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Crowdfunding Chronicles: Chronique des Silencieux

Posted by Tina Olah on June 18, 2023

If you have an eye for detail, a love of European architecture, and an overwhelming urge to uncover family secrets, read on.

Harmony: The Fall of Reverie

Posted by Audra Bowling on June 17, 2023

Returning home after a lengthy absence is complicated, especially if it involves a family member’s disappearance. As the main character Polly soon discovers in DON’T NOD’s visual novel Harmony: The Fall of Reverie, it’s even more jarring when family secrets lean towards the supernatur… Read More »

Loop8: Summer of Gods

Posted by Ben Love on June 16, 2023

I went into Loop8: Summer of Gods with high hopes. Conceived as a spiritual successor to Japan-only cult hit Gunparade March (released on the PlayStation in 2000), developer Sieg Games brought back Gunparade March creator Yuri Shibamura to direct Loop8. Much like its inspiration, Loop8 takes place i… Read More »

Retro Encounter 376 – Rollercoaster of Emotion: The RPG Moments That Moved Us

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on June 15, 2023

What the hell, Yoko Taro? After our recently published “25 Years, 25 RPG Moments” feature, we decided to get the crew at Retro Encounter together to talk about some of the moments that made us laugh, made us happy, and most importantly, the ones that wrecked us. What moments did we choose? Which one… Read More »

Final Fantasy XVI Pre-Launch Celebration Overview

Posted by Mario Garcia on June 14, 2023

Thanks to the folks at Square Enix, I recently attended the Final Fantasy XVI Pre-Launch Celebration in Los Angeles! Anticipation for the title is high with its upcoming worldwide release on June 22nd, and the celebration delivered by providing tons of exciting new information to keep that anticipat… Read More »

Jack Jeanne

Posted by Audra Bowling on June 14, 2023

Creative leaps are things to appreciate, even if they ultimately fumble. Otome visual novel Jack Jeanne takes a mighty leap regarding its story and rhythm action gameplay elements, but does it manage to stick the landing? The answer is a resounding yes, as a great visual novel experience l… Read More »

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (Remaster) Preview

Posted by David Silbert on June 12, 2023

It’s hard to believe it’s been over a decade since 2011’s Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective hit the Nintendo DS. In a year dominated by massive sequels (Portal 2, Uncharted 3, and Skyrim, to name a few), Ghost Trick stood out as a clever little adventure title that fit the handheld like a glove. While… Read More »

Project Re Fantasy Resurfaces as Metaphor: ReFantazio; Persona 3 Reload, 5 Tactica Confirmed

Posted by Gio Castillo on June 11, 2023

Raise your hand if Metaphor: ReFantazio (formerly Project Re Fantasy) was on your Xbox Game Showcase bingo card. Last we heard, Director Katsura Hashino reassured fans that development work on Project Re Fantasy was coming along nicely, and this new trailer (see below) feels like incontrovertible pr… Read More »

RPGs Coming This Week, 6/11/23

Posted by Gio Castillo on June 11, 2023

You’d almost be forgiven for forgetting that anything is releasing this week. Between a massive new trailer for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and an unfortunate (deliberate?) leak of Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Tactica, we’ve all been a little mentally preoccupied. Still, there are RPGs coming this w… Read More »

Final Fantasy III (Pixel Remaster)

Posted by Peter Triezenberg on June 10, 2023

Final Fantasy III is a very important game in the Final Fantasy canon. It was a course correction after the experimental shenanigans of the second installment. It introduced the iconic job-change system, iterating on the original game’s character classes and allowing players to customize their party… Read More »

Atlus Leaks Persona 3 Reload, Persona 5 Tactica on Instagram

Posted by Tin Manuel on June 9, 2023

The Xbox Games Showcase 2023 isn’t here yet, but Atlus accidentally posted the trailers for two Persona games that are hitting our shelves sooner than we think. Persona 3 Reload, a ground-up remake of Persona 3, releases in early 2024 on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Persona 5 Ta… Read More »

Hush Hush – Only Your Love Can Save Them

Posted by Neal Chandran on June 8, 2023

Congratulations! You have just won a one-month, expenses-paid summer vacation to the lovely tropical paradise resort of Subrosa! Seriously, it’s totally legit! You’re not dreaming here. Well, okay, before your purported vacation you dream of two lovely goddesses who bestow you with a quest. While in… Read More »

System Shock (Remake)

Posted by Jerry Williams on June 7, 2023

If you’re anything like Stephen Hawking, artificial intelligence quakes you. I’m more of an eerie tremors guy. For those of us who’ve played System Shock, the Richter scale may be a digit or two higher. These geology metaphors doing it for you? Well, they shouldn’t because the System Shock remaster… Read More »

Retro Encounter Final Thoughts: Lost Odyssey

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on June 6, 2023

Peter Triezenberg Lost Odyssey is a special game. While it doesn’t necessarily bring anything new to the table, it’s an exemplary RPG made by experienced developers and talented artists. Much praise has been given to the Thousands Years of Dreams, and they’re indeed beautiful, but I’m in love with t… Read More »

25 Years, 25 RPG Moments

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on June 5, 2023

Get this, folks: RPGFan is in its 25th year as a website! 25 years of reviews, news, features, and all kinds of other RPG coverage. As a person who has been following the site almost since the beginning it both blows my mind and makes me feel very, very old. So, we’ll be bringing you a sequence of f… Read More »

Rhythm Encounter 110 – Melodious May Music (in June)

Posted by Mike Salbato on June 5, 2023

We interrupt the expected “Musical RPGs” episode with a quick listen to some recent music, just as we did earlier in the year with episode 101. With new Zelda and Final Fantasy XIV music that came our way in May, Mike had to share those. But there’s several other notable indie projects to share too,… Read More »

RPGs Coming This Week, 6/4/23

Posted by Gio Castillo on June 4, 2023

On this edition of RPGs Coming This Week, we’re bringing three atmospheric, dialogue-heavy RPGs/adventure titles with distinct art styles. Ugh, I love it when weeks have themes. Let’s get started! Loop8: Summer of Gods – June 6th (PS4, XB1, Switch, Windows) Set in an alternate universe threatened by… Read More »

Monster Menu: The Scavenger’s Cookbook

Posted by Abraham Kobylanski on June 3, 2023

Hungry for something different out of your RPGs? Perhaps Monster Menu: The Scavenger’s Cookbook is more your flavor. When you come across monsters in games, if your first thought is, “how do they taste?” a la Snake in Metal Gear Solid 3, this might be your new craving. But is Monster Menu a sweet tr… Read More »

Etrian Odyssey III HD

Posted by Ben Love on June 3, 2023

Few titles embody the ingenuity and novelty of the Nintendo DS as well as the Etrian Odyssey series. The series takes the classic dungeon-crawling formula of games like Ultima and Wizardry and updates it with colorful anime-inspired visuals and pumping tracks composed by the great Yuzo Koshiro. Howe… Read More »

Lamplight City

Posted by Audra Bowling on June 2, 2023

The larger the light, the greater the shadow it casts. Such is the case for the “Lamplight City” in the indie graphic adventure of the same name. The Nintendo Switch port of Lamplight City by developer Grundislav Games and publisher Application Systems Heidelberg takes place in New Bretagn… Read More »

Retro Encounter 375 – Lost Odyssey Part II

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on June 1, 2023

Its gifts were mixed with good and evil both. This week we bring our panelists back together to discuss to discuss the second half of Lost Odyssey. While were were all pretty positive on the first half, some of us really like the latter portions, and some of us really don’t. Did we do all the sidequ… Read More »

Kartia: The Word of Fate

Posted by Noah Leiter on May 31, 2023

I keep a copy of The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy front and center on my bookshelf. This is because the revolutionary character designs of Yoshitaka Amano fill me with wonder and inspiration; I even like to use his drawings as templates when I occasionally get the urge to draw. Imagine my pleasant… Read More »

Star Trek: Resurgence

Posted by Audra Bowling on May 30, 2023

Let me start this Star Trek: Resurgence review by saying I am familiar with the Star Trek universe. Since my mother is an avid fan of the sci-fi series, I’d catch episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager growing up. My favorite… Read More »

Random Encounter 270 – The First Stirrings of Not-E3

Posted by Jonathan Logan on May 29, 2023

On this week’s Random Encounter, we’re seeing the beginnings of the Not-E3 season! If you’re a video game fan, it’s getting close to the most wonderful time of the year! There are slightly under two weeks until Summer Game Fest, but we still have a ton of news to discuss from Wednesday’s PlayStation… Read More »

Final Fantasy II (Pixel Remaster)

Posted by Jerry Williams on May 28, 2023

Final Fantasy is one of those untouchable series. Score a game too low, and meet the rage of the masses. A 7.8 would be unthinkable. The most acceptable departure from this precept is Final Fantasy II. By reputation alone, I have avoided this game, deciding to spend my time elsewhere; I knew, at som… Read More »

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