Child of Light Vita Review
In the land of Lemuria light is under siege, attacked by one who calls Darkness her liege. Take a flying girl into the land and save it, for failure means no one else will brave it.
RPG Backtrack Episode 210: Genre Splicing
What happens when the Shin Megami Tensei concepts are extended into other series, such as Etrian Odyssey and Fire Emblem? We get interesting fusions like the first Persona Q and Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, both of which are the focus on this episode.
RPG Backtrack Episode 209: The Pokemon Are Restless
Pokémon is such a sprawling series that it contains numerous titles varying from its usual template. We tackled a lot of them in this episode, and while the result may not be comprehensive regarding every Pokémon spinoff, it wasn’t for lack of effort.
Wargroove Review
Most of the time, sending a dog to fight armed soldiers is considered animal cruelty. Wargroove is an exception to that rule, and it manages to do quite a few other things also.
RPG Backtrack Episode 208: Year XIL in the Land of LIA
Our progress in covering Tales of games continues with a pair called Xillia 1 and 2. Quite a bit is happening in this pair, and...
RPG Backtrack Episode 207 – It Comes by Summon Night
A long-running series in Japan has only made occasional trips across the Pacific, but we managed to play some of all the ones that did. Here’s a discussion on the sizable Summon Night lineage.
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Review
The 3DS isn’t finished quite yet, even though Persona Q2 may be its last major release. There may never be another opportunity to learn what happens when Yukiko and Ryuji team up in a fight, so be sure to take advantage.
RPG Backtrack Episode 206: The Tell-tale Compile Heart
Founded as a subsidiary of Idea Factory, the Compile Heart company has been aiding and abetting a deluge of games over the years. These titles...
RPG Backtrack Episode 205: Nancy Drew and the Case of Otherworldly Entities
Atlus would not be rushed into making a fifth main Persona game. Now that it’s finally been out long enough to warrant a Backtrack, plenty...
RPG Backtrack Episode 204: Link Goes Wild
The Legend of Zelda in recent years has produced a couple of nonlinear adventures for the 3DS and Switch. Breath of the Wild, in particular, produced some disparate thoughts for the benefit of our listeners.
Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky Vita Review
It’s such a tired concept to have a lot of people get killed on Earth and then be granted immortality by a god, along with massive combat prowess. Exist Archive represents yet another iteration of this incredibly common idea.
RPG Backtrack Episode 203: YO, KAI, Watch This!
A quick glance at the Yo-kai Watch games might superficially indicate nothing more than another portable monster collection title, but there’s quite a bit more to distinguish them. Going into what makes this series distinct requires quite a few puns to be mentioned.
RPG Backtrack Episode 202: I’m Gonna Wreck It!
Let us return to the earlier days of the Kingdom Hearts series. This episode contains an attempt to disseminate the pertinent points of Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts II.
Mary Skelter: Nightmares Review
Let us enter a wacky world with wayward women from wild and weird fairy tales. These women then have blood squirted onto them for a calming effect. Of all the things that could have happened, that one probably wasn’t the first pick.
RPG Backtrack Episode 201: Return of the Dragon
In recent years the release of new entries in the Dragon Quest series hasn’t been very frequent. Dragon Quest VIII and Dragon Quest IX have nevertheless been around long enough to warrant a Backtrack, and here it is.
Pillars of Eternity Review
Obsidian had a Kickstarter campaign to produce a type of RPG not seen much in recent years, and the fundraising was successful. Pillars of Eternity was the result, and a new review perspective is now available for it.
Heroes Trials Review
A sibling pair needs to pass some trials in order to become heroes. This will happen by running around and killing some things, but will a good time be had doing so?
RPG Backtrack Episode 200: An Octopus at the Opera
It was a time when relatively few RPGs crossed the Pacific, and not all of those that did were memorable. For our 200th episode, talking about the most operatic Final Fantasy on the Super Nintendo just seemed like a great idea — and it was.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey Review
In the world of Italian plumbers protecting the Mushroom Kingdom, much changes over time, but the need to thwart evildoers is a constant. This game depicts the master plan of a very specific evildoer, one who has fury.
RPG Backtrack Episode 199: What a ‘Stache
Nintendo keeps putting Mario into the RPG realm, so it’s time to catch up with the 3DS installments that aren’t remakes. It’s also time to reflect a bit on the very first time Mario entered an RPG.
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