Cameron and Kevin are joined by John Phipps of Super Deluxe Gamescast this week. We discuss what we hope to get out of the upcoming Ghost of Yotei State of Play, the ongoing absence of the known Final Fantasy IX remake, and the future of the Tales series as it approaches its 30th anniversary. For Topic of the Show we dive into the Final Fantasy series, what makes a Final Fantasy game, and whether it needs to change things moving forward to keep fans interested.

Cameron and Kevin go over everything announced at the Bandai Namco Showcase, share their thoughts on Persona 5: The Phantom X, and what they think are the definitive JRPG of each generation are.

Cameron and Kevin are joined by Dallah from Dallah Games and The JRPG Pursuit podcast! We discuss the upcoming Capcom Spotlight and SEGA sales numbers. Cameron gives his thoughts so far with Pokemon Violet, Kevin has returned to Final Fantasy II, and Dallah shares his experience with Atelier Yumia. For topic of the show, Dallah has us share a JRPG they feel is underappreciated and eventually we somehow get to the 1993 movie Surf Ninja starring Rob Schneider and Leslie Nielsen.

Cam and Kevin go over everything from the Donkey Kong Bananza Direct. Cameron shares his thoughts on Raidou Remastered. Kevin gives updated impressions on Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster and we both give our thoughts on our time with the Switch 2 so far.

Cameron and Kevin talk about a laundry list of JRPGs and Eastern titles that they got to go hands-on with at Summer Game Fest with a few surprises as well.

Cameron and Kevin both went hands-on with Capcom’s newest IP Pragmata as well as behind closed door presentations on Onimusha: Way of the Sword and Resident Evil Requiem.

Cameron and Kevin discuss everything that was announced at the Summer Game Fest and Xbox Showcase and how Eastern games are shaping up for the rest of 2025 and beyond.

Cameron and Kevin discuss what was announced during the this week's State of Play as well as their time with Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma.

Cameron and Kevin discuss more news revolving around the highly rumored Persona 4 Remake. Kingdom Hearts IV voice over is currently underway. Cameron has finally returned to Expedition 33 and we talk about some of our favorite combat systems.

Cameron and Kevin both went hands-on with Dragon Quest I + II HD-2D Remake and shares, new features, how they build off the original, and the potential framework of creating a more encompassing trilogy.