Rpg Fan's Random Encounter

Join the editors of RPGFan for a special roundtable on female characters in video games on this week's episode of Random Encounter. Our editors share some of their favorite female characters, what sets those characters above the rest, and what they hope to see from developers in the future. Be sure to check out our "Best (and Worst) Female RPG Characters" feature and share your opinions on the message boards. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Kimberley Wallace, Liz Maas and Stephen Meyerink

This week's episode of Random Encounter is filled with talk about... RPGs?! What will they think of next? Kim starts of the show with a timely discussion Mass Effect, John brings the mumorpuger love with RIFT, and Rob finishes The Witcher just in time for Kyle's preview of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. Is one of this year's sexiest, swankiest RPGs enough to appease our resident hater? Find out all this and more on Random Encounter Episode 23. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Kimberley Wallace and Kyle Miller

An amazing episode of Random Encounter has been lost to the ether that is the internet thanks to technical difficulties, solar flares, or perhaps intervention by the Heartless. Rather than attempt to recreate the magic, the crew decides to focus on topics associated with the games they've been playing. John complains that RPGs are too long and Kim talks about the resurrection and continuation of fan-favorite franchises. After arguing Hardball style for a while, John takes the crew for a ride into the news room. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Kimberley Wallace

Time for an extra-long edition of RPGFan's Random Encounter! The usual party of RPGFan editors is joined by Kyle E. Miller for a discussion of the recently released Dragon Age 2 before moving on to talk about Heavy Rain (and its sequel?!), Dissidia [duodecim] 012 and Pokemon Black and White. Zack brings us impressions of action RPGs Bastion and Dungeon Siege 3 before wrapping up with the week's news. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink, Zachary Pintchik and Kyle E. Miller

It's an episode of classic games and big releases on this weeks Random Encounter! Stephen talks about The Silver Lining and the recent King's Quest III Remake before John assesses a bevy of recent PSOne Classic titles, all leading up to a discussion of some of the biggest games in Q1 2011 (Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, Radiant Historia, Dragon Age II). Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll and Stephen Meyerink

Join our intrepid adventurers in this weeks Dragon Age II Edition of Random Encounter! Rob, Stephen and Zack sit down to discuss the recently released Dragon Age II demo. What do we think of the new graphical style? How does the faster combat feel? Does Zack's cultural ineptitude know no bounds? All this and more on the Random Encounter! Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink and Zachary Pintchik

Rob, Stephen, John and Zack sit down for another exciting Random Encounter! This week our adventurers discuss Stacking and Dragon Age: Origins before Zack and Stephen start talking about Deus Ex... yes, that Deus Ex. Rob talks about Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and Demon's Souls before we get into the veritable plethora of news from the past month. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, John McCarroll and Zachary Pintchik

We're back with the regular party and ready for another Random Encounter! Rob, John, Stephen and Zack sit down and discuss Lord of Arcana, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, Dragon Age: Origins, The World Ends With You, Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Final Mix, and more, as well as the latest news from Square Enix's First Production Department Premier event. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, John McCarroll and Zachary Pintchik

A quintet of RPGFan editors present... a soundtrack spectactular! With John and Zack away for the week, Pat, Dennis and Derek join Rob and Stephen for a lengthy discussion on their favorite RPG sountracks. Sure, they talk about games as well (and boy do they talk about a lot of them), but haven't you always wanted to learn about obscure soundtrack terminology? Games Discussed: Back to the Future: The Game, Winter Voices, Rune Factory 3, Cthulu Saves the World, Final Fantasy XI, Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood!, Persona 3 Portable, Dissidia: Final Fantasy, 9 Person, 9 Hours, 9 Doors, Reccetear: An Item Shop's Tale, Phantasy Star Portable 2, The Witcher, and more! Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Patrick Gann, Dennis Rubenshteyn and Derek Heemsbergen

Join the editors of RPGFan for an extra-long end of the year episode of Random Encounter. In this episode, we discuss the new DLC for Fallout: New Vegas, Infinity Blade, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, The Silver Lining, Back To The Future: The Game, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn and more, as well as cover the metric ton of news that has come out in the past month. Stay tuned at the end of the show for our crazy RPG predictions for 2011! Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Zachary Pintchik.

We're back to four party members for the first time in over a month, and we've got plenty of games to talk about. Bryan brings some more iOS games to the table with The War of Eustrath, Scarlett and the Spark of Life, and Shining Force, while Rob, John and Zack get deeper into 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors before launching into a discussion of portable RPGs and why we love them. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Bryan Grosnick, and Zachary Pintchik

It's another handheld-heavy week as the editors of RPGFan come together once again to discuss the entrancing 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors, the conventional Chaos Rings, and the down-right confusing Knights in the Nightmare. We also talk about "RPG Fatigue" - what it means and how to beat it - and bring you the latest in RPG news. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll and Zachary Pintchik

Podcast Newbie Bryan Grosnick saves the day as another regular goes down for the count, bringing with him news from the handheld front of Ys 7, Crimson Gem Saga, Ash and more. Throw in a hint of Fallout: New Vegas, some long tangents, and a discusssion of the expansion of the RPG genre and you've got yourself this week's Random Encounter. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll and Bryan Grosnick

With one of our party members down for the count, can our three remaining editors win this Random Encounter? Join us as we talk about Fallout: New Vegas, Temple of Elemental Evil and rules compliancy, as well as the latest in RPG news. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll and Zachary Pintchik

This time on the Random Encounter we discuss Phantasy Star Portable 2, Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded, 3D Dot Game Heroes, and the recent re-releases of the Infinity Engine games (Baldur's Gate, Planescape: Torment and Icewind Dale... so far) on GOG.com, as well as the latest news in the world of RPGs. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Stephen Meyerink and Zachary Pintchik

How many chronicles could a Valkyria Chronicle chronicle if a Valkyria Chronicle could chronicle chronicles? How much fun could it be to run an RPG item shop? Is Darkdeath Evilman really evil? And what exactly is a Rorona? Join the editors of RPGFan.com as they discuss Valkyria Chronicles 2, Recettear, ZHP: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman, Atelier Rorona: Alchemist of Arland, and the first batch of news fresh from Tokyo Game Show 2010. Featuring: Robert Steinman, John McCarroll, Zachary Pintchik and Patrick Gann

In which our trusty heroes discuss Ys 7, Nier, indie-JRPG Recettear, and The World Ends With You, which leads to a discussion of player control and AI in RPGs. After the end of the show Rob talks about his unpleasant experience with Sony's Customer Service department. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Dennis Rubenshteyn, Neal Chandran and Zachary Pintchik

The latest episode of your friendly neighborhood podcast is now available for your listening pleasure. We discuss all sorts of things that are not StarCraft 2, like Arc Rise Fantasia, DeathSpank, Dragon Quest IX, and share our thoughts on random encounters (the mechanic, not the podcast). We definitely do not make any StarCraft 2 references or talk about Mass Effect 2 again, though. Download and listen now! Random Encounter: Better when you see it coming. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Stephen Meyerink, Zachary Pintchik and John McCarroll

This week's episode of the podcast includes discussions on the following RPGs: Half Minute Hero, Magic: Clash of Heroes, Mass Effect 2 (again?!), the possibilities of RPGs on Kinect, Eschalon: Book 2, Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, Dragon Quest IX, and a whole lot of news. Our show for this week features: Robert Steinman, Dennis Rubenshteyn, Zachary Pintchik and Kyle Miller.

This week's episode of the podcast includes discussions on the following RPGs: Lunar Harmony of Silver Star, Parasite Eve, Final Fantasy XIII, Dragon Quest IX, Persona 3 Portable, Tales of Innocence, Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age II. Our panel also chimes in on the topic of difficulty in RPGs. Featuring: Robert Steinman, Dennis Rubenshteyn, Derek Heemsbergen, Stephen Meyerink, Zachary Pintchik