Robbie has been an avid gamer for well over 20 years. During that time, he's watched countless franchises rise and fall. He's a big RPG fan but dabbles in a little bit of everything. Writing about ...

Assassin's Creed Shadows takes a surprising amount of inspiration from Red Dead Redemption, including in its random encounters. As you ride your horse from region to region, merrily on your way to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Erin Rice is a Contributor from the United States. She has a Master of Arts in Composition and Rhetoric and works as a professor and Academic Advisor. She has been writing about video games for a ...

Damien is an unprofessional gamer, keyboard enthusiast, and cat rancher that has held a variety of leadership and editorial positions across TheGamer, Game Rant, DualShockers, and Hardcore Gamer over ...