The magical kingdom of Sprawl is a booming metropolis of fantastical marvels, but not all is as it appears underneath the shining veneer: several elderly residents run a drug trafficking ring, non-humans get openly discriminated against, and mages battle against losing their importance thanks to theā¦ Read More »
On this edition of RPGs Coming This Week: We’re going to Hawaii! Not literally, but in video game form! Like a Dragon is the highlight of the week for many of us, but those of you who don’t want to watch (mostly) sweaty, shirtless men go at it have a pretty wide range of options this week. Let’s getā¦ Read More »
FOUR HUNDRED BABIES If youāve listened to a Retro Encounter multiple of 50 before, you know that the panel is going to come up with a public poll for a future Retro Encounter episode. This time around, weāre having a shark party! The panel will āinvestā in pitches from twelve Retro Encounter panelisā¦ Read More »
Do you want to play Baldurās Gate III but donāt have a PC that can run it? Are you agonizing over whether to wait until you do or play it on your PS5 or Xbox Series Something? Maybe youāre even considering buying a next-gen console due to the FOMO of being unable to play this fantastic 2023 GOTY? Weā¦ Read More »
We’re kicking off the new year on Rhythm Encounter with a brand-new kind of episode: Building a soundtrack from pieces of other games. We distilled our imaginary RPG down to eight core musical moments ā title, overworld, town, dungeon, battle, emotional, final boss, and ending, to be specific ā andā¦ Read More »
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 wā¦ Read More »
Earlier this year, I wrote my first feature for RPGFan: A Parentās 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 focuseā¦ Read More »
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 aā¦ Read More »
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 mā¦ Read More »
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 opā¦ Read More »
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 cā¦ Read More »
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 sā¦ Read More »
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, hā¦ Read More »
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 haā¦ Read More »
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. Lā¦ Read More »
Movinā to the country / Iām 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 remakeās new look, gameplay adjustments, and breezy difficulty, as well as Marioā¦ Read More »
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 thā¦ Read More »
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 DLCā¦ Read More »
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 togethā¦ Read More »
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 ofā¦ Read More »
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 isā¦ Read More »
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 fā¦ Read More »
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 BioWareās dark fantasy RPG this month, but to what ends? Liā¦ Read More »
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