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Spooky season is upon us, and we want something vintage.🍷 –Vintage RPGs, that is! Castlevania is maybe the definitive gothic-styled series, but we have a few others titles you may not have tried yet. 🦇 Share some of your favourite scary games!

There's trouble in paradise, and sometimes you need to open your eyes to make dreams come true.🌴 Illusion of Itehari takes the otome romance through a surprisingly more political tale for its cast to thoughtfully interact with.

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

Dengeki Faminico Gamer surveyed ~2,900 readers about what games they'd "eternal sunshine" to forget, and enjoy like it's the first time. 🧠 We've covered 9/10 titles on this great list (but this editor does recommend 'em all!👍).

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Graphic featuring Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey artwork.

16 years ago, #ShinMegamiTensei: Strange Journey was first launched in Japan on the DS! And what a strange journey it was. With SMT's signature demon negotiation and fusion systems, its gameplay was incredibly addictive. Read our review below!

Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/shin-...

Dengeki Faminico Gamer surveyed ~2,900 readers about what games they'd "eternal sunshine" to forget, and enjoy like it's the first time. 🧠 We've covered 9/10 titles on this great list (but this editor does recommend 'em all!👍).

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Lucy Dreaming does the funny point-and-click thing with aplomb! 🌸 Although some parts might stump for silly reasons, the best parts of Lucy Dreaming are clearly the devs in perfect sync with the genre and material they're working with.

Full Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/lucy-...

Pokémon Black & White 2 was out 13 years ago (2012) in North America!🖤🤍 The only sequels we've seen in the mainline series; but with a great variety of Pokémon, an excellent post-game, and a lively overworld makes it a very worthy sequel.

Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/pokem...

Graphic featuring Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber artwork and screenshots.

Happy 25th anniversary to Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber, which was launched on N64 in North America on this day! This deep strategy RPG holds up excellently today, with a riveting plot and engaging battle system. Read our review below!

Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/ogre-...

We've done anime streams for...TWO YEARS?! Time flies! And you should join since it's only the good stuff! Like tonight with more BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt so I'll Max Out My Defense!🛡️

See our Discord's Anime Night channel now (or head to rpgfan.com for the ►Discord Invite at the top!).

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment properly reveals its Sages! 🔥🌊 Argusta the leader of the Gorons and Rauru's friend; Kia the Zora princess; Krafika the hard-to-understand Rito leader; and Ardi the Gerudo warrior and current follower of Ganondorf.🍃⚡ ...Guess we can expect some drama there.

Tactics Ogre was first out 30 years ago in Japan (1995) for the #SNES. ⚔️ A masterclass in game story and writing (just look at these quotes!) and multiple endings to determine your fate. This is a time-honored classic, and a must-play for SRPG fans.

Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/tacti...

The Fuga TRILOGY is on sale (Steam + Nintendo)! This strategy RPG about 12 children commanding a large tank and taking on the Empire was made by CyberConnect2 and part of the Little Tail Bronx series (Tail Concerto, Solatorobo).

And ICYMI: The 3rd game also teased a future game!

Demon's Souls was out 16 years ago (2009)!🔥 FromSoftware's dark odyssey was teeming with life and death around every corner. It created an industry-wide butterfly effect for games that demanded players to get good – and die trying.

Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/demon...

Random Encounter 332 - Delita and Ramza from Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles.

Our panelists get to talk about one of the greatest strategy RPGs of all time and one of their favorite games on this week's episode of #RandomEncounter, with the release of #FinalFantasyTactics: The Ivalice Chronicles! Listen below 🎧

Listen: www.rpgfan.com/2025/10/06/r...

Tactics Ogre was first out 30 years ago in Japan (1995) for the #SNES. ⚔️ A masterclass in game story and writing (just look at these quotes!) and multiple endings to determine your fate. This is a time-honored classic, and a must-play for SRPG fans.

Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/tacti...

It's a heart breaking FINALE as we wrap up #TrailsintheSky1st Chapter on Twitch! 🌙

Watch ►► twitch.tv/rpgfancom

More than one co-op/multiplayer title means this week is gonna be 1+1 = FUN! 🎮 With anticipated cross-overs, fascinating indie titles, and more games than can fit on this one graphic, read about EVERYTHING that's...

...Coming This Week! 👉 www.rpgfan.com/2025/10/05/r...

Disgaea 7 is a feast of fun shenanigans and many interesting features.🌸 Not all features are made equal, however, so there will be taking the good with the bad – but a fine return to form on this series' 7th(ish) major installment.

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

It has been 33 years today since Final Fantasy Mystic Quest was first released. This oft maligned spinoff featured simplified RPG mechanics, enjoyable characters, and basic exploration and platforming mechanics that made for a unique experience.

Review: www.rpgfan.com/revie...

Graphic featuring Skies of Arcadia artwork.

Happy 25th anniversary to Dreamcast RPG #SkiesOfArcadia, which was launched as Eternal Arcadia in Japan today! It doesn't get much more classic than this, with the Blue Rogues hoisting their flag against the Valuan Empire. Read our review below!

Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/skies...

Dark Souls was out 14 years ago (2011). 🖤 With a sense of old school dark fantasy (and old school difficulty) FromSoftware kicked had finally found the answer against hand-holding and offering challenges to conquer instead.

Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/dark-...

Did you know #BreathofFire II had certain MAGIC effect the battle backdrops?🔥 Some examples like casting Typhoon in the desert creates sandstorms (and whooshes tress in forest areas), or an ice spell underwater freezes the screen.

...Not even most MODERN games do this! 😭👍

From navigating sewers, to stopping political coup with ancient technological weaponry. Just another day for Trails games... 🍃 We're LIVE with the finale[?!] of #TrailsintheSky1st on Twitch!

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"Is it Dark Souls or Love Nikki?" A question we've all had at some point... Especially since both games have some, uh, INTENSE item descriptions about death and magic.🖤🔮
Good luck!

Take the Quiz! 👉 uquiz.com/quiz/5I26Sh/...

Show-floor at Tokyo Game Show 2025.

A plethora of promising indie RPGs and adventure games made quite the impression at #TokyoGameShow, and we got the chance to try out several! Check out our thoughts on them below, including Silent Planet, Blades of Mirage, and Cassette Boy.

Indie Wrap-Up: www.rpgfan.com/2025/10/04/t...

SNES co-op classic Secret of Mana was out 32 years ago (1993)! 🌳⚔️ A lush world within 16 beautiful bits of scenery and music. Glitchy gameplay ages it nowadays, but it's always a fun time with friends, and with lots of spells and weapons to try.

Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/secre...

It's the FINAL chapter of....the First Chapter. Uhh, I promise that's not a typo and it makes sense. 📚🍃 We're LIVE with #TrailsintheSky1st on Twitch!

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Lots of people dropping into the Digital World again!👾 Digimon Story Time Stranger hits a peak CCU of 71k on Steam! While these numbers don't often give the full scope, I think it shows many people missed cool games with cool monster pals.

Review ICYMI: www.rpgfan.com/review/digim...

As a fantastic homage to classic fighting anime #WanderStars should be on many of our radars. 🥊 It's fun, it's funny, and it got a lot of heart – but it's also got that confident fighting spirit to win you over!

Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/wande...
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Stray Children screenshot.

After debuting in Japan, fairy tale-inspired RPG #StrayChildren is set for a Western release on Oct. 30 on Switch and Steam! The game brings together creative talent who worked on Moon: Remix RPG Adventure, Chulip, and more. Check it out below!

News: www.rpgfan.com/2025/10/03/s...