RPGFan's Random Encounter

Kept you waiting, huh? We're had a heck of a time trying to get another recording together, but we've got an awesome show for y'all to make up for it. We've got lots of games to talk about, including…

This might be our most tangent-filled episode ever. Talking about The Wolf Among Us leads to a discussion on narrative and player choice, and then Derek tells us all about Pokemon eugenics. There's a…

Rob got to play Dark Souls II. We don't have to say much else, do we? Oh, uh, Derek got to play some Zelda and Stephen played more Type-0, but we know why you're here. Praise the Sun! Featuring: Robe…

A brief discussion on Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX leads to some talk of how gaming has changed over the years. Derek follows that up with some (more!) Etrian Odyssey and news to round out the show. F…

The summer draws to a close, but there's more than enough awesome gaming to go around. Derek and Stephen continue their journey through the lands of Eorzea, Rob gets in touch with his inner tactician…

No rest for the wicked this summer. We've got lots of new releases to talk about, including Shin Megami Tensei IV, Dragon's Crown, and Tales of Xillia. Rob and Stephen are lost (again) in Skyrim, and…

Beat the summer heat and join the cast for a quality discussion on character classes. How do we decide which class to play in a video game? Why does Stephen always have to choose a magic user? Will J…

Join the cast of Random Encounter for some summer gaming fun! We've got some very positive impressions of Final Fantasy XIV, more love to hand out to Virtue's Last Reward, a little Project X Zone and…

E3 2013 was surely one of the best years in recent memory for our beloved genre(s), and we have an absolute avalanche of things to discuss in our latest and greatest wrap-up show ever. The announceme…

It's the most wonderful time of the year! We've got our special Pre-E3 show and lots to talk about. What are we most excited about? What's going to happen with the new consoles? Do we have any crazy …

We decided to take a break from the usual new release talk and focus on something everybody loves in RPGs: character progression! Of course, we have to talk about the XBox One reveal (now forever kno…

Let the hate flow through you. Rob's got LOTS to say about Dragon's Dogma, but we accentuate the positive first when John talks about Dead Island Riptide. After Rob's meds kick in, Derek discusses Pa…

We're fighting through the allergy season to get you the latest information on RPGs. We've got Soul Hackers, Soul Sacrifice and Dark Souls II to talk about (probably should have renamed the podcast, …

Spoiler Warning! And now for something completely different. The podcast crew decided it was time to take a long hard look at narrative in RPGs and video games as a whole. We pretty much get lost tal…

We've got a weird one for y'all this week. With John catching a case of the Solid Snake Gravely Voice, the podcast ends of hijacked with tons of side topics and seemingly random discussions. Thankful…

Y'all wanted more retro episodes, so we put together a brief discussion of System Shock 2 and its impact on the gaming world since its release nearly fourteen years ago. After that, you know we just …

We're down one party member this week, but fear not, listeners! We've got some final thoughts on Ni no Kuni, some serious love for Fire Emblem: Awakening, and some brief thoughts on the re-release of…

Ni no Kuni is finally out in America, and the podcast crew takes an in-depth look at Level 5's latest epic. Following a spirited debate and brief analysis of video game commercials for some reason, S…

Our first ever Music of the Year show, featuring some of our favorite tracks from the year. Stay tuned after the show for our interview with Casey Ormond, arranger of the Piano Collections Final Fant…

2012 has finally come to a close, and thankfully the Mayans weren't right and the world keeps turning. But before we start talking about 2013, join us for a look back at some of the major releases of…