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Random Encounter 258 – Front Echoes

Posted by Jonathan Logan on January 2, 2023

On this episode of Random Encounter, we’re talking about two awesome RPGs released at the tail end of 2022. First up, Caitlin talks about her experience with the retro-indie JRPG, Chained Echoes. Primarily developed by a single person for the last seven years, this incredible JRPG evokes all those f… Read More »

Retro Encounter 358 – 2022 Year in Review

Posted by Michael Sollosi on December 29, 2022

Should auld RPGs be forgot, and never brought to mind? No, that’s why this show exists, and auld lang syne. It’s that time of year again, where Retro Encounter lives in the very recent past and goes over several of the present panel’s favorite games of the calendar year. From remasters of 1994 Squar… Read More »

Rhythm Encounter 99 – Music of the Year 2022

Posted by Mike Salbato on December 26, 2022

It’s that time of year! A time of both reflection and celebration of 2022’s best RPG music, and we had no shortage of great options this year. From major titles like Xenoblade Chronicles 3 to long-awaited releases like the LIVE A LIVE HD-2D remake, to indie titles like Chained Echoes and Citizen Sle… Read More »

Retro Encounter 357 – Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht Part II

Posted by Michael Sollosi on December 25, 2022

It’s a Xenomas Miracle! Xenosaga is a game about humanity, starring a cast that rangers from an android unable to distinguish empathy from protocol to an artificial human clinging to memories of her human parents to a cyborg trying to reject his own humanity. But regardless of the biology or technol… Read More »

Random Encounter 257 – RPGFan’s Most Anticipated Games of 2023

Posted by Jonathan Logan on December 19, 2022

On this episode of Random Encounter, we’re talking about the games we’re most excited about in 2023! Each and every December, RPGFan publishes one of the year’s biggest features: a look ahead at the upcoming year. And this week on the show, our panel gets to geek out over it! What games do we think… Read More »

Retro Encounter 356 – Xenosaga Episode 1: Der Wille zur Macht

Posted by Michael Sollosi on December 15, 2022

KOS-MOS isn’t a doctor, but she’ll die-a-Gnosis. Retro Encounter recorded episodes on Xenogears, Xenoblade, and Baten Kaitos several years ago, but what about the series that put Monolith Soft on the map? Today one superfan and three newcomers discuss the background, themes, characters, and early st… Read More »

Rhythm Encounter 98 – Persona Songs for Everyone’s Souls

Posted by Hilary Andreff on December 13, 2022

Welcome to a podcast between dreams and reality, mind and matter… Okay, so it’s not the Velvet Room, but it’s a dedicated episode of Rhythm Encounter to celebrate it and the far-reaching and varied music in the Persona series. Join Gio of the Justice Arcana, Neal of the Death Arcana, Sollosi of th… Read More »

Retro Encounter 355 – Muppets Encounter

Posted by Michael Sollosi on December 8, 2022

It’s in the singing of a street corner choir / It’s going home and getting warm by the fire / It’s true, wherever you find love, it feels like Muppets. It’s the Muppets episode! Three RPGFan podcast hosts are lifelong fans of The Muppets, so in the grand tradition of A Muppet Christmas Carol and Mup… Read More »

Random Encounter 256 – End-of-2022 Review Roundup!

Posted by Jonathan Logan on December 5, 2022

On this episode of Random Encounter, we’re catching up on some of the biggest and best RPGs over the last few weeks and months. First, Niki walks us through the bug-laden fields of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet! Then, Des flies us into the great beyond with his thoughts about Star Ocean: The Divine F… Read More »

Retro Encounter 354 – Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Spoilercast

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on December 1, 2022

And now it’s time to dive into something a bit meatier. Monolithsoft’s latest game, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, finally dropped in July, and we gathered five of our biggest Xeno fans to discuss the gall of Tetsuya Takahashi’s new jam. Listen in as we chat about the delightful British-isms, if there’s fi… Read More »

Rhythm Encounter 97 – Fast Travel: Songs for your Commute

Posted by Mike Salbato on November 28, 2022

Commuting comes in several forms, especially over the last few years. Whether you drive to work or school, take a train or bus, or simply walk, many of us have a soundtrack or playlist for our daily journeys. Whether you’re pumping yourself up for the day ahead, or winding down on the ride home, wha… Read More »

Retro Encounter 353 – Mass Effect 3

Posted by Michael Sollosi on November 24, 2022

Silversun Strip Apartments. When you’re here, you’re family. Mass Effect 3 was an RPG event when it launched in 2012, and underneath the vitriolic reaction to its ending and multiple waves of DLC both expansive and reconstructive is an excellent shooter RPG. In today’s episode of Retro Encounter, th… Read More »

Rhythm Encounter 96 – The Very Best of Pokémon

Posted by Mike Salbato on November 21, 2022

It’s 2022 and 10-year-old Ash Ketchum has finally won a Pokémon Championship after 25 years. Don’t think about the math too much, or you’ll end up feeling the need to Go Home and Sleep. Instead, we recommend listening to a lineup of great Pokémon music, and today’s panelists have you covered! From w… Read More »

Retro Encounter 352 – Mass Effect 2

Posted by Michael Sollosi on November 17, 2022

I am the very model of a sci-fi shooter RPG! From Omega to Luna I’m the zenith and the apogee! 2010’s Mass Effect 2 continues the story of Commander Shepard’s quest to save the galaxy, but with new crew members, new benefactors, and way more planet scanning. An RPGFan away team discusses Mass Effect… Read More »

Random Encounter 255 – This Way Madness Lies: An Interview with Zeboyd Games

Posted by Jonathan Logan on November 14, 2022

On this episode of Random Encounter, Jono and Michael Sollosi team up to speak with the gang behind Zeboyd Games about their latest title: This Way Madness Lies! Robert Boyd and William Stiernberg at Zeboyd Games have been turning out innovative indie RPGs since Breath of Death VII: The Beginning in… Read More »

Retro Encounter 351 – Mass Effect Revisited

Posted by Michael Sollosi on November 10, 2022

Back on our BioWare business. Mass Effect was one of the biggest phenomena in video games from the late 2000s through the early 2010s, and all three games in the original trilogy hold up as role-playing games, first-person shooters, and science fiction stories. Through the month of November, Retro E… Read More »

Random Encounter 254 – Asexual Representation in RPGs

Posted by Jonathan Logan on November 7, 2022

On this episode of Random Encounter, we’re talking about asexual representation in video games. A few weeks ago, RPGFan published a feature by our own Caitlin Argyros, focusing on asexual characters in RPGs. Spoiler alert: it’s a pretty short list. Though queer representation has been on the rise ov… Read More »

Retro Encounter 350 – You Might Learn Something

Posted by Michael Sollosi on November 3, 2022

Thank you for listening to Retro Encounter for a Quite Interesting seven years! If you know two things about Retro Encounter, they’re probably that the podcast plays through great RPGs from every era and that its host loves game shows. Today, to celebrate 350 episodes of Retro Encounter, that host e… Read More »

Rhythm Encounter 95 – Castlevania: Rhythm of the Night

Posted by Mike Salbato on October 31, 2022

While our friends at Retro Encounter just wrapped a month of graphic adventures — and by extension, a month of games featuring wolves — we wanted to record a Halloween-appropriate episode. The gothic halls of Dracula’s Castle are a popular spot for spooky adventure, and the Castlevania series is kno… Read More »

Retro Encounter 349 – The Quarry

Posted by Michael Sollosi on October 27, 2022

This game is from 2022, but horny teenagers getting murdered at a summer camp is Retro as can be. Happy Halloween! As far as Retro Encounter is concerned, Halloween begins in early September and lasts three solid months. As such, we are celebrating the horror season and providing a coda to Retro Enc… Read More »

Random Encounter 253 – Yakuza Encounter

Posted by Jonathan Logan on October 24, 2022

On this episode of Random Encounter, Jono and GC are taking a comprehensive look at Yakuza/Like a Dragon! Every now and then, RPGFan publishes a game primer to help newcomers get into a new series. We’ve covered Trails, Tales, and Xenos, and now it’s time to cover Yakuza! With its recent rebranding… Read More »

Retro Encounter 348 – Broken Age

Posted by Hilary Andreff on October 20, 2022

Broken Age is a stunningly beautiful coming of age story. Beyond the narrative itself, its Kickstarter-fairytale-turned-cautionary-tale development cycle has been entertainingly and meticulously documented and helped chart the frontier of large-scale crowdfunded videogame projects. Listen to the Au… Read More »

Rhythm Encounter 94 – Masafumi Takada: Trigger Happy Cyber Sleuth

Posted by Mike Salbato on October 17, 2022

Composer Masafumi Takada is likely not as well known as some VGM composers by name, but it’s very likely you have at least heard of the games he has worked on, especially the Danganronpa series. It’s been awhile since our last composer-centric episode—we gushed about the wonderful Kumi Tanioka in ep… Read More »

Retro Encounter 347 – The Wolf Among Us

Posted by Michael Sollosi on October 13, 2022

Hey there Little Red Riding Hood / You sure are lookin’ good / You’re everything a Big Bad Wolf could want Retro Encounter continues their Autumn of Adventure with The Wolf Among Us, a narrative adventure game set in the Fables comic book universe and originally released in five parts in 2013 and 20… Read More »

Retro Encounter 346 – The Secret of Monkey Island

Posted by Jonathan Logan on October 6, 2022

Welcome to the first episode of Retro Encounter’s Adventure Game Month! Throughout October, we’re looking at four adventures across several eras of gaming. First up, the seminal point-and-click classic, The Secret of Monkey Island! SoMI is a foundational game for LucasArts. Under Ron Gilbert’s direc… Read More »

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