Like many games before it, Kingdom Hearts was a series that had trouble getting to three.  Join us along with guests Shannon Harle, David McBurney, and Ryan McCarthy, as we discuss the long-awaited third entry in the beloved Disney RPG mash-up!

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What happens when Japan’s most popular RPG decides to mimic the world’s most popular sandbox game? Find out along with guests Robert Albright and Anna Marie Privitere as we mine some slimes and craft a castle or two!

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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was one of the first major RPGs for the Nintendo Switch (if you don’t count Breath of the Wild).  Does it live up to the legacy of the Xeno series? Join us along with guests Alex Fuller and Michael Apps as we dive into the Cloud Sea!

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The last game in the Trails in the Sky trilogy took ten years to come to the United States. That’s a long wait! At least you don’t have to wait that long for us to talk about it. Join us as one long-time host says goodbye, and two new hosts take the helm along with some familiar friends to discuss Trails in the Sky the 3rd.

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Imageepoch made one final game featuring witches before the company disappeared, and Stella Glow proved a quite decent swan song.  It’s the subject of today’s Backtrack, in fact.

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After learning some things with Lunar, Game Arts created a series called Grandia that has quite a bit to recommend.  We have some new points of view eager to chime in on this series today.

Games covered:

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Falcom has delivered a number of titles over the years that aren’t part of its currently-ongoing series, and we tackle a sextet of them here.  From the Zwei titles to Brandish: The Dark Revenant, this covers quite a bit of ground.

Games covered (alphabetical order):

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Every now and then, a Musou title crosses over into the realm of something we cover at RPGamer.  A quartet of these games from the worlds of Dragon Quest, The Legend of Zelda and Fire Emblem somehow prompted one of our lengthiest dissertations yet.

Games covered (alphabetical order):

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In Japan it’s called Mother, while for North America it’s called Earthbound.  Either way, Shigesato Itoi’s series is unique and worth some discussion.

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