RPG Bookclub

We’re gonna put the busted recording on the bonus feed as a behind the scenes sort of thing. But y’all, it was rough. Sam’s call got up to like 3+ seconds of lag and Trish’s call kept cutting out. Hopefully our beloved backers will find our struggles funny.

Our coverage of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was supposed to start this upcoming Monday, but our first episode’s recording was busted as heck due to technical difficulties and such. So we’re going to postpone so we can record a better one. Please understand.

me every time @sam.rpgbook.club reads a Gideon the Ninth quote at the end of the episode

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RPG Bookclub is a book club-style podcast... for RPGs! Wow! RPGs such as Persona 3 Reload, Super Lesbian Animal RPG, Skies of Arcadia, and Wild Arms 5. Pitch in at www.rpgbook.club to get weekly bonus episodes and vote on what games we play!

We are currently playing LIVE A LIVE!

Live A Live Super Famicom Box Art

This week we begin our playthrough of the experimental, innovative masterpiece Live A Live! We’ll be playing the remake, though Trish is also playing the Super Famicom version so we can have context on the differences. Our first episode will cover the Present Day and Twilight of Edo Japan chapters.

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RPG Bookclub is a book club-style podcast... for RPGs! Wow!
RPGs such as Persona 3 Reload, Super Lesbian Animal RPG, Skies of Arcadia, and Wild Arms 5. Pitch in at www.rpgbook.club to get weekly bonus episodes and vote on what games we play!

We are currently playing DRAKENGARD!

Drakengard key art

Also, we can now announce the winner of the poll… our next game is, by a landslide, the Cavia classic, Yoko Taro’s directorial debut, Drakengard! Does it rule? Does it kinda suck? Probably both! We’ll find out next week!

of the Devil key art

This week on RPG Bookclub we played Episode 0 of nth Circle Studios’ “of the Devil,” and holy cow we loved it! Episode 0 is free on Steam, so go play it before you listen to us spoil it!

Drakengard box art

Panzer Dragoon Saga box art

We’re almost done with Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals, so the poll to decide our next game is live! The theme is “Dragoon RPGs,” so head over to www.rpgbook.club and pitch in to vote between Drakengard (Drag-On Dragoon) and Panzer Dragoon Saga (Azel: Panzer Dragoon RPG)!

Bernard is finally well enough to Play A Video Game, so this Wednesday we’re returning to our coverage of Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals! We hope you enjoyed our bonus episodes on Another World and Duck Detective in the meantime!

Resident Evil: Biohazard

Yakuza: Like A Dragon

Everybody's Golf: Hot Shots

The stage is set for the ultimate localization move: a game called "Megaman: Rockman"

It took eleven weeks of covering the first two Lufia games, but Bernard suddenly made the leap “Gades -> Gay Deez Nuts” and now it plays in his head every time he sees the name.

14 hours left! itch.io/b/2863/calif...

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RPG Bookclub is a book club-style podcast... for RPGs! Wow!
RPGs such as Persona 3 Reload, Super Lesbian Animal RPG, Skies of Arcadia, and Wild Arms 5. Pitch in at www.rpgbook.club to get weekly bonus episodes and vote on what games we play!

We are currently playing LUFIA II: RISE OF THE SINISTRALS

Want to make sure y’all know that RPG Bookclub Certified Good Games BOOTS QUEST DX and SUPER LESBIAN ANIMAL RPG are in this bundle.

Satoru Iwata saying “Please understand”

Future seasons of THE ESCAPE POD and TALES OF PODCASTIA (and any other multi-episode games we decide to cover on the bonus feed) will be recorded ahead of time then released weekly once we’ve finished the game. It’ll be easier on us and make it so there’s not big hiatuses in the middle of seasons.

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After a few months’ hiatus, THE ESCAPE POD returns to the RPG Bookclub bonus feed this Monday, with the season finale the Monday after that! On this subseries we’re currently playing through STAR OCEAN: THE SECOND STORY R. Pitch in at www.rpgbook.club to get access to tons of bonus content!

Look, I’ve been at this a long time. I’m good at what I do. I was unemployed for 8 months in 2023 and 5 months so far after this layoff. I need the job to be remote because I’m trans and we have state-level protection here. If you can get me a referral somewhere it’ll change my life. Thanks.

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RPG Bookclub is a book club-style podcast... for RPGs! Wow!
RPGs such as Persona 3 Reload, Super Lesbian Animal RPG, Skies of Arcadia, and Wild Arms 5. Pitch in at www.rpgbook.club to get weekly bonus episodes and vote on what games we play!

We are currently playing LUFIA & THE FORTRESS OF DOOM

Happy New Year’s Eve! @bernard.rpgbook.club has to work today, so it’s just @sam.rpgbook.club and @trish.rpgbook.club running the NYE stream this year which means it’s probably gonna get real nerdy about obscure stuff Bernard hates! We’re going live in the discord at 2pm CST. discord.gg/k45Yvf79

Blue Stinger box art

Our Christmas Special this year covers the 1999 Dreamcast game BLUE STINGER! It’s weird and janky and sucks but ALSO it rules? Also it takes place at Christmas which is why it’s a Christmas game.

Year 6 game 2! Golden Sun Duology vs Lufia Duology! - Click to view on Ko-fi RPG Bookclub added a poll for monthly subscribers!

The poll for our next season is live! The theme is 2D turn-based RPG duologies with Zelda-esque dungeon puzzles, so it’s GOLDEN SUN + GOLDEN SUN: THE LOST AGE versus LUFIA + LUFIA II: RISE OF THE SINISTRALS. Pitch in on our Ko-fi to vote! ko-fi.com/polls/Year-6...

Bernard’s taking a break for a few episodes so be prepared for Sam and Trish to talk about Brandon Sanderson and Doctor Who and all that other nerd stuff that Bernard thinks he’s too cool for.

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RPG Bookclub is a book club-style podcast... for RPGs! Wow!
RPGs such as Persona 3 Reload, Super Lesbian Animal RPG, Skies of Arcadia, and Wild Arms 5. Pitch in at www.rpgbook.club to get weekly bonus episodes and vote on what games we play!

We are currently playing LEGEND OF LEGAIA (1998)

A screenshot of a work in progress website, modeled after a blue and white RPG camp/pause menu, with the navigation menu in the style of the “items, magic, equipment” choices.

I kinda am through with social media, tbh. So I am making us a Web 1.0 website. I’m making it look like a camp menu.

“And I’m all out of cheese.”

Finally playing Final Fantasy 7 Remake INTERmission and A) I love yuffie so much B) THE MUSIC???? WHEN YOUFE CHASING ZHIJE???? AND THE BATTLE VERSION IS IDENTICAL IF JUST ADDS A SAX SOLO????

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RPG Bookclub: Paper Mario - Part 1 - Prologue and Chapter One This Week: We play the prologue and first chapter of Paper Mario! Next Week: We play the second and third chapters of Paper Mario! Visit rpgbook.club to pitch in and unlock cool rewards, including a w...

Anyways, we just started our season on Paper Mario, which was voted for by our gadabouts to be the “Best of the Rest of the Rest”, or winner of our losers voting bracket.

Fun fact this game owns.

There’s never been a better time to check us out, so if you like JRPGs, come hang.

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Slight correction, Star Ocean is an ARPG, not turn based.