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Natalie, John and Steven are joined by Gamespot's resident FFXIV stan Michael Higham for an extremely in-depth, spoilertastic dissection of Final Fantasy XIV's latest major update, Patch 5.3 - Reflections in Crystal.

John, Natalie and Steven are back for an extra-stuffed episode all about Final Fantasy XIV, in preparation for the MMO's big upcoming patch. With a streamlined new player experienced and expanded free-to-play content, is now the right time to roll your first character? Can anyone ever hope to come up with a name as good as "Fidona Tehp?" Find out!

Natalie, John and Steven are back to talk about the storied, heavily compartmentalized history of mini-games in RPGs. Topics of discussion include Gwent, Blitzball, strip-mining the galaxy, and the joy inherent to owning and operating a cabaret, among other things.

John, Steven and Natalie are joined by special guest Ren (Fanbyte dot com Power Intern) for a mega-sized discussion of the Etrian Odyssey series, which I definitely spelled right the first time and didn't have to significantly Google. Can series super-fans Ren and Steven convince John and Natalie that the Etrian games are not only interesting, but good?

Steven, Natalie and John are back to talk about the best new RPG that maybe isn't an RPG at all, Paper Mario: The Origami King. The team also hits on some roleplaying games of yore that somehow managed to nail comedy, while also making room for this week's news. We've got it all, baby!

John, Natalie and Steven are back to discuss the roleplaying games they've admired from afar and/or continually bounced off of, including Dragon's Dogma, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Final Fantasy XIV, Kingdom Hearts, and Xenogears. Are you part of the #SaveScumNation?

Uppercut Editor in Chief/Founder Ty Galiz-Rowe joins local skill-tree enthusiasts Natalie Flores and Steven Strom to talk about why so many RPG monsters are just so damn fuckable. Our panel of experts covers the Monster Fucking Spectrum™ from "Mostly Humanoid" to "Extremely Monstrous" and everything in between, so if you've ever wondered why Quelaag or Pyramid Head make you feel a little funny, this one's for you. And even if you haven't wondered that, maybe this one is for you anyway. Maybe you'll learn something about yourself.

Steven makes things so much harder than they need to be, Natalie's threshold for frustration, & John makes a tragic name choice