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RPGFan Music of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Favorites: Audra Bowling

Posted by Audra Bowling on January 20, 2021

Buried Stars OST Buried Stars is an engaging visual novel with a fantastically tense atmosphere, and its music certainly helped to convey the claustrophobic sense of stress and unease that the plot was going for. I adored the vocal theme “Be Honest,” but the instrumental tracks used throughout the t… Read More »

RPGFan Music of the Year 2020: 11-20

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on January 20, 2021

KINGDOM HEARTS – III, II.8, Unchained χ & Union χ [Cross] OST by Adam Luhrs I previously described Final Fantasy VII Remake’s soundtrack as a “musical smorgasbord of absurd dimensions.” I realize now that I should have kept that superlative in my pocket because the soundtrack to Kingdom Hearts I… Read More »

RPGFan Music of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Favorites: Mike Salbato

Posted by Mike Salbato on January 20, 2021

Haven Original Soundtrack Where the heck did this come from? I hadn’t heard of Haven until its appearances in summer 2020’s many virtual game showcases, and quickly became entranced by the setting and visual style. The music seemed pretty nice too, but it wasn’t until I bought Danger’s full soundtra… Read More »

RPGFan Music of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Favorites: Patrick Gann

Posted by Patrick Gann on January 20, 2021

Best Original Soundtrack KINGDOM HEARTS – III, II.8, Unchained χ & Union χ [Cross] – Original Soundtrack Well, we have been waiting quite a long time for this one. But it finally happened. And not only did we get the full KHIII soundtrack, but — as has been done in past releases — Square Enix de… Read More »

RPGFan Music of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Favorites: Hilary Andreff

Posted by Hilary Andreff on January 20, 2021

The “Overlooked Final Fantasy Music” Award: Final Fantasy III: Four Souls So, I may have been touting FFIII music as overlooked ever since “Elia, the Maiden of Water” showed up in the A New World concert repertoire. Whether you’ve heard it there, in the extremely well done Crystal Tower series in FF… Read More »

RPGFan Music of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Favorites: Adam Luhrs

Posted by Adam Luhrs on January 20, 2021

Shin Sakura Wars Kayou Zenshuu (New Sakura Wars Vocal Songs) Picture an alternate history in which Mel Brooks was born in Japan, he directed a series of Tokusatsu musicals in the 90s, and then SEGA dug up his work decades later and said, “This…but EVEN MORE!” That’s Kohei Tanaka’s soundtrack for Sak… Read More »

RPGFan Music of the Year 2020 ~ Editors’ Favorites: Alana Hagues

Posted by Alana Hagues on January 20, 2021

Overall Favourite – 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Original Soundtrack A video game about school kids, giant mechs, yakisoba pan, idols, and more needs a varied soundtrack to match its overwhelming world. Luckily, long-time Vanillaware collaborators Hitoshi Sakimoto and Basiscape have created what is easil… Read More »

Origins Game Fair 2019: Attending Origins as a Parent

Posted by Jerry Williams on August 3, 2019

My wife and I made the big decision to attend Origins as new parents this year. We wanted to bring Zoe to her first gaming convention and share with her something we found incredibly important to us. Although she was only nine months old at the time and probably incapable of remembering anything abo… Read More »

Origins Game Fair 2019: KeyForge and Asymmetry

Posted by Jerry Williams on August 3, 2019

KeyForge For those not in the know, KeyForge released last year with a gimmick that I sneered at. I’m not sneering anymore! After earning the Origins award for Best Collectible Game (which I voted for), Richard Garfield’s latest creation is here to stay, and fans couldn’t be happier. I have a lot to… Read More »

Origins Game Fair 2019: Borderlands: Tiny Tina’s Robot Tea Party

Posted by Jerry Williams on August 3, 2019

Amongst Borderlands fans, Tiny Tina is a beloved character whose daft demeanor is brought to life by Ashly Burch. While this translates well to video games as an interactive medium, when it’s up to players to recreate Tiny Tina’s persona on the table, how far can the character go? XYZ Game Labs got… Read More »

Origins Game Fair 2019: Vlaada Chvátil

Posted by Jerry Williams on August 3, 2019

Origins has an awards ceremony every year, honoring designers in the board gaming industry in one fashion or another. Historically, developers, artists, and writers have all received awards, and being added to the Hall of Game is truly an indicator of prestige. With names like Gary Gygax, Richard Ga… Read More »

The 30 Best RPG Dads: Part 3

Posted by Audra Bowling on June 16, 2019

In the third and final part of our 30 Best RPG Dads feature, we have lawyers, blacksmiths, aliens, and everyone’s favorite Nopon. Go To Part 1 Go To Part 2 Olaf Craig (The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel series) Writeup by Audra Bowling Image source: The Legend of Heroes Wiki Olaf Craig… Read More »

The 30 Best RPG Dads: Part 2

Posted by Alana Hagues on June 16, 2019

The middle part of our 30 Best RPG Dads feature runs the gamut of consoles and generations, featuring father figures from current-gen consoles, all the way back to the 16-bit days of the 1990s. Let’s blitz! Go To Part 1 Go To Part 3 Ben Hyuga/Fox Face (Shadow Hearts) Writeup by Peter Triezenber… Read More »

The 20 Best RPG Moms: Part 2

Posted by Hilary Andreff on May 13, 2019

We at RPGFan wanted to give some appreciation to the mothers out there on this Mother’s Day, so we’ve compiled a list who we feel are the 20 Best RPG Moms, along with commentary. Some are incredibly giving, some are complex, and two…well…let’s just say the last two are antagonists where those mo… Read More »

History of the RPGFan Logo: Part 3 (2015–2018)

Posted by Mike Salbato on September 18, 2018

Finally, we arrive at today’s logo and where the RPGFan identity (and logo) is going in the near future. Part 1: 1997–2007 Part 2: 2007–2015 Part VII: Strip It Down (2015–2018) There are many rules and guidelines in logo design, and one really good one to follow is to create something that works in… Read More »

History of the RPGFan Logo: Part 2 (2007–2015)

Posted by Mike Salbato on September 18, 2018

Our journey continues with the biggest shift in the look of our logo since the beginning, when we introduced a new font and shield in 2007–2008. Part 1: 1997–2007 Part 3: 2015–2018 Part V: Charlemagne, King of Logos (2007–2008) Now we’re talking. In 2007, I finally sat down and came up with a standa… Read More »

Year of the Dog 2018: The Best RPG Dogs (Part 2)

Posted by Alana Hagues on August 8, 2018

We aren’t done yet! Here are even more of who we consider the best RPG dogs. Go to Part 1 Mabari Hound/”Dog” (Dragon Age: Origins) by Tina Olah The Mabari War Hound. A mighty battle dog of ferocious appearance (somewhat resembling a very large pit bull), rumored to have descended from wolves…in ad… Read More »

Hylian Highlights: Celebrating The Legend of Zelda | Spectacular Sidekicks

Posted by Stephanie Sybydlo on April 29, 2018

Look, we can say we love Link all we want, but with the exception of a cartoon and CD-i series of games we don’t discuss, Link is intentionally a blank slate for us to define as a hero. As such, characterization and narrative in Zelda comes from the rest of the cast. Often that can be Zelda herself,… Read More »

Hylian Highlights: Celebrating The Legend of Zelda | Superb Sidequests

Posted by Stephanie Sybydlo on April 29, 2018

No Zelda is complete without both simple and elaborate sidequests. There are plenty of small ones: little things Link can do that can lead the way to new discoveries or fun rewards. But then there are the really in-depth ones, like some of Majora’s Mask’s questlines, or the world-scouring collect-a-… Read More »

Hylian Highlights: Celebrating The Legend of Zelda | Enigmatic Easter Eggs

Posted by Stephanie Sybydlo on April 29, 2018

We debated whether these were really “secrets” or “easter eggs,” but whatever you call these things, they’re but a handful of examples of the Zelda series’ wonderful attention to detail and things you sometimes have to really go out of your way to find. Sometimes your curiosity leads to reward in th… Read More »

20 Years of Milestone RPGs (Page 2)

Posted by Michael Sollosi on April 25, 2018

< More on Page 1 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s (OoT) iconic status is rooted in what it meant for both the franchise and the industry as a whole. Link’s transition into the 3D era on the Nintendo 64 presented an opportunity — really a necessity… Read More »

Hylian Highlights: Celebrating The Legend of Zelda | Outstanding Overworlds

Posted by Stephanie Sybydlo on April 22, 2018

Zelda’s many games don’t always take place in Hyrule. Especially in the games that don’t feature the Link-Zelda-Ganon trinity, our green-clad hero ventures somewhere different, like in Majora’s Mask, Link’s Awakening, and the excellent Oracle games. It’s also nice that even if most of the… Read More »

Hylian Highlights: Celebrating The Legend of Zelda | Bombastic Boss Battles

Posted by Mike Salbato on April 22, 2018

As we’ve talked about in other sections, the Zelda series is big on tradition: It’s why Gohma appears in more games in the series than most bosses. But there’s great and inventive boss encounters, whether you’re fighting Ganon again or some of these big baddies below that we’ve only seen o… Read More »

Hylian Highlights: Celebrating The Legend of Zelda | Memorable Music

Posted by Stephanie Sybydlo on April 15, 2018

You know your series has winning compositions when you can rearrange, remix, reorchestrate, and re-release themes composed 30 years ago, and still make them sound fresh and exciting. We don’t need to introduce anyone to the main theme song of Zelda, but from the NES titles to Breath of the Wild, the… Read More »

Hylian Highlights: Celebrating The Legend of Zelda | Delightful Dungeons

Posted by Mike Salbato on April 15, 2018

What’s a Zelda game without labyrinthian dungeons? Well, okay, it’s Breath of the Wild. But until the Switch game came and turned convention on its head (in a good way), every game in the series was home to usually eight or nine dungeons, usually built around a theme — there’s often “the fire one,”… Read More »

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