RPGFan's Retro Encounter

Feb 13 2025 453 ep. 80 mins 1.3k
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Join the RPGFan crew as they play through and discuss classic RPGs and adventure games!

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453 - Hironobu Sakaguchi Encounter

Feb 13 2025 126 mins  
This is his story.This week on Retro Encounter, we take a deep dive into the themes, obsessions, and gameplay quirks of one of the "father" of Final Fantasy: Hironobu Sakaguchi. How much did he really matter to the series? Does his work after leaving Final Fantasy hold up? Who can't stop talking about their disdain for Lost Odyssey? Listen in to find out!Featuring: Zach Wilkerson,

452 - Final Fantasy IX Part II

Jan 30 2025 100 mins  
Bring my beloved Retro Encounter to me.This week we dive into the second half of Final Fantasy IX, chatting about the emotional story beats, rooster men, and terrible card games that some of us somehow enjoy. Does it still hold up all these years later? Listen in to find out!Featuring: Zach Wilkerson, Mario Garcia, Wes Iliff, Rob White; Edited by Zach WilkersonOpening and ending mu

451 - Final Fantasy IX Part I

Jan 16 2025 85 mins  
Doesn't it feel nice to listen to Retro Encounter under the stars?This week, the new host and a few huge fans dive into the first half of Final Fantasy IX. How does this classic hold up? Do we like the combat? Which monster doesn't like Vivi very much? Listen in to find out!Featuring: Zach Wilkerson, Mario Garcia, Wes Iliff, Rob White; Edited by Zach WilkersonOpening and ending mus

450 - Thank You, Good Night, and Good Luck

Jan 02 2025 86 mins  
"Saying goodbye doesn’t mean anything. It’s the time we spent together that matters, not how we left it."In a reminiscence-heavy episode of Retro Encounter, four panelists discuss the podcast's origin story, recording process, and favorite episodes and memories of nearly ten years of podcasting. Longtime showrunner Michael Sollosi officially steps down to hand off the podcast's

449 - 2024 Year in Review

Dec 28 2024 132 mins  
Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. 2024 is (finally) behind us, and there is plenty to talk about. In one of the strongest years for RPGs in recent memory, five Retro Encounter panelists bring ten games to show and tell in discussing a few of their favorite RPGs of the calendar year. Fittingly, the conclusion to the Year of the Dragon has Dragon Quest, Dragon Age, and Like

448 - Dragon Quest III Part II

Dec 19 2024 85 mins  
Life is like a hurricane / Here in TownburgDragon Quest III's open-ended exploration and high-stakes story comes to a conclusion for our four intrepid panelists, who struggled through volcanoes, ghosts, and unchecked capitalism to obtain the six orbs and take on Dragon Quest III's final run of antagonists. Surprise reunions, incredible series-wide callbacks, and version comparisons

447 - Dragon Quest III Part I

Dec 11 2024 75 mins  
The more Dragon Quest changes, the more Dragon Quest stays the same. A podcast episode appears! Dragon Quest III was a blockbuster success in Japan in 1988, and its nonlinear progression, fun job system, and spirit of adventure influenced every Dragon Quest game to come. DQ3 also has a shiny new 2024 HD-2D remaster, and today on Retro Encounter different panelists play the NES 1988

446 - Metaphor: ReFantazio Spoilercast

Dec 09 2024 145 mins  
"My favorite book is Moby Dick; no symbolism, just a simple tale about a man who hates an animal."Metaphor: ReFantazio is one of 2024's most acclaimed RPGs, about a royal succession that spirals out of control into a struggle for the soul of the world's people. Clashes of ideologies, dramatic character turns, and robust combat and job systems are highlights of this modern classic.

445 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Part II

Nov 28 2024 71 mins  
For a true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart.Retro Encounter concludes its 2024 Zelda Month with a second episode on A Link to the Past for the SNES, discussing the game's excellent second half of Dark World exploration and dungeoneering. So which panelist loves Misery Mire and which one hates the moth at the end of Skull Woods? What

444 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Part I

Nov 22 2024 68 mins  
Sky, Sea, Earth, and a Kidnapped PrincessA Link to the Past is an unassailable classic of a Super Nintendo game, as a crystallization of multiple gameplay concepts that established the formula for dozens of Zelda games going forward, but also as an entertaining action RPG that has stood the test of time. Three Zelda veterans comprise the Retro Encounter panel today, and take a deli