Tourists must be hard to entice in a world where pus golems and plague rats wander around. No matter how disgusting the situation, our heroes will fortunately always have amusing banter ready for it. Annoying Insect Swarm, away!
When Final Fantasy returned to a Nintendo system after years of Sony exclusivity, it was news. Thus the Backtrack crew members bare their souls to...
Eschewing the trend of three-dimensional gameplay, Vanillaware demonstrates how sticking to two dimensions can be stunning. Thus it is fitting that the studio’s games warrant...
Observe unique personalities wandering about to their own daily rhythms, interrupted only by constant kicking. This is a hallmark of a certain tri-Ace title that...
It involves unusual names for otherwise-ordinary creatures, the collection of artifacts to enable travel elsewhere, and one of Nintendo’s most well-regarded series. Join us in...
Three hundred years ago thought I might get some sleep, stretched myself out on an antique bed and my spirit did a midnight creep. You know I’ll never sleep no more, to me it seems that it just ain’t wise. Did you ever wake up in the morning, with a Zomby Woof behind your eyes?
Remember when Squaresoft was trying to get gamers outside Japan interested in RPGs? Two of those on the SNES spawned some memories, and they’re ready...
Today’s episode contains two acts. In the first, memories are cast back to a series that almost singlehandedly started the console JRPG. In the second,...
Once upon a time, a man with the ability to jump on a lot of platforms and dreamwalk had an adventure. That well-regarded PlayStation game...
He knows where he’s taking me, taking me where I want to be, I’m taking a ride with my best friend. We’re flying high, we’re watching the world pass us by, never want to come down, never want to put my feet back down on the ground. I’m taking a ride with my best friend, I hope he never lets me down again.
Ah can’t you see me standin’ here I got my back against the record machine, I ain’t the worst that you’ve seen, oh can’t you see what I mean? I might as well jump, might as well jump, go ahead and jump, go ahead and jump!
Once upon a time, a company called Working Designs localized many games for Sega systems. The Saturn was granted a number of these, and two...
Well they say the sky’s the limit, and you know that’s really true, but my friend you have seen nothin’, just wait ’til I get through! Because I’m bad, I’m bad, and the whole world has to answer right now just to tell you once again – who’s bad….
In today’s series, the consequences of failure are painful and unavoidable. Learn why we prefer to tempt death on a regular basis in one of...
In the dark of the night, every time I turn the light, I feel my friends are off to heaven, in the dark of the night. I wonder why we waste our lives here, when we could run away to paradise, but I am caught in some invisible vice and I can’t get away, to live and die every day.
We go back into wacky worlds of farmers who want to live peacefully and get married. Something is very different about these games, however, and...
The world of Britannia holds many surprises, such as TIE fighters and some sympathetic gargoyles. Learn about the land of Lord British and the Avatar...
The realm of Asgard watches the mortal world, and its Battle Maidens descend to administer the gods’ business. Learn why this is unquestionably a good...
A couple of other titles sneak into the mix, but mostly we’re talking about games with enormous Dungeons and Dragons inspiration. One of them is...
Once upon a time, taking Final Fantasy into the online world caused shockwaves. Now that almost ten years have passed, how does Square Enix’s still-going...
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