The U.S. Is Way Behind On The Trails Series
In a world where Japanese publishers have finally started to embrace global simultaneous releases, and there’s no…
There's A Brand New Trails Game Out Today
If you are wondering what the top-selling item on Steam is right now, beating out the likes of Battlegrounds and the Sta…
How To Get Into Trails, One Of The Best RPG Series Out There
So you’ve listened to Kotaku Splitscreen and are wondering just what the hell this “Trails” thing is and why you should…
JRPGs, We're Close To A Reconciliation
In the last couple of years, I’ve developed a strange relationship with JRPGs. I found myself tiring of their beautiful…
Trails in the Sky: The 3rd Is Actually Coming West
Well, this is unexpected. The next Trails in the Sky game is coming to North America, publisher XSEED said today. It’ll…
Trails of Cold Steel Is Basically Suikoden Meets Persona
Take a dash of Suikoden’s world-building, add some Grandia-style combat, stir it all in with the setting and social…
The Week In Games: Trails Of Year's End Tears
We’ve only got one day to finish Jason Schreier’s favorite JRPG and its recently released in North America sequel before…
The Best JRPG Of The Decade (So Far)
There have been many JRPGs released over the past five years, and many of them are great. Only one can be safely…
The Curse of Kiseki: How One Of Japan's Biggest RPGs Barely Made It To America
One day in March of last year, video game writer Andrew Dice wrote out a check for all of his company’s money. He stuck…
It's A Very Good Day For JRPG Fans
There’s a new PSP game out today. To some people that might come as strange news, but to a certain circle, today has…
Holy Crap, Trails in the Sky: SC Comes Out Next Week
Yesterday, the publisher XSEED tweeted a picture of pigs flying. Today it’s clear why: Trails in the Sky SC is actually…
Want to know why Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC still isn’t out yet? Check out this blog post by XSEED for a…
This Is Gonna Be A Good Year For JRPG Fans
We’re just a week away from E3, and even if the big press conferences fail to deliver the JRPG goods we’re all craving,…
Don't Miss Trails in the Sky On PC Today
Here is your reminder that The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is out today on PC, it's $20, and it's really,…
One Of The Best JRPGs Comes To PC Next Week
If you read Random Encounters with any regularity, you have probably seen me obsess over The Legend of Heroes: Trails…
How A Team Of Two People Is Bringing Us 2014's Largest JRPG
There are a lot of big, highly-anticipated games coming out next year: Watch Dogs, Titanfall, Dragon Age Inquisition.…
One Of The Best RPGs On PSP Gets A Sequel, And A PC Version
It's finally official: the second chapter of Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is coming to Steam and PSP as a…
Oh My God, XSEED Is Teasing Trails in the Sky Chapter Two
Holy crap. HOLY CRAP. After leaving us with one hell of a cliffhanger at the end of Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky,…