Sinopsis
Join the editors of RPGFan as they discuss the latest news and topics in the world of role-playing games.
Episodios
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181 - A Quick Start to 2020
01/02/2020 Duración: 01h02minOn this episode of Random Encounter: - Greg tried out the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX demo, reveling in its sweetness! - Pete has immersed himself in Harebrained Scheme's latest expansion to BATTLETECH and is living his best merc life! - Continuing the trend of dungeon-delving, Greg has dipped into the "Wizardry Renaissance" that Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls has brought West! - Less talk about cork floors! Featuring: Greg Delmage, Pete Leavitt Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com
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180 - RPGFan 2019 Game of the Year Awards Pt. 3
18/01/2020 Duración: 01h43minOn this episode of Random Encounter: - Our panelists cover the last of this years awards! - It's mostly Cold Steel III and Shadowbringers from this point on, but so much good stuff came to us in 2019! - We shout out to readers/listeners! - A Jedi baby? Featuring: Greg Delmage, Caitlin Argyros, Peter Triezenberg, Jono Logan Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com
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179 - RPGFan 2019 Game of the Year Awards Pt. 2
15/01/2020 Duración: 01h29minOn this episode of Random Encounter: - Our panelists cover the next few categories in this year's awards! - As before, we maybe didn't all play everything (too many games), but we all have thoughts! - Danger, the enemy is approaching. Featuring: Greg Delmage, Caitlin Argyros, Peter Triezenberg, Tyler Trosper Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com
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178 - RPGFan 2019 Game of the Year Awards Pt. 1
12/01/2020 Duración: 01h38minOn this episode of Random Encounter: - Our panelists cover the first few categories in this years awards - Some of the games we got to play, others we really want to, and a few aren't even on our radar! To each their own! - Happy New Year! We chit chat about the holidays and such! Featuring: Greg Delmage, Jonathan Logan, Peter Triezenberg, Tyler Trosper Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com
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177 - What Retro Encounter Said
28/12/2019 Duración: 01h17minOn this episode of Random Encounter:- Talkin' bout Trails and FFXIV news!- What did we love about 2019?- What do we resolve to game with in 2020?- What are our wildest hopes for next year!?- Happy Holidays, folks!Featuring: Greg Delmage, Caitlin Argyros, Mike SollosiQuestions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com
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176 - Some Epic Sagas
20/12/2019 Duración: 01h45minOn this episode of Random Encounter: - Jono experienced Romancing SaGa 3, reviewed it, and you should probably hear him discuss it. - SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays is a mouthful to say, but Kyle is not only up to playing it, but telling us about this well-known little-known series! - Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition has made its way to consoles and Greg is muddling his way through it! - Listeners have questions, we have answers! - And we talk some Christmas nonsense (and Abercrombie Video & Variety) to kick it all off!Featuring: Greg Delmage, Jono Logan, Kyle KortvelyQuestions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com
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175 - Life and Times with Video Games
03/12/2019 Duración: 01h46minOn this episode of Random Encounter: - After a wait of almost 2 decades, Shenmue III picks up without missing a beat for Alana! - Cope Island: Adrift deals with the feels as Greg explores its intriguing world and narrative! - Everyone (well, ALMOST everyone) has been playing new Pokemon, and all three on the cast are of that majority! - And a few side quests (diversions!) fill out the episode quite nicely!Featuring: Greg Delmage, Jo Padilla, Alana HaguesQuestions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com
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174 - It Can Take a Little to Do A Lot
08/11/2019 Duración: 01h56minOn this episode of Random Encounter: - Caitlin spent a lot of time with Trails of Cold Steel III and has plenty to say about it (almost all good!) - If you didn't read his review, then Jono is here to say more about how great exploring The Outer Worlds was! - Having had the unfortunate displeasure of experiencing all that went wrong with Fallout 76, Jono was the perfect person to discuss "Fallout 1st" with! - Alongside usual chitchat, we field listener questions once more!Featuring: Greg Delmage, Caitlin Argyros, Jono LoganQuestions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com
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173 - A Bag of Many Things!
25/10/2019 Duración: 01h03minOn this episode of Random Encounter: - Nathan's been playing GameFreak's latest, Little Town Hero and isn't quite sure where it sits! - Greg finishes off Monster Hunter World: Iceborne strong and looks forward to the endgame grind. - Ni No Kuni Remastered brings some new polish to an older title, though Nathan thinks it's mostly for fans. - Finally having time again, Greg's gone back to Wargroove to see if he can finish Mercia's quest! - And we discuss some new games on the horizon, the swell Doraemon: Story of Seasons demo, and whatever else came to mind!Featuring: Greg Delmage, Nathan LeeQuestions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com
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172 - New (Old) Island Adventures!
11/10/2019 Duración: 01h14minOn this episode of Random Encounter: - Mark talks Link's Awakening for Switch! - Greg talks Monster Hunter World: Iceborne! - Jo has hopped into the "definitive version" of Dragon Quest XI! - Mark loves Final Fantasy VIII, while Jo is starting to realize how bonkers it gets! - We actually mention Kamen Rider (and mecha and poutine and other shenanigans!)Featuring: Greg Delmage, Jo Padilla, Mark TjanQuestions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com
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171 - We Talk About RPGs, Right?
27/09/2019 Duración: 01h14minOn this episode of Random Encounter: - Greg gets into the first big expansion for Moonlighter, Between Dimensions! - Pete gushes over Star Traders: Frontiers and how it does so much right for an RPG/space/management game! - These two nerd out about their shared love of all things mecha, but mostly Battletech/Mechwarrior! - And some news and a sufficient amount of sidequesting (aka off-topic digressions!)Featuring: Greg Delmage, Pete LeavittQuestions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com
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170 - Who Has the Time?
13/09/2019 Duración: 01h24minOn this episode of Random Encounter: - We all talk about Nintendo Direct news! So many RPGs! - FFVIII Remaster is shaping up nicely for Jo's first time, and Leona's loving the revisit. - Nathan reviewed Fire Emblem: Three Houses for us and absolutely loved it. Leona's been all about her upside-down boy in it as well! Both on their second playthroughs, they've plenty to talk about. - September has so many new games to offer, so we quickly chat about what we are anticipating the most! - And, as always, shenanigans on the side!Featuring: Greg Delmage, Nathan Lee, Jo Padilla, Leona McCallumQuestions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com
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169 - Building Up the Summer
06/08/2019 Duración: 01h52minOn this episode of Random Encounter: - Dragon Quest Builders 2 is out and everyone (but Greg :( ) is playing it! - What Greg IS playing is Undertale. FINALLY. - There is also some talk of FFXIV and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, as well as a little news!Featuring: Greg Delmage, Alana Hagues, Mike Salbato, Lucy GrayQuestions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com
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168 - The Latest of Games
18/07/2019 Duración: 01h52minOn this episode of Random Encounter: - Mike and Greg gab about Trials of Mana (some more!) - Joe goes in a bit deeper on Persona Q2 - Caitlin's been knee-deep in Shadowbringers and Mike still has some adventuring to do before he reaches that content - Bloodstained is a resounding success of a Kickstarter that Mike has been digging!Featuring: Greg Delmage, Caitlin Argyros, Mike Sollosi, and Joe CzopQuestions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com
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167 - Keeping Up with the Rush
01/07/2019 Duración: 01h47minOn this episode of Random Encounter: - Those of us who weren't at E3 briefly talk about our favourite surprises. - Greg mentioned Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest that one time, but actually talks about it and all its SRPG goodness! - Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth has been out for a bit and Nathan has been jumping into the movies to find an escape! - Peter is stoked for Tales of Arise, so he decided he should probably play some Tales of again, starting with Tales of Berseria! - Zach has passed judgment on Judgment! - Exploring space with its myriad denizens has kept Greg busy lately in Citizens of Space! - Nathan's love of Neptunia is nothing new, but Super Neptunia RPG is and he has some thoughts! - And finally, we chat a bit about the drama surrounding Pokemon Sword and Shield's Pokedex woes that have ignited the fandom. - Plus the usual sidetracked shenanigans!Featuring: Greg Delmage, Peter Triezenberg, Nathan Lee, Zach WilkersonQuestions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com
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166 - The E3 2019 Show
18/06/2019 Duración: 01h46minOn this episode of Random Encounter: - Corey and Zach make their Random debut! - long time staff and friends get the rare opportunity to hang in the same room! - The RPGFan staff in attendance chat about what they've seen or gotten their hands on at E3 2019 down in Los Angeles! - find out what games received Game of Show awards from us!Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Mike Salbato, Alana Hagues, Stephanie Sybydlo, Hilary Andreff, Corey Hall, Zach WilkersonQuestions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com
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165 - To New Horizons
04/06/2019 Duración: 02h31sOn this episode of Random Encounter: - Caitlin talks about her adventures in The Legend of Heroes series as she anticipates Trails of Cold Steel III! - Mike's gotten back into FFXIV, so naturally, we talk about it like Steinman talks about Dark Souls! - Greg played Druidstone, but he'll talk about later because... - We get to talk about E3! What's confirmed, what we hope, and what we wildly speculate!Featuring: Greg Delmage, Caitlin Argyros, and Mike SollosiQuestions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com
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164 - Farming Materia
17/05/2019 Duración: 01h34minOn this episode of Random Encounter: - Greg, Hilary, and new to Random Encounter, Lucy, comment, speculate, and reminisce in the wake of the Final Fantasy VII Remake trailer that just dropped Thursday, Apr. 9! - Greg briefly takes us into the trailer for Monster Hunter World: Iceborne that also dropped Thursday, Apr. 9. - Lucy and Hilary are excited to get their hands dirty on the farm once more with the impending 1.4 update for Stardew Valley! - Finally, a listener question has the crew hearkening back to their earlier days of gaming! - Plus a lot of nonsense!Featuring: Greg Delmage. Hilary Andreff, Lucy GrayQuestions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com
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163 - Bonds of Crystal and Light
24/04/2019 Duración: 01h58minOn this episode of Random Encounter: - Mike returns to the world of Eorzea by resubbing to FFXIV, finishes Octopath Traveler (Tressa rules, btw), and briefly chats about Ys: The Oath in Felghana. If you're interested in that last one, be sure to check out Retro this month! - Alana tells the gang about a sweet little visual novel called Arcade Spirits. If dating or just being friends with a bunch of cool arcade nerds sounds like fun, this game might be right up your alley. - Baten Kaitos is a somewhat forgotten GameCube gem, but Alana has plenty of love for it as she engages in a series replay. - Caitlin is gearing up for this fall's Trails of Cold Steel III by playing all of the Kiseki games she can get her hands on. She's currently halfway through the Sky trilogy, and is having an absolute blast! - The gang rounds out the episode by chatting about some recent news and answering a listener question about modern classics.Featuring: Caitlin Argyros, Mike Sollosi, Alana HaguesQuestions? Comments? Spare Potions?
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162 - A Positively Pleasant Palette Cleanse
08/04/2019 Duración: 01h12minOn this episode of Random Encounter: - Peter dishes on what is finally the final Final Fantasy XV DLC, Episode Ardyn and its dashing pro-antagonist. - For its 20th anniversary, the Atelier series has brought everyone together in Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World, so Nathan decided to make it his first! - Greg is still knee deep in the battlefields of Left Alive, but got to reflect on some good times revisiting Chrono Trigger with his daughter. - It has been noted by Nathan that RPGFan has woefully overlooked covering Dragalia Lost for review, which he means to remedy! - And in anticipation of Pokemon Sword and Shield, Peter has dusted off Pokemon White to slake his need to catch 'em all! Featuring: Greg Delmage, Peter Triezenberg, Nathan Lee Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com