Retrograde Amnesia: Comprehensive JRPG Retrospective

Retrograde Amnesia

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A chapter by chapter, beat by beat analysis of classic Japanese Roleplaying Games (JRPG). We delve deep into the story, dialogue, game mechanics, music, influences, and themes.We've covered Xenogears, Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy VIII, Suikoden, Suikoden II, Xenosaga Episode I, Final Fantasy Tactics, Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete, and Phantasy Star IV.Yes, we will kill god.

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E28: The Release Weasel [Nanza Barrier]

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E27: A Body Built for Sin [Vane Under Attack]

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E26: The Room of Stoned Fathers [Meribia Under Attack...

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E25: My Weirdo Secret [Exploring the World]

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E24: These Unsettled Times [The Magic Emperor Reveale...

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E23: The Trolley Scenario [Traveling with Ghaleon]

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E22: The Satan-Althena Pipeline [Post-Crystal Tower]

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E21: You Can't Bring Guns to Church [Crystal Tower]

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E20: It All Goes Back to Golgatha [Return to Magic Gu...

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INFINITE PERFECT 003: British People [Wipeout & Wipeout XL]

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E19: Blowing On My Nevermind [Lann Island]

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Suikoden | War Touches Everyone [The Legacy, the Remaster, and Aidan Moher's New...

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E18: Girl Power Statement [Lann]

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E17: Reflective People Mucus [Nanza Barrier]

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E16: Pegging a Dragon Master [Magic Guild, Part II]

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E15: A Wretched Soul [Magic Guild, Part I]

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E14: Dark as Hell, Brown as Shit [Cave of Trials & Va...

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E13: Dots of Hesitation [Leaving Meribia & Althena's...

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E12: Bootstraps and the Rejection of Collectivism [Me...

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E11: Former Violence Master [Meribia, Part II]

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E10: Get Up, Stumblebutt [Meribia, Part I]

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E9: Fireflies on the Open Seas [Hispanola]

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E8: Skyward Frontbangs [Old Hag's Forest]

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E7: Fart Voyage [Saith]

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E6: All Things Are Real If You Get Enough Food and Re...

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E5: Woke and Crunchy [White Dragon Cave]

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E4: Special Boy Sauce [Burg]

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E3: Sufficient for My Advent [Prologue]

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E2: Turd-Smoking Coward [Development & Localization,...

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Lunar: Silver Star Story | E1: Working Designs Is Me [Development & Localization...

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Final Fantasy Tactics | E29: Thong, For Some Reason [Endgame, Part II + Epilogue...

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Final Fantasy Tactics | E28: The Complete Aura of This Package [Sidequests + End...

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Final Fantasy Tactics | E27: The Three Main Shitheads [Murond Holy Place]

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Final Fantasy Tactics | E26: To Frustrate a Plot [Back to Igros Castle]

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Final Fantasy Tactics | E25: A Blood Member of Darkness [Limberry Castle, Part I...

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Final Fantasy Tactics | E24: The Purgatory Loophole [Cloud Quest, Part II + Limb...

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Final Fantasy Tactics | E23: Sauce for the Goose [Bethla Garrison + Cloud Quest,...

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Final Fantasy Tactics | E22: Wither Their Constitution [Bed Desert + Bethla Garr...

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Final Fantasy Tactics | E21: Authentic String Puller [Zeltennia Castle + Beowulf...

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Final Fantasy Tactics | E20: Atheism is Only Temporary [Brevenia Free City]

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Final Fantasy Tactics | E19: Perverts Can Never Die [Riovanes Castle]

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Final Fantasy Tactics | E18: The Leverage and the Slop [Yardow Fort City + Yuguo...

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Final Fantasy Tactics | E17: Differently Jokerfied [Dorter + Grog Hill]

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Final Fantasy Tactics | E16: Unsuitable Facts [Underground Book Storage, Part II...

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Final Fantasy Tactics | E15: Brother's Blood in My Eyes [Lesalia + Underground B...

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Final Fantasy Tactics | E14: Precursory Games of Thrones [Chapter Three Intro]

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Final Fantasy Tactics | E13: Belly Based Goblin Teeth [Lionel Castle]

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Final Fantasy Tactics | E12: Wrong Doing [Gologrand Execution Site]

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Final Fantasy Tactics | E11: In Spite of Objective Holiness [Machine City Goug]

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Final Fantasy Tactics | E10: The Most Religious Man Available [Zaland Fort City]

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