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Retro Encounter 240 – Best Console for RPGs Tournament Part II

Posted by Michael Sollosi on June 13, 2020

Retro Encounter’s Tournament of Consoles continues, whittling down a list of eight to a single champion. Three PlayStations, three Nintendo handhelds, one Super 90s machine, and whatever the hell you’re supposed to call the Switch are our final eight gladiators in our console colosseum, but only one… Read More »

Random Encounter 190 – Some Heavy Stuff

Posted by Greg Delmage on June 6, 2020

On this episode of Random Encounter:- We got news on Paper Mario: The Origami King and our bodies are ready to be folded into this new adventure!- Bug Fables definitely takes some notes from Paper Mario, as Alana elucidates for us!- What’s an episode without Yakuza? Well, another episode, but Jono h… Read More »

Retro Encounter 239 – Best Console for RPGs Tournament Part I

Posted by Michael Sollosi on June 4, 2020

Retro Encounter’s host misses being able to watch sporting events while playing RPGs on a 3DS or Vita, so he gathered a panel of five panelists to hold a replacement tournament. Seventeen video game consoles are considered for the title of Retro Encounter’s Favorite Console On Which to Play RPGs, bu… Read More »

Retro Encounter 238 – Mother 3 Part II

Posted by Michael Sollosi on May 28, 2020

Our panelists experienced Mother 3 to its dramatic conclusion, and in doing so dug an egg out of the trash, frolicked through a field of sunflowers, and located seven golden needles. It’s Earthbound callbacks, theories about razors and bananas, and a lot of shed tears in part 2 of our Mother 3 episo… Read More »

Retro Encounter 237 – Mother 3 Part I

Posted by Michael Sollosi on May 21, 2020

Mother 3, a Japan-only Game Boy Advance RPG, the final game in Shigesato Itoi’s trilogy, the subject of many direct questions to Reggie Fils-Aime. We won’t say exactly how, but four Retro Encounter panelists played Mother 3 over the month of May and have a lot to talk about, including (but not limit… Read More »

Retro Encounter 236 – Game Boy Advance Encounter

Posted by Michael Sollosi on May 14, 2020

The Game Boy Advance was a huge success for Nintendo in the early 2000s, giving the world five Pokemon games, three Fire Emblem games, the first Mario & Luigi RPG, and so much more. Four Retro Encounter panelists gab GBA on today’s episode of Retro Encounter! Listen to us discuss all the Game Bo… Read More »

Retro Encounter 235 – Final Fantasy VII Remake Spoilercast

Posted by Michael Sollosi on May 11, 2020

Is Final Fantasy VII Remake the most-anticipated RPG in history? Are the character portrayals up to high fan expectations? Was the combat too opaque? Why is it called Final Fantasy VII Remake without clarifying that the game is releasing in multiple parts? All of these questions and more, asked and… Read More »

Random Encounter 188 – Stir a Little More J Into That RPG!

Posted by Greg Delmage on May 8, 2020

On this episode of Random Encounter:- the remake of Trials of Mana is here and Greg got into it with gusto!- Sakura Wars is anime, and anime anime anime Nathan anime’d!- Neal partakes of an 80s after school special in Wintermoor Tactics Club!- we got listener mail!- Jono’s knee-deep in Bravely Secon… Read More »

Retro Encounter 234 – Castlevania The Animated Series

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on April 30, 2020

The panelists of Retro Encounter are stuck at home, and at least four of them decided to watch the Castlevania animated series available on Netflix. The cartoon is loosely based on the events of Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse and Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, and our podcast is loosely based on… Read More »

Random Encounter 187 – How Would You Like Your Retro With That?

Posted by Greg Delmage on April 24, 2020

On this episode of Random Encounter:- We have been wanting it, and now we’re playing it! Alana and Jo dish on FFVII Remake for us.- Jono’s wrapped things up with Bravely Default and is ready to move onto the next!- indie retro-style RPG Pillars of Dust has offered a fun, nostalgia-inspired adventure… Read More »

Retro Encounter 233 – Soul Blazer Part II

Posted by Hilary Andreff on April 23, 2020

Aurora borealis? At this time of day? Localized entirely in the Freil Empire? Yes! But all our panelists had to wait until the World of Evil near the end of the game to see it. And in many ways, it is a riveting, yet quickly escalating conclusion as we make our way through the second half of this ol… Read More »

Retro Encounter 232 – Soul Blazer Part I

Posted by Hilary Andreff on April 16, 2020

The group hunts out monster lairs around the globe to some amazing slap-bass tunes as they discuss the very well-received early Quintet RPG Soul Blazer…and discover the importance of waiting at the title screen for game intros on some of those old titles. This segment of our divinely inspired adve… Read More »

Random Encounter 186 – A Fresh Coat of Paint

Posted by Greg Delmage on April 10, 2020

On this episode of Random Encounter:- Jono wraps up on his Yakuza experiences with Judgment. That’s all… FOR NOW!- Tyler is here to regale us with his tales from Dragon Quest XI S, to tell us how the improvements between versions stack up.- Nathan reviewed Rune Factory 4 Special Edition for us, so… Read More »

Retro Encounter 231 – Mental Health, Self-Care, and Gaming

Posted by Hilary Andreff on April 9, 2020

Retro Encounter is a little more serious than usual this week, as five panelists discuss video games as escapism, video game characters with whom we identify, and specific emotional attachments to video games, in the context of mental health and self-care. It’s an episode full of personal stories an… Read More »

Retro Encounter 230 – Tokyo Mirage Sessions Part II

Posted by Michael Sollosi on April 3, 2020

Retro Encounter wraps on Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE with a discussion on the game’s second half, including standoffish new co-workers, tokusatsu superheroes, and whatever the heck The Opera of Light is supposed to be. Give! Me! A new episode of Retro Encounter! Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Nathan Lee

Random Encounter 185 – Nothing But Love Over Here!

Posted by Greg Delmage on March 27, 2020

On this episode of Random Encounter:- everyone on the episode has played the FFVIIR Demo, so we wanna’ talk about it!- Greg got into the Trials of Mana Demo in anticipation of its coming release!- Caitlin’s experience in FFXIV: Shadowbringers 5.2 is different from Mike’s, so we definitely wanna’ hea… Read More »

Retro Encounter 229 – Tokyo Mirage Sessions Part I

Posted by Michael Sollosi on March 26, 2020

Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE sounds like a fever dream. Atlus makes another RPG about teens saving the world from extra-dimensional shadows by teaming up with spirits, except all of the shadows and spirits are Fire Emblem characters and all of the teens are pop stars? Two Retro Encounter panelists diss… Read More »

Retro Encounter 228 – RPG Adaptations Part II

Posted by Peter Triezenberg on March 19, 2020

The spice must flow! Retro Encounter once again muses on the hypothetical and the unlikely in our second Adaptations episode! What movies, books, and TV shows would Peter, Tina, and Audra like to see turned into video games, and how would we go about it? All I know is that I’m kicking myself for not… Read More »

Random Encounter 184 – Up With the Times

Posted by Greg Delmage on March 14, 2020

On this episode of Random Encounter:- Shadowbringers 5.2 has dropped since someone last said “FFXIV”, so Mike’s here to discuss it!- Stoneshard, by dev Hypetrain, has gotten Greg on its hypetrain, even if it’s challenging as heck!- Jono has wrapped up his time with Yakuza 5 and is ready for more of… Read More »

Retro Encounter 227 – Dragon Quest: Your Story

Posted by Michael Sollosi on March 13, 2020

Dragon Quest V is a video game near and dear to the hearts of many Dragon Quest fans, but how about its animated adaptation? Three Retro Encounter panelists tackle Dragon Quest: Your Story, a cartoon that makes some very strange decisions in retelling the story of Dragon Quest V. Sort of. Watch the… Read More »

Retro Encounter 226 – NieR: Automata Part II

Posted by Michael Sollosi on March 6, 2020

NieR: Automata ramps up the drama in its second half, with 2B, 9S, A2, and other androids with alphanumeric designations exploring post-apocalyptic earth. Our panelists talk about the philosophy, fashion, hard decisions, and even the end credits of NieR: Automata, and how all of the above hurt their… Read More »

Random Encounter 183 – Walk Me Through This, Please.

Posted by Greg Delmage on February 29, 2020

On this episode of Random Encounter:- Greg manages to find his way of the dungeon in Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls long enough to talk about it!- Jono has been kicking, punching, and singing his way through Yakuza, the latest being Yakuza 5!- The backlog is real, we all know that, and Jono has b… Read More »

Retro Encounter 225 – NieR: Automata Part I

Posted by Michael Sollosi on February 20, 2020

Retro Encounter discusses the 2017 RPG superhit NieR: Automata, in which the panelists discuss the philosophy, action, music, colors, and more of Yoko Taro’s magnum opus. Nothing can stop us from getting to the end of A-Route, except for aggressive moose. Do androids dream of electric sheep? We don’… Read More »

Random Encounter 182 – We Attac, But We Also Protec RPGs

Posted by Greg Delmage on February 14, 2020

On this episode of Random Encounter:- Nathan has gone back to Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE now that it’s on Switch, and so far, the port holds up!- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics just dropped and Greg is here to discuss what works and what doesn’t!- The PSO2 Beta is live and Caitlin is one… Read More »

Retro Encounter 224 – The RPG Dating Game

Posted by Michael Sollosi on February 13, 2020

Retro Encounter thought that a game of “Wed, Bed, Behead?” was too disturbring for a G-rated program, so we added an explicit tag and removed murder. Three RPGFan panelists put forth sets of hypothetical bachelors and bachelorettes and play a 1970s Dating Game remade for the 2020s. Which Final Fanta… Read More »

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