On this Final Fantasy VI podcast, pixel remaster anticipation, character development and why Kefka works, and Uematsu’s master works.
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On this Octopath Traveler podcast: the grind, passive characters, HD-2D, and more than you ever wanted to hear about Slash.
It may be impossible to separate Deltarune from Undertale, but if we could, would that make the unfinished work any better?
FromSoftware’s Eldin Ring is almost here and the network test gave a few players the chance to experience it first!
Final Fantasy III is a piece of FF history that’s more accessible than ever thanks to the Pixel Remasters.
Final Fantasy II gets the Pixel Remaster treatment with a wealth of QOL and visual upgrades. Is it enough for this black sheep of the series?
Time to come clean. I was wrong about Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster but it took playing the game for myself. Well, half-wrong.
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is a new breed of Monster Hunter that dramatically improves upon its 3DS predecessor.
Ys Origin is familiar but reliable and really, need anyone ask for more from a JRPG honoring long and rich series traditions?
On this Vagrant Story podcast, we handle one of Square’s most difficult games with care. Having trouble beating Vagrant Story? Have a listen!
Are we living in the golden age of gaming right now? The Infernal Accountant Mage makes a point via Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen.
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition brings one of the most underrated modern classics in the JRPG genre back to life.
Sakura Wars skirts the line between visual novel and mech combat, and while some continue to ask “what is a game?”, fans of visual novels will eat this up.
In this Final Fantasy VIII podcast: Squall as a hero that some people strongly identify with, the game’s divisiveness, a few fan theories, & series context.
First impressions for FF7R Demo: Trim the fat and kill the darlings. Humungous boss fights. Seamless battle system. Forgetting about moral ambiguity. Barret’s glasses look fly. But where do we go from here?
In this Xenogears podcast, the host of Bookwarm Games & TWRM join forces to discuss religion in games, art history, systematic theology, and classic JRPGs.
“Exchange information, learn to talk sensibly about any subject, learn to express your thoughts, accept…
I hope you came hungry for this Breath of Fire podcast! Time to tackle…
On this Final Fantasy podcast, @AncientLitDude and I discuss what is arguably the most important game to The Well-Red Mage as a concept.
The epic conclusion of our Chrono mini-series is finally here!
“This time, The Warrior of Light must become The Warrior of Darkness.”
PlayStation games without a case find a new home: I affordably custom printed new inserts and salvaged new cases myself!
Our first in a three-part series of Chrono Trigger podcasts features Brent the ABXY Mage and a talk on the game’s soundtrack.
Octopath Traveler is about convictions and traditionalism painted with heavy strokes and a new coat of paint.
If you like JRPGs or are a fan of mind-bending stories and Japanese culture, give this a shot, just be prepared to lose a significant chunk of your life to this video game epic.
In this EarthBound episode, the idyllic vision of America, the death of innocence, the lost art of memorable NPCs, and more.
Cosmic Star Heroine is a combination of recognizable influences but it doesn’t let all that inspiration go to waste.
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
-Buddha
“Shall the axe boast over him who hews with it,
or the saw magnify itself against him who wields it?”
-Isaiah 10:15 [ESV]
