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From screen to tabletop: how Octopath Traveler ended up as a pen-and-paper RPG ruleset
Those invested in videogame RPGs have learned since the earliest days of this genre to expect tabletop RPGs being adapted into digital adventures, a…
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Ascending Jacob's Ladder, a cross-media journey from Tobira no Densetsu to Blake, Carrington and John Climacus
My readers here on Substack have likely noticed I’m enjoying Japanese RPG Maker darling Tobira no Densetsu quite a bit, due to a multitude of…
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How I sailed to the Hawaii and met Napoleon, or my 2025 RPG roundup
With 2026 starting out, it’s time to unwind a bit and recount the tale of yet another year spent adventuring in the multiverse of videogame RPGs, almost…
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RPG availability and preservation efforts in 2025, between remasters, remakes and fantranslations
This past year hasn’t just been a treasure trove of interesting videogame RPG releases, but also a landmark of sorts for RPG accessibility and…
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How Captain Bright became a fan of Ultima and Wizardry: a tale of Gundam easter eggs and cross-media celebrations
It’s the year 87 of the Universal Century, and Captain Bright Noa, a hero of the One-Year War now fighting for the Anti-Earth Union Group, is preparing…
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Baldur's Gate's PS1 misadventure and other unlikely RPG ports in the age of hardware separation
Developer: BioWare (PC original), Runecraft (PS1 port)
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How Gamefaqs changed RPG consumption - an history of RPG walkthroughs, from clue books and hearsay to the digital age
Writing about the history of videogame RPGs doesn’t just mean discussing titles, franchises, developers and game design trends, but also their audience…
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From screen to tabletop: how Fallout met Magic the Gathering
While we already had a chance to discuss Shandalar, MicroProse’s attempt to bring Magic the Gathering to the videogame RPG space back in 1997 by mixing…
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Carpe Fulgur, or how Dice and Light-Williams pioneered indie JRPGs to the Western PC audience and ended up changing the industry
Nowadays, most people expect Japanese RPGs to have day and date PC releases alongside their console ones, with whole teams like Clouded Leopard or Peter…
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The art of Dieter Rottermund, a Dark Eye over Albion
Among the artists who ended up contributing to German videogame RPGs, Dieter Rottermund is among the most iconic, not just because of his memorable work…
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A Substack in a bottle: my experience on this platform after one year and sixty-four pieces
Today marks the first anniversary of my Substack, which I finally started last September after procrastinating for a few years.
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How an upcoming Dutch MSX celebration could end up as a landmark for home PC JRPG fantranslations
From the mid ‘80s to the early ‘90s, Japanese home PCs like NEC’s PC88 and PC98, Sharp’s X68000, Fujitsu’s FM Towns or the MSX line, born out of the…
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