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RPGFan"s Retro Encounter

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Join the RPGFan crew as they play through and discuss classic RPGs and adventure games!

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357 - Xenosaga Episode I - Der Wille zur Macht Part II

RPGFan"s Retro Encounter ·

2022/12/25

It's a Xenomas Miracle! Xenosaga is a game about humanity, starring a cast that rangers from an android unable to distinguish empathy from protocol to an artificial human clinging to memories of her human parents to a cyborg trying to reject his own humanity. But regardless of the biology or technology behind anyone in Xenosaga's cast, the story told is deeply human, right until that one traumatizing torture scene. Please enjoy today's episode on the PS2 cult classic! Featuring: Michael

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356 - Xenosaga Episode I - Der Wille zur Macht Part I

RPGFan"s Retro Encounter ·

2022/12/15

KOS-MOS isn't a doctor, but she'll die-a-Gnosis. Retro Encounter recorded episodes on Xenogears, Xenoblade, and Baten Kaitos several years ago, but what about the series that put Monolith Soft on the map? Today one superfan and three newcomers discuss the background, themes, characters, and early story of 2002's Xenosaga Episode 1, the first of a trilogy with subtitles from Nietzsche, the flyest nihilist. Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Peter Triezenberg, Tyler Trosper, Zach Wilkerson; Edited

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355 - Muppets Encounter

RPGFan"s Retro Encounter ·

2022/12/08

It's in the singing of a street corner choir / It's going home and getting warm by the fire / It's true, wherever you find love, it feels like Muppets. It's the Muppets episode! Three RPGFan podcast hosts are lifelong fans of The Muppets, so in the grand tradition of A Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island, they are re-casting classic RPGs with iconic Muppets characters. Which Muppet portrays Kefka from Final Fantasy VI? Which crew member of the Normandy is Kermit the Frog

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354 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Spoilercast

RPGFan"s Retro Encounter ·

2022/12/01

And now it's time to dive into something a bit meatier. Monolithsoft's latest game, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, finally dropped in July, and we gathered five of our biggest Xeno fans to discuss the gall of Tetsuya Takahashi's new jam. Listen in as we chat about the delightful British-isms, if there's finally a Nopon character who isn't annoying, and whether the game is really as sparkin' good as everyone else seems to think it is.Choose your future. Listen to this episode.Featuring: Zach

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353 - Mass Effect 3

RPGFan"s Retro Encounter ·

2022/11/24

Silversun Strip Apartments. When you're here, you're family. Mass Effect 3 was an RPG event when it launched in 2012, and underneath the vitriolic reaction to its ending and multiple waves of DLC both expansive and reconstructive is an excellent shooter RPG. In today's episode of Retro Encounter, three panelists discuss not only Mass Effect 3's resolutions to the Krogan, Geth, and Reaper conflicts, but also the adventure, romance, and legacy of the Mass Effect trilogy. Featuring: Michael

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352 - Mass Effect 2

RPGFan"s Retro Encounter ·

2022/11/17

I am the very model of a sci-fi shooter RPG! From Omega to Luna I'm the zenith and the apogee! 2010's Mass Effect 2 continues the story of Commander Shepard's quest to save the galaxy, but with new crew members, new benefactors, and way more planet scanning. An RPGFan away team discusses Mass Effect 2's villains-turned-allies, new alien cultures, and daring final mission in today's episode of Retro Encounter! Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Wes Iliff, Jonathan Logan; Edited by Anthony

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351 - Mass Effect Revisited

RPGFan"s Retro Encounter ·

2022/11/10

Back on our BioWare business. Mass Effect was one of the biggest phenomena in video games from the late 2000s through the early 2010s, and all three games in the original trilogy hold up as role-playing games, first-person shooters, and science fiction stories. Through the month of November, Retro Encounter is playing through the original Mass Effect trilogy, starting with the first game (which Retro Encounter also covered in June of 2018). Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Wes Iliff, Jonathan

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350 - Maybe You'll Learn Something

RPGFan"s Retro Encounter ·

2022/11/03

Thank you for listening to Retro Encounter for a Quite Interesting seven years! If you know two things about Retro Encounter, they’re probably that the podcast plays through great RPGs from every era and that its host loves game shows. Today, to celebrate 350 episodes of Retro Encounter, that host emulates a classic panel quiz format to go over a dozen discussion topics. Have a listen and maybe you’ll learn something! Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Alana Hagues, Wes Iliff, Mike Salbato, Zach

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349 - The Quarry

RPGFan"s Retro Encounter ·

2022/10/27

This game is from 2022, but horny teenagers getting murdered at a summer camp is Retro as can be. Happy Halloween! As far as Retro Encounter is concerned, Halloween begins in early September and lasts three solid months. As such, we are celebrating the horror season and providing a coda to Retro Encounter's Autumn of Adventure with The Quarry, the most recent cinematic horror adventure from Supermassive Games, the same studio that gave us Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology. So who

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348 - Broken Age

RPGFan"s Retro Encounter ·

2022/10/20

Broken Age is a stunningly beautiful coming of age story. Beyond the narrative itself, its Kickstarter-fairytale-turned-cautionary-tale development cycle has been entertainingly and meticulously documented and helped chart the frontier of large-scale crowdfunded videogame projects. Listen to the Autumn of Adventure panel muse on this, the Double Fine Adventure documentary detailing this game's development, and the amazing characters while we retrace our experience through this incredibly

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347 - The Wolf Among Us

RPGFan"s Retro Encounter ·

2022/10/13

Hey there Little Red Riding Hood / You sure are lookin' good / You're everything a Big Bad Wolf could wantRetro Encounter continues their Autumn of Adventure with The Wolf Among Us, a narrative adventure game set in the Fables comic book universe and originally released in five parts in 2013 and 2014. The panel dives into Telltale's unique brand of video game storytelling, The Wolf Among Us's fascinating portrayals of characters from fiction and folklore, and every decision Bigby Wolf makes

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346 - The Secret of Monkey Island

RPGFan"s Retro Encounter ·

2022/10/06

Welcome to the first episode of Retro Encounter’s Adventure Game Month! Throughout October, we’re looking at four adventures across several eras of gaming. First up, the seminal point-and-click classic, The Secret of Monkey Island!SoMI is a foundational game for LucasArts. Under Ron Gilbert’s direction, it brought in many of the conventions that would define the point-and-click genre moving forward, including a refined verb interface, dialogue trees, and an inability to die (unless you try

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345 - Live A Live Part II

RPGFan"s Retro Encounter ·

2022/09/30

Live (A Live) from the Middle Ages, it's Thursday night! Live A Live is an anthology RPG comprised of eight miniature stories that lead to a grand finale, and its 2022 remake gets three thumbs up from today's Retro Encounter panel. They discuss the tragic eighth chapter, as well as the twisted endgame which brings together seven triumphant heroes and one disgraced would-be savior into a clash between good and evil. And it's all set to a killer Yoko Shimomura soundtrack. Featuring: Michael

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344 - Live A Live Part I

RPGFan"s Retro Encounter ·

2022/09/22

Rhymes with "Drive Survive," not "Sieve Forgive" Live A Live, an influential 1994 RPG developed by Square during their Super Nintendo apex, is an anthology RPG which tells eight short stories that eventually coalesce into a satisfying finale. Live A Live's 2022 Nintendo Switch remake is the title's only official worldwide release, and several staff at RPGFan were eager to dive and thrive. This episode covers the first seven chapters, with a discussion of the rest coming next week.

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343 - Fabula Nova Crystallis

RPGFan"s Retro Encounter ·

2022/09/15

Never Gonna Give Yeul UpFabula Nova Crystallis, the high-concept collection of Final Fantasy games dating from 2006, resulted in five games of varying tone and execution. Retro Encounter spent much of August playing and discussing Final Fantasy XIII, and today three panelists break down and lift up the rest of the family, including the former Agito, Final Fantasy Type-0, and the Versus XIII successor, Final Fantasy XV. Featuring: Peter Triezenberg, Audra Bowling, Patrick Gann; Edited by

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342 - Say Yes to the 3DS

RPGFan"s Retro Encounter ·

2022/09/10

Finally, we connect Xenoblade Chronicles to Abraham Lincoln. The 3DS eShop is on its last legs as Nintendo phases out online support for its successful handheld, but Retro Encounter hasn't given up on this 3D-enabled machine yet. Five panelists (including three new ones!) discuss their favorite 3DS games and series in an appreciation-slash-celebration for this titan of the 2010s. Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Tom Cox, Anthony Krolikowski, Joshua Lindquist, Peter Triezenberg; Edited by Michael

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341 - Final Fantasy XIII Part II

RPGFan"s Retro Encounter ·

2022/09/03

How clear is Final Fantasy XIII's story? Not exactly Crystal. Final Fantasy XIII has a wild ride to the finish, and three Retro Encounter panelists cap off their personal experiences playing it by reacting to FF XIII's remarkable design changes, confusing character motivations, and beautiful imagery in its final chapters. So who did we bring to the final battle? Why are there so many metaphors for abandonment in the game? How does Square-Enix ruin this beautiful ending in future games

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340 - Final Fantasy XIII Part I

RPGFan"s Retro Encounter ·

2022/08/25

Thunderbolts and Lightning / Very very frighteningFinal Fantasy XIII, one of the most divisive games in the world's most popular Japanese RPG series, is certainly old enough to be considered Retro, but its style and tone are anything but. Our panelists are one FF XIII veteran, one FF XIII neophyte, and one lapsed player; they're unkind to the linear corridors and grating personalities of the first half of FF XIII, but understanding of the game's troubled development history and appreciative

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339 - Story vs. Gameplay

RPGFan"s Retro Encounter ·

2022/08/18

What's the story, RPGFan? Do you think it's worth a look? It seems kinda familiar, like a story from a book. RPGs and adventure games very often have an outsize focus on storytelling, in part because so many of them are about a group of characters growing and changing over the course of their game. Naturally, RPG fans of all stripes would prefer their games have a great story and great gameplay, but we know that's not always the case. In today's episode, five panelists decide whether they

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338 - Three Truths and a Lie Part II

RPGFan"s Retro Encounter ·

2022/08/12

Don't ask me no questions, and I won't tell you no lies. We here at Retro Encounter love talking about video games, but decided to spend this episode getting to know each other a little better. In a sequel to a 2020 episode, four RPGFan panelists play a game in which they try to tell fact from fiction and share some details about themselves. Does Sollosi own three copies of Kingdom Hearts II, a game he's never played? Did Wes teach their daughter to impersonate a British character actor

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