RPGFan's Retro Encounter – Détails, épisodes et analyse

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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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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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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Odessa told me: “A talkative man who doesn't have a podcast is a coward."

One of the very first RPGs on the PlayStation, Suikoden created a legion of new fans in 1995, spawning nearly a dozen sequels and spinoffs over the next decade-plus. Retro Encounter has discussed multiple Suikoden sequels in older episodes, but today goes back to where it all began: a story of civil war, mystical runes, and 108 stars of destiny. 

Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Jonathan Logan, Cory Tischbein, Zach Wilkerson; Edited by Zach Wilkerson

Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri

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Hundreds of heroes to choose from, but only four squads competing

Retro Encounter returns from its 77-day hiatus to deliver three Suikoden episodes in a row! But before we get to our journal through the first Suikoden, we're going to draft Suikoden characters through the lifetime of the entire series, giving 32 of them a thorough discussion. Which main character goes first overall? Who's everyone's favorite tactician? Listen and find out! 

Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Audra Bowling, Wes Iliff, Zach Wilkerson; Edited by Mark Mahler

Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri

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Three hosts enter. One leaves satisfied, one leaves salty, and the third… is still on the island.

For Retro Encounter's third and final game of Metroidvania Month, three panelists took on Ska Studios' Salt & Sanctuary, a 2016 action RPG inspired heavily by both Metroidvania games and From Software's Souls series. The panelists all acknowledge Salt & Sanctuary's strengths and weaknesses, but completely disagree on whether the bleak, challenging title is, y'know, fun to play.

Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Jono Logan, Tina Olah; Edited by Jono Logan

Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri

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Of warrior mice and podcast men.

Adaptations! In advance of an RPGFan feature later this month, three Retro Encounter panelists talk about their favorite stories and IP from outside the realm of video game RPGs, and how they each could be adapted into RPGs. 1990s novels aimed at young adults, 2000s superhero shows aimed at elementary school students, and 1960s manga for all ages are only a few of the series up for discussion in today's very hypothetical episode of Retro Encounter! 

Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Audra Bowling, Wes Iliff; Edited by Michael Sollosi

Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri

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A couple weeks ago, we kicked off Metroidvania March with an episode on Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow. Today we turn our attention to what is, in many ways, the true origin of this sub-genre of adventure games, and the first half of its name before "-vania" would be added in subsequent years: Super Metroid.

We don't actually cover Metroid here, but it's impossible to understate its influence on adventure games — especially since Metroidvanias have exploded in popularity thanks to the likes of Hollow Knight, the Ori titles, and of course, most Castlevania entries since 1997. So with all that in mind, four RPGFan editors sat down to discuss their feelings on one of the SNES' best titles, whether this was their first playthrough, or their twentieth.

Featuring: Mike Salbato, Jono Logan, Cory Tischbein, Josh Louis; Edited by Michael Sollosi

Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri

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Jay Bilas is on hand to break down Flying-type wingspans.

It's time to d-d-d-d-draft! Several RPGFan staff are enjoying Pokemon Legends: Arceus in the early days of 2022, so four Retro Encounter panelists are celebrating good times by drafting teams of their favorite monsters and trainers from the Pokémon universe. And a few draft picks might get a little spicy, or a little… funky.

Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Alana Hagues, Niki Fakhoori, Peter Triezenberg; Edited by Michael Sollosi

Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri

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First of all / I'm the soloist / The soul controller

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow was a highlight of the run of handheld Castlevania games of the 2000s, starring the soul-collecting teenager Soma Cruz. Four panelists with varying levels of Castlevania experience played or replayed Aria of Sorrow for Retro Encounter's Metroidvania Month, and the reviews are good (but maybe not Elden Ring good).

Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Alana Hagues, Cory Tischbein, Zach Wilkerson; Edited by Michael Sollosi

Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri

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