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).
Phantasy Star is a role-playing video game (RPG) developed by Sega and released for the Master System in 1987. One of the earliest Japanese RPGs for consoles, Phantasy Star tells the story of Alis on…
Story time with Jeff and Russ, this time they talk about the night they camped out overnight in order to buy a Wii.
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals, known as Estpolis Denki II (エストポリス伝記II, officially translated Biography of Estpolis II) in Japan, and as Lufia in Europe and Australia, is a role-playing video game …
Jeff wanted to introduce Russ to something new. So Jeff and Russ are going to review the SNES game Lost Vikings 2, which was later remade as Lost Vikings: Norse by Norsewest.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars is a role-playing video game (RPG) developed by Square and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1996. It was directed by Yos…
Jeff and Russ played Dragon Quest 11, and they didn't want to wait ten years until they got around to it as a proper Home on the RNG episode to talk about it, so here we are.
Jeff, Russ, and Lauren look back over the last 9 games that have been reviewed, discuss some common jRPG tropes that they encountered, and then they test their musical knowledge with a video game the…
Russ wanted to play something a little different, so here we are, Jeff and Russ review the NES game Adventures of Lolo.
Secret of Evermore is an action role-playing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released by Square in North America on October 1, 1995. February 1996, saw its release in the PAL…
Jeff and Russ finish their discussion of the Final Fantasy series...for now. Because we all know that fantasy will never end.
The Final Fantasy Legend, known in Japan as Makai Toushi Sa·Ga, is a video game released for the Game Boy in December 1989 by Square Co. It is the first game in the SaGa series and the first role-pla…
Jeff and Russ continue their discussion of the Final Fantasy series, game by game. In this episode, they discuss the best games in the series, because they happened to be released all in a row.
Chrono Trigger is a 1995 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
Jeff and Russ talk about the Final Fantasy series as a whole in this 3 part series of Side Quest. They will briefly break down each and every game in the series. These games will be reviewed in full …
Since Russ won't play Shining Force II, Jeff is reviewing it on his own. Also, since Russ isn't in this episode, and we don't want to deprive you of your regularly schedule Russ, there will be anothe…
Arcana is a 1992 role-playing video game for the SNES by HAL Laboratory.
Before they get much further into this series, Jeff and Russ talk about their top 5 jRPGs of all time. It'll be interesting to see if this changes over the course of this show.
Breath of Fire is a role-playing video game series developed by Capcom. It originated on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993.
Jeff and Russ visit a game from Jeff's childhood, featuring a boy, his alien blob, and so many jellybeans.
Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention is a 1992 fantasy turn-based tactics role-playing video game for the Mega Drive/Genesis console.