RPG Backtrack – Episode 57: “It’s-A Me, Paper Mario!”
Intelligent Systems likes emphasizing how two dimensional Mario plots are with some RPGs that have poor depth perception. Only by listening can their shallowness be...
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RPG Backtrack – Episode 56: “Mana From Heaven?”
In one of the most changeable series around, there’s plenty of leeway to have some discussion. The Mana games, particularly the earlier ones, have now...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 55: “The Dark Crystal Chronicles”
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...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 54: “Two-Dimensional Thinking”
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...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 53: “Kicking Jack Russell”
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...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 52: “The Land of Hyrule”
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...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 51: “Benjamin’s B-Movie”
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...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 50: “Dragonslayer”
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,...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 49: “In Dreams”
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...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 48: “Opening a Can of Whupass”
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...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 47: “Dying Is Easy”
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...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 46: “Dirt Rage”
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...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 45: “Ultimate Power”
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...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 44: “Ragnarok”
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...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 43: “Double D and D Dose”
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...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 42: “Vana’diel Awaits”
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...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 41: “Xenophobic Cutscenes”
The Xenosaga series may be justly accused of many issues, but a lack of ambition is definitely not one of them. For good and for...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 40: “Have Gun, Will Travel by Dragon”
In its last rush of games for the Saturn, Sega’s localizers put forth a title that has seen its value rise to a stratospheric level....
RPG Backtrack – Episode 39: “Crystal Frontier Tierkreis Remnant”
It’s not so much when compared to March 2011, but March two years ago was stuffed with releases. Comprehensive coverage of these games would require...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 38: “The SaGa Begins”
What were RPGamers looking for Game Boy RPGs in the early ’90s to do? The answer involves carnivorous monsters and the deaths of deities, as...
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