https://savestate.site/podcasts/ GamePro's official podcast covering Western RPG's, Japanese RPG's, and everything else in-between. Audio files served from the Internet Archive. Feed reconstructed by Chris Chapman. More resurrected podcast feeds available at https://savestate.site/podcasts/. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification python-feedgen en Fri, 10 Oct 2025 08:56:18 +0000 GamePro no yes Kat is joined by Stiv Tramer as they delve into Final Fantasy V and the question of story versus mechanics. Is there really such a thing as a good story in an RPG? Find out in this edition of RolePlayer's Realm! 3a87399bfc50dfb390506ef6c9309c7efcc813cd Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800 PCWorld.com Kat is joined by Stiv Tramer as they delve into Final Fantasy V and the question of story versus mechanics. Is there really such a thing as a good story in an RPG? Find out in this edition of RolePlayer's Realm! Kat is joined by Stiv Tramer as they delve into Final Fantasy V and the question of story versus mechanics. Is there really such a thing as a good story in an RPG? Find out in this edition of RolePlayer's Realm! RolePlayer’s Realm is back on its new home on the PC World servers! Kat and Richard from Japan reunite to talk about the strong slate of Japanese RPGs in 2012, and answer your letters too! aa5a2f6d602b7035f96967a472e6ae5004761e42 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800 PCWorld.com RolePlayer’s Realm is back on its new home on the PC World servers! Kat and Richard from Japan reunite to talk about the strong slate of Japanese RPGs in 2012, and answer your letters too! RolePlayer’s Realm is back on its new home on the PC World servers! Kat and Richard from Japan reunite to talk about the strong slate of Japanese RPGs in 2012, and answer your letters too! Minnesota Vikings punter (and huge gamer) Chris Kluwe talks World of WarCraft and Skyrim with Kat, but not before Jason geeks out about Star Wars 15e012e957d6415b36bdad310ca37623005d5430 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:07:16 -0800 GamePro Minnesota Vikings punter (and huge gamer) Chris Kluwe talks World of WarCraft and Skyrim with Kat, but not before Jason geeks out about Star Wars Minnesota Vikings punter (and huge gamer) Chris Kluwe talks World of WarCraft and Skyrim with Kat, but not before Jason geeks out about Star Wars Cthulhu Saves the World developer Robert Boyd joins Kat to chat about all things Japanese RPGs, and Richard from Japan drops by to share his thoughts on Final Fantasy Type-0 031034b6bfbe94a1a5f2651667e2b61616f1076d Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:56:30 -0800 GamePro Cthulhu Saves the World developer Robert Boyd joins Kat to chat about all things Japanese RPGs, and Richard from Japan drops by to share his thoughts on Final Fantasy Type-0 Cthulhu Saves the World developer Robert Boyd joins Kat to chat about all things Japanese RPGs, and Richard from Japan drops by to share his thoughts on Final Fantasy Type-0 We look skyward as Game Informer's Phil Kollar joins Kat to talk about the latest Legend of Zelda, and Jason Wilson returns to talk more about Skyrim. b188903d0658ac34da685b04af62c6de658cb6d7 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:39:34 -0800 GamePro We look skyward as Game Informer's Phil Kollar joins Kat to talk about the latest Legend of Zelda, and Jason Wilson returns to talk more about Skyrim. We look skyward as Game Informer's Phil Kollar joins Kat to talk about the latest Legend of Zelda, and Jason Wilson returns to talk more about Skyrim. 1UP's Marty Sliva joins Kat to talk Lord of the Rings: War of the North, and Jason lends his axe to talk about Elder Scrolls ahead of Skyrim's release. 9c06c0ed41a539f2210e8d2eaee39250e79bdbce Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:29:53 -0700 GamePro 1UP's Marty Sliva joins Kat to talk Lord of the Rings: War of the North, and Jason lends his axe to talk about Elder Scrolls ahead of Skyrim's release. 1UP's Marty Sliva joins Kat to talk Lord of the Rings: War of the North, and Jason lends his axe to talk about Elder Scrolls ahead of Skyrim's release. Kat and Bob are back for another mail call, and this time the topic is roleplaying gateway games. Julian Rignall and Karen Chu also drop by to talk about World of WarCraft's newest race--pandas! 5b86f38cbfc72507dbc3a36307241c529fd8bc64 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:20:41 -0700 GamePro Kat and Bob are back for another mail call, and this time the topic is roleplaying gateway games. Julian Rignall and Karen Chu also drop by to talk about World of WarCraft's newest race--pandas! Kat and Bob are back for another mail call, and this time the topic is roleplaying gateway games. Julian Rignall and Karen Chu also drop by to talk about World of WarCraft's newest race--pandas! Kat, Julian and Justin talk about the Star Wars: The Old Republic beta; and if that's not nerdy enough, there's a Dungeons & Dragons discussion too. Jason Wilson & Shivam Bhatt guest star! 9bfb48dfdd7d037e78b6497bbaed4e9c2b0a5520 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:40:24 -0700 GamePro Kat, Julian and Justin talk about the Star Wars: The Old Republic beta; and if that's not nerdy enough, there's a Dungeons & Dragons discussion too. Jason Wilson & Shivam Bhatt guest star! Kat, Julian and Justin talk about the Star Wars: The Old Republic beta; and if that's not nerdy enough, there's a Dungeons & Dragons discussion too. Jason Wilson & Shivam Bhatt guest star! Kat and Bob are officially out of ideas, so they've ordered a mailbag, and the readers have responded! Richard from Japan also drops by to talk about the recently-released Tales of Xillia. d4852cfea5c5e44282763dc411ca49497fa9242a Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:47:45 -0700 GamePro Kat and Bob are officially out of ideas, so they've ordered a mailbag, and the readers have responded! Richard from Japan also drops by to talk about the recently-released Tales of Xillia. Kat and Bob are officially out of ideas, so they've ordered a mailbag, and the readers have responded! Richard from Japan also drops by to talk about the recently-released Tales of Xillia. Kat, Jason and Bob Mackey venture once again into the abyss that is Dark Souls, and contributor Tom Chick stops by to talk Kingdom of Amalur: The Reckoning a7f787805e367006769017a26573c47e8d56bdfb Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:03:32 -0700 GamePro Kat, Jason and Bob Mackey venture once again into the abyss that is Dark Souls, and contributor Tom Chick stops by to talk Kingdom of Amalur: The Reckoning Kat, Jason and Bob Mackey venture once again into the abyss that is Dark Souls, and contributor Tom Chick stops by to talk Kingdom of Amalur: The Reckoning 1UP's Bob Mackey and Gamasutra's Christian Nutt joins Kat to talk Solatorobo, XSEED, Xenoblade and everything else in an extended chat, but not before Kat and Jason begin to plumb the depths of Dark Souls. f971a919111e771831318c8b9c8b15db5711ff0d Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:41:11 -0700 GamePro 1UP's Bob Mackey and Gamasutra's Christian Nutt joins Kat to talk Solatorobo, XSEED, Xenoblade and everything else in an extended chat, but not before Kat and Jason begin to plumb the depths of Dark Souls. 1UP's Bob Mackey and Gamasutra's Christian Nutt joins Kat to talk Solatorobo, XSEED, Xenoblade and everything else in an extended chat, but not before Kat and Jason begin to plumb the depths of Dark Souls. Kat and Richard in Japan bid farewell to TGS 2011 with a look at all the best (and most obscure) RPGs from the show, but not before McKinley drops by to gush about the recently released Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2. fd41de65a2e0938a64bfc2e3b00e94a2dd573f19 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:12:28 -0700 GamePro Kat and Richard in Japan bid farewell to TGS 2011 with a look at all the best (and most obscure) RPGs from the show, but not before McKinley drops by to gush about the recently released Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2. Kat and Richard in Japan bid farewell to TGS 2011 with a look at all the best (and most obscure) RPGs from the show, but not before McKinley drops by to gush about the recently released Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2. Kat, McKinley and Will sit down to chat about the newly-announced RPGs for Vita and PSP, including the new Final Fantasy X update: Also: An interview with Lord of the Rings Online's Aaron Campbell! 63189ebb0291157933950d13f665711c0fdf6b61 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:13:28 -0700 GamePro Kat, McKinley and Will sit down to chat about the newly-announced RPGs for Vita and PSP, including the new Final Fantasy X update: Also: An interview with Lord of the Rings Online's Aaron Campbell! Kat, McKinley and Will sit down to chat about the newly-announced RPGs for Vita and PSP, including the new Final Fantasy X update: Also: An interview with Lord of the Rings Online's Aaron Campbell! Kat and the gang discuss a week in JRPGs that includes Dragon Quest X details and word of a Persona 4 fighting game. What's happening to our favorite RPGs? Find out! dd283fd5f083f5dbfa1af3a90ec36b0e2d3d8127 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:46:31 -0700 GamePro Kat and the gang discuss a week in JRPGs that includes Dragon Quest X details and word of a Persona 4 fighting game. What's happening to our favorite RPGs? Find out! Kat and the gang discuss a week in JRPGs that includes Dragon Quest X details and word of a Persona 4 fighting game. What's happening to our favorite RPGs? Find out! It's the 20th anniversary of the Super Nintendo, and Kat is joined by guests Bob Mackey and Ray Barnholt to examine its RPG library year by year. Also: More Deus Ex discussion! 637f0e0a68cd45aa4e986bb57768954791c81706 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:57:04 -0700 GamePro It's the 20th anniversary of the Super Nintendo, and Kat is joined by guests Bob Mackey and Ray Barnholt to examine its RPG library year by year. Also: More Deus Ex discussion! It's the 20th anniversary of the Super Nintendo, and Kat is joined by guests Bob Mackey and Ray Barnholt to examine its RPG library year by year. Also: More Deus Ex discussion! Tom and Kat sit down to interview Deus Ex Human Revolution designer Antoine Thisdale, and Richard from Japan returns to brief the gang on Final Fantasy Type-O 4f6def7764e15342a1da147086497f3b756aa545 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:06:03 -0700 GamePro Tom and Kat sit down to interview Deus Ex Human Revolution designer Antoine Thisdale, and Richard from Japan returns to brief the gang on Final Fantasy Type-O Tom and Kat sit down to interview Deus Ex Human Revolution designer Antoine Thisdale, and Richard from Japan returns to brief the gang on Final Fantasy Type-O Stiv Tramer joins Kat and Jason Wilson to talk the lineage of dungeon crawler, with special emphasis on the most dungeon crawly of dungeon crawlers--the roguelike. And later, Secret World developer Joel Bylos joins Kat to chat about the upcoming MMO. 92aacd5f4c4efa47146d2d976d864d1a442d92a0 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:01:22 -0700 GamePro Stiv Tramer joins Kat and Jason Wilson to talk the lineage of dungeon crawler, with special emphasis on the most dungeon crawly of dungeon crawlers--the roguelike. And later, Secret World developer Joel Bylos joins Kat to chat about the upcoming MMO. Stiv Tramer joins Kat and Jason Wilson to talk the lineage of dungeon crawler, with special emphasis on the most dungeon crawly of dungeon crawlers--the roguelike. And later, Secret World developer Joel Bylos joins Kat to chat about the upcoming MMO. It's isometric action RPG week on Roleplayers' Realm, as Kat and company check out Bastion and Diablo III. And the RPG Pillars series continues with Diablo I & II! 9f968093bc9660bf777384dfc9d32ad2eaaa2a38 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:38:37 -0700 GamePro It's isometric action RPG week on Roleplayers' Realm, as Kat and company check out Bastion and Diablo III. And the RPG Pillars series continues with Diablo I & II! It's isometric action RPG week on Roleplayers' Realm, as Kat and company check out Bastion and Diablo III. And the RPG Pillars series continues with Diablo I & II! It's time once again to talk about the future of JRPGs, as Kat is joined by 1UP's Ryan Winterhalter and contributor Rowan Kaiser to talk about the end (?) of the "golden era of JRPGs." 51372ae7dc05e6de6fc85f38a28d4a93292f5c6d Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:36:34 -0700 GamePro It's time once again to talk about the future of JRPGs, as Kat is joined by 1UP's Ryan Winterhalter and contributor Rowan Kaiser to talk about the end (?) of the "golden era of JRPGs." It's time once again to talk about the future of JRPGs, as Kat is joined by 1UP's Ryan Winterhalter and contributor Rowan Kaiser to talk about the end (?) of the "golden era of JRPGs." So what's the best RPG of 2011 so far? Kat, Jason and Justin hash it out, but not before editor McKinley Noble drops by to defend Kingdom Hearts (and decry Kingdom Hearts 3) 23948a4c2e8c03253c45ac43e01b81561f5921a8 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:48:04 -0700 GamePro So what's the best RPG of 2011 so far? Kat, Jason and Justin hash it out, but not before editor McKinley Noble drops by to defend Kingdom Hearts (and decry Kingdom Hearts 3) So what's the best RPG of 2011 so far? Kat, Jason and Justin hash it out, but not before editor McKinley Noble drops by to defend Kingdom Hearts (and decry Kingdom Hearts 3) Special guest Chris Kohler joins the Kat and Will Herring to talk Operation Rainfall and the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. And a little later, Jason and Ray chat about Wizard and Dungeon Siege III! e28640d6afd6258b469a3bd52ab9fedf0e173fc8 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:18:41 -0700 GamePro Special guest Chris Kohler joins the Kat and Will Herring to talk Operation Rainfall and the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. And a little later, Jason and Ray chat about Wizard and Dungeon Siege III! Special guest Chris Kohler joins the Kat and Will Herring to talk Operation Rainfall and the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. And a little later, Jason and Ray chat about Wizard and Dungeon Siege III! Kat, Ray and Justin talk about the good and the bad of E3, including Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Mass Effect 3. And what the heck happened to Last Story and Xenoblade anyway? 3ee1295e211b2b9cc5f28dba2fa4ec4f00b6276c Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:22:34 -0700 GamePro Kat, Ray and Justin talk about the good and the bad of E3, including Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Mass Effect 3. And what the heck happened to Last Story and Xenoblade anyway? Kat, Ray and Justin talk about the good and the bad of E3, including Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Mass Effect 3. And what the heck happened to Last Story and Xenoblade anyway? The Witcher 2 already has some reviewers calling it "the best RPG of the year," so Kat, Jason Wilson and special guest Kevin VanOrd see if it deserves the hype. Also: the lowdown on Pandora's Tower and the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII-2. 7a8796b8a56d1102c28f68abf33429732077d7de Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:42:18 -0700 GamePro The Witcher 2 already has some reviewers calling it "the best RPG of the year," so Kat, Jason Wilson and special guest Kevin VanOrd see if it deserves the hype. Also: the lowdown on Pandora's Tower and the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII-2. The Witcher 2 already has some reviewers calling it "the best RPG of the year," so Kat, Jason Wilson and special guest Kevin VanOrd see if it deserves the hype. Also: the lowdown on Pandora's Tower and the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII-2. It's the 25th anniversary of Dragon Quest, and Kat, Ray and Justin are joined by special guest Tim Rogers to recount the franchise's history from its humble origins to the present. Part of GamePro's Week of Dragon Quest! 4226190b496fd75c011d91d46651f34c494e3d6b Thu, 26 May 2011 17:44:00 -0700 GamePro It's the 25th anniversary of Dragon Quest, and Kat, Ray and Justin are joined by special guest Tim Rogers to recount the franchise's history from its humble origins to the present. Part of GamePro's Week of Dragon Quest! It's the 25th anniversary of Dragon Quest, and Kat, Ray and Justin are joined by special guest Tim Rogers to recount the franchise's history from its humble origins to the present. Part of GamePro's Week of Dragon Quest! Can Chrono Trigger be controversial? We find out as the release of the RPG classic on Virtual Console pits megafan Justin Haywald against PC lover Jason Wilson (with Kat and Ray serving as the peanut gallery). Special Guest: Atlus' Aram Jabbari! 5ff3e008a3957ffd35973f2bff36ed4fac9bfba4 Thu, 19 May 2011 12:46:46 -0700 GamePro Can Chrono Trigger be controversial? We find out as the release of the RPG classic on Virtual Console pits megafan Justin Haywald against PC lover Jason Wilson (with Kat and Ray serving as the peanut gallery). Special Guest: Atlus' Aram Jabbari! Can Chrono Trigger be controversial? We find out as the release of the RPG classic on Virtual Console pits megafan Justin Haywald against PC lover Jason Wilson (with Kat and Ray serving as the peanut gallery). Special Guest: Atlus' Aram Jabbari! Richard from Japan joins Kat to chat about the prospects of Japanese RPGs on the NGP and Nintendo 3DS, RPG gaming on handhelds and consoles and, of course, Super Robot Taisen Z2. 5901f7a1d6c4e498f3e15ad958d3503b6f09f858 Fri, 06 May 2011 17:21:58 -0700 GamePro Richard from Japan joins Kat to chat about the prospects of Japanese RPGs on the NGP and Nintendo 3DS, RPG gaming on handhelds and consoles and, of course, Super Robot Taisen Z2. Richard from Japan joins Kat to chat about the prospects of Japanese RPGs on the NGP and Nintendo 3DS, RPG gaming on handhelds and consoles and, of course, Super Robot Taisen Z2. GamePro's second adventure features Gamasutra writer Christian Nutt, who joins Kat and Ray to chat about Final Fantasy IV. Also dropping by is Jason Wilson, who has plenty to say about western RPGs. 9b0c421e5b3c45d74d8f13c7068a5effc83c3327 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:23:37 -0700 GamePro GamePro's second adventure features Gamasutra writer Christian Nutt, who joins Kat and Ray to chat about Final Fantasy IV. Also dropping by is Jason Wilson, who has plenty to say about western RPGs. GamePro's second adventure features Gamasutra writer Christian Nutt, who joins Kat and Ray to chat about Final Fantasy IV. Also dropping by is Jason Wilson, who has plenty to say about western RPGs. Is the Nintendo DS dead? Whatever your opinion, editors Kat Bailey, Justin Haywald, Jason Wilson and Ray Barnholt are here to give one of the best RPG platforms of the past few years a proper send-off. e7df7c87eee9ec680a30e0ed659a60e0b7d304d6 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:01:58 -0700 GamePro Is the Nintendo DS dead? Whatever your opinion, editors Kat Bailey, Justin Haywald, Jason Wilson and Ray Barnholt are here to give one of the best RPG platforms of the past few years a proper send-off. Is the Nintendo DS dead? Whatever your opinion, editors Kat Bailey, Justin Haywald, Jason Wilson and Ray Barnholt are here to give one of the best RPG platforms of the past few years a proper send-off.