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RPGs Coming This Week, 1/14/24

Posted by Gio Castillo on January 14, 2024

On this edition of RPGs Coming This Week: a whole lot of mystery! Mystery in the sense that a not-insignificant number of detective games appear to be releasing in the same timeframe. Also, many of these titles were, until now, unknown to me, and I’m excited to check out what potential hidden gems w… Read More »

Classic RPGs for Modern Kids

Posted by Jimmy Turner on January 13, 2024

Earlier this year, I wrote my first feature for RPGFan: A Parent’s List of the Best Introductory RPGs for Kids. That article allowed me to share my experiences as an RPG enthusiast and parent. It also inspired me to consider further which RPGs are the best fit for kids. While my previous work focuse… Read More »

RPGFan Chapters Review: A Game In The Life: A Personal Journey Through Timeless Video Games

Posted by Hilary Andreff on January 12, 2024

What do the following games have in common? Besides the fact that we’re here at RPGFan and can assume they are RPGs or within RPGFan coverage. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Final Fantasy VI Persona 4 Golden Dragon Quest V Fire Emblem Awakening Dark Souls Mass Effect 2 One straightforward a… Read More »

Retro Encounter 399 — Moon: Remix RPG Adventure

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on January 11, 2024

Bubby, if you ain’t got Retro Encounter, you’ll stop breathing and pass the heck out. After waiting over two decades, we finally got a localization of this quirky gem, Moon: Remix RPG Adventure. So, we got three of our panelists to discuss the first half of the game. We talk about the odd gameplay m… Read More »

Revisiting RPGFan Games of the Year: Bracket Battle – Final Round

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on January 11, 2024

Look, I know this is a little later than the end of the year, but we’re getting 2023’s Games of the Year feature together! We promise it’ll be out soon. But we are finally ready for the final showdown, and it’s between two turn-based powerhouses. Some would argue that these games are almost polar op… Read More »

Sovereign Syndicate

Posted by Abraham Kobylanski on January 11, 2024

Innovative game styles that catch on leave behind a blueprint of sorts that others can repurpose for completely different games. If another developer is creative enough, they can dress it up in a new outfit as if showing off the glorious, life-changing armor they found after slaying that legendary c… Read More »

Windy Meadow – A Roadwarden Tale

Posted by Jerry Williams on January 10, 2024

Two of my favorite things: wind and meadows. Wait, this game takes place in the Roadwarden universe? Scratch that. Three of my favorite things. Windy Meadow – A Roadwarden Tale takes place in a village where merchants pass by, sheep mill about, and an eclectic group of citizenry enjoys drinks at a s… Read More »

Random Encounter 286 – Who Says You Always Need to Save the Princess?

Posted by Jonathan Logan on January 8, 2024

Welcome to 2024! This year at Random Encounter, we’re on the road to episode 300, so let’s start the new year right by chatting about some games! First up, Jerry is here to talk about the experimental visual novel, Slay the Princess. In complete opposition to just about every video game plot ever, h… Read More »

RPGs Coming This Week, 1/7/24

Posted by Gio Castillo on January 7, 2024

Welcome back to RPGs Coming This Week, where we highlight some of the most promising and noteworthy upcoming roleplaying (and roleplaying-adjacent) titles. 2024 promises to be a downright chonker of a year, judging by our release calendar. In my opinion, we’re kicking off the year with games that ha… Read More »

LAST CALL: Check Out RPGFan’s New Limited Edition 25th Anniversary Merch!

Posted by Mike Salbato on January 4, 2024

Updated January 4th, 2024: We originally planned to retire our 25th anniversary merch on January 1st, but we also realize the holiday season can be busy, so we wanted to give you one last chance to get any RPGFan anniversary merch you may want! So we have extended the cutoff to January 16th, 2024. L… Read More »

Retro Encounter 398 – Super Mario RPG Revisited

Posted by Michael Sollosi on January 4, 2024

Movin’ to the country / I’m gonna eat a lot of Toadstools Super Mario RPG turned 27 in 2023 (!), and to celebrate, Nintendo and ArtePiazza released a snazzy new remake. Three Retro Encounter enthusiasts discuss the new remake’s new look, gameplay adjustments, and breezy difficulty, as well as Mario… Read More »

Rhythm Encounter 125 – Long Time Listener, First Time Caller

Posted by Mike Salbato on January 2, 2024

To celebrate the new year, we put together a special episode before we return to our regularly scheduled topics, with a short episode full of music dedications. We were inspired by the idea of radio DJs who take listener calls and offer up dedications on air, so we polled the RPGFan staff, asking th… Read More »

Retro Encounter 397 – 2023 Year in Review

Posted by Michael Sollosi on December 28, 2023

2023 and Me In true RPGFan podcast fashion, Retro Encounter always looks back. In an annual tradition since 2015, a Retro Encounter panel examines the previous year of RPGs and highlights a few favorites. What RPG is labeled a platonic ideal? What two 2023 downloads might be among the best DLC… Read More »

Random Encounter 285 – RPGFan’s Most Anticipated Games of 2024

Posted by Jonathan Logan on December 26, 2023

On the final 2023 episode of Random Encounter, we’re chatting about all the games we’re excited about that are coming in 2024! At the end of December, RPGFan publishes one of the year’s biggest features: our most anticipated games expected to come out next year. And that means a chance to get togeth… Read More »

Retro Encounter 396 – Lunar: The Silver Star Revisited

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on December 21, 2023

I’m a sucker for a good podcast! 25 years ago, RPGFan started life as LunarNET, and five years before that, Lunar: The Silver Star released in the West. So, in honor of that, we got four of our resident Lunar fans together to chat about the various versions of Lunar: The Silver Star. Are we fans of… Read More »

Rhythm Encounter 124 – Hoedown Showdown: Farming RPG Music

Posted by Mike Salbato on December 18, 2023

In farming games, typically the slowest part of the year is winter. So why did we record our farming music episode when it’s winter for many of our listeners? Hey, I don’t have all the answers… unless it’s about work/life balance and the best Stardew Valley partner. But I digress. Today’s panel is… Read More »

Our First Book, The RPGFan Review Card Collection, Now Available

Posted by Mike Salbato on December 17, 2023

Well, hello there! I am thrilled to reveal something that few have known about beyond the emerald walls of RPGFan HQ. For the last nine+ months, we have been hard at work on a super exciting project with HyperPlay RPG, who has been producing fan zines and other cool printed items for RPG fans. Our f… Read More »

Retro Encounter 395 – Dragon Age: Origins Part II

Posted by Michael Sollosi on December 16, 2023

Quest Like A Dragon! One Warrior, one Rogue, and one Mage separately traveled across Ferelden to recruit allies in order to stop a Darkspawn Blight, but how did it go for them? Our panelists explored the diverse societies presented in BioWare’s dark fantasy RPG this month, but to what ends? Li… Read More »

Hands-On with 6 Games at Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Edition

Posted by Mario Garcia on December 13, 2023

Day of the Devs has come and gone, and with it, I got the chance to try several upcoming indie titles! From a cinematic car racer with Mass Effect inspirations to a psychedelic visual novel that takes a trip through an SNES-era RPG, this year had no shortage of unique and promising titles on display… Read More »

Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga – Legends

Posted by Audra Bowling on October 4, 2023

Some battles are the stuff of legend. The standout Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga is already an engrossing SRPG, and now there’s a new Legends DLC expansion enticing players to return to the land of Tahnra to join the ranks of the Nephilim Army. If you enjoy the base game, th… Read More »

Mon-Yu

Posted by Ben Love on October 3, 2023

If any developer is making a name for themselves with first-person dungeon-crawlers, it’s Experience, Inc. First, they hit western shores on the Playstation Vita with Demon Gaze, seeking to put their own spin on the tried and true, old-school formula of the classic DRPG. Whether that’s experimenting… Read More »

Goodbye Volcano High

Posted by Nick Mangiaracina on September 23, 2023

High school is tough. Tougher still when the end of the world is looming overhead. I imagine a lot of high schoolers over the past several years have been feeling that added dread, the idea of an extinction event. I try to think about when I was in high school and how I would be dealing with this un… Read More »

Secret of Mana

Posted by David Silbert on September 22, 2023

2023 has been a banner year for JRPGs. Between big-budget games like Final Fantasy XVI, “AAA-lite” experiences like Octopath Traveler II, and smaller indies like Sea of Stars, there are great adventures to be had no matter your console of choice. The genre’s future has arguably never been brighter—a… Read More »

Elderand

Posted by Dom Kim on September 20, 2023

On a fundamental level, Elderand is a “decent” game. It controls wonderfully, has a host of different locales with vibrant art direction, features a decent OST, and includes all the mechanics and gameplay tropes one might expect from a modern metroidvania. But in the steadily growing sea of metroidv… Read More »

Lies of P

Posted by Noah Leiter on September 19, 2023

Lies of P is a rare gem in the recently saturated Souls-like genre. In fact, it may be the first great 3D game to adhere to that genre’s formula not made by From Software. Developers Neowiz and Round8 treat the Souls blueprint like a religion for Lies of P. Nearly all the sacred pillars of From’s de… Read More »

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