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RPGFan Games of the Year 2022: Best Ongoing Game

Posted by Mike Salbato on January 10, 2023

Winner: Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker Was there any doubt? We joked about calling this an annual Final Fantasy XIV award. But jokes aside, there’s a reason so many of us (and 20+ million more) are in love with the game: it’s the real deal. Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is unique in that its main story… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022: Best Localization

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on January 10, 2023

Winner: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Oi! Just wot is up with these sparkin’ accents? You mean to tell me they managed to blend a variety of world dialects, like Welsh, London, Australian, and even American, put in some fun language of their own, and it all coheres into something wholly its own thing… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022: Best Traditional RPG

Posted by Gio Castillo on January 10, 2023

Winner: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Few original games this year harkened back to the grand scale of old-school JRPGs more than Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Sprawling open world? Check. Glorious twelve-hour soundtrack with contributions from Yasunori Mitsuda, ACE, and more? Check. Epic story that boils down t… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022: Best Antagonist

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on January 10, 2023

Winner: N (Xenoblade Chronicles 3) In a game where many of the villains fall a little flat, N is a revelation. If Noah is who we aspire to be, N is who we’re afraid we’ll become. After everything he’s experienced, would we do anything differently? Would we make the right choice, or would we hold ont… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022: Best Action RPG

Posted by Jonathan Logan on January 10, 2023

Winner: Elden Ring Elden Ring may be FromSoftware’s newest IP, but it’s a spiritual successor to the Dark Souls series in all but name. Rather than resting on the Souls series’ many laurels, however, FromSoftware have expanded pretty much everything the games have to offer. The combat of Elden Ring… Read More »

RPGFan Games of the Year 2022: Best Supporting Character

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on January 10, 2023

Winner: Eunie (Xenoblade Chronicles 3) “Hear that, Noah? Lanz wants something a bit meatier.” It would be easy to boil Eunie down to her attitude, her ridiculous British-isms, or even her amusing one-liners. In fact, Takahashi and the rest of Monolith Soft could have left her at that, and I bet she’… Read More »

RPGFan’s 35 Most Anticipated Games of 2023 (Part 2)

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on December 14, 2022

Here we have games we’ve been anticipating for years, games in some of our favorite series, and arguably the most anticipated game of the year…period. Go to Part 1 Go to Part 3 Granblue Fantasy: Relink Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Sony PlayStation 4, Sony PlayStation 5 It’s almost tradition at th… Read More »

RPGFan’s 35 Most Anticipated Games of 2023 (Part 3)

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on December 14, 2022

You like classics? We have the best classics here. Additionally, we have some fun romhacks, and some games that want to look and feel like the some of the other classics on this list. Go to Part 1 Go to Part 2 Path of the Midnight Sun Platforms: Microsoft Windows, macOS, Consoles Later Originally a… Read More »

So you want to get into the Final Fantasy Series… Part 2 (FFV–VIII)

Posted by Wes Iliff on December 7, 2022

Final Fantasy V-VIII covers a lot of ground graphically and features a wide variety in narrative and gameplay styles. Many of them have also been released several times on several different consoles. Many people consider VI or VII their favorites, so there are some frontrunners here. See if they app… Read More »

So you want to get into the Final Fantasy Series… Part 3 (FFIX–XII)

Posted by Wes Iliff on December 7, 2022

The FFIX–XII era saw a lot of change for the Final Fantasy series, not only in terms of hardware to develop for but in story and game design directions as well. This gives us a collection of fascinating and perfectly imperfect entries to look at. This also means that one of them is likely to be a wo… Read More »

So you want to get into the Final Fantasy Series… Part 4 (FFXIII–XVI)

Posted by Wes Iliff on December 7, 2022

Now let’s turn our attention to recent happenings in the Final Fantasy universe and toward the future with Final Fantasy XVI. ONWARD! FFI–IV FFV–VIII FFIX–XII Final Fantasy XIII Original Release: 2009, Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360Also Released On: Microsoft Windows, iOS and Android (Str… Read More »

The 25 Best PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 RPGs (PS3 Exclusives)

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on October 19, 2022

Below, you’ll find our ten best games released on the PS3 (and not the 360). There are notably more Japanese games on this list, and the PS3 has more solid RPGs than a lot of people give it credit for, so we have a ranked list of 10 for you! Cross Platform RPGs Xbox 360 Exclusives 1) Persona 5 Writt… Read More »

The 25 Best PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 RPGs (360 Exclusives)

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on October 19, 2022

And here’s the end of our list! The Xbox 360 had comparatively fewer “exclusive” RPGs, so we decided to limit the list to five. But there are still some all-timers here that are worth checking out even today! Give our list a look below. Cross Platform RPGs PlayStation 3 Exclusives 1) Tales of Vesper… Read More »

So you want to get into The Like a Dragon Series: Spin-Offs

Posted by Jonathan Logan on October 1, 2022

Yakuza Gaiden | Spin-Offs To Watch Out For (And Play): Aside from the several mainline games, the Like a Dragon/Yakuza series also touts a sizable collection of exciting spin-offs! RGG Studio takes advantage of the creative freedom offered by spin-offs by inventing wild (even for Yakuza) scenarios.… Read More »

So you want to get into the Like a Dragon Series: Judgment & the Future

Posted by Jonathan Logan on October 1, 2022

Hey, Does This Seem Like A Lot? Try Judgment! There are times when we all get a little tired of our daily routines and want to switch things up. It seems like RGG Studio reached that point back in the late 2010s, deciding that it was time to stretch their muscles and create a brand-new IP for the fi… Read More »

So you want to get into The Like a Dragon Series: Mainline Series Overview

Posted by Giancarlo Vazquez on October 1, 2022

The Yakuza/Like a Dragon series is kind of like potato chips: Once you play one, you’ll want to play them all! You’ll be stunned at how readily you’ll jump from one 60-hour epic game to the next without a second thought. And if you ever get tired of the critical path of any of them, well, there are… Read More »

Lori and Corey Cole Interview on Hero-U and Summer Daze: Part 2

Posted by Hilary Andreff on September 7, 2022

Back to Part 1 RPGFan: Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption is arguably the most RPG entry in the series to date, but you’re currently working on a shorter story in the same setting with a summer theme. Summer Daze at Hero-U: Tilly’s Tale is more of a visual novel. We’ve been anticipating it for a while, as… Read More »

Top 20 RPG Summer Towns (Part 2)

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on August 20, 2022

Welcome to Part 2 of our Top 20 RPG Summer Towns feature! This time we visit some hot springs, great Zelda home towns, and even some real life British locations. View Part 1 Lonalulu – Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age by Wes Iliff If you enjoy summers at the beach, you’ll have a hard time f… Read More »

FemPower Up: 48 Amazing Women in RPGs (Part 2)

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on June 1, 2022

Oh, we’ve got some amazing women here, too! Ranging from Yoko Taro (somehow) writing one of the best characters in video games to an all-time great from what many consider the best Final Fantasy game, there’s something here for everyone. View Part 1 View Part 3 View Part 4 Celes (Final Fantasy VI) b… Read More »

FemPower Up: 48 Amazing Women in RPGs (Part 3)

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on June 1, 2022

Do you like Persona? Well, so do we, since we highlight not one, but two of the best characters from the franchise below (I have to mention Maya Amano here, too!) Along with that, we have great characters from some of our favorite WPRGs of the last decade along with more of the Xeno franchise. View… Read More »

FemPower Up: 48 Amazing Women in RPGs (Part 4)

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on June 1, 2022

And you’ve finally come to the end of our list! Personally, I have to say how pleased I am that we managed to get Suikoden on this list so often: it’s certainly deserving! Don’t worry, though, some more of your favorites from Final Fantasy are here, too. View Part 1 View Part 2 View Part 3 Raquel Ap… Read More »

Top 7 Wii U RPGs + 20 Vital Virtual Console Titles (Part 2)

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on April 20, 2022

There are many notable games that were released on the Wii U Virtual Console, and while many have since been re-released on the Switch Online service or the likes of Konami’s Castlevania Advance Collection, there are some notable titles whose most current availability is the Wii U or 3DS eShop. Thes… Read More »

Secrets, Legends, and Brownies: An Interview With Shinichi Kameoka (日本語 / Japanese)

Posted by Sam-James Gordon on March 12, 2022

Shinichi Kameoka is a character designer, producer, and director whose art style is as recognisable as the names of the games he’s worked on are revered. His work on the Mana series helped make the games so memorable, and since producing Mother 3, he’s been a vocal advocate of its localisation for W… Read More »

From Chrono Trigger to Shadow Hearts: An Interview With Yoshitaka Hirota (日本語 / Japanese)

Posted by Sam-James Gordon on March 5, 2022

Yoshitaka Hirota is a composer, sound designer, and musician whose work you may be most familiar with from the Shadow Hearts series. The games became cult favourites, and anyone who’s played them will know how memorable their soundtracks are: a testament to the lasting power of music in video games.… Read More »

RPGFan Music of the Year 2021: Part 2

Posted by Alana Hagues on February 27, 2022

Endwalker: Final Fantasy XIV by Steven Mattern Final Fantasy XIV has a long history with its music. Each expansion brings new compositions, adaptations of previous songs from the game, and callbacks to prior entries in the Final Fantasy series. Endwalker’s music does all of these things in spectacul… Read More »

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