RPG Backtrack

On this week's backtrack, we bring a story arc that has crossed two decades, three console generations, and nine games together in one explosive finale.  Kelley, Matt, and Josh were crazy enough to finish this massive story.  Sounds like a Kiseki game to us. The post RPG Backtrack 314 – Cold Steel Finale appeared first on RPGamer .

This week's show takes us on a journey through time and space. With Live a Live finally coming to the west in 2022, we thought it would be a great time to chat about this obscure Super Famicom port with the three Ryans (Costa, McCarthy, and Radcliff) and Wheels. The post RPG Backtrack 313 – Eight Lives A-Lived appeared first on RPGamer .

RPG Backtrack continues MMO month with a chat about Final Fantasy XIV 's sophomore expansion, Stormblood . Robert and Noodle join the group to re-capture Doma castle in this exciting show! The post RPG Backtrack 312 – The Last Samurai appeared first on RPGamer .

This week's show kicks off MMO month for 2024, where we talk about World of Warcraft' s most popular expansion. Andi, Robert, Ryan, and Pascal all hop aboard the airship to Northrend to re-experience the downfall of the Lich King. The post RPG Backtrack 311 – Renaissance Festival in Arthas’s Backyard appeared first on RPGamer .

This week's RPG Backtrack discusses Nexomon and Nexomon: Extinction, a pair of charming monster collecting games with a quirky sense of humor. Anna and Ryan Costa join the show this week to wrap up Monster Menagerie May. The post RPG Backtrack 310 – Omicron Mons appeared first on RPGamer .

May is a great time for celebrating critter catching games! Our first entry for Monster Menagerie May takes us to the land of Hisui, where David and Cassandra come to talk about Pokemon Legends: Arceus .  Just make sure to watch out for the red-eyed Bidoof.   The post RPG Backtrack 309 – Alpha Snorlax Scares Me appeared first on RPGamer .

Atelier April continues, as we celebrate the first part in the trilogy starring Reisalin Stout, or as we know her, Ryza.  Sam, Chris, and Ryan all join the show to talk about this fresh take on the series. The post RPG Backtrack 308 – Thunder Thigh-za appeared first on RPGamer .

Break out the cauldron and polish that philosopher's stone, because it's Atelier April on RPG Backtrack! For this week's show, we discuss the four games set in Arland along with Sam and Josh. The post RPG Backtrack 307 – RoroTotoMeruLulu appeared first on RPGamer .

Yakuza fans rejoiced when Sega remade the original PlayStation 2 game for modern consoles in 2016.  Now we have Josh, Pascal, and Ryan to tell us if this remake was an improvement.  We are also on the lookout for Majima.  He's everywhere. The post RPG Backtrack 306 – Kiwami Means EXTREME appeared first on RPGamer .

Persona 3 defined the series as we know it today with its social links and high-school inspired setting.  Now that Persona 3 Reload is out, we thought it was time to dust off the Evokers and don our S.E.E.S. armband again. Mike and David both agree that Koromaru is the best boy on this week's RPG Backtrack. The post RPG Backtrack 305 – Burn My Bread appeared first on RPGamer .

With the newly announced DLC set to release this summer, now is the perfect time to have an Elden Ring retrospective.  Both Chris and Pascal were summoned to the show, but despite their high intelligence stats, they're still unclear just how much George R.R. Martin was involved. The post RPG Backtrack 304 – Go Outside, Touch Grace appeared first on RPGamer .

We laughed at the trailer, made memes out of the cut scenes, and wondered what Tetsuya Nomura was thinking when he decided that the original Final Fantasy story needed a dark take. But we have to ask, was Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin any good?  Pascal, David, Mike, and Ryan M join the Chaos-killing party this week on RPG Backtrack . The post RPG Backtrack 303 – Love Is Chaos appeared...

It's time to get cozy on RPG Backtrack, with a delightful little game from Level-5.  Pull up a chair, grab some tea, and head into a new life with Matt, Cassandra, and Kell, as we chat about Fantasy Life on the 3DS. The post RPG Backtrack 302 – Get a Life appeared first on RPGamer .

What happens when the Yakuza series jumps to the other side of the law? Sam, Josh, Pascal, and David all have answers to this question during our deep dive into Judgment. The post RPG Backtrack 301 – Kamurocho Noire appeared first on RPGamer .

We kick off a new season of RPG Backtrack by revisiting the game from the first episode that debuted nearly sixteen years ago! That's right, we are old, and this is a celebration of Super Mario RPG, with guests Mike Apps and Ryan Costa. The post RPG Backtrack 300 – There’s A Sword In My Castle! appeared first on RPGamer .

On this week's episode, we journey back to the realm of post apocalyptic Tokyo as we talk about Shin Megami Tensei V . Wheels and Ryan M. join the crew, on this exciting season finale of RPG Backtrack for 2023! The post RPG Backtrack 299 – Nahobino Bambino appeared first on RPGamer .

NieR-vember continues with a sequel that surpassed the original NieR in popularity and sales.  Ryan (Scar), Josh, and Pascal visit the show to talk about NieR Automata.  Everybody wonders if sexy androids dream of sexy electric sheep. The post RPG Backtrack 298 – Love, Death, and Androids appeared first on RPGamer .

Was the Drakengard series too sane for you? Then let Yoko Taro crank up the weirdness in Nier Replicant and Nier Gestalt . Josh and Pascal hop on the show to chat about how they prefer their game protagonist, young or old. The post RPG Backtrack 297 – The Book Won’t Stop Yelling at Me appeared first on RPGamer .

It took fourteen years, but we finally got a sequel to the original World Ends With You in 2021.  Grab your pins and some boba tea, because we're going back to Shibuya!  Cassandra hops on the show this time around to discuss Neo The World Ends With You . The post RPG Backtrack 296 – Wicked Twister Sisters appeared first on RPGamer .

Spooky month rolls on! This week we return to the FromSoftware well we dove into last October to talk Bloodborne. David, Wheels, and Pascal are our Hunters as we battle our way through another bloody classic. The post RPG Backtrack 295 – Bloody Well Right appeared first on RPGamer .

Spooky month is finally here!  It's about time we celebrate a pair of adorable little RPGs from Double Fine.  Sam and Ryan M. don their favorite disguises with us to talk about Costume Quest 1 and 2 . The post RPG Backtrack 294 – Quest for Candy appeared first on RPGamer .

On this week's episode, we celebrate the recent announcement of a DLC expansion for Tales of Arise . Let's just pretend this is how we planned the show, and it's really not just a happy coincidence. Catch up on the base game with us, along with Jon and Robert. The post RPG Backtrack 293 – Arise To The Occasion appeared first on RPGamer .

Have you ever wanted to use ancient gods to cut down hundreds of demons with one stroke? Have you ever wanted to go on a road trip across Japan? Did you want a Persona game on the Nintendo Switch in 2021?  We answer all of these questions in our talk about Persona 5 Strikers , with Josh, Wheels, and David. The post RPG Backtrack 292 – Kick-Strike My Heart appeared first on RPGamer .

As students trudge back to school in real life, we go back to Thors Academy this week on RPG Backtrack.  Josh joins the show to talk about Trails of Cold Steel III , along with plenty of head-pats and comments about Rean's new glasses. The post RPG Backtrack 291 – The Student Has Now Become the Hot Teacher appeared first on RPGamer .

Nintendo gave us a big surprise during the 2019 Game Awards when they announced Bravely Default II for the Switch. Now Cassandra and Robert don their Asterisks to talk about this nostalgia-inspired RPG series. Wait, haven't we already talked about a Second Bravely game before? The post RPG Backtrack 290 – Asterisks of Power appeared first on RPGamer .