RPG Interviews
We go hands-on with turn-based mech RPG Starbites at PAX West 2025 and sat down with studio Ikinagames founder Junho Bae to learn about the challenges surrounding its development, as well as some surprising inspirations.
interview by Josh Torres on 06 September, 2025
The director of the triumphant return of Final Fantasy Tactics talks cuts and additions in this latest version.
interview by Alex Donaldson on 02 September, 2025
Junzo Hosoi and Yasunori Sakuda discuss expanding Resleriana's world in Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian, potentially bringing back time limits, Switch 2 and Xbox port possibilities, and much more in an interview with RPG Site.
interview by Josh Torres and Mikhail Madnani on 29 August, 2025
We go behind-the-scenes with Promise Mascot Agency and Kaizen Game Works Game Director Oli Clarke Smith about learning from Paradise Killer, remaking the gameplay loop, self publishing, the Switch 2 devkit issue, and much more.
interview by Mikhail Madnani on 20 August, 2025
During Anime Expo 2025 we had the chance to sit down and speak with the game's director.
interview by James Galizio on 31 July, 2025
We spoke with Nihon Falcom President Toshihiro Kondo about the development process of a series such as Trails, and what comes after
interview by James Galizio on 24 July, 2025
With the Fuga trilogy behind them, CyberConnect2 is already hard at work with what's next for the company - we sat down with Vice President Taichiro Miyazaki to learn more
interview by James Galizio on 16 July, 2025
We sat down with Yoshi-P during Anime Expo to discuss the team's efforts to better connect with the Final Fantasy XIV community
interview by James Galizio on 08 July, 2025
Obsidian's Brandon Adler is one of us - and he wants role-playing decision-making to matter again. He explains how in The Outer Worlds 2, consequences matter.
interview by Alex Donaldson on 21 June, 2025
We got a chance to speak directly with Producer Ryosuke Hara about Digimon Story: Time Stranger, and we've also included a bonus gallery with over 20 new screenshots!
interview by Josh Torres, Adam Vitale, and James Galizio on 18 June, 2025
We had a chance to speak with the legendary JRPG creator at Napoli Comicon to discuss his creative background, RPG narratives, and Dragon Quest's legacy.
interview by Blake Simons on 08 June, 2025
Ahead of the Switch 2 launching, we caught up with Marvelous USA's CEO Ken Berry on having a launch title for new hardware, Nintendo Switch 2 physical releases, and what to expect in the future.
interview by Mikhail Madnani on 27 May, 2025
We chat with Stephen Kick from Nightdive Studios ahead of System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster's release date to talk game preservation, coming full circle with System Shock 2, potential Switch 2 upgrades, DOOM RPG, and much more.
interview by Mikhail Madnani on 09 May, 2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has set the gaming world on fire, and we had a chance to speak with the game's composer, Lorien Testard, about what went into making its masterpiece soundtrack.
interview by Scott White on 07 May, 2025
Ahead of its reveal in the March 2025 Nintendo Direct, RPG Site had a chance to talk with Story of Seasons series manager Hikaru Nakano about the newest entry in the franchise.
interview by Erren Van Duine on 31 March, 2025
Guardians of Azuma brings some fresh ideas and twists to the established farming simulator RPG. We sat down with the game's producer to discuss what's new.
interview by Erren Van Duine on 21 March, 2025
At GDC 2025, RPG Site had a chance to sit down with Sandfall Interactive producer Francois Meurisse to discuss one of the most anticipated RPGs of the year, as well as the combination of French influences & Japanese inspirations.
interview by Adam Vitale and James Galizio on 21 March, 2025
We chat with Team Ninja's Fumihiko Yasuda and Koei Tecmo's Yosuke Hayashi about Rise of the Ronin for Steam, working with PlayStation Studios, Inon Zur's soundtrack, coffee, and more.
interview by Mikhail Madnani on 10 March, 2025
In a sitdown interview with Monster Hunter Wilds' Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto and Director Yuya Tokuda, we learned about the teams ambitions.
interview by James Galizio on 11 February, 2025
Ahead of next week's Trails Through Daybreak II Western launch from NIS America, we spoke to PH3's Peter 'Durante' Thoman about working on the game, PC exclusive features, Falcom's engine, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, the state of PC gaming, Windows 11, DX12 issues, and more.
interview by Mikhail Madnani on 07 February, 2025
We chat with Johnny from Health about him wanting to score an RPG, Cyberpunk 2077's Major Crimes, working with Rockstar Games on Max Payne 3 and GTA V, streaming, the pandemic, Discord, and more.
interview by Mikhail Madnani on 05 February, 2025
Josh Sawyer talks Pentiment, his work on Avowed, choice and reactivity in Obsidian games, movie recommendations, books, vinyl soundtracks, cheese, and much more to celebrate the game's 2nd anniversary.
interview by Mikhail Madnani on 21 November, 2024
Ahead of this month's Ys X: Nordics Western launch from NIS America, we spoke to PH3's Peter 'Durante' Thoman about the PC release, exclusive features like co-op & HDR, the state of JRPG ports on PC, and more.
interview by Mikhail Madnani on 14 October, 2024
We had the chance to chat about the latest Shiren the Wanderer with Keisuke Sakurai and Hideyuki Shinozaki
interview by James Galizio on 12 October, 2024
Game Producer Hiroshi Kataoka talks combat changes, accessibility, Steam Deck optimization, story, a potential Xbox port, and more.
interview by Mikhail Madnani on 01 October, 2024