Home on the RNG
What do you get when you combine jRPG veteran Russ McGallian, with enthusiastic jRPG amateur Jeff Hillary, and mix in a healthy dose of video game music expert Chris Taylor? Mostly chaos. But occasionally they produce an in depth analysis of the jRPGs you love, hate, or never even heard of. Listen to them as they play through every jRPG ever made (they may die of old age before they finish).
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 126
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Dragon Quest III
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation, titled Dragon Warrior
III when initially localized to North America, is a role-playing video game
developed by Chunsoft and published by Enix. It is the third …
Side Quest: What is a jRPG
In this side quest, the guys tackle a difficult question. What exactly is a jRPG? There's so much grey area in the genre, especially now when every game seems to have "RPG elements", so the conversat…
Final Fantasy Legend III
Final Fantasy Legend III, known in Japan as SaGa 3: Jikuu no
Hasha, is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the
Game Boy. The third entry in the SaGa series, it was released …
Side Quest: Top 11 jRPGs
It's been several years since this project began, let's see what constant exposure to new jRPGs has done to the guy's lists of favourite games. This episode is a bit longer than normal, just because …
Robotrek
Robotrek, known in Japan as Slapstick, is a role-playing
video game (RPG) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was
co-developed by Quintet and Ancient and published by Enix in both Ja…
Side Quest: River City Ransom
The guys played another non-jRPG, although it's still very Japanese. Let's talk about the amazing NES game River City Ransom.
Final Fantasy Adventure
Final Fantasy Adventure, known in Japan as Seiken Densetsu:
Final Fantasy Gaiden or simply Seiken Densetsu, and later released in Europe as
Mystic Quest, is a Final Fantasy spinoff and the first game i…
Side Quest: Romance in jRPGs
Let's talk about how the jRPG genre deals with the topic of romance. Let's talk about good examples, bad examples, and how frequently there are no examples at all.
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy V is a fantasy role-playing video game
developed and published by Square in 1992. It is the fifth main installment of
the Final Fantasy series. The game first appeared only in Japan on Ni…
Side Quest: Accepted jRPG Tropes
What are the tropes that you just know are going to be in any jRPG game? The stuff we don't even make jokes about anymore? Let's examine some, and hear some examples of games that try to subvert them…
Breath of Fire II
Breath of Fire II is a role-playing video game developed and
published by Capcom. First released in 1994, the game was licensed to Laguna
for European release in 1996. It is the second entry in the Bre…
Side Quest: Persona 5 Strikers Review
Jeff and Russ review a spinoff game of a jRPG they haven't even reviewed yet. What happens when you make a Dynasty Warrior style Persona game? Pure magic.
Grandia
Grandia is a role-playing video game, developed by Game Arts
and published by Entertainment Software Publishing for the Sega Saturn console
as the first game in their Grandia series. Released in Japan …
Side Quest: If Jeff and Russ Made a jRPG
Welcome to a bit of a thought experiment. If Jeff and Russ were to make a jRPG, what exactly would be in it? What systems would they use? What types of characters? What kind of setting?
Live a Live
Live A Live is a 1994 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Super Famicom. The title remains exclusive to Japan, though it was given a fan translation by the online group …
Side Quest: Dragon Quest Series 4
This final part of the Dragon Quest series review covers the 10th and 11th game, as well as discussing some of the spinoff series.
Side Quest: Dragon Quest Series 3
In this penultimate episode of the Dragon Quest series review, Jeff and Russ discuss the 7th-9th games of the series.
Side Quest: Dragon Quest Series 2
In the second part of the Dragon Quest series review, Jeff and Russ discuss the 4th-6th games of the series, known as the Zenithia Trilogy.
Side Quest: Dragon Quest Series 1
The first in a four part discussion of the Dragon Quest series. In this episode Jeff and Russ discuss the first three games, also known as the Erdrick Trilogy.
Yet Another Very Special Episode
It's time again to look back at the last 9 games Jeff and Russ played. Talk about what worked, what didn't, and what tropes we encountered along the way.