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Memoria: Our Favorite Final Fantasy Memories and Moments – Final Fantasy IV

Posted by Alana Hagues on November 28, 2017

Final Fantasy IV: To the Moon, Rosa! by Alana Hagues As a kid, I can’t think of anything else that fascinated me more than space. To think that there was something beyond the clouds completely blew my mind when I was younger. But there was no way I’d be able to get there in this day and age, not wit… Read More »

Memoria: Our Favorite Final Fantasy Memories and Moments – Final Fantasy

Posted by Michael Sollosi on November 21, 2017

Final Fantasy: Transformation by Michael Sollosi I wasn’t terribly impressed with the original Final Fantasy the first time I played it. I had played through parts of Final Fantasy IV with a friend at a sleepover, but in 1994 I only had the regular NES. I was desperate to play more of these mysterio… Read More »

Memoria: Our Favorite Final Fantasy Memories and Moments – Final Fantasy II

Posted by Robert Fenner on November 21, 2017

Final Fantasy II: Hostility Breeds Innovation by Robert Fenner Final Fantasy is one of those grossly monumental series with a reputation that each successive release is more divisive than the last. However, one opinion that the majority of the fanbase shares is a seething hatred of Final Fantasy II.… Read More »

Favorite RPG Casts & Characters: Borderlands 2

Posted by Dom Kim on September 7, 2017

I don’t think anyone was expecting much out of Borderlands 2’s story when it hit shelves in late 2012. If Gearbox’s previous efforts proved anything, it’s that writing coherent storylines or compelling characters is not their forte, and that the random loot generation and guns that shoot exploding s… Read More »

Favorite RPG Casts & Characters: Final Fantasy VII

Posted by Neal Chandran on September 7, 2017

Final Fantasy VII was a watershed title not only in terms of opening the floodgates for JRPG localization in the Western Hemisphere, but was also a personal watershed title for many of our individual gaming histories, mine included. A huge part of why Final Fantasy VII is a personal icon lies in its… Read More »

Favorite RPG Casts & Characters: Final Fantasy XII

Posted by Nicholas Ransbottom on September 7, 2017

Final Fantasy XII’s tale of a political power struggle in a land plagued by war is nothing groundbreaking; the premise is common and has arguably been done better. Still, while reviewing the remastered version of the game, The Zodiac Age, I found myself far from bored. The overall plot might have be… Read More »

Favorite RPG Casts & Characters: Koudelka

Posted by Hilary Andreff on September 7, 2017

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a bishop, a psychic, and an baron/author from the 1800s* walk into a haunted monastery, where they must then learn to work together to unravel its dark secrets and correct the hideous deeds that occurred there in the past — if they want to escape alive. This is the… Read More »

Favorite RPG Casts & Characters: Mass Effect 2

Posted by Nathan Lee on September 7, 2017

One thing I knew right away when I was asked which game had the best ensemble of characters, my answer was the Mass Effect series. However, there was a problem for me: I couldn’t pick the series as a whole. I had to narrow down which game from the series had the better characters. Was I a bigger fan… Read More »

Favorite RPG Casts & Characters: Persona 4

Posted by Michael Sollosi on September 7, 2017

WARNING – Spoilers for Persona 4 follow. Most Persona games can be summarized as follows: a Japanese town experiences a supernatural event, which escalates into a world-ending threat, and the planet’s only hope is an unlikely group of teenagers. In Persona 4, the Japanese town is the sleepy, rural I… Read More »

Favorite RPG Casts & Characters: Resonance of Fate

Posted by Marcos Gaspar on September 7, 2017

Want to know how to grab my interest before I play a game? Show me your main characters performing gun kata against one another to culminate in a post-fight execution. That’s what Resonance of Fate did before I even hit start on the controller. It was a bold move to start off with that kind of image… Read More »

Favorite RPG Casts & Characters: Tales of Vesperia

Posted by Alana Hagues on September 7, 2017

The Tales series is one of the best examples of a series with consistently fun and enjoyable characters. Each entry manages to deliver a cast that I’ll remember for years to come. No other cast has stood out more than Tales of Vesperia’s: they’re a bunch of mismatched individuals who form an unlikel… Read More »

Favorite RPG Casts & Characters: Ys: The Oath in Felghana

Posted by Robert Fenner on September 7, 2017

Often, when we think of a memorable RPG ensemble, we tend to think of the hero and their party: the friends and allies we meet along the way assembled into a merry band on a collective mission of world salvation. And with good reason; whether it be the larger-than-life BFFs of Persona 4, or a blank-… Read More »

The Best Games of the PlayStation Store: PSOne and PS2: Part Three

Posted by Mike Salbato on September 11, 2016

The RPGFan team put our collective heads together to vote on the staggering range of retro RPGs that Sony made available on the PlayStation Store between 2006 and 2016, and they came up with a list of the 30 best games of the PlayStation Store that are worth your time. Now that the current generatio… Read More »

The Best Games of the PlayStation Store: PSOne and PS2: Part Two

Posted by Mike Salbato on September 11, 2016

The RPGFan team put our collective heads together to vote on the staggering range of retro RPGs that Sony made available on the PlayStation Store between 2006 and 2016, and they came up with a list of the 30 best games of the PlayStation Store that are worth your time. Now that the current generatio… Read More »

The 30 Essential RPGs of 2010-2015 (Part 2)

Posted by Mike Salbato on May 13, 2016

And here is part two of our list! Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective 2011 • DS Not every DS game embraced the touchscreen’s unique controls, but Ghost Trick wrestled it into a brilliant puzzle-solving mechanic that complements its gorgeous animations and twistastic story. At the beginning, Sissel, our s… Read More »

The Best (and Worst) Female RPG Characters: Honorable Mentions & Hall of Shame

Posted by Kimberley Wallace on April 29, 2011

We went a little beyond the original scope of this feature with two additional short lists, featuring our picks for some non-RPG honorable mentions, and our Hall of Shame, with characters we wish were given better roles to play. If you somehow landed here first, check out part one, featuring our fav… Read More »

Further Exploration: RPGFan’s Dream Sequels, Prequels & Reboots (Page 2)

Posted by Mike Salbato on January 1, 2011

Part 2 of our Further Exploration feature includes high-flying adventures, dreams of a complete space epic, and more! Like with page 1, several plot elements of these writeups fall into spoiler territory, so keep that in mind as you read through! Intro by Mike Salbato Jump to a game:Septerra Core: L… Read More »

Further Exploration: RPGFan’s Dream Sequels, Prequels & Reboots (Bonus)

Posted by Mike Salbato on January 1, 2011

Just for fun, Bryan Grosnick wrote up a fun counterpoint of a list to this feature — RPG Sequels We DON’T Want To See. We found it too entertaining not to include it here for you all. Enjoy! Intro by Mike Salbato Page 1 Page 2 RPG Sequels We DON’T Want To See Writeups by Bryan Grosnick The Legend of… Read More »

RPGFan Exclusive Interview Series: Creator’s Talk 2003 – Akihiro Hino (Dark Cloud 2)

Posted by Chris Winkler on March 2, 2003

Akihiro Hino is not only the producer, director and main programmer of Level 5’s second title Dark Chronicle (known as Dark Cloud 2 in the US), but also the company’s president. Dark Cloud, Level 5’s first title, sold 800,000 copies worldwide and its sequel Dark Chronicle managed to sell more than 2… Read More »

RPGFan Exclusive Interview Series: Creator’s Talk 2003 – Akitoshi Kawazu (UNLIMITED SaGa)

Posted by Chris Winkler on March 2, 2003

We will start off this feature series with Square executive director and producer Akitoshi Kawazu. Joining Square 18 years ago, he has been responsible for Final Fantasy I and II’s game design and served as director and producer of the 1999 RPG racing hybrid Racing Lagoon. Most importantly… Read More »

RPGFan Exclusive Interview Series: Creator’s Talk 2003 – Akira Yoshizumi (Tales of Destiny 2)

Posted by Chris Winkler on March 2, 2003

This feature series’ last interview will focus on Namco’s hit title Tales of Destiny 2. Its producer Akira Yoshizumi joined Namco in 1988, and after amounting a lot of experience in both sales and promotion, he was appointed Tales of producer last year. Despite boasting sales exceeding 800,000 copie… Read More »

RPGFan Exclusive Interview Series: Creator’s Talk 2003 – Daisuke Uchiyama (.hack Series)

Posted by Chris Winkler on March 2, 2003

Daisuke Uchiyama entered Bandai in 1994 and since then has worked on Dragonball Z, Dragonball Final Bout, and First of the North Star. As producer of the .hack series, he has been coordinating the work of a team including character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame), scena… Read More »

RPGFan Exclusive Interview Series: Creator’s Talk 2003 – Makoto Ikehara and Tatsuya Yoshikawa (Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter)

Posted by Chris Winkler on March 2, 2003

Serving as planner and designer of the recently released fifth installment of the long-running Breath of Fire series, Makoto Ikehara and Tatsuya Yoshikawa have been integral parts of the game’s development team. Both joined Capcom more than ten years ago in 1992. Breath of Fire V – Dragon Quarter ha… Read More »

Noriyuki Iwadare Interview: Japanese Version

Posted by Lucy Rzeminski on November 18, 2002

Noriyuki Iwadare is best known by most game fans in the U.S. for the musical work he’s done on the now classic Lunar, and classic in the making, Grandia series. However, his resume is much more extensive and encompasses roughly thirty different game soundtrack scores and arrangments,… Read More »

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