Ben is a writer for Game Rant. He has a passion for gaming and has been playing video games since he was 6. Ben has always been a fan of open-world games, having gotten into them back when RuneScape ...

At the start of open-world games, you welcome random encounters with any enemy. This is because they give you a chance to practice combat and earn some precious XP. A few hours in, though, battling ...

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 ...

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 ...