🎙️ Side Quests & Save Points – Episode 1 (Full Episode)

Featuring special guest: @RinKarigani

Welcome to The Tavern, adventurer — you’ve found your save point.

In our very first episode, we’re joined by Rin Karigani, Twitch Partner and Capcom Creator, for a genre-spanning deep dive into the worlds of RPGs and MMOs. From iconic boss fights and evolving combat systems to the chaos of content creation, we proudly ignore the main quest in favor of the real adventures.

This episode is packed with:

• The evolution of Monster Hunter and FFXIV combat

• Rin’s first RPG love (yes, it involves Disney and keyblades)

• MMO burnout, social systems, and how player housing became high-stakes real estate

• The beautiful mess that is Yakuza

• The current state of in-game monetisation (EXP boosts, cosmetics, shop systems)

• The real talk on content creation highs and lows

• And the upcoming RPGs we can’t wait to lose sleep over

Grab your favourite drink, pull up a chair, and get comfortable — it’s time for your next side quest.

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📺 Watch the Episode on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/-RO7144TpaY (Part 1)
https://youtu.be/3X4CQtB_wWg (Part 2)
https://youtu.be/tDqJcm8em3M (Part 3)

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🔥 Guest: Rin Karigani
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🎶 Music Credit:
Huge shoutout to Fraser Edwards for the incredible track featured in this episode.
🎵 Listen to “The Adventure”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBOw_KnHDEU

Welcome back to The Tavern.In Part 3 of our chat with Rin Karigani, we’re talking about the price of adventure - and no, not just in gil or gold.From EXP boosts and in-game shops to cosmetic content and DLC's, we explore how monetisation systems are changing the world of RPGs and MMOs. Some of it works. Some of it doesn’t. Some of it makes us want to roll a D20 for sanity.We also dive into the real side of content creation - the highs, the burnout, the community wins, and why we keep hitting record anyway.And of course, we wrap things up by talking about the upcoming games we’re excited for this year.Grab your favourite drink and pull up a chair - it’s time for another deep dive.🎧 Catch up on the rest of the episode:▶️ Part 1: https://youtu.be/-RO7144TpaY▶️ Part 2: https://youtu.be/3X4CQtB_wWg🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Gd7pcAL5PYzySXoODSGNi?si=3a8M-SXgTU-leBH8U67AeQ🍻 Join The Tavern Discord for extra discussion, behind-the-scenes chats and RPG/MMO chaos:https://discord.gg/73KfecTgEW🔗 Follow the podcast:Twitter (X): https://x.com/sqsppodcastBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/sqsppodcast.bsky.socialYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@chefmonkeygaming🔥 Guest: Rin KariganiTwitch: https://twitch.tv/RinKariganiTwitter (X): https://x.com/RinKariganiYouTube: https://youtube.com/RinKarigani🎶 Music Credit:Huge shoutout to https://youtube.com/@FraserEdwards for the incredible track featured in this episode. Check it out here:👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBOw_KnHDEU🙏 Algorithm Gods Offering:#MMORPG #RPGGames #InGameShop #EXPBoost #ContentCreation #GamingPodcast #VideoGames #SideQuestsAndSavePoints #UpcomingGames

The party's far from over at The Tavern.In Part 2 of our chat with Rin Karigani, we dive deep into the weird and wonderful world of MMORPGs. From high-end raids to genre trends, what’s working and what’s not, and whether we’re all just chasing the next dopamine drop in digital dungeons. Oh, and we also wander into the chaotic streets of Yakuza, because of course we do. That’s how side quests work.We even chat about player housing in World of Warcraft, because nothing says community like arguing over where to put your bookshelf.📰 Mentioned in this episode:👉 Blizzard’s Player Housing Announcement – "Building in Azeroth"🎧 Watch Part 1 here:▶️ YouTube: https://youtu.be/-RO7144TpaY🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Gd7pcAL5PYzySXoODSGNi?si=3a8M-SXgTU-leBH8U67AeQ🍻 Join The Tavern Discord for more MMO ramblings, RPG nonsense and community chaos:https://discord.gg/73KfecTgEW🔗 Follow the podcast for more tales from the Tavern:Twitter (X): https://x.com/sqsppodcastBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/sqsppodcast.bsky.socialYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@chefmonkeygaming🔥 Guest: Rin KariganiTwitch: https://twitch.tv/RinKariganiTwitter (X): https://x.com/RinKariganiYouTube: https://youtube.com/RinKarigani🎶 Music Credit:Huge shoutout to https://youtube.com/@FraserEdwards for the incredible track featured in this episode. Check it out here:👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBOw_KnHDEU

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