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1 week ago | rpgfan.com | Zach Wilkerson

At first, playing Elden Ring Nightreign is a lot like teaching. I know that’s an odd way to start the review, but for the first 15 hours or so, I kept thinking, “This is the most stressful game I’ve ever played.” That feeling drew me back to something I’d heard years before: teachers make roughly 1500 different decisions a day. I don’t remember where I saw this, but it gets at the stresses and pressures of the job regardless.

1 week ago | rpgfan.com | Zach Wilkerson

Article / Highlight &middot Podcast &middot Random Encounterby , , , and on May 26, 2025On this week’s episode of Random Encounter, we’re doing a deep dive into the game everyone is talking about: Sandfall Interactive’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. In this lengthy, full-blown spoilercast, we chat about the beautiful music, the combat, the story, and argue about who loves Esquie the most. Does the panel adore the game as much as the host?

1 week ago | rpgfan.com | Gio Castillo

2 weeks ago | rpgfan.com | Zach Wilkerson

Article / Highlight &middot Podcast &middot Retro Encounterby , , and on May 22, 2025This podcast are sick. This week on Retro Encounter, we do the impossible: try to create a top 10 list for 90s RPGs. Does the best game finish at the top? Do we have anything except JRPGs on our list? Did we leave out your favorites?

2 weeks ago | rpgfan.com | Gio Castillo

In this sequel-heavy edition of RPGs Coming This Week, we once again jaunt through a wide swath of genres. From cozy life sim RPGs to point-and-click sleuth-em-ups to epic action-adventures, we will certainly not be left wanting in terms of variety. So strap in, dear readers, and let’s be on our merry way!Nine years and a director’s cut later, the point-and-click adventure game Kathy Rain is finally getting a sequel in Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer.