I felt I was effectively coping with the many challenges 2020 threw my way on a day-to-day basis. However, upon any degree of reflection during rare quiet moments, I often realized the cumulative personal toll I was paying. Throughout it all, I had to continue working, wh… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Awards: Nilson Carroll

Posted by Nilson Carroll on February 10, 2021

Best RPG of 2020: Final Fantasy VII Remake It feels like we’ve been talking about an FFVII remake since 2000. Decades later, and one of Square Enix’s finest games in recent memory falls into our laps: a wild, wholly rambunctious romp through the best cyberpunk city of 2020, Midgar. Every inch of the… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Awards: Scott Clay

Posted by Scott Clay on February 10, 2021

Not Just An RPG, An RPG With A Giant Robot Award! If you skipped out on 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim this year, you missed out on one of the best games of the year. Fantastic music, great characters, and amazing storytelling come together to create a masterful game. The super fun combat brings everything… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Awards: Greg Delmage

Posted by Greg Delmage on February 10, 2021

Best Discovery: Necrobarista Having stepped into an editing position amongst my duties as Video Manager here, I’ve been privileged to play or see many otherwise unfamiliar titles. When Zach reviewed Necrobarista, I wasn’t sure what to expect from my playthrough for capture, but I in turn was capture… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Awards: Wes Iliff

Posted by Wes Iliff on February 10, 2021

I’m a sucker for ambition. Show me one game that reaches for the stars, stumbling every step of the way, and one that knows what it is and executes it to perfection? I’ll pick the former every day of the week. This year, however, in a rare convergence, my top three games and my three favorite narrat… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Awards: Jonathan Logan

Posted by Jonathan Logan on February 10, 2021

Best RPG: Yakuza: Like a Dragon In November, the Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio team gave 2020 a shot of pure joy in the form of Yakuza: Like a Dragon. A reinvention of the beloved RPG brawler, LAD trades real-time fisticuffs for full-blown turn-based RPG combat while keeping everything else that Yakuza fans… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Awards: Tyler Trosper

Posted by Tyler Trosper on February 10, 2021

2020 has been a precarious year. Through all of the trials and tribulations, the one thing I found comfort in this year was playing RPGs. In that regard, 2020 was great! I present to you a list of my favorite games I played throughout this year: 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Never in my whole life have I… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Awards: Caitlin Argyros

Posted by Caitlin Argyros on February 10, 2021

2020 has been an…interesting year, at least in terms of gaming. I certainly never expected that I’d ever be able to play or want to play some of the games on this list. But 2020 has been a year for defying expectations, usually for worse but just occasionally for better. With my GOTY picks, I’d sa… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Awards: Kaleb Curry

Posted by Kaleb Curry on February 10, 2021

Remake of the Year: Final Fantasy VII Remake I move at mach-speed-molasses when I play games, so I’ve only actually played two RPGs that came out this year: Final Fantasy VII Remake and Trials of Mana. The fun part is they’re both remakes, so let’s pit ’em against each other! These games are largely… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Awards: Michael Sollosi

Posted by Michael Sollosi on February 10, 2021

2020 was a disastrous year in many respects, but at least we got some great new video games and ample government-mandated time and opportunity to play them. I ended up knocking out several 2020 releases, at least enough for a ranked top 5. (You probably see where this is going.) Retro Encounter of t… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Awards: Zach Wilkerson

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on February 10, 2021

Retro Encounter Game of the Year: Mother 3 Mother 3 blew me away. After multiple failed attempts to play it, I’m beyond happy our Retro Encounter episodes finally encouraged me to get around to it. Mother 3 is a stone-cold masterpiece and surpasses EarthBound in almost every way. I could go on and o… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Awards: Neal Chandran

Posted by Neal Chandran on February 10, 2021

3) Mythic Ocean Mythic Ocean is a visual novel with a 3D open-world feel, a go-with-the-flow vibe, and some pretty funky characters. Its imaginative setting is an odd “limbo” where the world just ended and it’s now time to figure out how to make a new one. Mythic Ocean is a very interesting game who… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Awards: Giancarlo Vazquez

Posted by Giancarlo Vazquez on February 10, 2021

Best PS2-era RPG of the Year and Also 2011: Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition I really like Dragon Quest VIII. I like Dragon Quest VIII so much, it became my golden standard for JRPGs and nurtured my obsession with PS2-era JRPGs. Their overarching scope, the broad variety of game mechanics, a… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Awards: Nathan Lee

Posted by Nathan Lee on February 10, 2021

Whether we like it or not, 2020 is going to be a historic year for a bunch of reasons. The start of the 2020s is forever shadowed by the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on everything, including the video game industry. Despite all this, 2020 still managed to push out some great games and, more t… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Awards: Alana Hagues

Posted by Alana Hagues on February 10, 2021

Preview in new tab I don’t think I’ve ever struggled to write about my favourite games as much as I have this year. Not because I couldn’t come up with anything, but because it meant looking back at a year I’d rather forget. At times, I’ve barely had the energy to play video games; at others, I’ve n… Read More »

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