RPGFan's Retro Encounter

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is an offbeat adventure game from the creative team behind Capcom's Ace Attorney series. A ghost named Sissel wakes up above his dead body, and decides to solve his own murder. From there a tale of using supernatural ghost powers to save murder victims and thwart international conspiracies begins, using only GHOST and TRICK buttons on the Nintendo DS touchscreen.

Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Jonathan Logan, Jo Padilla

Retro Encounter brings back its homage to Ask Me Another in a new quiz show for the end of 2019! Two new contestants, two returning contests, one new host, and sixty new questions are here to play, and the topics range from Suikoden characters to Zelda dungeons to professional wrestling. We got weird this episode.

Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Hilary Andreff, Alana Hagues, Leona McCallum, Mike Salbato, Zach Wilkerson

We're back for part 2 of our Vagrant Story discussion! Our two panelists go over the Vagrant Story endgame, Ashley Riot's motivations, and the future of Vagrant Story in today's episode. There are some kind words about Yasumi Matsuno and some less-kind words about block-pushing puzzles.

Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Jo Padilla

Vagrant Story is an experimental, cinematic RPG of the year 2000 with a battle system that's complicated both to navigate and explain. Fortunately, today's podcast goes deep into the presentation and mechanics of this Squaresoft classic, from graphics to gameplay and from Rosencrantz to Guildenstern.

Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Jo Padilla

EarthBound got mentioned on a stream, Kat and Sollosi had a short discussion, and a podcast was born. Two panelists from Retro Encounter's 2017 EarthBound episodes join with two relative newcomers to the RPGFan staff for an all-new EarthBound discussion, which connects Super Smash Brothers to One Piece to Undertale to the Charlie Brown & Snoopy Show. Good talk.

Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Hilary Andreff, Katherine Kortvely, Jo Padilla

We're back for the second half of Retro Encounter's journey through the world of the first Grandia! Our pair of panelists discuss the rambunctious Rapp, the secrets of Alent, and what Baal and his cronies are up to.

Featuring: Zach Wilkerson, Hilary Andreff

In a very unusual episode of Retro Encounter, the host selfishly combines two of his longtime obsessions: Final Fantasy and fantasy football. Four panelists attempt to draft Final Fantasy characters into an ultimate Final Fantasy team, purely for fun and not competition (publicly), but each panelist is certain his team was the best (privately).

Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Greg Delmage, Kyle Seeley, Peter Triezenberg

Grandia, the Saturn classic later ported to PlayStation, saw new life in 2019 with ports available for Switch and PC. Two Retro Encounter panelists check and see if the Game Arts opus holds up, examining its intriguing battle system, long and winding dungeons, and relentless optimism.

Featuring: Zach Wilkerson, Hilary Andreff

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is a beloved 1993 classic with a recent 2019 remake. We wanted to discuss it in detail on a podcast, but we did so back in 2018! Hence the "revisited" in this episode title and also the emphasis on that recent remake and the future of Zelda. Today's Retro is all about the past, the present, and the future, all about a game with zero time travel.

Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Jonathan Logan, Mike Salbato

Fire Emblem: Three Houses made a huge splash among RPG fans in general and Fire Emblem fans in particular in July 2019, and a few months later we're ready to dive deep into a spoilercast all about it. Favorite characters, the nuances of different story paths, and more all take center stage in this fantasy drama of a strategy RPG. Say goodbye to weapon triangles and hello to the latest Retro Encounter episode!

Featuring: Nathan Lee, Katherine Kortvely, Kyle Kortvely, Leona McCallum