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Andi insists everything, including the moon, is BS. Kelley insists Adol will win because he has a boat. Chris insists going to the gym is the bad ending. Everyone hates the dart game! This can only end in tragedy. Question of the Week What’s your “brain’s dead, need a low stakes game” suggestion? Check out the show notes here!

Monster-Catching May continues this week on RPG Backtrack, where we chat about the Pokémon franchises’ first fully open-world game.  Cassandra, Wheels, and David fire up their lizard cycle to talk about Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, the most divisive game in the series.

Chris left Kelley at Diablo school and forgot to pick her up. Robert wants to hook us up with his stash of “boosters.” Ryan thinks Expedition 33’s opening is more depressing than an old man with a bunch of balloons. And Kelley is busy 100 percenting an art installation. Question of the Week What gacha shutdown hurt the most? Check out the show notes here!

This week in Q&A Quest, we further cover this year’s PAX East. We also discuss various news as the wait for the Nintendo Switch 2 continues.

Chris insists we don’t yet have enough rogue-like deck builders yet. Andi is playing as a little girl – in a video game, that is. Kelley’s new personal deity is Gomez. Josh isn’t here because he’s busy petting actual Shetland ponies. Question of the Week Do you pause what you’re playing to go back and play a new season or DLC for a game you liked? Check out the...

In this special bonus episode, we discuss games demoed at this year’s PAX East. This includes everything from  Monster Train 2 to  Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma .

This week in Q&A Quest, we patiently wait for the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2. We also discuss recent industry news.

Are you tired of the Pokémon series? Do you still crave the catching of cute little monsters? Then this week’s Backtrack is for you!  Join the cast along with Jahwon and Ryan C as we catch our favorite critters in various indie games and make them be our friends.

Ryan discovers if vinyl tastes like Skittles. Kelley teaches us that dogs are tubes and cats are liquid. Chris apologizes for forcing Kelley to buy a cat for $25. Question of the Week Do you pause what you’re playing to go back and play a new season or DLC for a game you liked? Check out the show notes here!

This week in Q&A Quest, your hosts celebrate moving recordings to just another manic Monday. However, they wish it was Sunday, because that’s their fun day.

Chris is pushing his luck with Spider Mommy Oblivion mods. Kelley just really wanted to get out of GameStop. Josh extols the magic of folding shirts. And Andi desperately tries to remember that one off-brand Persona. PS: Everyone should be allowed to charge into battle flexing their pecs!” Question of the Week How excited/interested do you get for shadow drops? “We’re announcing...

Atelier April concludes this week with a pair of direct sequels to Atelier Ryza .  Come join Sam and Ryan M. as we polish our alchemy skills in the royal capital and explore some new islands!

This week in Q&A Quest, we discuss the  Lunar Remastered Collection . We also continue to discuss the Nintendo Switch 2.

Matt asks, “Does this remake make my sprites look fat?” Josh runs into an invisible bus full of Trails tropes. Kelley wonders if Wheels is secretly the Vampire Survivors guy. Chris is not into Obscur jokes, but is Musou-so-so on Zelda. Question of the Week What game announcement would immediately sell you on Switch 2? Check out the show notes here!

Kelley orders an omellette du Farmagia. Chris fights a dragon with a lightning railgun on its head. Josh is disappointed that no arms were removed in the recording of this podcast. Now excuse me while I go lay down in the Warm Cult’s blankets. Question of the Week What was your first RPG? Check out the show notes here!

Atelier April kicks off with a trio of games set in dying worlds.  Josh, Sam, and Wheels all join the show to talk about the Atelier Dusk trilogy (Atelier Ayesha, Atelier Escha & Logy, and Atelier Shallie).

This week in Q&A Quest we discuss everything Nintendo Switch 2 related. We also answer more of your hard hitting questions.

Robert is all up on the Super Robot Wars scene. Chris is all up on that burning finger. Pascal is all up on priests with attitude. And somehow, we landed on insertion. Question of the Week You going to purchase a Switch 2? Are you going to preorder it? Check out the show notes here!

This week in Q&A Quest, we discuss the Nintendo Direct focused on the original Switch. We also discuss recent releases.

This week, the cast is searching for the ever-elusive 12-bit game. Andi is confused about the wrong PoE, Kelley and Joshua debate the merits of Pirate Laser Cannons for one final time, and special guest Ryan Radcliff ponders the problem of Nintendo target balls trademarks. Oh, and Chris is crying in the Twitch chat. Question of the Week What are your predictions for the Switch 2 Direct? Wrong answ...

Sony’s machine-infested, open-world extravaganza came out with a sequel in 2022.  Sam, Pascal, and Josh join the show as we find out if Horizon Forbidden West lives up to its predecessor.  Let’s just hope that the haptic triggers on the PS5 controller didn’t give everyone carpal tunnel.

These week in Q&A Quest, we discuss the  Xenoblade series. We also discuss  Potionomics .

Poor Chris is sick and cuddling a popcorn bucket, so Andi is wrangling the Ryan consortium for the week…who is ungovernable. Kelley is fighting boats and taking their crews. Ryan considers the merits of throwing mud at people. Are we playing Monopoly the right way yet? Question of the Week Did you pick up any of March’s releases? Check out the show notes here!

It was 30 years ago this week that RPG legends Hironobu Sakaguchi, Yuji Horii, and Akira Toriyama gave Japan (and the U.S. five months later) their legendary RPG, Chrono Trigger .  Does this beloved game hold up to the test of time?  Find out with guests Pascal, Ryan R, Wheels, and Jahwon.

This week in Q&A Quest, we discuss  Monster Hunter Wilds . We also discuss all the latest gaming news.