Final Fantasy X was a formative game for me, something I'll never really truly be able to look at objectively. I wrote a bit about it with the 20th anniversary, 5 years ago, about how I resonate with the themes of grief more as an adult than I ever did as a pre-teen: www.rpgsite.net/feature/1148...

Final Fantasy X’s message of overcoming loss resonates with me far more now, 20 years later | RPG Site

Final Fantasy X conveys a hopeful message that I continue to carry with me.

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It's another episode of the Tetracast, RPG Site's weekly podcast! We review Granblue Fantasy Relink - Endless Ragnarok and Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle. We also discuss Microsoft layoffs & news out of Anime Expo: https://www.rpgsite.net/podcast/20898-tetracast-450-endless-ragnarok-xbox

Launching a new website about video games today. Meet @respec.net. A sibling to @rpgsite.net, a spiritual successor to VG247, & a brother from another mother to other 100% independent UK media brands like @videogameschronicle.com and @trueachievements.com. www.respec.net/feature/87-w...

Welcome to Respec: A word from the Editors | Respec

Welcome to our new little corner of the internet. Why a new video game website, and why now? Allow us to explain...

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I'm not very active on here, but it's been really cool to support RPG Site in small ways for the past 9 years or so in my spare time. I mostly just hope people continue to find our coverage useful, informative, and hopefully complementary to the bigger sites out there.

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Time flies when you're having fun - today, RPG Site turns 20 years old! Here's a letter from our co-founder looking back and revealing some incoming celebrations and additions: https://www.rpgsite.net/feature/20800-20-years-rpg-site-thank-you-celebrating-whats-next

Really sucks how many days like today we've had in the past ~4 years in the games media space. It's awful every time and I'm kinda depressed I'm struggling to keep track of them all because it's been that frequent.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance / Senri Kita CG appreciation post.

It's January! (Sorry I'm a little late!) The first month is headlined by the latest entry in the Trails series, plus Code Vein II, Final Fantasy VII Remake ports, & several indies. What's your first RPG of 2026? https://www.rpgsite.net/feature/16349-the-rpgs-2026-every-rpg-their-release-dates

At my folks' place for the holidays. We rest.

A quaint Thanksgiving meal, but its ours. The soup is posole, which might just become a Thanksgiving staple for us!

Hung out with three huskies (?) At the dog park and now relaxing on nearby restaurant patio

Finally decided to buy a Switch 2, I guess a Fire Emblem confirmation is what pushed me over the edge, haha. Downloaded Mario Kart World and Tears of the Kingdom....playing TotK at a high framerate is really nice

I spent a good chunk of July in the hospital. I wasn’t home when DKB came out, but that didn’t stop my 5 year old son from playing. Watching him negotiate the gameplay mechanics on his own has been amazing. DKB is a great game, but the real pleasure has been watching my little gamer grow. 🥰

Driving Me Bananza

While illness derailed my chance to play Donkey Kong Bananza with my five-year old son, watching him figure it out on his own has been a delight

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The rare review from me! Picked up Fall of Avalon completely on a whim. Going in, I'm not sure I gelled with the general vibe. But I had a blast, though the game felt thin and very WIP. A hesitant recommendation now, but I can see it being a really special game in a ~year once its all polished up.

RPG Site@rpgsite.net · last yr.

Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon is an ambitious and promising fantasy RPG in a uniquely bleak setting, though it still feels a bit rough around the edges and doesn't quite live up to its promise -- yet. Our review: https://www.rpgsite.net/review/17874-tainted-grail-fall-avalon-review

I've made the yearly pilgrimage!

Staying a road trip to Denver, I am happily a passenger princess for this one.

Bleak stuff, this sucks

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · last yr.

Bloomberg: Microsoft Begins Deep Job Cuts Across Xbox Division Job cuts at King (10% of staff or about 200 jobs) and ZeniMax in Europe. US Units expected to be told later today on number of job cuts buff.ly/I1LEob5 Windows Central: Phil Spencer's message to staff buff.ly/yekUHAd

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster feels like it does exactly what it should. It preserves a beloved classic while opening it to a new audience and improving its technical playability - our review: https://www.rpgsite.net/feature/17805-system-shock-2-25th-anniversary-remaster-review

“Not every game is for every single person. Sometimes you have to pick a lane” - The Outer Worlds 2’s director on meaningful role-playing consequence and banning respec https://www.rpgsite.net/interview/17785-outer-worlds-2-director-interview-respec-rpg-choice-consequences

Momocon pretty much confirmed to me that despite how vitriolic the internet has been lately, the weird ass racist edgelords you encounter online only exist in those spaces and the general “anime” fandom isn’t filled with these freaks. Or they’re not brave enough to express themselves in public.

I think, VERY broadly speaking, books and film are allowed to have messy, unsatisfying endings and games are often not. I loved this game start to finish and I love that it committed to the messy ending its protagonists were absolutely always heading toward.

Rebekah Valentine@duckvalentine.bsky.social · last yr.

#6 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Shout out to @va11halla.bsky.social and @bk2128.bsky.social for their news coverage on RPG Site this year. I feel news writers are especially underappreciated, and these guys have been killing it.

pope leo? yeah i love that little guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here’s my first article for Nintendo Insider! Listing things, as I am wont to do. www.nintendo-insider.com/best-switch-...

Best Nintendo Switch Shmups | Nintendo Insider

Shoot 'em ups have seen their ups and downs in popularity over the years, but the Nintendo Switch has been particularly kind to one of gaming's first

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another big update from me! i've been sitting on this for a week, unsure of how to write this up.. but i've gotten the total cost for my top surgery, which is $19.6k. i can't raise this money alone, even with all of the work i do, so i've made a gofundme. gofund.me/954d116c

Donate to Kazuma's Top Surgery Fund, organized by Kazuma Hashimoto

My name is Kazuma Hashimoto and I have been suffering from gender dysphoria for over 20 yea… Kazuma Hashimoto needs your support for Kazuma's Top Surgery Fund

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It's another episode of the Tetracast, RPG Site's weekly podcast! In this episode, we discuss the Network Test for Elden Ring Nightreign, as well as review the newly-released Avowed. We also chat about all the news out of the State of Play presentation: www.rpgsite.net/podcast/1688...

Here's me on Avowed. I personally enjoyed it a fair bit! But it's also the sort of game where I would probably nod along with someone if they *really* didn't end up feeling it at all. A combination of personal taste and more "slow burn" storytelling. I'll speak to it on the next Tetracast episode.

RPG Site@rpgsite.net · last yr.

Avowed is a smart and well-crafted RPG with fun combat, impeccable exploration, and meaningful storytelling, though some uneven execution slightly blemish the overall experience. Our review: www.rpgsite.net/review/16861...

It's another episode of the Tetracast, RPG Site's weekly podcast! In this episode, we take a lengthy dive into the release of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. Plus we see the release of Trails Through Daybreak II, review Q3 financial results, and more: www.rpgsite.net/podcast/1684...

Anyways the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 director spotlighting the low review scores of his generally well-received game is extremely thin-skinned. Christ dude.