RPG Backtrack – Episode 170: “Conformists”
There are some good ones, but the trend of licensed games being wretched has never gone away. Thus South Park’s first RPG being a delight...
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RPG Backtrack – Episode 169: “Superego”
The corporate entity Square Enix hasn’t been known for frequent inventions of new IPs in recent years, but a DS game which received consistent acclaim...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 168: “The Fastest Ship in the Galaxy”
Rogue Galaxy borrows a few things from Star Wars, but the idea of a ship with sails moving between planets is a new one. Hear...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 167: “They’ll Kill Ya Five Times Before You Hit the Ground”
The further adventures of Kazuma Kiryu after the PS2 involve an Okinawa orphanage, joining with multiple others to deal with some missing money from the...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 166: “Agarest in Peace”
Among the things for which Idea Factory is responsible, a series that involves multiple generations fighting evil across continents has gained a devoted audience. Precisely...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 165: “Lunar Excursion”
A certain game involving a young man’s dreams of being a Dragonmaster, and his childhood friend’s unfortunate appearance on the radar of villainy, showed up...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 164: “Beyond the Legend”
Sega had a lot of franchises that have been abandoned over the years, and one with a focus on fighting and summoning spirits showed up...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 163: “The Elder Dead Sea Scrolls”
The world of Morrowind is a gigantic one, and the multitude of places and things to partake of is fittingly enormous. The praise given to...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 162: “Do You Like this Rogue?”
In the early days of RPGs, a title constructed entirely of ASCII that depicted an adventurer being overcome by a variety of random forces inside...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 161: “Paths of Glory”
How do adventure game mechanics mesh with those of RPGs? In the case of at least most entries in the Quest for Glory series, pretty...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 160: “Triskaidekaphobia”
Few series make it to thirteen numbered entries, but Final Fantasy succeeded. The first installment with that number in its title has occasioned a lot...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 159: “Twice a Dragon’s Age”
Between Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age: Inquisition came a middle game that doesn’t get much love. Whether it deserves attention in spite of its...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 158: “Crossing the Border”
The world of Borderlands continues to revolve heavily around shooting things while Claptrap entertains. In the second game, hitting kneecaps and areas other than the...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 157: “Take This Job and Love It”
The fifth Final Fantasy was left in Japan for years, though nowadays it’s available on a plethora of platforms. It may not be exactly what...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 156: “Arena of the Elders”
The Elder Scrolls began with obtuse games that are customarily bundled with later titles nowadays rather than being sold alone. For sheer quantity of material...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 155: “Bad Idea Factory”
Somehow the work of Idea Factory has been crossing the Pacific much more frequently in recent years. This is a look back at certain titles...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 154: “Delta Force”
Being a spy probably isn’t easy, but Alpha Protocol makes it look that way in certain regards. Some of what Obsidian tried to do with...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 153: “Demon Seed”
The Shin Megami Tensei brand has spread over a great number of platforms, and two recent entries on the 3DS are the subject this time....
RPG Backtrack – Episode 152: “Shock to the System”
Back in the day, first person shooters didn’t come with RPG elements very often. System Shock and its sequel bucked the trend of 90s FPS...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 151: “Darkness in the Soul”
In the shift from Demon’s to Dark Souls, many subtle things changed. The location, mechanics, platform, and feel all experienced some alteration, but the fundamental...
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