Terra and Lightning's RPG Roundup

By Terra & Lightning

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What's Terra and Lightning's RPG Roundup about?

We like RPGs. In fact, we like RPGs so much that we’ve decided to talk about them. Our premise is simple: we play an RPG from start to finish, and then we tell it like it is on our podcast. We plan to cover all types of role-playing games on various platforms – JRPGs, Western RPGs, retro games, RPGs out on current generation consoles, and games released on handheld systems. Whether you’re here for some nostalgia or want to pick up a new game, give our podcast a listen.

Upcoming games: Shining Force 2, Dragon Warrior, and Bravely Default.

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01.01.2018

"Over and Over and Over Again" (RPG Roundup Episode 36). So what have we been playing? Lots of stuff! Today’s episode laments some of the more repetitive elements of Bravely Default and also questions some of the -um- wardrobe decisions ...

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01.01.2018 Segue Episode #2–Over and Over and Over Again (RPG Roundup Episode 36) "Over and Over and Over Again" (RPG Roundup Episode 36). So what have we been playing? Lots of stuff! Today’s episode laments some of the more repetitive elements of Bravely Default and also questions some of the -um- wardrobe decisions ...
09.28.2017 Persona 4 Golden – You are Yu! (RPG Roundup Episode 35) Persona 4 Golden – You are Yu! (RPG Roundup Episode 35). PlayStation Vita. 2011. What happens when your parents go to work in some foreign country and you move to a little town called Inaba? Murder, that’s what happens! Join ...
06.20.2017 Segue Episode #1 – Oh Where Have the JRPGs Gone? (RPG Roundup Episode 34) "Segue Episode #1 – Oh Where Have the JRPGs Gone?" We're now splitting up our What We've Been Playing and review episodes – have no fear, Persona 4 Golden should be out in about a month! Today we talk about ...
05.20.2017 Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance – the Eyeliner of Evil Returns (RPG Roundup Episode 33) "Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance – the Eyeliner of Evil Returns." PlayStation 4. 2015. Now coming out on the Nintendo Switch! Although a little more simplistic than its predecessors, Disgaea 5 still has its merits, with a fun tactical battle ...
03.16.2017 Conception 2 – The One With the Boobs (RPG Roundup Episode 32) "Conception 2 – The One With the Boobs." Recorded in early January – episode may not sound up to date with what we’re playing now. So…boobs. This game has a lot of boobs. It also has boring dungeons, painful battle ...
12.25.2016 Dragon Age: Inquisition: Part 2—The Trouble With Lord Woolsley (RPG Roundup Episode 31) “Dragon Age: Inquisition: Part 2—The Trouble With Lord Woolsley.” PlayStation 4. 2014. It’s been a year and half since Part 1, but we’ve finally finished Dragon Age: Inquisition. You name it, we’ve done it: Healing the rift, defeating Corypheus, killing ...
07.29.2016 Chrono Trigger: Part 2 – To Faraway Times (RPG Roundup Episode 30) Chrono Trigger: Part 2 – To Faraway Times. SNES. 1995. Here we are with our second installment on Chrono Trigger, picking up after the showdown with Magus in the Middle Ages. Much like its predecessor Final Fantasy 6, the game ...
05.25.2016 Mario Maker – the Hammer Brother Horde (RPG Roundup Episode 29) "Mario Maker – the Hammer Brother Horde." Wii U. 2015. We are finally back to talk about…Mario Maker, which is one of our non-RPG minisodes. We also talk about the games we’ve been working on, complain about Final Fantasy XV, ...
01.26.2016 Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch—Oliver’s Acid Trip (RPG Roundup Episode 28) "Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch – Oliver’s Acid Trip." PlayStation 3. 2013. We recorded this in early December, but schedules and a myriad of audio issues made this one a hard one to edit. It also didn’t ...
11.05.2015 Chrono Trigger: Part I – Robo's Rave (RPG Roundup Episode 27) "Chrono Trigger: Part I – Robo's Rave." SNES. 1995. What groundbreaking game in the mid-90s featured time travel, multiple endings, and Rick Astley lovin' robots? If you guessed Chrono Trigger, then you are correct. We discuss the first half of ...
10.07.2015 Hatoful Boyfriend – Everybirdie’s on Crack (RPG Roundup Episode 26) "Hatoful Boyfriend – Everybirdie's on Crack." PlayStation 4/PlayStation Vita. 2011. We take a break from RPG's to...date pigeons. Rich, elite pigeons. Sexy, suave pigeons. Crazy, feral pigeons. And...murderous doctor pigeons that want to throw a scalpel at your face. What ...
08.19.2015 Final Fantasy VI: Part II – Atma Ponders on the Toilet (RPG Roundup Episode 25) "Final Fantasy VI: Part II – Atma Ponders on the Toilet." SNES. 1994. We now bring to you the World of Ruin, where the world has gone to pot and it's up to our adventurers to save it from the ...
05.30.2015 Dragon Age: Inquisition Part One – Drunken Age (RPG Roundup Episode 24) “Dragon Age: Inquisition Part One – Drunken Age.” PlayStation 4. 2014. Name inspired by the screwdrivers we had while recording. The Dragon Age universe has gone to hell since we last left you at Dragon Age 2. Among other things, ...
02.16.2015 Pokemon X-Y—Pokémon Noobs (RPG Roundup Episode 22) "Pokémon X-Y—Pokémon Noobs." Nintendo 3DS. 2013. All of you Pokémon veterans: come here for a laugh. We are new to the series, and it’s quite apparent. We not only mispronounce the word in Great Midwestern Fashion, but call TM’s “HM’s” ...
01.23.2015 Final Fantasy VI Part One – Welcome to Our BBQ! (RPG Roundup Episode 21) "Final Fantasy VI: Welcome to Our BBQ!" SNES. 1993. We at last get to our first installment covering arguably one of the best RPGs at all time. We also deviate from our format a little, preferring a more detailed account ...
11.30.2014 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night – Creature of Chaos (RPG Roundup Episode 20) "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night – Creature of Chaos." PlayStation. 1997. Like platformers and RPGs? Also like eating old, old pizza? Then join us for a discussion of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, one of the most beloved and lauded ...
04.28.2014 Star Ocean: The Second Story—Fourscore and Seven Hundred Million Years Ago (RPG Roundup Episode 15) "Star Ocean: Second Evolution – Fourscore and Seven Hundred Million Years Ago…" PSP. 2008. It’s been one year since we started our first show with Star Ocean: First Departure! Ironically, we are celebrating this major milestone by discussing its sequel, ...
03.29.2014 Secret of Mana—Help, I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up (RPG Roundup Episode 14) "Secret of Mana: Help, I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up!" SNES. 1993. A lot of us played this game when we were kids. A lot of us also didn’t – but despite being 20 years old, Secret of Mana ...
02.27.2014 Wild Arms—For a Few Gella More (RPG Roundup Episode 13) "Wild Arms: For a Few Gella More." PlayStation. 1996. Early 32 bit polygonal hell awaits you if you take on the first installment of this long-running Sony staple, which is replete with deserts, twangy music, and mysterious weapons called ARMs. ...
12.21.2013 Soul Nomad and the World Eaters – Hotpod Hoedown (RPG Roundup Episode 11) "Soul Nomad and the World Eaters – Hotpod Hoedown." PlayStation 2. 2007. For the past few hundred years, the world has gone to hell in a handbasket. Wars rage on, sickness and disease spread, and large, mysterious creatures called World ...
11.05.2013 Shining Force – Here, Have a Jogurt Ring! (RPG Roundup Episode 9) "Shining Force – Here, Have a Jogurt Ring!" Genesis. 1992. Proudly holding its title as the granddaddy of console strategy RPGs, Shining Force even today has a lot to offer the average retro gamer, with simplistic but fun gameplay, an ...
09.07.2013 Final Fantasy – Wash Your Damn Face (RPG Roundup Episode 7) "Final Fantasy – Wash Your Damn Face." NES. 1987. PlayStation. 2002. At last – we play something in the Final Fantasy series! In this episode we cover the NES version of Final Fantasy and include a segment on the PlayStation ...
06.08.2013 Phantasy Star II — Retro RPG Russian Roulette (RPG Roundup Episode 3) "Phantasy Star II - Retro RPG Russian Roulette." Genesis. 1989. Do you like maps? Do you like making maps? Well, we don’t either. But cartography is a must-have skill in this installment of the Phantasy Star series, and you’d better ...