RPG Backtrack – Episode 105: “All That Glitters Is Not Shining”
Was it really necessary to extend the Shining series into the action RPG realm? Regardless of how little clamor there was for such a thing,...
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RPG Backtrack – Episode 104: “I’m the Juggernaut, Bitch!”
When it comes to licensed games, the X-Men have been stuck in some real stinkers over the years. A few broke the curse of adapting...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 103: “Violent Vandalism”
Konami and tactical RPGs may not go together much, but one series managed it for a little while. It’s bloody good fun to dissect in...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 102: “Leeartha… Leterra… Legaia!”
There once was a title on the PS1 that involved saving the world from nasty things lurking in the mist. Doing so was mostly accomplished...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 101: “Aesop’s Something or Other”
Much was promised by Peter Molyneux when it came to a series that took huge quantities of money and time to create. His promises were...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 100: “A Light to Brighten the Darkness”
When tactical RPGs were almost unheard of on consoles, the Sega Genesis saw a couple that attracted fans with fond memories many years later. Other...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 99: “Flight of the Valkyria”
Word of mouth built about a tactical title Sega released, enough to justify two sequels so far. The company’s handling of the new franchise has...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 98: “Rolling a 7”
Square could have let roll with sequels to a certain tremendously successful game promptly, but years passed before they came to fruition. The number of...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 97: “Another Day, Another Meseta”
Sega revived a venerable series with the Dreamcast, but was determined to promote multiplayer over the internet with this incarnation. From the era of dial-up...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 96: “La Makai Phantom World”
A little girl with the ability to put spirits into objects, a foolish demon who almost burns his dimension out of existence, multiple consumers of...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 95: “Central Middle Earth”
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, one...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 94: “Ou Est le Sol Ciel?”
This particular Gust series has many trademark RPG elements, including tongue-twister subtitles for the games. It also steadily progresses in misogynism, until the amount of...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 93: “Devil Doll”
Being a detective in an alternate history version of Tokyo with demons crawling all over the place isn’t that hard. It just demands a willingness...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 92: “Master of Swordplay”
Link went through several phases during the GameCube era. First he demonstrated cel shading, then he tempted gamers to buy GBA link cables, and after...
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...
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...
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...
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