(s) Archive
2017-09-07
The Tales series is one of the best examples of a series with consistently fun and enjoyable characters. Each entry manages to deliver a cast that I’ll remember for years to come. No other cast has stood out more than Tales of Vesperia‘s: they’re a bunch of mismatched individuals who form an unlikely friendship in… Read More »
Often, when we think of a memorable RPG ensemble, we tend to think of the hero and their party: the friends and allies we meet along the way assembled into a merry band on a collective mission of world salvation. And with good reason; whether it be the larger-than-life BFFs of Persona 4, or a… Read More »
2017-08-22
Bloodborne: The Card Game is a soft cooperative/competitive deck-builder that loosely resembles its licensed property. Designed by Eric M. Lang and published by Cool Mini or Not (shortened as CMON), Bloodborne is an excellent medium-light-weight game featuring strong elements of luck, planning, and prediction. While fun for several playthroughs, the limited content of this well-designed… Read More »
2017-04-04
Robbie Daymond is a skilled and fun-loving voice actor who has done voiceover work for such companies as Nickelodeon, Disney, Warner Brothers, Cartoon Network, Discovery Kids, NBC, 20th Century Fox, Marvel, Bang Zoom!, Lucas Films, Activision, Square Enix, Volition Games, Studiopolis, VIZ, Aniplex, SyFy, Random House and many more. A few of his many roles… Read More »
2017-01-19
Voicing the protagonist in the newest entry of a franchise synonymous with the RPG genre, Ray Chase is living a dream come true for most voice actors. With his roots planted in the University of Southern California’s School of Dramatic Arts (formerly known as the School of Theatre) and training from the British American Dramatic… Read More »
2016-10-02
It’s no secret that video games can make us happier. Research in the field of clinical psychology has shown that video games trigger a response in the brain’s pleasure center, and there’s debate in the field about whether or not this can lead to an actual addiction. Scientifically speaking, there is a reason for why you get… Read More »
2016-09-27
When the news that the London Philharmonic Orchestra would be performing parts of the Final Fantasy XV soundtrack at Abbey Road broke, my heart leapt into my mouth. I’m the first to admit I’m a little tired of waiting for FFXV, and my hopes have been both raised and dashed, but there’s always been something… Read More »
2016-09-11
The RPGFan team put our collective heads together to vote on the staggering range of retro RPGs that Sony made available on the PlayStation Store between 2006 and 2016, and they came up with a list of the 30 best games of the PlayStation Store that are worth your time. Now that the current generation… Read More »
The RPGFan team put our collective heads together to vote on the staggering range of retro RPGs that Sony made available on the PlayStation Store between 2006 and 2016, and they came up with a list of the 30 best games of the PlayStation Store that are worth your time. Now that the current generation… Read More »
2016-05-13
And here is part two of our list! Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective 2011 • DS Not every DS game embraced the touchscreen’s unique controls, but Ghost Trick wrestled it into a brilliant puzzle-solving mechanic that complements its gorgeous animations and twistastic story. At the beginning, Sissel, our spirit protagonist, finds himself dead and imbued with… Read More »
Are we really over halfway through this decade? Yes, we are! But in that time, we’ve been treated to many excellent games that have eaten up our time and deserve to be played. So we thought rather than count down our favorite games or the top ten games of the last half-decade, why not give… Read More »
2014-09-27
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Atlus’ outstanding Digital Devil Saga duology of PlayStation 2 RPGs. Those games combined a visceral combat system and satisfying character customization with one of the most atmospheric and well-presented worlds in a modern game. Serph, Sera, and the rest of the Embryon crew’s struggles through Junkyard… Read More »
2014-09-22
When we say David Brevik has been around, we mean it in the best of ways: From his work on the classic Diablo II, to Dungeons & Dragons Online, Hellgate: London, and more, we chat a bit about the man’s history, his process, and his work today at Gazillion Entertainment on Marvel Heroes. RPGFan: Older… Read More »
2014-07-12
Over the last decade, role-playing games have become increasingly difficult to define. “RPG elements” are now found in a wide variety of genres from shooters to sports games. Many developers seem to have realised the value in including systems with arguably addictive and rewarding properties, such as leveling up. While anyone reading this site could… Read More »
2014-06-02
Drakengard 3 is out now, in all of its violent and bizarre glory. While the game itself attracts attention on its own, many players were delighted to hear that its musical stylings would be crafted by none other than the team behind its spiritual predecessor, NieR. MONACA composer Keiichi Okabe was gracious enough to take… Read More »
2013-11-21
Into every generation of consoles, some great games must fall, and on the DS, when it rained, it poured. In fact, the DS saw its cup of great games runneth over so immensely that we had 100 games on our initial list of those that we thought had a legitimate chance to make our top… Read More »
2013-10-16
Over the years, those of us who love RPGs have spent a lot of time with Sony’s consoles. The PlayStation 2, for example, was the undeniable king of home consoles for RPGFans of its time. However, when it comes to handhelds, the PlayStation Portable faced an uphill climb from the day it was released. In… Read More »
2013-03-06
You can blame Yuzo Koshiro for making your heart rate leap whenever you hear the opening chords of the terrific FOE battle theme in Etrian Odyssey IV, the recent 3DS dungeon crawler. He’s also responsible for composing the music for the rest of the Etrian Odyssey series, Actraiser, Streets of Rage, and he contributed to… Read More »
2013-02-13
Valentine’s Day is upon us, and love is in the air! Or it could be. For some of us. And maybe sometimes you want to observe from a safe distance and live vicariously through others, be it real people or virtual. We all talked about relationships in our favorite genre, and six of us came… Read More »
2013-01-19
By: Stephen Meyerink and RPGFan Staff, translation by Shota Nakama and Stephen Meyerink Yoko Shimomura is one of the most prolific and well-beloved composers in the video game music scene. With a diverse body of work ranging from Street Fighter to Kingdom Hearts, Shimomura-san is truly one of the most versatile and talented musicians in the field. She recently took some… Read More »
2012-11-14
The Video Game Orchestra, or VGO, was founded by the Japanese musician Shota Nakama, and has performed many shows at a number of different venues since 2008. This past October, the VGO played live at Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, and RPGFan editor Damian Thomas was there alongside OSV Managing Editor/RPGFan alum Patrick Gann to… Read More »
2012-08-06
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is a game that fills an unusual niche. While it technically falls outside of our coverage here at RPGFan, we couldn’t overlook its significance as a title that celebrates twenty-five years of magic, moogles, and music. It’s an enjoyable rhythm game with an impressive presentation, but more than that, it’s an experience… Read More »
2012-01-18
RPGFan editors had a chance to interview Nobuo Uematsu and the other members of his band, Earthbound Papas, at MAGFest this year. Find out about the formation of the band and other topics from Uematsu himself!
2011-09-23
Every few weeks a story surfaces concerning violence and depravity attributed to video games. A grown man beats his daughter to death for turning off his console before he could save his progress in Fallout 3. A man guns down seventy people and is later found to be a fan of Call of Duty. A… Read More »
2011-08-20
Ah! The good old 90s! The editors here at RPGFan have fond memories of that decade because it was the period that most of us really got into the RPG genre. It was a time when RPGs were a “niche” genre, and we sometimes had to wait months before we saw the release of another… Read More »
