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Ep 32: Live-a-Live
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - September 15, 2022 13:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSo a caveman, kung fu master, ninja, cowboy, tournament fighter, esper, robot, and a knight go into a bar and discover...a cosmic evil. We cover this long-obscure cult Super Famicom JRPG that only came to the west this year through a remaster. Both versions are a glimpse into a fascinating concep...
Ep 31: Radiant Historia
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - August 25, 2022 13:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe bust out our flowcharts and get unstuck in time as we cover the time-traveling cult classic Radiant Historia. As a dying world contends with endless war and desertification, three heroes jump between multiple timelines to try and find a way forward. Both a throwback to classic JRPGs and an amb...
Ep 30: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - August 09, 2022 17:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsRiver-kun comes for us all as we cover Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. The collaboration between Level-5 and Studio Ghibli was the subject of a lot of anticipation but has a complicated legacy. We discuss Drippy-gate, collecting the 'mons, and the game's similiarities to Frozen spinoff medi...
Ep 29: Fire Emblem: Three Houses w/ Six Dettmar
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - October 05, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsPick your best boy or girl and join us as we cover Fire Emblem: Three Houses with special guest Six Dettmar! With the help of Koei Tecmo, Intelligent Systems (and Nintendo) turned the franchise around after the questionable Fire Emblem Fates. The result was an ambitious mix of mature themes, mean...
Ep 28: 7th Dragon III Code: VFD
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - July 13, 2021 10:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsUnderrated and under-promoted, the absurdly titled 7th Dragon III: Code VFD didn't make much of a splash when it was released on the Nintendo 3DS. But there's plenty to love in the game, a mix of Rieko Kodama's sci-fi/fantasy aesthetic and Etrian Odyssey-esque dungeon crawling, even if you (like ...
Ep 27: Octopath Traveler w/ Iyane Agossah
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - June 08, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAs much of a storytelling experiment as it is a throwback to 16 and 32-bit JRPGs, Octopath Traveler is an ambitious, if flawed, entry in the genre. Journalist Iyane Agossah joins Paul and new full-time co-host Allisa James to discuss this anthology of eight loosely-connected stories, and how succ...
Ep 26: Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... w/ Alexander McConnell
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - May 25, 2021 15:00 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn our longest episode to date, we delve deep into the desperation, dualities, and despair of Yoko Taro's brilliant Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... We cover the ways this remake vastly improves on the original, its themes of miscommunication, body shame, and existential despair, and detail th...
Ep 25: Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean w/ Robert
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - May 11, 2021 11:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTake these broken wings and learn to fly again as we cover the underrated MonolithSoft JRPG, Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean. Set in a surreal world of disconnected islands, the GameCube classic is a perfect example of the wild and experimental JRPGs that we don't get very often an...
Ep 24: Valkyrie Profile w/ Fletch
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - April 29, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe delve into Norse mythology and enter an world-shattering battle in the underrated PS1 classic Valkyrie Profile. The game hearkens back to an era when JRPGs could be as bizarre and experimental as they wanted to be, for better and worse. We unpack the epic saga and the unusual mechanics of this...
Ep 23: The World Ends With You w/ Allisa James (Fixed)
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - February 16, 2021 11:45 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsImagine you're an ultra-hip Shibuya kid who suddenly finds you've been enlisted into a battle for your life—and possibly the fate of the world. The World Ends With You is a stunningly innovative JRPG that's been imitated in style, but rarely in gameplay. We're joined by Allisa James to discuss th...
Ep 22: Tales of the Abyss w/ Robert
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - January 27, 2021 14:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTales of the Abyss is a bold game, particularly for a series as risk-averse as Tales. This game takes big chances from the jump, from its initially-unlikeable protagonist to its constant efforts to undermine the story tropes you expect in such a game. Robert joins us to discuss this PS2/3DS JRPG ...
Ep 21: Phantasy Star IV w/ Alexander McConnell
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - January 05, 2021 12:00 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOne of the greatest, and perhaps most underrated, JRPG's of the 16-bit generation, Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium is a sci-fi epic with a narrative and mechanics before its time. Alexander McConnell joins us to discuss the definitive conclusion to this four game saga, delving into it...
Ep 20: Eternal Sonata w/ Dani Siller
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - December 15, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAs Composer Frédéric Chopin lies on his deathbed from tuberculosis, in a parallel universe he's an anime bad boy in a fantasy world, doing battle with an industrialized empire and nasty anthropormphised beans. Eternal Sonata may not be the strangest premise for a JRPG ever, but it's certainly in ...
Ep 19: Final Fantasy X w/ Andy Reinhold
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - December 07, 2020 11:00 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSharpen up those Blitzball skills 'cos we're heading back to Spira. Final Fantasy X expert extraordinaire Andy Reinhold joins Paul for a deep dive into the themes, characters, and misconceptions about one of the most unusual and abstract entries in the franchise. Join us as we explore the heady t...
Ep 18: Skies of Arcadia w/ Robert
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - October 12, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTake flight into an age of adventure, where swashbuckling sky pirates do battle with an unjust empire and ancient godlike figures. Skies of Arcadia is the product of Sega RPG royalty—Phantasy Star creator Rieko Kodama and the team behind Panzer Dragoon Saga. Released originally for the Dreamcast,...
Ep 17: Star Ocean w/ Fletch
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - September 28, 2020 04:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAh, Star Ocean...the venerable sci-fi JRPG series that plays more like a bad episode of Star Trek TOS than the epic, interstellar adventure it's always aspired to. In this episode, Fletch and Paul delve into the madness that is the original Super Famicom entry in the series, try to figure out why...
Ep 15: Yakuza Zero w/ Leland Cheuk
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - September 14, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsPaul and Leland Cheuk (https://lelandcheuk.com/) delve into the sordid (yet strangely wholesome) underbelly of Japanese life in this ep on Yakuza Zero. Topics include putting a chicken in charge at your law firm, how may thrusts the thrusting guy can make an hour, and the sopa opera excesses of t...
Ep 16: Ys: Memories of Celceta w/ Allisa James
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - September 09, 2020 13:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe venture into a mysterious land with an even more mysterious forest in Ys: Memories of Celceta, recently re-released for the PS4. A fleet-footed action-RPG that doesn't outstay its welcome, Ys: Memories of Celceta is the game where the brave (and commonly amnesiac) Adol finally earns the hallow...
Ep 14: Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII w/ Fletch
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - June 17, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWith special guest Fletch in tow, we delve into one of the strangest, fascinating, and underrated Final Fantasy entires: Lightning Returns. Fletch and Paul sign the praises of a game that is over the top in all of the best ways, introduces innovative mechanics, and features best emotionless girl ...
Ep 14: Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - June 17, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWith special guest Fletch in tow, we delve into one of the strangest, fascinating, and underrated Final Fantasy entires: Lightning Returns. Fletch and Paul sign the praises of a game that is over the top in all of the best ways, introduces innovative mechanics, and features best emotionless girl ...
Ep 13: Final Fantasy 7 Remake w/ Allisa James
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - April 27, 2020 16:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIt's a slow news...season? Rest of the year? So Allisa and Paul take a deep dive into Final Fantasy 7 Remake, We also discuss Allisa's Trials of Mana review, the delay of Digimon Survive, and much more! Spoiler note: Listen out for a couple spoiler warnings before we discuss some endgame elements...
Ep 13: Final Fantasy 7 Remake
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - April 27, 2020 16:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIt's a slow news...season? Rest of the year? So Allisa and Paul take a deep dive into Final Fantasy 7 Remake, We also discuss Allisa's Trials of Mana review, the delay of Digimon Survive, and much more! Spoiler note: Listen out for a couple spoiler warnings before we discuss some endgame elements...
Ep 12: Persona 5 Royal & Bravely Default 2 Demo
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - April 04, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAllisa has already beaten Persona 5 Royal for her Dualshockers review, so in this episode she talks about her takaways, how the new characters and mechanics change the base game, and whether its worth going back to for people who played the original. We also give our first impressions on the Br...
Ep 11: Megadimension Neptunia VII w/ Fletch
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - March 31, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWith special guest Fletch, we take a deep dive into the infamous Neptunia series, where you play as moe girls who are the living embodiment of famous video game consoles. Specifically, we look at Megadimension Neptunia VII, the most refined and successful iteration of this bizarre but ultimately ...
Ep 11: Megadimension Neptunia VII
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - March 31, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWith special guest Fletch, we take a deep dive into the infamous Neptunia series, where you play as moe girls who are the living embodiment of famous video game consoles. Specifically, we look at Megadimension Neptunia VII, the most refined and successful iteration of this bizarre but ultimately ...
Ep 10: Hands-On With Persona 5 Royal, and a Dragon Quest ATM
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - February 25, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratings** Please consider supporting us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Mirrorimagestudios) ** In this episode, Allisa reports back from a preview event for Persona 5 Royal. We also discuss the new DLC campaign forn Fire Emble: Three Houses, a highly possible review of Yakuza 7, the great Junji Ito ...
Ep 9: Nomura's Burden and the Alliance Alive
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - February 19, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsFormat change! Allisa James and Paul join up for a new twice-monthly look at the latest JRPG news and releases. We look at Nomura's Burden, aka Kingdom Hearts, the controversy over Yakuza's JRPG makeover, and take a look at the PC release of The Alliance Alive HD. Not to worry—we'll still be doin...
Ep 23: The World Ends With You w/ Allisa James
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - February 16, 2020 11:45 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsImagine you're an ultra-hip Shibuya kid who suddenly finds you've been enlisted into a battle for your life—and possibly the fate of the world. The World Ends With You is a stunningly innovative JRPG that's been imitated in style, but rarely in gameplay. We're joined by Allisa James to discuss th...
Episode 8: Xenoblade Chronicles (Part Two) w/ Allisa James
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - December 27, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAllisa James and Paul take us through the epic conclusion of Xenoblade Chronicles—humans get turned into mechs, our characters see abstract astral visions, and they go to war with a god—this one's got it all, folks. Rarely does a JRPG with this much story stick the landing, but this one is the ra...
Episode 8: Xenoblade Chronicles (Part Two)
Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - December 27, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAllisa James and Paul take us through the epic conclusion of Xenoblade Chronicles—humans get turned into mechs, our characters see abstract astral visions, and they go to war with a god—this one's got it all, folks. Rarely does a JRPG with this much story stick the landing, but this one is the ra...
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