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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Returns Fans to Hyrule on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026

Posted by Ben Love on June 9, 2026

Nintendo closed out today’s jam-packed Nintendo Direct presentation with a teaser trailer for a new remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time exclusively for the Nintendo Switch 2, set to release sometime this year. While the trailer was light on details, a narrator explains the history of Hyru… Read More »

Atlus Reveals Persona 6 at the Xbox Games Showcase

Posted by Mike Salbato on June 7, 2026

Well, it finally happened. At today’s Xbox Games Showcase, Atlus and SEGA revealed a short teaser trailer for the long-awaited and heavily rumored Persona 6. There isn’t much to go on yet, but at least one of the smaller rumors about the game’s “main color” being green seems to have panned out. (For… Read More »

RPGs Coming This Week, June 7–13, 2026 – Slow Game Fest

Posted by Mike Salbato on June 7, 2026

This edition of RPGs Coming This Week is about as light as it gets, with one brand-new release, and a cool-looking adventure game from earlier this year coming to Switch 2. But hey, there’s a lot of gaming news to ingest lately, so maybe a smaller release lineup is just what we need this week. Summe… Read More »

Stellar Blade: Blood Rain Brings Stylish Combat & Colossal Cityscapes In Reveal Trailer

Posted by Trent Argirov on June 6, 2026

Shift Up has revealed Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, a sci-fi action RPG sequel set in the universe of 2024’s Stellar Blade. The announcement came in the form of a debut trailer, as part of the Summer Game Fest 2026 keynote showcase. It depicts footage of a frankly staggering futuristic cityscape, follo… Read More »

Final Fantasy VII Revelation Closes Out A Meteoric Trilogy For Consoles & PC in Spring 2027

Posted by Trent Argirov on June 5, 2026

At the end of today’s Summer Game Fest 2026 presentation, Square Enix revealed Final Fantasy VII Revelation, the third and final part of the Final Fantasy VII Remake Series. Revelation is set to release in spring 2027 simultaneously for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via S… Read More »

Square Enix Jazz -Final Fantasy-

Posted by Patrick Gann on June 5, 2026

Square Enix Jazz -Final Fantasy- marks the start of a long-running series of prominent, jazzy albums with a core group of musicians behind the whole run. I’m a music lover, but somehow managed to overlook much of this series for nearly a decade. I am choosing to acknowledge and remedy this oversight… Read More »

Retro Encounter 487 – Top 10 PSWii60 RPGs

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on June 4, 2026

This podcast is historically accurate. You can attack its weak point for massive damage. The era of the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii was a monumental one. The advent of high-definition visuals, the improvement of online play for consoles, and unprecedented console processsing power lead to seven… Read More »

Stray Children

Posted by Hagen McMenemy on June 3, 2026

Stray Children is a deceptively simple game at first glance, but when you actually sit down and parse it, it reveals not only elegant mechanical systems but also an astonishing amount of thematic depth. For those familiar with Onion Games, Love-de-Lic, and the work of Yoshiro Kimura, this will not c… Read More »

Coffee Talk Tokyo

Posted by Audra Bowling on June 2, 2026

Sometimes, we all need a familiar, safe space. Somewhere that feels as comfortable as home, even when we’re far away from it. A place where we can relax and maybe enjoy a warm and refreshing beverage or two in the company of strangers who may one day become dear friends or family themselves. Such is… Read More »

Random Encounter 348 – Mina the Barista

Posted by Jonathan Logan on June 1, 2026

On this episode of Random Encounter, we’re digging for some sweet, sweet caffeine! First up, Bob is here to chat about Yacht Club Games’ newest title, Mina the Hollower. Yacht Club struck gold a decade ago with their retro side-scroller Shovel Knight and its various campaigns, but since then, they’v… Read More »

RPGs Coming This Week, May 31–June 6, 2026 – Remake Week

Posted by Mike Salbato on May 31, 2026

Some editions of RPGs Coming This Week are packed with wholly new experiences, while some weeks happen to be a confluence of everyone releasing remakes. Such as it is this week, as besides a gorgeous new visual novel, our full slate is a variety of remakes. You may have played some of these games on… Read More »

Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack

Posted by Des Miller on May 30, 2026

Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout launched in 2019 to explosive success and stellar reviews. Within months, Atelier Ryza became the highest-selling game in the series. As expected with sequels, Atelier Ryza 2 and 3 sold less than their predecessor, yet still eclipsed the sales of… Read More »

Galaxy Princess Zorana

Posted by Audra Bowling on May 28, 2026

Long may she reign. Galaxy Princess Zorana is a visual novel/stats-raising political sim and follow-up to the acclaimed indie title Long Live The Queen. Zorana, a sheltered and spoiled intergalactic princess, becomes entangled in a deadly succession race. Her father, the evil overlord of a nefarious… Read More »

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Posted by Ben Love on May 26, 2026

Pokémon is a franchise near and dear to my heart and my initial gateway into video games, RPGs in particular. Although my first Pokémon title (and video game) was Pokémon Yellow, the specific titles from my childhood that stand tallest in my memory are Genius Sonority’s GameCube duology: Pokémon Col… Read More »

RPGs Coming This Week, May 24–30, 2026 – An Explosion of Color

Posted by Mike Salbato on May 24, 2026

It’s finally time for Mina! But it’s also a pretty full week in general around RPGs Coming This Week, with a brand new SRPG, a conclusion to a small but long-running series, a promising new creature collector, and more. The one thing all of this week’s games have in common, though, is that they are… Read More »

Traysia

Posted by Neal Chandran on May 23, 2026

Traysia is a little-known 1992 Sega Genesis/Mega Drive RPG that I did not expect to be revived in 2026. I knew about Phantasy Star, Shining Force, and even Shining in the Darkness growing up, but I never even heard of Traysia. I don’t even remember seeing Traysia’s cover art (with the cool dragon) o… Read More »

Starbites

Posted by Mark Roddison on May 23, 2026

Remember Maya, from Shell 2? All of twenty-five years ago?! Starbites wears its lineage on its sleeve, drawing direct inspiration from cult classics like Septerra Core while navigating two decades of JRPG evolution. It delivers a distilled concentrate of everything that makes the genre beloved and o… Read More »

RPGFan’s Summer Job System Fair Marathon Starts Today!

Posted by Scott Clay on May 22, 2026

It’s that time of the year again! Time for some summer time fun in the sun! But sometimes summer isn’t just about having fun; sometimes, summer is about that first summer job you had in order to pay for those video games of yesteryear. But work sucks, I know, and no one wants to work when we can jus… Read More »

ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies

Posted by Ben Love on May 21, 2026

When Disco Elysium was released in 2019, it was immediately regarded as a genre-defining work of RPG narrative design. From the way it recontextualized player agency and decision-making, how it represented the various mental faculties and barely-restrained impulses of protagonist Harry Dubois as ant… Read More »

Retro Encounter 486 – Final Fantasy VIII Part II

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on May 21, 2026

…Whatever. This week on Retro Encounter, the panel is back to offer their thoughts on all the (beautiful?) nonsense that happens in the second half of Final Fantasy VIII. Which one of us prefers Triple Triad over the entire rest of the game? Did our positive impressions crumble under the weight of t… Read More »

Mana, Music, and Majesty: The Aesthetic Beauty of Secret of Mana’s Soundtrack

Posted by Sam Medley on May 20, 2026

Secret of Mana is a controversial game. While it is often remembered for its beautiful design and gorgeous pixel art, gamers also deride its confusing combat system, poor pacing, and overall lackluster gameplay. Lying underneath these sometimes divisive elements is a key component of the game’s over… Read More »

Nitro Gen Omega

Posted by Mark Roddison on May 19, 2026

Mechs and anime share a bond as inseparable as Saturday mornings and sugary cereal. Developer DESTINYbit leans heavily into this classic synergy with Nitro Gen Omega, a turn-based roguelike RPG oozing a specific brand of weekend magic. The game thrives on its visual flair, utilizing fluid, stylish a… Read More »

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Hands-On Preview! Zelda? Secret of Mana? Or Something More?

Posted by Scott Clay on May 18, 2026

HD-2D style games since the original Octopath Traveler have changed how we view retro-style titles from bigger publishers such as Square Enix. HD-2D not only looks great, but also scratches the old school sprite JRPG itch many of us have had since the end of the SNES and PS1 era. And since its debut… Read More »

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Producer Naofumi Matsushita Q&A

Posted by Scott Clay on May 18, 2026

As part of our The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales preview, I also had the opportunity to send in some questions to producer Naofumi Matsushita. As always, I would like to thank him for his time in answering our questions, as well as the Square Enix staff who translated the Q&A. RPGFa… Read More »

RPGs Coming This Week, May 17–23, 2026 – Zero Stars for Coffee

Posted by Mike Salbato on May 17, 2026

That’s right, we’re leading off this week with a reference to all three major releases this week shoehorned into the implication that my Starbucks Rewards star count is zero. But actually it’s like 400 and I need to redeem some stars before they take them all away. That aside, any talk of some of ou… Read More »

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