#JRPGJuly – Week 3 Round-up
July is passing quickly, so it’s already time for week 3 of #JRPGJuly. Octopath Traveler has enthralled a few of our writers, while Shining Resonance and Radiant Historia captured the others’ attention this week.
Category: Features
#JRPGJuly – Week 2 Round-up
Welcome to our Week 2 update, as RPGamer staff continue their way through JRPG bliss. Some manage to make progress, while one gets a bit too fixated on owning a monster truck.
Backloggin’ the Year – June 2018 Edition
In her late June update, Sam Wachter discusses why life hates her, and how she finally beat Okage: The Shadow King. Stan would be so proud!
#JRPGJuly – Week 1 Round-up
The first week of #JRPGJuly is a wrap! Let’s see how the RPGamer staff progressed in their chosen RPGs.
PSP Backlog Quest Episode 2: Sakura Taisen
On this episode of PSP Backlog Quest: Sakura Taisen, a port of the classic Saturn RPG. Can Josh overcome a troubled fan translation to play one of the craziest premises in gaming?
#JRPGJuly 2018 Introduction
It’s time for #JRPGJuly again and the RPGamer staff are back playing a whole host of different games for the occasion. Join in the discussion all month long. So what JRPGs are you playing?
RPG Backtrack Sidetrack – June 2018 Edition
For the month of June, I chose to dive into Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition. I feel many perceive this game as the bastard step brother of that supposedly superior sibling, Baldur’s Gate. However, I honestly enjoyed this one a bit more. Read on to find out why!
Rainbow Skies, SideQuest Studios Interview
RPGamer was able to talk with the CEO of SideQuest Studios, Marcus Pukropski, about the upcoming RPG Rainbow Skies. This follow up to 2012’s tactical RPG Rainbow Moon is releasing in just a few days on June 26
Earthlock, Snowcastle Games Interview
A short time ago, Snowcastle Games released a significantly upgraded version of its JRPG-inspired title Earthlock. RPGamer had the chance to put various questions about the game, its development, and plans for the future to the developer.
RPGamer’s E3 Highlights
E3 has been in the books for nearly a week now. That’s enough time for our staff to collect their thoughts and pick out some of their personal highlights from the event.
Upcoming Switch RPGs to Watch
After E3 2018 dropped a handful of new RPGs for Switch, we thought it might be a good time to look at some of the games coming to the platform. Here’s a brief glance at twenty RPGs hitting the system within the next year.
The Pascal’s Wager: Annunciation E3 Impression, Interview
Charalompos Papdimirious found to some time to explore the E3 show floor. While doing so, he found a mobile RPG named The Pascal’s Wager: Annunciation developed by China-based studio Tipsworks.
Lamenting the Death of Virtual Console
With the end of the Virtual Console brand, what does the future of retro games look like on the Switch? If Nintendo follows in Sony’s footsteps, it doesn’t bode well for fans of niche titles.
RPG Backtrack Sidetrack – May 2018 Edition
Salutations! As one of two hosts of RPG Backtrack, I’m constantly looking for old school experiences and challenges to take on to share with our listening audience. Join me as I share my experiences and thoughts on my latest old-school exploits!
Backloggin’ the Year – April 2018 Edition
In this delayed update, Sam Wachter discusses how April nearly killed her and how raiding tombs and dating all the boys saved her life. Read on in April’s Backloggin’ the Year!
Histories of the Emblem
The Fire Emblem series has gone from near death to massive success over the course of the last generation. Cassandra and Josh take an in-depth look at the recent entries that revived the franchise and ruminate on the series’ future on the Switch.
Spoiler Warning: Memorable Moments from the Last 20 Years
RPGs have been providing more than their fair share of memorable moments for many years now. As part of celebrating both RPGamer’s new site and twentieth anniversary, we took a look back at some of the unforgettable events and sequences that they have provided throughout that time, and would also like to hear those of our readers.
Backloggin’ the Year – March 2018 Edition
March was productive both gaming and life-wise. Let’s find out how Sam did in terms of knocking more titles out of her ever growing backlog.
For the King Interview
IronOak Games’ debut title For the King arrives on PC and Mac next month, with a console release coming next year. RPGamer was given the chance to put some questions to the developer about the game and its combination of turn-based board-game-esque strategy and roguelike elements.
Backloggin’ the Year – February 2018 Edition
In this month’s installment of Backloggin’ the Year, Sam makes zero progress on Final Fantasy X. However, she scored supreme makeouts in Life is Strange: Before the Storm.
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