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 which you can bring to the king who will build you an ...

I’m not a fan of random encounters in RPGs anymore. As someone who had adult responsibilities on top of reviewing video games, I find my time to be much more valuable than when I was 13 years old. I ...

Random encounters are some of the most frequently employed features in recent video games. These encounters — which occur at arbitrary points when exploring the game world — have their roots in early ...

The drunken man approaches me as I leave the convenience store. My first thought is he has been drunk a long, long time. Much longer than since he has had a bath, which, if you'd been there, you would ...