Check out our Patreon if you'd like to support the podcast and get exclusive bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/partychatjrpgpodJoin our Discord! https://discord.gg/VUZAXJryT9Cameron and Kevin discuss the incoming reveal of Beast of Reincarnation at Xbox's upcoming Developer Direct and what other surprises may come. Cam talks about his experience of the Dragon Quest VII Reimagined and Parasite Mutant demos. For Topic of the Show we go over IGN's Top 40 Mario Games of All Time

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Cameron and Kevin share their thoughts on developer comments going into 2026 and we participate in a fantasy games draft.

0:00 - Intro

16:08 - Weekly News: Hashino on Persona

38:00 - Falcom’s plans for 2026

42:00 - Tales Remasters are gonna keep coming

49:17 - Topic of the show: 2026 Video Game Draft

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Cameron has rolled credits on The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon and gives his spoiler-free thoughts on the latest entry of Falcom's prolific franchise.

Check out our Patreon if you'd like to support the podcast and get exclusive bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/partychatjrpgpodJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/VUZAXJryT9Cameron and Kevin got to go hands on for two hours with the latest title from developer Grasshopper Manufacture and creative mind Suda51 and share their thoughts on how the game is shaping up leading to its full release next month.

Cam and Kev talk about their time at The Game Awards as well as the major announcements from the show. For Topic of the Show we go over several Best of categories celebrating the JRPG releases of 2025

For Party Chat's 50th Episode we do a mini spoilercast of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and we declare our favorite JRPGs king of the hill style

time stamps!

0:00 Introduction

2:20 This week in the news

21:08 TGA Reveal Predictions

52:17 Kevin's thoughts on Metroid Prime 4 and Octopath traveler

01:07:22 Cam has finally finished Expedition 33

1:19:11 Expedition 33 Spoiler talk

2:03:14 JRPG King of the Hill (Sadly not as in Hank Hill)

Cameron and Kevin discuss Yuji Hori's recent comments on Final Fantasy versus Dragon Quest. We give our final thoughts on Dragon Quest II HD-2D Remake. For topic of the show we discuss the idea of "JRPG" and "RPG" being outdated terms.

Thanks to Square Enix Cam has gotten the chance to put about 35 hours into Octopath Traveler 0, and wants to share his thoughts on everything he's seen so far. Here's what he thinks about the new combat adjustments for an 8 character party, how the different storytelling framework works out, and just how much of a distraction the town building can be.

Cameron and Kevin are joined by Retro Brandon from Level Up Legacy Podcast. We go over Persona Directors Hashino's recent description of the term JRPG 3.0. Cameron previews Octopath Traveler 0. Kevin shares his experience at the Metaphor Round 1 collaboration and we talk about our favorite remakes and remasters. Also there are tangents. Many, many, tangents.

Cameron and Kevin discuss the nominees of The Game Awards and review IGN's Top 100 Nintendo Games of All Time