RPGamer’s My First RPG
Do you have a memory of the first RPG you ever played? Take a trip down memory lane with the RPGamer staff as they share the first RPGs they ever played and if that made them a fan of the genre or not!
Category: Features
Backloggin’ the Year – Sam’s Sojourn, January to March 2025
It’s a new year of backlog busting, and this gal has some big goals! January to March offered an interesting variety of completed titles, but were they good? Let’s find out.
Broken Roads Audio Interview
Drop Bear Bytes’s cRPG Broken Roads released just under a year ago. Studio founder and game director joined RPGamer’s Jahwon Corbett to discuss the game’s reception, ongoing improvements, and more.
Shujinkou Interview
Rice Games’s Shujinkou is a dungeon-crawling RPG with optional Japanese language-learning elements set to launch next week. RPGamer was able to ask director Julian Rice some questions about the game.
RPGamer’s Best of 2024 Awards
The last year presented us with another hefty selection of RPGs to enjoy, covering a wide variety of experiences. With another year in the books, RPGamer spent our customary time digesting the year and present our Best of 2024 Awards.
RPGamer’s Personal Top 3s of 2024
2024 was another year that packed plenty of punches with its releases. While we go through our official awards process, we asked our volunteer teams to pick out their personal top threes of the year.
Signy & Mino: Against All Gods Interview
AN Productions’s Signy & Mino: Against All Gods is a turn-based RPG following Signy as she looks to find answers for her parents’ death alongside her canine companion Mino. RPGamer was able ask solo developer Shawn Tanner about the game and its creation.
RPGamer’s Most Anticipated Games: 2025 Edition
We enter another year stacked full of exciting upcoming releases. The RPGamer staff picked out some of the highlights they are looking forward to in 2025 (and likely beyond).
Backloggin’ the Year – Sam’s Sojourn, Year End Wrap-Up
It’s time to wrap up the last chunk of games Sam played for Backloggin’ the Year. Check out if she completed her personal challenges and which games for the Fall months were her favourites.
RPGamer’s Favourite RPG Intros, Part 2
RPGamer is proud to present the second part of our feature celebrating our favourite RPG intros. Join us in remembering some of those games that enraptured their players from the outset.
RPGamer’s Favourite RPG Intros, Part 1
While many RPGs are renowned for their heft throughout, there’s no underestimates the power of a strong opening. The RPGamer staff recall some of their favourite opening moments from across the genre in the first of our two-part feature.
The Magic of Mayhem: The Power of Modding in Games
Mods have been a part of the gaming community for years. While there is always some risk, they can go a long way to improving a game’s longevity and fan relationship with developers.
Backloggin’ the Year – Sam’s Sojourn, July to September 2024
Summer has come and gone, but video games were still played and enjoyed. Let’s see what Sam knocked out of her backlog from July to the end of September.
Fairy Tail 2 Interview
Koei Tecmo and Gust are returning to finish off their adaptation of Hiro Mashima’s Fairy Tail. RPGamer was able to put some questions to Fairy Tail 2 producer Hiroshi Kataoka ahead of the game’s release this December.
Why Music Is the MVP of the Gaming Experience
Music has always been an integral part of gaming. But does it play an even greater role in the player’s experience than first meets the eye?
Valkyria Chronicles: A Retrospective
The Valkyria Chronicles series has stood out among tactical RPGs thanks to its unique combat system and WWII era-inspired setting. RPGamer takes a look back at its four mainline entries, plus one slightly curious spin-off.
Reynatis Interview
Action RPG Reynatis arrives in the west later this month. RPGamer was given the opportunity to put questions to creative producer TAKUMI as well as composer Yoko Shimomura and scenario writer Kazushige Nojima
Do RPGs Need to Up the Ante on Challenges?
Trophy achievements are the bread and butter of the gaming completionist. But do the challenges set by game developers meet player expectations?
#JRPGJuly 2024 – Final Wrap Up
We have come to the end of everyone’s favorite monthly gameathon, #JRPGJuly. Let’s see how folks finished out the month and if they were successful in completing their game of choice.
Shadow of the Erdtree Is a Microcosm of Elden Ring’s Strengths and Weaknesses
Elden Ring is an incredible game that is not without its issues. Does Shadow of the Erdtree respond to these, or is it simply more Elden Ring?
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