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Persona 4 Revival Teaser at Xbox Games Showcase 2025

Posted by Mike Salbato on June 8, 2025

Today at the Xbox Games Showcase, an event that oddly and routinely features more JRPG news than you’d think, SEGA and Atlus officially revealed their latest poorly kept secret, Persona 4 Revival. Following in the footsteps of last year’s Persona 3 Reload, this seems to be a full-on remake with upgr… Read More »

RPGs Coming This Week, 6/8/25

Posted by Adem Yilmaz on June 8, 2025

In this edition of RPGs Coming This Week, we catch our breath after the jam-packed Switch 2 launch week. Not that there aren’t any releases this week; we have an assorted mix of new titles to sift through as Summer Game Fest weekend rolls on. So let’s not waste any more time and dive in! Virtual Gir… Read More »

Dosa Divas to Stir Up Trouble and Serve It in 2026

Posted by Adem Yilmaz on June 7, 2025

Originally announced last year as Project DOSA, Outerloop Games’ latest title is now officially titled Dosa Divas and is set to launch in early 2026! From the team behind Thirsty Suitors comes a new turn-based cooking RPG, where players battle an evil fast food empire as two sisters, Samara and Ama… Read More »

Code Vein II Revealed, Coming 2026

Posted by Adem Yilmaz on June 6, 2025

Bandai Namco has announced Code Vein II at Summer Game Fest. The game is set to launch in 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. If you loved the first game or just enjoy action-packed RPGs that pit you against powerful foes in intense combat, this one’s for you. Take a look at th… Read More »

RGG Studio’s Project Century is Now Stranger Than Heaven in Summer Game Fest Teaser

Posted by Gio Castillo on June 6, 2025

SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s Project Century has been renamed Stranger Than Heaven. The title was officially unveiled at this year’s Summer Game Fest, at the end of a stylish new teaser trailer. We learned the game is at least partially set in Japan in 1943, right in the thick of World War II. Th… Read More »

Breath of Fire 6 Original Soundtrack -Soar-

Posted by Patrick Gann on June 6, 2025

Released months after the physical CD (Breath of Fire 6 Original Soundtrack -Pulse-), Breath of Fire 6 Original Soundtrack -Soar- served as a digital-only follow-up soundtrack, volume two of a live service title that could have had many more volumes of music. However, given the game’s servers shut d… Read More »

Retro Encounter 461 – Fallout: New Vegas Part I

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on June 5, 2025

You know, I tried to measure my charisma on Retro Encounter once. The microphone burst into flames. On this week’s episode of Retro Encounter, we’re chatting about the opening hours of the 2010 Obsidian classic Fallout: New Vegas. Can the host finally get his head around a WRPG? Do any of us actuall… Read More »

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is Real, Coming September 30th

Posted by Tin Manuel on June 4, 2025

Years after the 2021 Nvidia leak, I’d almost given up on the remake/remaster rumors of Final Fantasy Tactics. But here we are, we can all finally put a huge check on that list as Square Enix has officially revealed Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles in today’s State of Play showcase. The… Read More »

Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement to Release in 2026

Posted by Trent Argirov on June 4, 2025

505 Games and developer ArtPlay have announced Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement, a new blood-filled entry in the side-scrolling action RPG series. The reveal came via the latest Sony State of Play, confirming its release in 2026 for PlayStation 5. It will also release simultaneously for Xbox Ser… Read More »

Nioh 3 Announced; Limited Demo Out Until June 18th

Posted by Gio Castillo on June 4, 2025

Nioh 3 is launching on PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam in early 2026. A demo for the Souls-like action RPG is available now on PS5, but only until June 18th. Koei Tecmo and developer Team Ninja revealed Nioh 3 at Sony’s latest State of Play presentation. The story looks appropriately dramatic (and va… Read More »

Deltarune (Chapters 1+2)

Posted by Aleks Franiczek on June 4, 2025

Deltarune is an RPG “intended for people who have completed Undertale,” and so is this review. It’s hard to talk about Deltarune without talking about Undertale—and not nearly as interesting, to be honest. Unlike its anagrammed predecessor, Deltarune is being released episodically, demanding an excr… Read More »

Crowdfunding Chronicles: Prelude Dark Pain

Posted by Tina Olah on June 3, 2025

Sharpen your weapons and raise a flagon of mead; Prelude Dark Pain is a new tactical RPG combining the gameplay of Final Fantasy Tactics with the aesthetics of Dark Souls, The Witcher, and Hellboy.

FIGHT KNIGHT

Posted by Jerry Williams on June 3, 2025

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, here comes FIGHT KNIGHT. An indie, naturally, this bouncy, grid-based pummeler ignites the hands, mind, and soul with its unusual aesthetics, unique combat design, and quirky cast of characters. Screenshots don’t do this one justice: do yourself a favor and re… Read More »

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

Posted by Niki Fakhoori on June 2, 2025

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma isn’t “Rune Factory 6,” nor is it even the sixth Rune Factory game thanks to the similarly unnumbered Rune Factory Frontier and Tides of Destiny. Without the heavy mantle of a numbered title to weigh it down, Guardians of Azuma is free to be less strict with its appr… Read More »

RPGs Coming This Week, 6/1/25

Posted by Gio Castillo on June 1, 2025

The Nintendo Switch 2 arrives on June 5th, and I’m happy to report that it’s already stacked from top to bottom with blockbuster RPGs. Granted, the lineup is mostly remasters or ports of games we’ve likely played before. The handful of straight-up new stuff that is here will also be accessible on ot… Read More »

Indie Quest 2025 Roundup

Posted by Gio Castillo on May 30, 2025

The inaugural Indie Quest has come and gone, and I think it’s safe to say it made good on its tagline. More than 40 indie JRPGs got the spotlight during the show, with many of them totally new to me, and I consider myself pretty up to date with upcoming releases. By my count, 52 different titles wer… Read More »

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

Posted by Matt Wardell on May 29, 2025

In his preface to the 1995 Prima Strategy Guide to I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, then-62-year-old sci-fi author Harlan Ellison addressed why he helped design a video game when he “reviles” games and computers at large. Characteristically, his first response was, and I quote, “Yo’ Momma!” He th… Read More »

Elden Ring Nightreign

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on May 28, 2025

At first, playing Elden Ring Nightreign is a lot like teaching. I know that’s an odd way to start the review, but for the first 15 hours or so, I kept thinking, “This is the most stressful game I’ve ever played.” That feeling drew me back to something I’d heard years before: teachers make roughly 15… Read More »

to a T

Posted by Tom Naylor on May 28, 2025

There are a few creators in this industry whose games I will play unconditionally, and Keita Takahashi has become one of them, even though I didn’t pay attention to his games until recently. I played them all in the run-up to this one, and even with the games that I liked the least, there was still… Read More »

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Launches October 30th; We Played It and You Should Too

Posted by Mike Salbato on May 27, 2025

Dragon Quest, back when it was still Dragon Warrior in the US, was the first RPG I played. My younger self never finished it, but it introduced me to what an RPG was, with its stats, towns, world map, and more. But this October, my current, now-much-older self will get a chance at redempti… Read More »

Random Encounter 323 – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Spoilercast

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on May 26, 2025

On this week’s episode of Random Encounter, we’re doing a deep dive into the game everyone is talking about: Sandfall Interactive’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. In this lengthy, full-blown spoilercast, we chat about the beautiful music, the combat, the story, and argue about who loves Esquie the mos… Read More »

RPGs Coming This Week, 5/25/25

Posted by Gio Castillo on May 25, 2025

In this edition of RPGs Coming This Week, one of the biggest games ever gets a spinoff. Right alongside it are a goofy fishing simulator, a cute adventure from one of the industry’s most idiosyncratic creators, and the final entry in an unsung RPG trilogy. Join us as we peruse this most curious line… Read More »

Summer of Remasters & Remakes Twitch Marathon Starts TODAY!

Posted by Scott Clay on May 23, 2025

It’s that time of the year again! Time for some summer time fun in the sun to get that good old rest and relaxation. But hey if hanging out in the summer heat isn’t your cup of tea, then we have you covered as our annual summer twitch marathon that starts today, May 23rd at 1:00 pm PT / 4:00 pm ET.… Read More »

Retro Encounter 460 – Top 10 90s RPGs

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on May 22, 2025

This podcast are sick. This week on Retro Encounter, we do the impossible: try to create a top 10 list for 90s RPGs. Does the best game finish at the top? Do we have anything except JRPGs on our list? Did we leave out your favorites? Listen in to find out! Featuring: Zach Wilkerson, Aleks Franiczek,… Read More »

Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker

Posted by Jonathan Logan on May 20, 2025

There are a few ways you can go with a piece of DLC. One is to simply make more content for your original game; maybe a lengthy side quest or a new party member. Another is to create a semi-sequel, exploring new gameplay mechanics, settings, and basically testing the waters for your next game. Sabot… Read More »

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