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Random Encounter 263 – We’re Feeling the Theatrhythm!

Posted by Jonathan Logan on March 13, 2023
On this episode of Random Encounter, we’re diving into some recent non-RPG Final Fantasy spin-offs! First up, we have the first console entry in the long-running Final Fantasy rhythm game series, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line. Offering over 380 songs from every Final Fantasy game (with m… Read More »

RPGs Coming This Week, 3/12/23

Posted by Gio Castillo on March 12, 2023
And we’re back with another edition of RPGs Coming This Week! It’s going to be a brief one this time around; we’ve got just three releases this week, one of which is probably the overwhelming choice for most of us. Still, I’d wager the other two titles are worth a look. Let’s get cracking! The Legen… Read More »

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – The Adventure Game Review

Posted by Jerry Williams on March 11, 2023
Skyrim is on eight platforms: nine if you count both Xbox Series X and S. Is it on mobile yet? While the board game iteration isn’t a port, it remains faithful to the massively successful title in its theming. Aside from the sheen, is this a deep, rich experience or a cash grab based on names and im… Read More »

Top 10 Fishing Minigames in RPGs

Posted by Noah Leiter on March 10, 2023
I love fishing games. I remember that, as kids, my friends and I would huddle around a Mattel Bass Fishin’ handheld on summer road trips to the Lake of the Ozarks, a famous Missouri hot spot for money laundering fishing. We had the time of our lives with that low-tech masterpiece. That’s because fis… Read More »

Retro Encounter 368 – Most Wanted Remakes

Posted by Michael Sollosi on March 9, 2023
Today we enter the realm of video game fantasies, but not Final Fantasies. Remakes are a regular part of the video game release schedule in the 2020s, and here at Retro Encounter we have a few ideas on a few that should come soon. A PS2 rogue-like, a Squaresoft RPG never released in Japan, and some… Read More »