Noah K Leiter (He/Him)

Terranigma (Quintet, 1995)

It's funny to me that Bruce considers himself a working class singer, and he's doing a "land of hopes and dreams" (+ No Kings) tour, but his tickets start at $400 -- an unaffordable price for anybody in the working class.

Masterpiece in the sheets, american cheese in the streets.

At 9:18, 3rd period of the Finland-Switzerland women's ice hockey QF game, the ice crew came to clean the ice during a pause

What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling

Ah, so we’re doing a Proceso now

My player character in Stardew Valley at the Desert Oasis fair standing in front of Emily’s makeover tent, the random outfit she has chosen for me is a full blue getup featuring a Joja brand hat, Joja brand tee, and Joja blue jeans.

Emily really did me dirty on this one

The Record of Lodoss War game for Mega CD (released in 1994) begins (appropriately) with its own pixel art rendition of the opening and the iconic 'Adesso e Fortuna.' 🎶

The ESRB: Instead of A for adult, this collection gets our new raciest rating: B for Bob

Legends have long foretold the coming of an e4

e4 one
e4 all

😌😌😌😌
🙏🙏🙏🙏

Bad Bunny out here creating jobs for everybody

A Native PC Port Of Panzer Dragoon Saga Is In Early Development Sega's epic JRPG is already semi-playable on Windows PCs

A Native PC Port Of Panzer Dragoon Saga Is In Early Development.

Ah yes, the ConcernedApe strategy.

Every time SE ports something, we're lucky enough to do a new review for it! This time looking at the Switch 2 version of FF7 Remake, and from a colleague who once thunk the original cover looked "snowy"...I can't unsee the Snow Clouds now.🌨️

Full Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/final...

Breaking: Beyond Good and Evil Fans Still Holding Out Hope

I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place

Videogames are art.

And I think I peaked.

it is not kaboom?

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The cover image for clair obscur: expedition 33 featuring several playable characters navigating the magical terrain of Lumiere and its surrounding area.

The early-game playable characters stand in an underwater area, looking off into the distance.

Clair Obscur: expedition 33's combat is show, with maelle picking between combat options against a boss that looks like a huge sullen mask with arms and legs.

In 2025, I celebrated my lucky 33rd bday; I played, finished, and reviewed exactly 33 games on RPGFan and backlogg'd; and it was practically fate that my favorite game of the year was Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The game is gorgeous, the story is epic, and, of course, the soundtrack goes bowowowow.

A screenshot of Grounded 2 showing the player character riding a spider back to their base.

It's a tough call between 1 and 2, but I'm putting number 2 here as the game is in early access:

It's Grounded 2! Even as-is, this is probably the game I played and enjoyed most in 2025, especially when I was playing with my nephew. :)

the cover of shin blue version, with the classic blastoise blue cover, but blastoise is shooting water out of his cannons!

The intro screen of polished crystal version, with the version number and a purple suicune on a black background.

Speaking of Pokémon, my number 3 is a tie between two enhancement romhacks I completed this year, with over 150 hours of play between them: Pokémon Shin Blue Version and Pokémon Polished Crystal Version. These are the definitive way to play the first two generations, in my opinion!

the cover for chip's challenge, featuring the player character running from dentures with a key in his hand.

LESSON 3: a screenshot of gameplay of chip's challenge's windows version, where the character stands next to an instruction block; nearby is water, ice, and various power-up boots to help the player traverse these areas.

Number 4 is Chip's Challenge, one of the best games ever made that nobody talks about! This little Atari Lynx ditty's influence can be felt from DOOM to Pokémon.

My spooky Halloween C.A.M.P., Mazzio's Ranch - a jack-o-lantern headed scarecrow sits atop a haybale throne inside a small fenced area with a Brahmin in it.

Two Fallout 76 players inspect a vat of goo with a super mutant swimming joyfully in it.

A Fallout 76 player stands atop a crane looking at the wasteland of West Virginia as an atomic bomb creates a mushroom-shaped cloud in the distance.

I started up Fallout 76 after my cousin asked me to play with him.

I loved my time with the game! Especially building C.A.M.P.s, running raids, and wreaking havoc in what is by far my favorite setting in the series, West Virginia.

(my review for @rpgfan.bsky.social: www.rpgfan.com/review/fallo...)

The cover for metroid fusion is shown, with samus in an organic-looking blue power suit, with various creatures looming in the background.

Samus hangs on a wall in Metroid Fusion, aiming her gun arm at a huge semi-organic robotic flying slug boss with asymmetric rocket wings.

For number 6, I opened up Metroid Fusion just to get some Nintendo platinum points, and suddenly it was 9 hours later and ope, I had finished the whole game.

I still can't believe we got two videogame masterpieces from a single series in different gameplay styles on the same day in 2002!

The game cover for the elder scrolls four: oblivion remastered, showing an armored knight standing in front of a fire-covered oblivion gate in the shape of the game's logo.

A screenshot showing a seaside vista in the game, with a bridge in the foreground and a lighthouse on the sea in the background.

The ruler of cyrodiil is shown here, emperor Martin Septim, talking to the player in that special super zoomed-in Bethesda way.

A spriggan stands in a colorful forest full of flowers and wildlife.

At number 7, Oblivion Remastered surprised me in a big way!

I was skeptical at first: screenshots of the game looked bland, like the original's shiny colorful look was dimmed down in the remaster. While it *is* in some spots, largely the game is still the gorgeous, funny, amazing Oblivion I love.

Krusty the Clown aims down the scope of his pistol at an emoting nuclear scary Marge on a farm during the Simpsons season of Fortnite.

Four players are tending a well-decorated farm themed around fishing in Stardew Valley for Nintendo Switch 2.

Magic Knight Rayearth character Umi swings a large magical sword and a ferocious lava enemy in a barren gray grassland.

Final Fantasy seven's Barrett calls to Cloud as he gets off the train in Midgar: "C'mon newcomer, follow me" he says.

It's time to go through my favorite games I played in 2025!

Starting out with honorable mentions are games I played to death last year, and games I consistently play almost every year:
✩- Fortnite Battle Royale (no-build)
✩- Stardew Valley
✩- Magic Knight Rayearth
✩- Final Fantasy VII (+ remake)

Logan Airport has Ms Pac Man at the baggage claim, which rules 😎

For reasons: Some games arrive needing a few (hundred) tweaks and updates to get going. And get going it did! As our re-review for #Fallout 76 makes a compelling case for trying something we might have had a...well, falling-out with.💚

Full Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/fallo...

So you want to get into The Souls Series text and an armored figure at a bonfire.

Since its beginnings in 2009, FromSoftware's Souls series has left an unmistakable mark on gaming. For those looking to get into these celebrated games, including some Souls-likes, we've got the primer for you! Check out our feature below.

Series Primer: www.rpgfan.com/feature/so-y...