Party Chat: A JRPG Podcast

Cam and Kevin go over everything that was announced during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase.

Cameron and Kevin share their thoughts on Dragon Quest VII Reimagined after both having finished the main game.

Here's a way to help what's going on in Minneapolis! https://www.givemn.org/organization/MiracCheck out our Patreon if you'd like to support the podcast and get exclusive bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/partychatjrpgpodCam and Kevin talk about what Game Freak showed of Beast of Reincarnation at last week's Developer Direct. Nintendo has released many new updates for original Switch titles. For Topic of the Show we talk about what we look for and take issue with in the JRPG genre.

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Cameron and Kevin are joined this week by Nintendo Force Staff Writer, Co-Host of the Level Up Legacy podcast, and the #1 Elaine Auclair fan in the world Maggie Jones Lutey aka AvengerMags. We talk about a lot of Trails (sorry Kevin) and what we're looking forward to and expecting from Nintendo in 2026.

Timestamps!
0:00 Intro+Favorite Trails Characters

21:01 News this week: Yakuza 3 delisting and more

35:45 What we’ve been playing: Mags on Trails Beyond the Horizon

49:40 Today’s Topic: Nintendo’s 2026 plans

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)