Party Chat: A JRPG Podcast

Cameron and Kevin discuss respond to more Final Fantasy news from Naoki Hamaguchi. We give our early impressions of Pokémon Legends Z-A. For Topic of the Show we go through the 2026 release calendar and give our excitement levels for upcoming JRPGs and Eastern titles.

Cameron and Kevin dive into the massive Pokémon leak detailing the tentative plans of the next five years of the franchise.

Cameron and Kevin discuss what news may come during Metaphor's one year anniversary. Cameron reviews Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter and Digimon Time Stranger. Kevin and Cam give their first impressions on Ghost of Yotei. For topic of the show we create a 25 game library of JRPGs that we would put together on a dedicated console.

Cameron and Kevin talk new details on Dragon Quest VII Reimagined and more announcements out of Tokyo Game Show. Kevin gives first impressions of Silent Hill f. Cameron gives first impressions of Lost Soul Aside. For Topic of the Show we discuss what we look for in game presentations and how they have become a reflection of how gaming has changed over the past years.

Cameron and Kevin go over a ton of news pouring out of TGS, including presentations from PlayStation, Xbox, Kojima Productions, and RRG, as well as a lot of individual pieces of news coming from multiple devs as well.

Episode originally had some audio problems around the 30 minute mark, but those how now been fixed!

Cameron got the chance to play Atelier Resleriana, and shares his thoughts after playing for about 20 hours, including the idea that this just might be the best way to break into the series if you haven't yet.

Kevin had the chance to work through the new Remake of Final Fantasy Tactics, and shares his thoughts with Cam regarding all the various updates, whether or not they improve the game, and reflecting on what made the original so good.

Cameron and Kevin talk about the rumored PlayStation State of Play for next week and the conversation around playing older games over newer modern titles.

Cameron reviews Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree, the latest roguelike to come to the genre.

Cameron and Kevin talk about all the announcements from today's Nintendo Direct including a new Fire Emblem, a Dragon Quest VII Remake, and more!