Good Afternoon RPG Denizens and those who are lost! Today we have Anthony joining us for a Nostalgic crushing look at Grandia for the PS1. Then we bring it back home with the open world "classic" Skyrim. Stay tuned near the end for a quick show update you don't want to miss...or if you do, you'll be mildly confused in the next month. Below are the music Time Stamps. Enjoy the listen and have a good one. [Intro] Big Baddies by Harris Heller [00:02:20] - Grandia Theme - Noriyuki Iwadare [00:36:12] - The Edge of the World - Noriyuki Iwadare [00:53:20] - Duel with Gadwin - Noriyuki Iwadare [01:05:53] - Dragonborn Theme - Jeremy Soul(or Dylan North depending on who you ask) [01:41:03] - Watch the Skies - Jeremy Soul [Outro] - Stand and Rise! Justin - Noriyuki Iwadare

Good Morning/Afternoon RPG Denizens, Sorry for a bit of delay in this episode, real life(work) got in the way of recording and then editing. But we are all complete now! This episode we go over a PS1 Era classic, Breath of Fire IV, which has as many ups as downs. We skip the mid section to discuss some Podcast specific ideas/news with you, the audience. Then we end it with a "What is an RPG?" discussion that zips straight into Marvels Guardians of the Galaxy. Below you'll find the music time stamps! [Intro] Big Baddies by Harris Heller [00:01:11] - Endings and Beginnings - BoF4 OST [00:43:15] - Yet the Merchants Will Go - BoF4 OST [00:54:54] - Zero to Hero - Star Lord - GoG OST [01:24:08] - Riders with No Name - Star Lord - GoG OST [Outro] - The Darkness Inside - Star Lord GoG OST So I know we gush over the 80's Soundtrack in GoG, but I(Josh) Personally felt everyone would benefit more from the games original "80's" metal that I somehow forgot to mention! Enjoy! And fret not, the delay in this episode just means you'll get the next one quicker!

Goooood Morning RPG Brethren! It's our first (Technically) Episode of the New Year! - How many of you have already broken your resolutions? Personally I never set any, so nothing to be disappointed about....other than RPGs. In this episode we "discuss" Shenmue and the latest Yakuza, we also have a special guest host to keep things moving along! Music tags below! - [Intro] Big Baddies by Harris Heller [00:02:00] -Shenmue OST: Shenmue(OV) [00:23:28] - Shenmue OST: Cherry Blossom Wind Dance [00:39:08] - Yakuza:LAD - Millennium Tower Dungeon [01:39:25] - Yakuza:LAD - Hei An Ru [Outro] - Yakuza:LAD - Light and Darkness(Ryo Aoki Remix)   Enjoy, let us know what you thought and see you in two weeks!

Hello RPG Fans and Happy New Year! It's that time of the year for us to look back at our favorite RPGs of 2021, and forward to potential winners in 2022. In addition we'll go over some of our all time favorite characters, music and RPG systems. What were some of your favorites from the year 2021? [Intro] Big Baddies by Harris Heller [24:27] Shadowlord from Nier Replicant Version 1.22  by Keiichi Okabe [24:57] The Meaning of Birth from Tales of the Abyss by Motoi Sakuraba [1:04:00] Sandy Beach of Ganbo from Grandia by Noriyuki Iwadare [1:04:30] Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origins Main Theme by Naoshi Mizuta [1:26:00] Starfaring from Sea of Stars by Eric Brown aka Rainbowdragoneyes Hope you enjoy our clip show of an episode and as always let us know what you want to hear more of!    

Good Evening RPG Denizens and those who are curious! This bi-weekly episode is a shake up to the format as we cover a whole series of games. Starting with Xenogears and finishing with Xenoblade Chronicles 2! This game hold a special place in my dark heart(Josh). Below are the music tags for this episode! [Intro] - Big Baddies - Harris Heller [00:02:23] Star of Tears - Yasonuri Mitsuda, vocals - Joanne Hogg  [00:13:47] My Village is Number One - Yasonuri Mitsuda  [00:25:32] Pain - Yasonuri Mitsuda, vocals - Joanne Hogg [00:34:25] In the beginning, there was.... - Yuki Kajiura [00:37:28] Fallout - Yuki Kajiura [00:45:44] Guar Plains - Yoko Shimomura, ACE+, Manami Kiyota and Yasunori Mitsuda [01:03:31] Xenoblade Chronicles Main Theme - Yoko Shimomura [01:10:10] NLA SHIGAI - Hiroyuki Sawano [01:14:46] Mor Ardain - ACE, Kenji Hiramatsu, Manami Kiyota, and Yasunori Mitsuda.  [Closing] Small Two Pieces - Yasonuri Mitsuda, vocals - Joanne Hogg Enjoy the episode on your way to family during the holiday, or....to ignore family during the holiday! As always, let us know what you thought and anything you'd like to hear in the future. Be safe this Holiday and see you next time!

Happy Weekend everyone! In this week's episode (We are a bit late, apologies, holidays and out of town plans) - We cover the original FF7 from the ol' PS1 days and its shinier new sibling, FF7 Re:Make for the PS4, PS5 and they announced after we recorded, for the PC! Breaking up our main contenders we have Josh going over Google Play Pass and his mobile RPG adventures. Jeremy brings us back to Gamepass with "The Forgotten City" Below you can find the time stamps for this episodes musical clips. Opening - Big Baddies - Harris Heller [00:02:03]  - Bombing Mission - FF7 [00:11:29] - Big in Japan - Alphaville [00:33:42] - One Winged Angel - FF7 [00:34:56] - Fiddle de Chocobo - FF7 [00:44:46] - Dungeon Village - Town Music [00:51:07] -Let Us Live, Since We Must Die - Michael Allen [01:00:03] - Bombing Mission - FF7 Re:Make [01:29:10] - Smash'Em, Rip'Em(Corneo Hall) - FF7 Re:Make Closing - One Winged Angel - FF7 Re:Make As always, drop us a line and let us know what you thought, what you'd like to hear or not hear. Enjoy the episode and above all, stay safe and game away!

Goooooood Morning! I hope everyone is having a great start to their Thanksgiving and it only gets better! ( Well, listening to us ramble for a few extra minutes might help!) On this short special episode, the J-Ring Grandpas discuss how thankful we are to RPGs. How they helped us or contributed to our hobbies. For this episode, we'll be using just an opening and a closing song due to the shortness. Starting the action is the Grandia Opening Theme by Noriyuki Iwadare - If this song doesn't get you pumped up, you might already be dead.... And closing us out is a personal favorite, from Xenogears - Small Two of Pieces sung by Joanne Hogg and composed by Yasonuri Mitsuda. Until next time~

Goooooooood Morning RPG Denizens and those who are curious! In this bi-weekly episode, the Judgement Ring Grandpas cover Tales of Vesperia and the newest Tales, Tales of Arise! In this episode, Josh announces a direction for his personal segment and a name! It also will not involve Gacha, so hurrah across the board! Jeremy discusses the latest game only he would touch and discusses mild Kickstarter woes. As usual, we start the episode with "Big Baddies" from Harris Heller. In the episode itself we have a smattering of music, ranging from the open world theme in Tales of Vesperia, to a personal fav, "Ring a Bell" - Youll find the time stamps below! [1:22]  Tales of Vesperia - About a Flower - Motoi Sakuraba [14:50] Tales of Vesperia -Ring a Bell - Bonnie Pink [27:45]  Tales of Vesperia - Comfortable Journey - Motoi Sakuraba [37:10] Tales of Vesperia - Burning Fighting Spirit - Motoi Sakuraba [42:49] Edge of Eternity - Battle of Eternity - Yasunori Mitsuda [54:15] The Good Life - Naomi’s Theme [1:05:00] Tales of Arise - Tales of Arise Main Theme - Motoi Sakuraba [1:08:35] Lindsey Sterling - Flame of Hope from Tales of Arise [1:14:00] Tales of Arise -Opening by Kankaku Pierrot [1:44:40] Tales of Arise  - Elde Menancia - Motoi Sakuraba [1:50:22] Tales of Arise - Lord Vholron  - Motoi Sakuraba As always, please drop us a line with any comments about what you liked, didn't or if you have suggestions for games you'd like to hear covered. You can find us on FB/IG and possibly twitter soon. Stay tuned tomorrow for a short bonus episode just for Thanksgiving. Until next time, brave adventurer.

In this episode we cover Shadow Hearts Covenant on PS2 and how it improves over its predecessor. We also cover a pair of Indie RPGs, the beautiful cyberpunk vistas of The Ascent and the charming tribute to old school favorites in the genre: Cristales. In the intermission section we have Josh’s takes on Bravely Default 2 and his latest mobile game obsession focused in the Far East.  Jeremy covers the barebones RPG Dungeon Encounters on Switch. Music in this episode, our opening Big Baddies chiptune by Harris Heller.  2:00 Town of Twilight from Shadow Hearts Covenant 29:10 Icaro from Shadow Hearts Covenant 46:00 The Under World Battle Theme from Dungeon Encounters 1:04:00 Dragon Feud from The Ascent 1:04:30 The Cathedral of the Mothers Cristales 1:22:30 Floodside District and The Walled City of Saint Clarity Cristales 1:26:00 The Tale’s Conclusion Cristales SPOILERS 1:34:30 The Final Battle Cristales   We welcome any feedback, and look forward to our next episode on Tales games new and old.

A couple of old nerds discuss a favorite game that inspired the name of their podcast, then dive into the meat of what makes it work. Additional coverage of Scarlet Nexus, Gacha and Death's Door.