Retrograde Amnesia: Comprehensive JRPG Retrospective

Real sailors aren't afraid of the unknown. Before listening to this episode, you wouldn't know about us presenting the Moon Crystal to our new lady friend, realizing Bellena either is or isn't who we thought she was or wasn't, feeling the burn of deception, putting an end to all wars, tripping during a desperate escape sequence, performing sexy mischief, borrowing sound effects from Johnny Quest, facing choice paralysis in a ship battle, gendering a profession, wishing for a more logical ship battle system, calling off the god weapon after a defeat, telling the villain all of our plans, stealing an engine, and blowing disrespectful sand into our enemy. It's more beautiful than I ever imagined. 00:00:00 Chris is Doomed 00:02:15 Intro 00:04:01 Bellena Has A Secret 00:13:41 Recumen Emerges 00:24:04 Recumen Battle 00:33:05 Versus Belleza's Lynx 00:42:13 Spoils to the Victor 00:54:16 Real Net 01:00:05 Outro Patreon: patreon.com/retroam Bluesky: @retrogradeamnesia.bsky.social YouTube: www.youtube.com/@RetrogradeAmnesia E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.retrogradeamnesia.com  

We're flying across an idyllic vision of unspoiled wilderness. While taking in the sights, we're also flickering torch shadows with rapid texture maps, log rolling on barrels like (?) Donkey Kong, fighting tiki men chest guardians, killing turd transporters, massaging Chris' noodle, squaring off against Zivilyn Bane, turning lava into rocks with water, giving up on weapon colors, using a spine as a bridge, recovering a Moon Crystal, and imagining a problem free society guaranteed by access to nukes. The Valuans are going to have to take it off of my dead body before I hand it over to them. 00:00:00 Arcadia  00:03:23 Intro 00:05:39 Inside the Temple of Pyrynn 00:18:33 Lava Pit 00:27:51 Rokwyrm 00:34:28 Moon Crystal Chamber 00:42:36 Real Net 00:46:26 Outro Patreon: patreon.com/retroam Bluesky: @retrogradeamnesia.bsky.social YouTube: www.youtube.com/@RetrogradeAmnesia E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.retrogradeamnesia.com  

It's been a while since we've had time to relax. Kick back while we're wondering why we have to ride a creature, going forth and seeking our fate, falling asleep right after work, ignoring a map and getting lost in a small sewer, realizing everything takes forever, patronizing a fortune teller, featuring Dr Robotnik's cousin, consuming spicy loqua, examining the dancer archetype, staying to watch the lady dance, conjuring a fake real sympathetic backstory, taking a ride from anyone, and observing a conspicuous pedestal outside the temple. See you around, handsome.  00:00:00 John Wick Simpson Sonic 00:02:53 Intro 00:04:39 Maramba, North Side 00:15:25 Fortune Teller 00:18:42 Tavern / Bellena 00:35:32 Maramba Inn 00:37:55 Departing Nasrad 00:51:08 Arriving at the Temple of Pyrynn 00:57:08 Real Net 01:06:14 Outro Patreon: patreon.com/retroam Bluesky: @retrogradeamnesia.bsky.social YouTube: www.youtube.com/@RetrogradeAmnesia E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.retrogradeamnesia.com  

Young desert traveler, stay a moment and listen to what I have to tell you. We have tales of voyaging through a concept art vision quest, subscribing to a moon science belief system, learning what money does, discovering a wandering bowl of water, saving sand in a bottle, abandoning the party, not drinking today, thinking this town would be bigger, staying hydrated, accounting for ventilation, losing heirlooms in a dry sewer, realizing all shops have names, smelling some sailors, creating strong color contrast, headbanging idly, headbutting the sales counter, doing squats on the roof, and wishing the young people would just listen to us. I'm terribly sorry, I've never seen the rest of the world before. # 00:00:00 The Resurrection of our Lord 00:01:35 Intro 00:03:21 Desert Approach 00:12:31 Discoveries 00:16:29 Ship Battles? 00:18:36 Abandoned 00:24:03 Maramba Port 00:32:06 Maramba, South Side 00:37:10 Maramba, South Side Indoors  00:46:18 Dhabu Access 00:49:09 Real Net 00:55:36 Outro Patreon: patreon.com/retroam Bluesky: @retrogradeamnesia.bsky.social YouTube: www.youtube.com/@RetrogradeAmnesia E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.retrogradeamnesia.com  

A man who lives by the skies? There is nothing more honorable than that. Well, except for breaking up with dad, telling mom goodbye, renewing the spirit of adventure, vowing to find all of the Moon Crystals, starting Fina at level 1, knitting for the whole game, cooking lunch with our eyes closed, being the guy who everyone is talking about, beating Domingo to discoveries, receiving the Black Spot, buying Secondary Cannons for the fighting boat, meeting a goth bounty hunter with awesome hair, recognizing that scar anywhere, and collecting too many little guys. This is my chance to find out what's really out there. 00:00:00 My Hero Christopher 00:04:02 Intro 00:05:32 Goodbye Forever, Sky Pirate Isle 00:17:48 Return to Sky Pirate Isle 00:23:31 Sailors' Island Check In 00:36:40 Piastol 00:48:46 Real Net 00:52:49 Outro Patreon: patreon.com/retroam Bluesky: @retrogradeamnesia.bsky.social YouTube: www.youtube.com/@RetrogradeAmnesia E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.retrogradeamnesia.com