RPG Backtrack 362 – Magical Mystery Dungeon
Mystery Dungeon May continues this week with the rest of the series. We have Chocobos, Ninjas, Slimes, and a variety of other critters crawling these dungeons. Just don’t run out of food!
Author: Kelley Ryan
RPG Backtrack 361 – Waking up as a Pokémon
On this week’s episode, we kick off Mystery Dungeon May with a classic question; what if you could BE a Pokémon? The Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series explores this concept, and offers classic dungeon crawling to the mix.
RPG Backtrack 360 – Sophie and the Alchemy All-Stars
Atelier April continues with a duology of titles, Atelier Sophie and Atelier Sophie 2, bringing mystery to books and dreams all around. Then we have a therapy session about Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists. This week’s show is a pendulum of joy and disappointment.
RPG Cast – Episode 810: “Steampunk Ys Metroidvania”
Kelley is here to introduce the new Home Maintenance ‘Cast. Matt is finally freed from the drudgery of the Atelier gauntlet, but is now avoiding all the games… because they’re SaGa. Andi is enjoying the bonus bleeps from Chris across the room. Oh, and there’s another person we can’t give a boat to.
RPG Backtrack 359 – Mysterious Ways
This year’s Atelier April finally brings us to the Mysterious Quadrilogy, with this week’s episode discussing Atelier Atelier Firis and Atelier Lydie & Suelle. The real mystery is if we will ever get sick of talking about magical girls and alchemy. Given this episode will have a part two, probably not.
RPG Cast – Episode 807: “Insider Kemco Boredroom Discussions”
Matt survived the farming wars with help from time-traveling bipedal dinosaurs. Ryan has been assigned a new piddle patch; he lives here now! Kelley realizes, to her horror, she has become the Tom Nook of Pokémon. Andi needs to go help his cat find her emotional support plushie.
RPG Backtrack 358 – April 1st Brings the Worst
On RPG Backtrack, we strive to bring a positive message about video games to the world. There are times when we play a game so terrible, we just have to complain about it. After all, sometimes you have to play a bad game to appreciate the good ones. At least that’s what we tell ourselves to lessen the suffering.
RPG Cast – Episode 806: “Save Scummed For The Cow”
Andi ponders throwing a bunch of genre styles into a Scrabble bag. Kelley is a big fan of gender affirming animals. Matt is battling Steamboat Willie in M. Night Shyamalan’s The Village. Chris couldn’t make it this week, but we expect he’s staying with his cow.
RPG Backtrack 357 – Vanillaware Goes to War
What happens when you combine Vanillaware’s eye-catching art style with the tactical combat of the Ogre Battle series? You get Unicorn Overlord, the topic of this week’s episode. Here is the real question: where are the unicorns?
RPG Backtrack 356 – We Have Suikoden at Home
Some video game Kickstarter projects come, but many of them go up in smoke. One Kickstarter project in particular was the vision of producer Yoshitaka Murayama, famous for the Suikoden series. Does Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes live up to its spiritual predecessor? Find out on this week’s RPG Backtrack.
RPG Backtrack 355 – Top Percentage of All Rattata
It’s a double birthday bash on this week’s Backtrack. We are celebrating Pokémon Gold/Silver’s 25th birthday (a bit belated) and the entire franchise’s 30th birthday at the same time. This puts our podcast in the top percentage of all Pokémon podcasts!
RPG Backtrack 354 – It’s Dangerous To Go Alone! Take This.
Once upon a time, a strange man in a cave handed a boy a sword. One iconic line and 40 years later, we have Nintendo’s most popular franchise right next to the plumber himself. Tune in this week, as we celebrate 40 years of Zelda!
RPG Cast – Episode 800: “Somehow, That’s Worse!”
Matt needs combat in his cozy games; Kelley is literally a housecat with a jetpack; taking over hosting duties, Andi is is lamenting that the rise of PS1 graphics in indies makes him feel very old.
RPG Backtrack 353 – Cress Is a Mess
The Tale that started it all celebrated its 30th birthday last month. While we are a little late to the party, we do have a round of guests, featuring Cassandra and Leogrim, to chat about Tales of Phantasia.
RPG Backtrack 352 – This is Sparta!
The 2026 season of RPG Backtrack kicks off with a big, fat vacation in ancient Greece. Join us, with guests Sam, Pascal, and Josh, as we climb the butts of multiple statues in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.
RPG Backtrack 351 – Indiecember
As the year comes to a close, we wrap up with a round table of bite sized independently developed RPGs for your playing pleasure. After all, an indie game a day keeps the triple A trash away. Enjoy some passion projects with guests Sam and Ryan Costa.
RPG Backtrack 350 – Treasures and Monsters
On this week’s backtrack, we go back to Dragon Quest with two recent entries in the Monsters sub-series. Technically, one of them isn’t a Monsters title, but started as one, so we counted it anyway. Featuring a special guest from the podcast, Slime Time, Bluestar, along with our regulars Robert and Wheels.
RPG Backtrack 349 – Extreme Construction
The Yakuza Kiwami series continues, remaking Yakuza 2 with an extreme coat of paint. We have a crazy construction crew for this show, featuring Josh, Sam, Pascal, and David. Ripping the shirt off for a fight is mandatory.
RPG Backtrack 348 – Why Does He Look Like Kiryu?
Have you ever wondered what Sakamoto Ryoma’s life was like, but need more wackiness in your Japanese history lesson? What about racing chickens or playing baseball with cannon balls? This week, Josh, David, Ryan M., and Pascal talk about a period piece with a touch of that Yakuza/Like a Dragon charm.
RPG Cast – Episode 791: “Wow, there are Hamsters!!”
Matt recounts the horrors of when seven liquid metal slimes show up – and none of them run, because they knew what they were doing. Kelley tells the tale of when Team Rocket went to pick up some pizza. Ryan’s Game Gear is somehow playing all his consoles. Andi learns it’s just a harvest, not a lifetime.
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