Rpg Fan's Retro Encounter

Retro Encounter gives their final thoughts on Danganronpa while touching on what makes the characters special, the final mysteries, how we responded to betrayal, whether we want to play Danganronpa 2 and how the anime fits into the greater Danganronpa universe. Featuring: Josh Curry, Mike Sollosi, Alana Hagues, Peter Triezenberg

Retro Encounter wakes up in a hellish school where all the students are out to kill us. We delve into the first three chapters of Danganronpa by discussing our experiences solving the murder mysteries and developing relationships with the high school elites of Hope's Peak Academy. Featuring: Josh Curry, Mike Sollosi, Alana Hagues, Peter Triezenberg

Retro Encounter celebrates 50 episodes by talking about the future of the podcast. Each of the Retro Crew names a game that we would be interested covering before we turn the power of choice to our listeners. Rock the vote! Featuring: Josh Curry, Mike Sollosi, Peter Triezenberg, Alana Hagues, Robert Fenner

Another month has gone, and another game is over. Valkyria Chronicles has left a strong impression on the Retro crew this month, all with varying feelings. The squad look back at the second half of the game by touching on some of the most emotional and poignant moments. We find ourselves getting more and more attached to the characters as we move along, and whether we really trusted that character the whole way through. Join us as we celebrate victory and mourn our losses on Retro Encounter! Featuring: Chris Gebauer, Alana Hagues, Nilson Carroll

Retro Encounter tanks up and readies to defend the small principality of Gallia in Valkyria Chronicles. Initial impression are positive, and while discussion inevitably begins with the luscious art style of the game, we debate whether the presentation and battle system do enough to keep us hooked. We touch on our favourite moments in the first 10 chapters, and what we like and dislike about the battle system in this hidden gem. Join us for this exciting episode of Retro Encounter! Featuring: Chris Gebauer, Alana Hagues, Nilson Carroll

Retro Encounter looks back fondly on Sega's last games console. The Dreamcast had a limited library of RPGs, but the ones it did have certainly didn't disappoint. It branched out into online gaming at a time where it seemed impossible. The Retro Crew look back at the console's classic RPGs and what makes them so great, as well as unearth some hidden gems. Just how well do these games still hold up? And was the Dreamcast too much too soon? Featuring: Mike Sollosi, Alana Hagues, Robert Fenner

This is the epic conclusion to Retro Encounter's deliberation on what games deserve to be on the first ever Essential Ten. What games will make the illustrious final list? Featuring: Josh Curry, Mike Sollosi, Peter Triezenberg, Marcos Gaspar

Retro Encounter talks about our favorite RPGs of all time as we fight over which games belong on the Retro Encounter Essential 10. Featuring: Josh Curry, Mike Sollosi, Peter Triezenberg, Marcos Gaspar

Retro Encounter completes our journey of South Park: The Stick of Truth in a fiery explosion of farts. Come listen as we provide our final thoughts, favorite party member, our excitement for the sequel and our favorite moments of the game. Featuring: Josh Curry, Chris Gebauer, Mike Sollosi

Retro Encounter absolutely loves South Park: The Stick of Truth! We start off with a discussion of our history with the show and how that translates into a game. Then we move onto talking about which classes we played, censorship in games, our surprise that games can be so funny and our overall excitement for how great The Stick of Truth is. Featuring: Josh Curry, Chris Gebauer, Mike Sollosi

The Retro Encounter crew is back, but with one man down will they be able to make it to the end of Xenogears? With disc 2's sharp shift to a narrative focus, the gang discusses the major reveals of the game, the psychology behind its characters, and what Xenogears might have been like if Square had been given more time on it. Featuring: Caitlin Argyros, Alana Hagues, Robert Fenner

This week, two of the Retro Crew take a look at Root Double: Before Crime * After Days, a nuclear meltdown visual novel by Takumi Nakzawa (Ever17, I/O) not wholly unlike Zero Escape. It's a mushroom cloud of mystery! Featuring: Davi Tesnovich, Robert Fenner

Retro Encounter sits down to talk about the Square classic: Xenogears. We discuss the Xeno-universe, whether Xenogears has aged well, symbolism, the puzzle-esque boss fights, the combat system as a whole and our overall impressions of the early portion of the game. Featuring: Josh Curry, Alana Hagues, Caitlin Argyros, Robert Fenner

Retro Encounter finished The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask and is ready to break down our experiences. What was our favorite dungeon? Which one did we hate? Did we have a favorite mask? Were we crazy enough to try to collect all the masks? All will be revealed in the this exciting episode of Retro Encounter! Featuring: Josh Curry, Alana Hagues, Stephanie Sybydlo

In this Bonus Round of Retro Encounter we talk about all things Persona 4. We share our favorite characters and moments, argue about whether we got frisky with a certain nurse and discuss the general impact Persona has had on the industry. Also, don't worry; there are at least a couple bear jokes in honor of Teddie. Featuring: Josh Curry, Chris Gebauer, Mike Sollosi

Retro Encounter embarks on a journey in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask to beat the Skull Kid and his menacing moon while playing. We discuss our history with Zelda, what makes Majora's Mask both special and different from the other games in the series and the plethora of upgrades to the 3DS port. Finally, there is plenty of talk surrounding the time mechanic and how that affects the experience. Featuring: Josh Curry, Chris Gebauer, Alana Hagues, Stephanie Sybydlo

Retro Encounter is hit with a wave of nostalgia as we reminisce about the SNES. We talk about our favorite games, its effect on the gaming industry and how the US missed out on so many great games. We wrap up by giving suggestions to Josh on what games he should try. Featuring: Josh Curry, Mike Sollosi, Davi Tesnovich

Retro Encounter finishes The World Ends With You but remains confused on some details of the story. In turn, we talk about the Reaper's Game and try to parse out how it came into being. However, the main thrust of the conversation focuses on the characters, their story arcs and how your partners aid in Neku's transformation. Featuring: Josh Curry, Mike Sollosi

Retro Encounter traverses Tokyo in this episode in hopes of winning the Reapers' Game. We focus the discussion on The World Ends With You's combat system and our thoughts on the characters. We agree that Neku is unlikeable during the first couple days but will we ultimately find him to be endearing? Featuring: Josh Curry, Mike Sollosi

Retro Encounter puts on our detective hats as we decipher the unexpected betrayals, surprise twists and multiple endings of Nier. This podcast heavily focuses on plot as we talk about the Emil's coming of age, Kaine's cycle of death and resurrection and our favorite moments, characters and bosses of Nier. Featuring: Josh Curry, Peter Triezenberg, Chris Gebauer, Alana Hagues