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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 »

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 »

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

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Retro Encounter 223 – Suikoden V Part II

Posted by Leona McCallum on January 30, 2020

Our three Stars of Destiny return for Part 2 of our Suikoden V game journal episode! Come listen to our panellists dissect every inch of this Playstation 2 gem and maybe the rest of the Suikoden series while they are at it. Warning: this episode contains betrayal, romance, pirates and copious amount… Read More »

Retro Encounter 222 – AI: The Somnium Files Spoilercast

Posted by Michael Sollosi on January 23, 2020

AI: The Somnium Files was one of the understated hit visual novels of 2019, except that the game’s tone and story is anything but. Five Retro Encounter panelists break down Kotaro Uchikoshi’s wild dream-dropping murder mystery, discussing its characters, themes, moments, and abundance of porno mags.… Read More »

Retro Encounter 221 – Suikoden V Part I

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on January 16, 2020

Almost two years since our first Suikoden game journal, we return to the series with three dedicated fans of the series. Our three panelists all agree Suikoden V is a return to form after the fourth entry, with arguably the finest cast in the whole series. Join us as we discuss the first half of the… Read More »

Retro Encounter 220 – Cthulhu Saves Christmas with Zeboyd Games

Posted by Michael Sollosi on January 9, 2020

Retro Encounter welcomes a special guest for the first time in its brief history, with Robert Boyd and Bill Stiernberg of Zeboyd Games visiting to discuss their latest RPG, Cthulhu Saves Christmas. The Zeboyd duo discuss their ten-year careers in indie game development alongside pricing strategies,… Read More »

Retro Encounter 219 – Top Ten PSone RPGs

Posted by Michael Sollosi on January 2, 2020

Retro Encounter recorded podcasts on over a dozen PlayStation games over the past five years, so naturally we have some ideas about which are the best and worst. On the first Retro Encounter episode of 2020 four panelists rank their favorite PlayStation One games, and discuss the list of ten. Which… Read More »

Retro Encounter 218 – 2019 Year in Review

Posted by Michael Sollosi on December 27, 2019

The final Retro Encounter episode of 2019 is a celebration of the year that was, in which five panelists detail over a dozen new RPGs they played in the preceding twelve months. Afterwards, the panel shares role-playing game regrets and resolutions for 2020, for auld lang syne. Join us as we shut th… Read More »

Retro Encounter 217 – Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Part II

Posted by Michael Sollosi on December 19, 2019

Ghost Trick’s second half has twists, switcheroos, and some Very Good Animals and we’re here to discuss all of it. Alternate timelines, supernatural magic, and prognostication of how painful a t-shirt gun is each get their moments in a very tricky episode of Retro Encounter! Get ready for a wild rid… Read More »

Retro Encounter 216 – Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Part I

Posted by Michael Sollosi on December 13, 2019

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is an offbeat adventure game from the creative team behind Capcom’s Ace Attorney series. A ghost named Sissel wakes up above his dead body, and decides to solve his own murder. From there a tale of using supernatural ghost powers to save murder victims and thwart inter… Read More »

Retro Encounter 215 – Another RPGFan Quiz Show!

Posted by Michael Sollosi on December 6, 2019

Retro Encounter brings back its homage to Ask Me Another in a new quiz show for the end of 2019! Two new contestants, two returning contests, one new host, and sixty new questions are here to play, and the topics range from Suikoden characters to Zelda dungeons to professional wrestling. We got weir… Read More »

Retro Encounter 214 – Vagrant Story Part II

Posted by Michael Sollosi on November 29, 2019

We’re back for part 2 of our Vagrant Story discussion! Our two panelists go over the Vagrant Story endgame, Ashley Riot’s motivations, and the future of Vagrant Story in today’s episode. There are some kind words about Yasumi Matsuno and some less-kind words about block-pushing puzzles. Does Vagrant… Read More »

Retro Encounter 213 – Vagrant Story Part I

Posted by Michael Sollosi on November 24, 2019

Vagrant Story is an experimental, cinematic RPG of the year 2000 with a battle system that’s complicated both to navigate and explain. Fortunately, today’s podcast goes deep into the presentation and mechanics of this Squaresoft classic, from graphics to gameplay and from Rosencrantz to Guildenstern… Read More »

Retro Encounter 212 – Earthbound Revisited

Posted by Michael Sollosi on November 15, 2019

Earthbound got mentioned on a stream, Kat and Sollosi had a short discussion, and a podcast was born. Two panelists from Retro Encounter’s 2017 Earthbound episodes join with two relative newcomers to the RPGFan staff for an all-new Earthbound discussion, which connects Super Smash Brothers to One Pi… Read More »

Retro Encounter 211 – Grandia Part II

Posted by Zach Wilkerson on November 8, 2019

We’re back for the second half of Retro Encounter’s journey through the world of the first Grandia! Our pair of panelists discuss the rambunctious Rapp, the secrets of Alent, and what Baal and his cronies are up to. Listen in for more discussion of this Game Arts classic! Featuring: Zach Wilkerson,… Read More »

Retro Encounter 210 – Final Fantasy Fantasy Draft

Posted by Michael Sollosi on October 31, 2019

In a very unusual episode of Retro Encounter, the host selfishly combines two of his longtime obsessions: Final Fantasy and fantasy football. Four panelists attempt to draft Final Fantasy characters into an ultimate Final Fantasy team, purely for fun and not competition (publicly), but each panelist… Read More »

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