RPG Backtrack – Episode 30: “The Mighty Mighty Magics”
Hunting dragons while drunk is not a wise proposition, but a certain series allowed it once upon a time, with the risk of eradication as...
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RPG Backtrack – Episode 29: “The Deity Is Unhappy”
Playing God can be entertaining, and many years ago Enix created a game that allowed players to be the supreme being. How it feels to...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 28: “Gespenst Kick!”
Twin Bird Strike, Cross Smasher, Black Hole Cluster, Jet Magnum, Mega Graviton Wave, Code: Kirin, Phantom Phoenix, Claymore Avalanche, Cosmo Nova, Sonic Javelin, Blade Tonfa,...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 27: “I Like Killing Things”
It is a rare thing indeed, to find an RPG in which the combat is so addictive that it compels constant combat. Game Arts produced...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 26: “Symphonia’s Phantastic Eternal Destiny”
Today, the Tales series gets a lot of time under the spotlight. In exchange for giving each game some quality time, we didn’t even attempt...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 25: “Blade Runner in the Mist”
For some reason, the last PS1 Final Fantasy gets overlooked frequently. That was all the more reason for us to discuss the game at length,...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 24: “I Don’t Believe It!”
In the past, a Dream Team of Japan’s developers created a certain RPG. In the present, we talk about how that game has endured over...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 23: “Get the Point Yet?”
Gordon Sumner has created a lot of good music, but he’s not the Sting we’re talking about today. A quick blurb cannot encapsulate everything the...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 22: “Ys Is Easy to Say”
We bumped into a breezy pun regarding the Ys series, but don’t take that to mean we go the easy route. Rock out and crash...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 21: “Samurai Beat Dragons”
The time has come to narrow our audience as much as possible. To that end, we discuss one of the Saturn’s greatest games, which of...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 20: “Vampire Killer”
A whip may be the preferred method of fighting Dracula’s minions, but Glyphs and Souls will do it just fine also. Hear all about the...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 19: “Eight Ball in the Moon’s Pocket”
Clearly, all of us Junctioned Silence for status protection, because there’s a lot of talk about Drawing and extraterrestrial love scenes. Choose a side of...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 18: “Phantastical”
Take a trip to the Algo system, and pack plenty of Meseta in case the Motavian tourist traps raise their prices. Alis, Rolf, Rhys, and...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 17: “The Mean Streets of Seattle”
Decades of domination by Microsoft, Starbucks, and the revival of grunge have had their effect on Seattle. We take you to 2050 and explore what...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 16: “Brightly Shines the Sun”
Do you like puzzling dungeons, Camelot’s penchant for user-friendly menus, some of the GBA’s best-ever graphics, possibly Motoi Sakuraba’s finest hour for compositions, Djinni searches,...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 15: “Sorrowful Moon of Dissonance”
We braved the horrors of Dracula’s castle in both the past and future. Hear the stories of our adventures, from which we were lucky to...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 14: “The Fantasy That Is Never Final”
What is fourteen squared, divided by forty-nine, plus three? It is a number that, in conjunction with this episode’s title, reveals the subject of our...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 13: “(Robo)Trekkin’ on the SNES”
Armed robots with a cheerful demeanor are the focus in this episode. Even by the offbeat standards of other Enix RPGs on the Super Nintendo,...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 12: “Bound on Pickup”
What are we talking about this time? Well, it involves hippies, Prince Poo, eating hamburgers straight from a garbage can, absentee fathers, Smaaaaaaaash attacks, and...
RPG Backtrack – Episode 11: “Metroidvania”
A lot of heroes in Castlevania have taken on Dracula, but not all of them did so in an RPG way. Simon Belmont and Alucard...
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