Party Chat: A JRPG Podcast
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© Cameron Hawkins and Kevin Kenson
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Join Cameron Hawkins and Kevin Kenson as they talk about everything in the world of Japanese Role-Playing Video Games and other Japanese titles. Whether it be news, what we've been playing, or a topic of the show, this is the destination podcast for everything JRPGs.
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Cameron and Kevin talk new details on Dragon Quest VII Reimagined and more announcements out of Tokyo Game Show. Kevin gives first impressions of Silent Hill f. Cameron gives first impressions of Lost Soul Aside. For Topic of the Show we discuss what we look for in game presentations and how they have become a reflection of how gaming has changed over the past years.
Cameron and Kevin go over a ton of news pouring out of TGS, including presentations from PlayStation, Xbox, Kojima Productions, and RRG, as well as a lot of individual pieces of news coming from multiple devs as well. Episode originally had some audio problems around the 30 minute mark, but those how now been fixed!
Cameron got the chance to play Atelier Resleriana, and shares his thoughts after playing for about 20 hours, including the idea that this just might be the best way to break into the series if you haven't yet.
Kevin had the chance to work through the new Remake of Final Fantasy Tactics, and shares his thoughts with Cam regarding all the various updates, whether or not they improve the game, and reflecting on what made the original so good.
Cameron and Kevin talk about the rumored PlayStation State of Play for next week and the conversation around playing older games over newer modern titles.
Cameron reviews Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree, the latest roguelike to come to the genre.
Cameron and Kevin talk about all the announcements from today's Nintendo Direct including a new Fire Emblem, a Dragon Quest VII Remake, and more!
Cameron and Kevin discuss the development updates of Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 and Kingdom Hearts IV. Kevin reviews Hollow Knight: Silksong. Cameron gives his first impressions of Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion and Varlet. For Topic of the Show we discuss what makes a good remake and different ways they have been approached over the years.
Cameron and Kevin are joined by The JRPG Pursuit in person at PAX West to talk about everything that they played over the weekend including Pokémon Z-A, Kirby Air Riders and more!
Kevin, Cameron, and the folks from JRPG Pursuit all got the chance to go hands on with Dragon Quest 1+2 HD-2D remake, playing a bit of both games! We had our dungeon delving skills put to the test with some pretty tough challenges, while also learning about new additions like spell scrolls in Dragon Quest 1, and the new party member in Dragon Quest 2! Here's our thoughts.
Kevin, Cameron, and the folks from JRPG Pursuit all got the chance to go hands on with Octopath Traveler 0, the latest entry in Square Enix's Franchise providing a new spin on elements from the mobile game spinoff, including features like town building, full 8 character parties, and faster, even flashier combat. Here's all our thoughts.
Kevin, Cameron, and the folks from JRPG Pursuit got the chance to go hands on with the upcoming Remake of Final Fantasy Tactics. Here's everything we've learned about this new fresh look at a tactical JRPG classic.
Cameron and Kevin discuss the demo for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, Lunar 2 Eternal Blue, and the different ways party's can shape story, world building, and engaging interactions in JRPGs.
Cam and Kevin go over a bunch of JRPG news coming out of Gamescom and we begin our multi-part discussion on whether certain JRPG mechanics have a place in modern gaming starting with Save Points and Random Encounters.
Kevin got the chance to play 3 of Capcom's biggest upcoming games of 2026: Resident Evil Requiem, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and Pragmata. Let's deep dive into what each demo was like, how these games are shaping up, and what our hopes are for their final versions.
Cameron got the chance to play Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree, running through this action roguelite's combat, town building, and dealing with its interesting surprise twist for how to clear levels.
Cameron and Kevin are joined this week by YouTube Content Creator Branden Johnson aka Just the Gems. We go over the delay of Crimson Desert, updated sales numbers for Capcom, and for Topic of the Show we discuss the game reviews. The pros, the cons, the misconceptions and how they can bring new perspectives and ideas on how we look at video games as a medium.
Cameron and Kevin discuss what they hope to see during this week's Nintendo Indie World, the new fighting game announcements that happened over the weekend at EVO and when we expect the next entry of Nintendo's notable IP will be.
Cameron and Kevin go over all the news and announcements from this week's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase and Kevin reviews Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound.
Cameron and Kevin discuss everything announced during this week's Pokémon Presents, Cameron talks about Shadow Labyrinth, Lunar, and Donkey Kong Bananza while Kevin gives his thoughts on No Sleep for Kaname Date and Deltarune. For topic of the show we talk about the future of the Pokémon series. What we want, what we hope they change, and where the series could go.
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