Robbie has been an avid gamer for well over 20 years. During that time, he's watched countless franchises rise and fall. He's a big RPG fan but dabbles in a little bit of everything. Writing about ...

Random battles have been a staple for many role playing games since the early days. Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest were some of the first to popularize the mechanic, and since then it's been stuck to ...

Some of us may remember the random encounters that have lasted a while in the earlier Enix Dragon Quest (aka Dragon Warrior) days. Ever since the merger with Squaresoft, they’ve stuck to visible ...

Listen we all love a good traditional, classic JRPG, but it’s not always sunshine and rainbows. We love that Octopath Traveler is going for an old-school JRPG vibe that takes us back to the glory days ...

In Level 5’s soccer RPG soccer matches can occur anywhere. Kids from other sport clubs challenge Mamoru Endou’s,team to bite sized battles while you’re peacefully walking on the map. There are two ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Here’s a noodle scratcher for you: what would happen if the Serious Sam series was actually a turn-based RPG, and more importantly, would it actually not suck? Indie awesomebros Vlambeer try to answer ...

Follow Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! When Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee were first announced, I was unsure on its mix of classic mechanics and those lifted from Pokemon Go. Now ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. So you're wandering around the map, minding your own business, just trying to get to the next town. You know, the place with the mystical coconut ...

Pokemon Showdown is the premier battling scene for competitive Pokemon players. While the most recent titles maintain an active battling community until the next game releases, you won’t find hardcore ...

A Canadian who has worked in the gaming industry for over two decades, Beck grew up on games such as Final Fantasy and Super Mario Bros. He specalizes in roleplaying games, but covers titles in almost ...

From its humble beginnings as a video game for the Game Boy in the 1990s, Pokémon has evolved into a multi-media franchise that encompasses video games, trading card games, animated TV series, movies, ...