Project Rainfall helped bring several titles to the Wii in North America, and one of them features a title reminiscent of another series Hironobu Sakaguchi... The post RPG Backtrack – Episode 137: “Just One More Story?” appeared first on RPGamer.
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RPG Backtrack – Episode 136: “Shepard in The Right...
The Mass Effect trilogy comes to a conclusion in grandiose fashion, but many people were not happy at the time. How it looks after a... The post RPG Backtrack – Episode 136: “Shepard in The Right Stuff” appeared first on RPGamer.
The second Persona is a duo of titles with an unusual release history, and detailing it is an arduous undertaking. The Backtrack crew proved willing... The post RPG Backtrack – Episode 135: “Dramatis Persona” appeared first on RPGamer.
Mistwalker supplied the Xbox 360 with some unique content, and a title involving immortals seeking the return of their memories got considerable praise. Discussion of... The post RPG Backtrack – Episode 134: “Lost in the Mist” appeared first on RPGamer.
While Final Fantasy spawns a lot of heated talk, relatively little of it is devoted to the earliest entries. The NES era spawned the series,... The post RPG Backtrack – Episode 133: “It Wasn’t Always an Oxymoron” appeared first on RPGamer.
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RPG Backtrack – Episode 132: “Then Some Heroes Come...
The bar for bringing Legend of Heroes titles across the Pacific had been set rather low, making it easy for XSEED to impress gamers when... The post RPG Backtrack – Episode 132: “Then Some Heroes Come Along” appeared first on RPGamer.
Dealing with games made by tri-Ace usually requires a bit of effort, and in recent years it hasn’t gotten any easier. Maybe this attempt to... The post RPG Backtrack – Episode 131: “Infinite Inapplicability” appeared first on RPGamer.
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RPG Backtrack – Episode 130: “Night of the Living...
Yasumi Matsuno’s work includes a title from the late PS1 era that defies easy explanation. Attempting to describe it anyway may require a flow chart... The post RPG Backtrack – Episode 130: “Night of the Living Vagrants” appeared first on RPGamer.
There’s something addictive about walking forward while beating everyone encountered along the way into a bloody pulp. This procedure has occasionally been used in titles... The post RPG Backtrack – Episode 129: “My Fist Your Face” appeared first on RPGamer.
It’s time once again to venture into the vast Megami Tensei universe. This particular grouping involves tactical maneuvers of people and their demons summoned through... The post RPG Backtrack – Episode 128: “House of the Devil” appeared first on RPGamer.
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RPG Backtrack – Episode 127: “Sheparding the Flock”
Get set for some more explosive outer space adventures courtesy of BioWare, as the second installment of its massive trilogy comes under scrutiny. Does it... The post RPG Backtrack – Episode 127: “Sheparding the Flock” appeared first on RPGamer.
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RPG Backtrack – Episode 126: “What Happens in New...
Of course there are people and things to shoot around New Vegas, but this most recent incarnation of the Fallout universe doesn’t stop there. Enjoy... The post RPG Backtrack – Episode 126: “What Happens in New Vegas, Stays in New Vegas” appeared first on RPGamer.
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RPG Backtrack – Episode 125: “How Many Dragons in an...
The start of BioWare’s ongoing series brought a lot of thoughts to the surface. Some are profound and challenging, others lewd and depraved, with plenty... The post RPG Backtrack – Episode 125: “How Many Dragons in an Age?” appeared first on RPGamer.
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RPG Backtrack – Episode 124: “Mapping the World Tree”
In the world of gaming, anything that can be described as educational is a definite turn-off. First-person dungeon crawlers count as learning experiences in a... The post RPG Backtrack – Episode 124: “Mapping the World Tree” appeared first on RPGamer.
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RPG Backtrack – Episode 123: “Konami’s Trail of Tears”
One final hurrah for the Stars of Destiny came out of Konami, though it wasn’t officially intended as such. Then the DS got a game... The post RPG Backtrack – Episode 123: “Konami’s Trail of Tears” appeared first on RPGamer.
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RPG Backtrack – Episode 122: “Follow the Captain...
BioWare wanted to convey the ineffectual nature of the human race when compared to other species populating the galaxy. This naturally took the form of... The post RPG Backtrack – Episode 122: “Follow the Captain Shepard” appeared first on RPGamer.
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RPG Backtrack – Episode 121: “The Rock Goes in an Arc”
Ah, Sony, holder of many now-dormant IPs. One of those was a pretty good tactical series that hasn’t been seen for a number of years,... The post RPG Backtrack – Episode 121: “The Rock Goes in an Arc” appeared first on RPGamer.
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RPG Backtrack – Episode 120: “You Could Wake Up Dead...
Blizzard once had an idea to send players through the realms of the afterlife, beating up the locals and grabbing whatever desirable things they happened... The post RPG Backtrack – Episode 120: “You Could Wake Up Dead Tomorrow” appeared first on RPGamer.
Falcom has a storied development history, and one of its larger series saw multiple versions before ending up on the PSP for a few installments.... The post RPG Backtrack – Episode 119: “We Can Be Heroes” appeared first on RPGamer.
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RPG Backtrack – Episode 118: “Can’t We Get Beyond...
The ruins of the central Atlantic region of the US are open to in-depth exploration, as Bethesda takes a crack at the post-apocalyptic future. Thinking... The post RPG Backtrack – Episode 118: “Can’t We Get Beyond Thunderdome?” appeared first on RPGamer.