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RPGFan's Retro Encounter
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
Join the RPGFan crew as they play through and discuss classic RPGs and adventure games!
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United States
Genres:
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
Description:
Join the RPGFan crew as they play through and discuss classic RPGs and adventure games!
Language:
English
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Episodes
432 - Dragon Age: Inquisition Part II
8/29/2024
Trespassers will be contemplated
Retro Encounter concludes its eight-month-long playthrough of the Dragon Age trilogy, with a discussion of what's wrong with the Grey Wardens, what's worse in the Winter Palace, and much more. Dragon Age: Inquisition was a phenomenon in 2014, and the panel is excited to get to its long-awaited sequel in 2024. It's bears, barbarians, Titans, and Dread Wolves in the latest episode of Retro Encounter!
Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Audra Bowling, Paul Dennis, Aleks Franiczek, Wes Iliff; Edited by Paul Dennis
Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri
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Duration:01:48:20
431 - Dragon Age: Inquisition Part I
8/22/2024
An Inquisition that everyone saw coming.
Retro Encounter played the first two Dragon Age games in the last nine months, so naturally there would come the time to finish the fight. Dragon Age: Inquisition escalates and expands the conflicts and concepts of the first two Dragon Age games, from the Mage-Templar war to the plight of Dalish Elves, in a 2014 Game of the Year contender. So how does today's Retro Encounter panel find this decade-old open-world? Listen to find out!
Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Audra Bowling, Paul Dennis, Aleks Franiczek, Wes Iliff; Edited by Paul Dennis
Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri
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Duration:01:25:50
430 - DLC Encounter
8/15/2024
This episode free with the Podcast of the Year edition
Downloadable content used to be a video game luxury, but in 2024 it's an inevitability. But while day-one patches, frivolous additions, and pay-to-win models are frustrating or bad, sometimes an RPG's extra content is worth your time and hard drive space. In today's episode of Retro Encounter, four panelists detail a few of their favorite DLCs, including postgame epilogues, optional challenging bosses, and bonus characters.
Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Audra Bowling, Aleks Franiczek, Zach Wilkerson; Edited by Zach Wilkerson
Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri
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Duration:01:18:20
429 - Final Fantasy Series Tier List
8/8/2024
A, B, C, D, FF3 / Feels like a mid-rank to me
Very few podcast, article, or video topics on the internet get folks more enthusiastic or more up in arms than tiers, lists, or a combination thereof. On today's emotional episode of Retro Encounter, four panelists play a fantasy-draft style game to place the main-series Final Fantasy games (plus FF Tactics) into five tiers. What quintet of RPGs land in the coveted S tier? Which panelists skipped the PS3 and PS4 entries in the series? Listen to find out! Prepare to feel feelings!
Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Kyle Cantelon, Aleks Franiczek, Zach Wilkerson; Edited by Michael Sollosi
Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri
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Duration:02:52:28
428 - Undertale Revisited
8/1/2024
Despite everything, it's still Retro Encounter.
Over six years ago, we got together to chat about the instant indie class, Undertale. But, Undertale's staying power is so strong that we decided to get together and chat about it again, this time with an all new panel. Is Papyrus still delightful every time he comes on screen? Did any of us have the heart to do a Genocide run? Hot dog? Listen in to find out!
Featuring: Zach Wilkerson, Alana Hagues, Aleks Franiczek; Edited by Zach Wilkerson
Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri
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Duration:01:34:25
427 - Dark Souls Part II
7/25/2024
What is bravery without a dash of recklessness?
Five Retro Encounter panelists recently finished the first Dark Souls, and it's every bit as impressive, intense, and moving today as it was in 2011. Today the panel talks about the game's undercooked second-half environments, the fully-realized DLC episode, and the emotional turmoil upon discovering why certain bosses were present in their current forms. Dark Souls 1 isn't punishing or unfair, just be patient!
Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Gio Castillo, Aleks Franiczek, Dom Kim, Ben Love; Edited by Paul Dennis
Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri
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Duration:01:37:07
426 - Dark Souls Part I
7/18/2024
Let's praise the sun! Doo-doo-doo-doo
The Dark Souls of RPGFan podcasts has finally arrived! Dark Souls is one of the most celebrated RPGs of the 2010s, helping to establish an entire new genre of RPG. Today, one Dark Souls newcomer and four Souls-like veterans discuss this challenging, carefully-crafted RPG, from its interconnected setting to the intense boss fights of Dark Souls's first half.
Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Gio Castillo, Aleks Franiczek, Dom Kim, Ben Love; Edited by Paul Dennis
Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri
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Duration:01:21:06
425 - RPGFan Quiz Show VI: Contest of Champions
7/11/2024
There can only be one.
Since time immemorial (May of 2019), Retro Encounter has hosted quiz shows to determine which Retro Encounter panelist knows the most about the subject we celebrate every day on our beloved website. Today, five former RPGFan quiz show winners duke it out in a trivia free-for-all to determine who is the true Champion of Champions. We've started, so we'll finish.
Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Patrick Gann, Alana Hagues, Wes Iliff, Tyler Trosper, Zach Wilkerson; Edited by Michael Sollosi
Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri
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Duration:01:09:50
424 - Top Eleven PS4 RPGs
7/4/2024
PlayStation IV: A New Hope
The PlayStation 4 was a massively successful console, with incredible sales, an official lifespan of seven years, and game releases continuing to the present day. And moreso than its predecessor, the PS4 had a rich selection of RPGs. Today, four Retro Encounter panelists each composed individual top ten lists of PS4 RPGs, and then collated those individual lists into a final top eleven (there was a tie). In this episode, our panel goes over their thoughts and feelings on these eleven titles, plus a few extras and honorable mentions. So what fan favorites make the list, or fail to make the list? Listen and find out!
Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Aleks Franiczek, Kyle Cantelon, Zach Wilkerson; Edited by Zach Wilkerson
Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri
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Duration:02:37:22
423 - Grandia II Part II
6/27/2024
Deep fried Retro!
This week we get the panelists back together to chat about the second half of Grandia II. Listen in while we talk about late game changes in tone, how well the pacing holds up, and if Ryudo is still endlessly hilarious.
Featuring: Zach Wilkerson, Ben Love, Claton Stevenson; Edited by Zach Wilkerson
Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri
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Duration:01:18:08
422 - Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Spoilercast
6/20/2024
You can't go back, but you can move forward.
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes was one of the most hotly anticipated RPG releases of 2024, as a successor to the fan-favorite Suikoden series in all but name, written and designed by Suikoden's late creator Yoshitaka Murayama. So did Eiyuden live up to expectations? Are we excited for a potential Eiyuden sequel? Listen to find out!
Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Audra Bowling, Gio Castillo, Zach Wilkerson; Edited by Zach Wilkerson
Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri
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Duration:01:17:41
421 - Grandia II Part I
6/13/2024
Inside every cynic, there is a disappointed idealist.
Grandia II felt like an RPG ahead of its time in 2000, with sophisticated active-time battles, smart underlying systems, and clever writing anchored by Ryudo, Grandia II's sarcastic protagonist. Today's episode of Retro Encounter discusses the characters, mechanics, and first-half story of Grandia II, especially how its modern touches and angst contrast against the earnest optimism of the first Grandia.
Featuring: Zach Wilkerson, Ben Love, Claton Stevenson; Edited by Michael Sollosi
Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri
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Duration:01:01:48
420 - Omori Part II
6/6/2024
I've walked for miles / My feet are hurting.
Content Warning: this podcast episode addresses many sensitive topics, including mental health issues and self-harm.
Is Omori an offbeat retro-styled RPG about a journey through a young person's psyche? A story about a group of friends reconnecting after drifting apart following tragic circumstances? Or a harrowing depiction of trauma surrounding the death of a child? Well, Omori is all three of these things, and Retro Encounter is here to break it all down for you. Join us as we discuss this strange journey of an RPG full of humor and heart.
Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Hilary Andreff, Audra Bowling, Jimmy Turner; Edited by Paul Dennis
Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri
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Duration:01:34:03
419 - Hard to Love RPGs
5/30/2024
Accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
No one of sound mind plays an RPG out of spite. Players want to enjoy the games they play, sometimes with a fair amount of hype and anticipation beforehand. Today, we walk in between joy and despair, and discuss ten games that the panel wanted to love but struggled to connect with. A few of these are broadly popular, while others are from specific series dear to one panelist's heart. So which panelists dislike NieR and Xenogears? Who played an awful five-dollar DS RPG? Listen to find out what RPGs we found hard to love!
Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Audra Bowling, Kyle Cantelon, Tin Manuel; Edited by Paul Dennis
Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri
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Duration:01:34:31
418 - Omori Part I
5/23/2024
But my dreams, they aren’t as empty / As my headspace seems to be
Content Warning: this podcast episode addresses many sensitive topics, including mental health issues and self-harm.
Omori is an indie game that takes on dark themes such as depression, anxiety, trauma, and loss in a thoughtful, poignant manner. But it’s also chock-full of subversive humor and game mechanics that manipulate emotional states to create interesting puzzles both in navigation and combat. Four Retro Encounter panelists discuss the early hours of Omori, from its unique tone and mechanics to speculation on its endgame (to be addressed in part II!). Give it a listen!
Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Hilary Andreff, Audra Bowling, Jimmy Turner; Edited by Michael Sollosi
Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri
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Duration:00:56:00
417 - RPG Obsessions with David Vinc
5/16/2024
To love is to suffer
Three RPGFan panelists are joined by RPG enthusiast YouTuber David Vinc to discuss the favorites and frustrations about the world of RPGs. Does our guest prefer the predictable comfort of Dragon Quest or the unstable beauty of Final Fantasy? Which panelist has played Lufia II dozens of times? How about games where you recruit dozens of characters? It’s an episode all about the RPGs we obsess over!
Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Kyle Cantelon, Lucas Greene, David Vinc; Edited by Michael Sollosi
Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri
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Duration:01:43:18
416 - Persona 3 Reload
5/9/2024
Are you courageous enough to try Retro Encounter yet?
Back in February, Persona 3 Reload released, much to the delight of many on staff, So, this week, two veterans of Persona 3 and one newbie get together to chat about Persona 3 Reload. How does this one compare to the rest of the series? What’s our favorite party composition? Is Koromaru still the bestest boy? Listen in to find out!
Featuring: Zach Wilkerson, Aleks Franiczek, Alana Hagues; Edited by Zach Wilkerson
Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri
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Duration:01:29:02
415 - Arc the Lad II
5/5/2024
Elc the Kid
Arc the Lad II is an improvement over the first in nearly every way, as a more dramatic, dynamic, and lengthy PS1 RPG only held back by some technical limitations, a lack of save points, and an excess of towers. Four Retro Encounter panelists played Arc the Lad II last month, and this game holds up well enough to have a great discussion.
Featuring: Wes Iliff, Audra Bowling, Ben Love, Nick Mangiaracina; Edited by Michael Sollosi
Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri
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Duration:01:50:06
414 - Arc the Lad
4/25/2024
Arc seeking Ark
While it was a launch title for the PSOne in Japan, Arc the Lad was something of a swan song by the time it finally released in the West. It also stands as one of the final works of the now-defunct Working Designs localization company. Today our four panelists dig into this hidden classic, Finding equal parts joy and frustration in something of a proof of concept for its own sequel. Love Arc the Lad? Never heard of it? There’s something for everyone in today’s Retro Encounter!
Featuring: Wes Iliff, Audra Bowling, Ben Love, Nick Mangiaracina; Edited by Paul Dennis
Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri
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Duration:01:34:10
413 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Spoilercast
4/18/2024
To be the sad man / Behind Mako eyes
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, one of the most anticipated RPGs of 2024, reimagines many of the most dramatic and emotional moments of Final Fantasy VII, from Cloud’s flashback to Barret’s hometown and beyond, in a segmented open world environment driven by a mix of action combat and classic Final Fantasy ATB. Four Retro Encounter panelists / FF VII aficionados recently finished FF VII Rebirth, and reacted with a mix of joy, frustration, and confusion. We break down those feelings and more in today’s Retro Encounter!
Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Gio Castillo, Tin Manuel, Zach Wilkerson; Edited by Paul Dennis
Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri
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Duration:02:06:19