Latest Jprgs Podcast Episodes

Episode 7: Xenoblade Chronicles (Part One)

Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - November 29, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Allisa James joins us once again to discuss one of the most influential and divisive JRPGs of the past decade—Xenoblade Chronicles. We discuss how such an epic game was created on such subpar hardware, Nintendo's shift from refusing to release the game stateside to treating it as a core franchise...

Episode 7: Xenoblade Chronicles (Part One) w/ Allisa James

Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - November 29, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Allisa James joins us once again to discuss one of the most influential and divisive JRPGs of the past decade—Xenoblade Chronicles. We discuss how such an epic game was created on such subpar hardware, Nintendo's shift from refusing to release the game stateside to treating it as a core franchise...

Ep 6: NIER

Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - November 10, 2019 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Paul goes it alone for this episode and indulges in his inner Yoko Taro fanboy as he covers a game which is, like all Taro games, incredibly sad. NIER spans thousands of years, is a high fantasy JRPG, but at its heart, is the story of a father and a daughter tragically separated from one another ...

Ep 5: Phantasy Star w/ Robert

Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - October 29, 2019 19:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Robert and Paul take it back to the old school with the original Phantasy Star, a game that was ahead of its time when released in 1989. Learn why Paul's friends thought this was a game for girls, his first JRPG, and the tropes and plotlines that inspired three (excellent) sequels. Theme song is ...

Ep 5: Phantasy Star

Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - October 29, 2019 19:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Robert and Paul take it back to the old school with the original Phantasy Star, a game that was ahead of its time when released in 1989. Learn why Paul's friends thought this was a game for girls, his first JRPG, and the tropes and plotlines that inspired three (excellent) sequels. Theme song is ...

Ep 4: Dragon Quest 8 w/ Allisa James

Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - September 09, 2019 12:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Allisa James and Paul M. Davis try their hand at one of the most engaging and charming JRPG's, Dragon Quest 8. It's the type of game that renews your faith in the genre as a whole, and hides a deceptively complex battle system behind some of your favorite JRPG mechanics. Please support us on Patr...

Ep 4: Dragon Quest 8

Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - September 09, 2019 12:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Allisa James and Paul M. Davis try their hand at one of the most engaging and charming JRPG's, Dragon Quest 8. It's the type of game that renews your faith in the genre as a whole, and hides a deceptively complex battle system behind some of your favorite JRPG mechanics. Please support us on Patr...

Ep 3: Fire Emblem: Awakening

Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - September 04, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Davide Flandra joins us to unpack the highly divisive Fire Emblem game that resurrected the franchise...Fire Emblem: Awakening. Why is it so strongly loved and loathed? Did Intelligent Systems sell their soul to give Nintendo the hit they demanded? Find out in the latest episode of Combo Chain! S...

Ep 3: Fire Emblem: Awakening w/ Davide

Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - September 04, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Davide Flandra joins us to unpack the highly divisive Fire Emblem game that resurrected the franchise...Fire Emblem: Awakening. Why is it so strongly loved and loathed? Did Intelligent Systems sell their soul to give Nintendo the hit they demanded? Find out in the latest episode of Combo Chain! S...

Ep 2: YS VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana

Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - May 24, 2019 02:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Paul and special guest Robert get stranded on a mysterious island as we cover Lost...er, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana. During our adventure, we discuss the great monster conspiracy to kill your characters, Adol's asexuality, our raft-building abilities or lack thereof, and much more. Support us on ...

Ep 2: YS VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana w/ Robert

Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - May 24, 2019 02:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Paul and special guest Robert get stranded on a mysterious island as we cover Lost...er, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana. During our adventure, we discuss the great monster conspiracy to kill your characters, Adol's asexuality, our raft-building abilities or lack thereof, and much more. Support us on ...

Ep 1: Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth

Combo Chain - A JRPG Podcast - May 14, 2019 08:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
With little to none Digimon knowledge, Paul wades into the Digital Monster world with Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth. What he finds is a great JRPG, despite his ignorance, on this beta episode of Combo Chain. Going Digital - A Digimon Podcast (https://goingdigital.simplecast.com/) Theme song is "Chi...