RPG Backtrack – Episode 91: “Y’know, for Kids!”
Cavia’s occasional ventures into the RPG world have been filled with bloodshed and piling up huge numbers of corpses. The other tenets of these games...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 90: “Bauxite Republic”
Instead of venturing further into a galaxy far, far away BioWare chose to enter a land inspired by, but hardly identical to, imperial China. The...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 89: “A Quartet of Quintet”
Reviving barren worlds was a theme Quintet visited more than once, right up to the end of the company in fact. Bring back the faded...
Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan Review
Bloodthirsty bears bashing in logs, freaky feathered floaters roaming the air, terrible turtles twisting on the ice, and killer kangaroos kvetching about intrusions into their space. Etrian Odyssey FOEs sure are a grumpy bunch. Go away, you dumb sheep, I’m trying to collect vegetables!
RPG Backtrack – Episode 88: “Go to Hfil”
Once upon a time, Akira Toriyama created a long-running series that has lasted in the public consciousness far longer than its contemporaries. Given that it...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 87: “Is This Your Card?”
The GameCube got the occasional exclusive, and Monolith Soft delivered a pair of them later in the system’s life. Managing cards for combat and contending...
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime Retroview
Platypunks aren’t very menacing villains, but fighting the Plob is more about having a good slime than anything else. It delivers an oozy and springy experience. Yoo und yoo dawta ah dwoomed!
Drakengard Retroview
There once was a man named Caim, who took to riding a dragon through the skies, slaughtering thousands of imperial peons in his path. He never gets tired of killing the teeming masses, but those who experience his game might. Watch the blood spurt.
Drakengard 2 Retroview
One might be forgiven for thinking that a man forced to kill hundreds in his path while constantly expressing a lack of confidence in this procedure just might exhibit mental degradation. If such a trait is in Nowe’s character, it never surfaces. Oh, NOW you’re back, Eris?
RPG Backtrack – Episode 86: “Rasputin’s iPhone”
From a monastery in Wales to China, through many scenic spots in Europe and Japan, this tour finally hits the western hemisphere. Many emotions will...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 85: “Mr. Sinistral”
Once upon a time, a land with rearranging geography had the little problem that a quartet of titans wanted to rule. Saving the planet from...
Fire Emblem: Awakening Review
The sixth Fire Emblem in English, and the thirteenth overall, is almost available for the perusal of the masses. Is it dead on arrival, or will it knock you dead? One way to find out is reading this review.
Car Battler Joe Retroview
I’m not braggin’ babe so don’t put me down, but I’ve got the fastest set of wheels in town. When somethin’ comes up to me you don’t even try, ’cause if she had a set of wings I know she could fly. She’s my little deuce coup, you don’t know what I’ve got.
409 or Little Honda are also appropriate.
Dragon Quest Slime Morimori Retroview
How many kinds of slime are there? This game makes clear that they come in cyber, mini, ninja, maxi, stylish, and mustachioed varieties, just to name a few. Slimes can float through the air – who knew?
Crimson Shroud Review
Yasumi Matsuno’s vision is seemingly of sentient board game pieces that move only when no eyes are upon them. Any other resemblances to Toy Story are not so obvious.
Bloody fun.
RPG Backtrack – Episode 84: “108 Stars in the Heavens”
Enjoy a scenic tour of just some of the locations various Stars of Destiny call home. Start in the Scarlet Moon Empire, move to the...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 83: “We Have the Technology”
A certain Square title involving giant robot combat and questionable theological ideas is the showcase this time. If that’s not enough, an offshoot Final Fantasy...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 82: “The Devil Rides Out”
Unappealing wastelands populated by those with demonic avatars may not seem to connect with Hindu mythology. Lo and behold, the Megami Tensei universe makes it...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 81: “A Wizard Did It”
For once, the attempt on the Backtrack to remember an entire series came to naught when its earlier games were just too archaic. The ones...
Code of Princess Review
Certain questions regarding Princess Solange’s attire will spring to mind, not least how she can move around in anything less than incredibly hot climates. Somehow her ability to swing a sword that weighs more than she does is not impaired, though.
Also, why isn’t she tanned yet?
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