The Legend of Dragoon is, without a doubt, the most polarizing game in RPG history.  People either think it’s the best game on the PlayStation, or they want to light all four discs on fire.  Maybe our guests Andy, David, Robert, and Pascal can help find a middle ground?

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What do you get when you take a cast of 25 characters from Persona, throw them in a clone of Etrian Odyssey, then add a dash of movie magic and a pinch of depressing social commentary?  You get Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth!  Join us along with guests Micheal Apps, Mike Moehnke, and Anna Marie Privitere, because we have MOVIE SIGN!

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A podcast draws near!  Command?  Join us with guests Andy and Cassandra Ramos as we celebrate Dragon Quest‘s 35th birthday.  Needless to say, the game had a bit of an influence on all of our lives, either directly or indirectly.  Won’t you come listen?  But thou must!

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The Dreamcast may have lacked in terms of… everything, but the RPGs it had were spectacular! In this episode, we get into Grandia II with guests Robert Albright, David McBurney, and Mike Moehnke. Just make sure you keep your alternate demon personality in check while listening to this one.

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Our retro episode of RPG Backtrack briefly mentioned the feel-good RPG, Undertale. We felt the game deserved its own episode, since we also have a chance to bring up its spiritual sequel, Deltarune. The round table discussion with guests Pascal Tekaia and David McBurney fills you with determination! WARNING!: This entire podcast contains spoilers for the game!

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Sega swung for the fences when they gave us Yakuza 5, making American fans wonder if the game was even going to get a western release. RPGamer’s Yakuza aficionados Josh Carpenter, David McBurney, Ryan McCarthy, and Sam Wachter weigh in on whether the game fulfilled any dreams, or was the stuff of nightmares.

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For anyone who couldn’t get enough job hats, Square Enix delivers with a sequel to its weirdly-named “Not Final Fantasy” for the 3DS. Join us along with guests Cassandra Ramos and Alex Fuller as we dive into Bravely Second: End Layer, and try desperately not to call it Bravely Default II.

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BioWare was on top of the world in the late 2000s. Then it got the bright idea to make a portable game with a certain blue hedgehog, and the internet rejoiced… or did it? Join us along with guests David McBurney and Mike Moehnke as we take a deep dive into Sonic’s first (and last) RPG adventure!  Spoiler alert: Sonic’s first RPG didn’t go well.

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It’s the 25th anniversary of the launch of Pokémon Red and Green in Japan. You just weren’t a ’90s kid unless you were bragging to your friends about how you found a Mew under the truck. Guests Cassandra Ramos, David McBurney, Michael Apps, and Corey “Loffter” Scoggins join the latest episode of RPG Backtrack, where we reminisce about the Poké-mania that was rampant in the late 90s.

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Bandai Namco surprised us with a sequel to its team-up with Studio Ghibli. Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom is a little less Ghibli than we would like, but guests Chris and Anna Marie Privitere still joined us to talk about how to make Evermore great again. Now where are those darn higgledies…

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