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,...
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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...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 37: “I Caught ‘Em All, and the Pain Won’t Stop”
Vicious beasts are kept confined inside tiny balls, released by their masters only to do battle. Strangely, the creatures seem perfectly okay with this, and...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 36: “Witch Hunt”
What ties the Witcher together with a surprisingly large number of games released in February 2009? Not much, except for the fact that they share...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 35: “Bewitching Witches”
Theoretically, games starring beguiling witches should be fascinating and fun to play. Our frequent divergence onto the subject of manatee mangling would appear to belie...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 34: “The Ballroom Blitz”
A strange land called Spira features outlandish Tetsuya Nomura outfits and a propensity for group hallucinations. Take a trip with us through this oddly captivating...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 33: “Peaceful, Productive Planting of Produce”
Death, destruction, and world-threatening crises will not be found within. Relax and enjoy some idyllic farm life while looking for love, content in the knowledge...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 32: “A Whale of a Tale About the Tail’s Tall Tales”
Do Tales games and excessively long podcasts go together? If you answered in the affirmative, definitely listen to this episode. (Tales of…, part 2).
RPG Backtrack – Episode 31: “Vyse the Legend”
Today we’re flying through the skies in ships powered by Moon Stones, fighting with and alongside the other denizens of the airways, and competing with...
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