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...
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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...
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...
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...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 80: “Show Me Those Canines”
It’s time to wolf down a howling good bowlful of puppy love. Scratch that itch to bark at the moon and bury a bone in...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 79: “Dragonwyck”
From the minds of Yuji Horii, Koichi Sugiyama, and Akira Toriyama came a long-running series that sets the charts afire in Japan. It grows up...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 78: “Once Upon a Time in the West”
It’s round-up time, and a big herd of steers is loose on the prairie. Looks like a might few RPGs are among ’em, so sit...
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