This week! We Win a battle, burn to death, brush it off, walk around a "next-gen" city, meet a sleezeball, and cry ourselves to sleep! Next Week: We save on the world map before entering the Nation State of Numara. If you'd like to play along with us, Lost Odyssey is available for download on XBox 360 and XBox One, as well as being a frequent bargain used game if you look online! If you do not have an XBox, or cannot play along, there are several good "Game Movies" of the game, as well as a bunc...
Sep 25, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Season 9Ep. 1
This week! We beat the game, and speak to you guys LIVE on twitch.tv/rpgbookclub We also squeeze in our Movie Night conversation to pad the really short episode this time around. Next Week: We play Lost Odyssey, and save before entering the Grand Staff Construction Site. If you'd like to play along with us, Lost Odyssey is available for download on XBox 360 and XBox One, as well as being a frequent bargain used game if you look online! If you do not have an XBox, or cannot play along, there are ...
Sep 21, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Season 8Ep. 5
This week! We make bail, we desecrate some nature, and we finally punch our boss in the face! Next Week: We beat the dang ol' Game! Come watch us record the episode on Tuesday, 9/17, live on our Twitch at twitch.tv/rpgbookclub Eli's getting MARRIED, so no LP this time around. Instead, check out the awesome one by TheHeroOfLight who breaks his LP into chapter chunks so it's easy to follow along. If you'd like to play along with us, Cosmic Star Heroine is available on Vita, PS4, Switch, and PC, an...
Sep 15, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Season 8Ep. 4
This week! Eli got married, so Sam and Maddy Play Lent, by CicerOrator, Melon Journey by Froach Club, and Escaped Chasm by Temmie. Next Week: We save the first chance we get after chapter 12. Please support all these games on itch.io they are wonderful: https://cicerorator.itch.io/lent-demo https://froachclub.itch.io/melon-journey https://tuyoki.itch.io/escaped-chasm ------------------------------------------------- Discord Twitter Ko-fi Merch Youtube Sailor Eli on YouTube...
Sep 08, 2019•1 hr 46 min
This week! We have some cool NPC bits at a party, then meet some bugs, and punch a nightmare! Next Week: We save the first chance we get after chapter 12. Eli's getting MARRIED, so no LP this time around. Instead, check out the awesome one by TheHeroOfLight who breaks his LP into chapter chunks so it's easy to follow along. If you'd like to play along with us, Cosmic Star Heroine is available on Vita, PS4, Switch, and PC, and frequently goes on sale! It's a breeze and very fun. Come hang! Mega M...
Aug 30, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Season 8Ep. 3
This week! We go to a concert, explore a faire, and mate with a ghost fish! Next Week: We save the first chance we get after chapter 9. Eli's getting MARRIED, so no LP this time around. Instead, check out the awesome one by TheHeroOfLight who breaks his LP into chapter chunks so it's easy to follow along. If you'd like to play along with us, Cosmic Star Heroine is available on Vita, PS4, Switch, and PC, and frequently goes on sale! It's a breeze and very fun. Come hang! Mega Man Battle Network J...
Aug 24, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Season 8Ep. 2
This week! We live out our Die Hard, Alien, and Mission Impossible fantasies... in Space! Next Week: We save the first chance we get after chapter 6. Eli's getting MARRIED, so no LP this time around. Instead, check out the awesome one by TheHeroOfLight who breaks his LP into chapter chunks so it's easy to follow along. If you'd like to play along with us, Cosmic Star Heroine is available on Vita, PS4, Switch, and PC, and frequently goes on sale! It's a breeze and very fun. Come hang! Mega Man Ba...
Aug 16, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Season 8Ep. 1
In this special bonus episode (we've had a lot of those this week), Sam, Maddy, and Eli sit down to discuss the first and second story arc of Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken (Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai episodes 1-3). Next week we are finally on our normal schedule, and are starting Cosmic Star Heroine, playing the first 3 chapters of the game. Come play with us!
Aug 08, 2019•50 min
Recorded LIVE at our booth at ClassicGameFest 2019! Featuring interviews with Tammy and Briana, Zack, Loomi, Matt, Paul, Drew and Rowan! Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by our booth to chat with us, both on mic and off! You really made ClassicGameFest 2019 a BLAST! ------------------------------------------------- The views on this podcast are those of the individuals, and not of their employers, including Blizzard Entertainment. We don't speak for Blizzard, just for ourselves. ----------...
Aug 08, 2019•1 hr 26 min
Recorded LIVE at our booth at ClassicGameFest 2019! Featuring interviews with Francesco, Daniel, Ryan, Joseph, Jason and Lewis! This is only part 1 of the fun, and we have even more interviews next time! Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by our booth to chat with us, both on mic and off! You really made ClassicGameFest 2019 a BLAST! ------------------------------------------------- The views on this podcast are those of the individuals, and not of their employers, including Blizzard Enterta...
Aug 05, 2019•1 hr 31 min
This week! We finish the whole dang game in front of people on our twitch stream! Next Week! Sam and Eli go to Classic Game Fest and talk to you guys! (The week after that, we play the first 3 chapters of Cosmic Star Heroine) Since the DS version is very expensive these days, Eli is playing on the phone, so Sailor Eli won't be Let's playing this game, but there's a great World of Longplays here , where you can watch the game and stop when we stop. And of course, the game is SPECTACULAR on iOS an...
Jul 29, 2019•2 hr 9 min•Season 7Ep. 7
This week! We find our Mom's house, visit some old friends, go back in time, dive underwater, and get revenge for our dad! Next Week! We go to the Underworld of Nadiria, and stop at the first town we see when we get there. Since the DS version is very expensive these days, Eli is playing on the phone, so Sailor Eli won't be Let's playing this game, but there's a great World of Longplays here , where you can watch the game and stop when we stop. And of course, the game is SPECTACULAR on iOS and A...
Jul 08, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Season 7Ep. 6
This week: Sam joins Maddy and Bernard on their podcast "Have You Played Resident Evil". Spoiler: He hasn't. We talk GDQ, and SpikeVegeta for president, and barely talk about Resident Evil at all. ----------- This crossover was to hold you over for our new work/release schedule for RPG Bookclub, which will record on Saturdays, and Release by Tuesday each week. So on Tuesday, we'll be back with the next chunk of Dragon Quest V. Please subscribe to HYPRE here ....
Jun 27, 2019•1 hr 33 min
This week! We become a dad, and then a lot of really bad things happen to us. Next Week! We make our way to Zenithia, and stop as soon as we get there. Since the DS version is very expensive these days, Eli is playing on the phone, so Sailor Eli won't be Let's playing this game, but there's a great World of Longplays here , where you can watch the game and stop when we stop. And of course, the game is SPECTACULAR on iOS and Android, which only costs 15 dollars. This season was brought to you by ...
Jun 21, 2019•1 hr 41 min•Season 7Ep. 5
This week! We accidentally stumble into a wedding for ourselves. In a sexy way. Next Week! We finish the rest of the act, and save as soon as you can after the time jump! Since the DS version is very expensive these days, Eli is playing on the phone, so Sailor Eli won't be Let's playing this game, but there's a great World of Longplays here , where you can watch the game and stop when we stop. And of course, the game is SPECTACULAR on iOS and Android, which only costs 15 dollars. This season was...
Jun 15, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Season 7Ep. 4
This week! We free ourselves from slavery, and restore a prodigal prince to power! Next Week! We finish the rest of the act, and stop at the save screen after the time jump! Since the DS version is very expensive these days, Eli is playing on the phone, so Sailor Eli won't be Let's playing this game, but there's a great World of Longplays here , where you can watch the game and stop when we stop. And of course, the game is SPECTACULAR on iOS and Android, which only costs 15 dollars. This season ...
Jun 10, 2019•1 hr 37 min•Season 7Ep. 2
This Week! Eli takes the week off, so Sam, Maddy, and Bernard play the Nintendo Classic "For the Frog The Bell Tolls" which was absolutely nothing like we thought it would be! The fan translation by Ein ni Hen is SPECTACULAR, and you should definitely play this game. If you want to toss the creators some ducats, buy Smash Ultimate (because the Prince is in it) or buy Metroid Samus Returns (because the developers made this game!) Next week we'll be back on our bullshit playing until we get the Ma...
May 29, 2019•1 hr 17 min
This week! We finish Act 1, and scope the hot bod on a beefcake horse while our dad is there, until he isn't. Since the DS version is very expensive these days, Eli is playing on the phone, so Sailor Eli won't be Let's playing this game, but there's a great World of Longplays here , where you can watch the game and stop when we stop. And of course, the game is SPECTACULAR on iOS and Android, which only costs 15 dollars. This season was brought to you by our ko-fi supporters, who voted on the bes...
May 26, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Season 7Ep. 2
This week! We play the first two dungeons of Dragon Quest V, and don't learn to read, but do learn to Count Uptaten. Since the DS version is very expensive these days, Eli is playing on the phone, so Sailor Eli won't be Let's playing this game, but there's a great World of Longplays here , where you can watch the game and stop when we stop. And of course, the game is SPECTACULAR on iOS and Android, which only costs 15 dollars. This season was brought to you by our ko-fi supporters, who voted on ...
May 16, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Season 7Ep. 1
In this new format for our RPG Bookclub Movie Nights, we are discussing Hironobu Sakaguchi's directorial debut, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. This movie is currently available on Amazon Prime Video, so you can watch it before listening. Next week we'll be back with our normal schedule, playing Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, on iOS or Nintendo DS.
May 11, 2019•41 min
On this LIVE episode! Fight Braska's Final Aeon, cry a lot, cry some more, and then find out who's pregnant! Then, we answer Q&A from all y'all. We're back in PS4 happy land, so Sailor Eli has been Let's Playing the game, and you can watch him from here! You guys have voted, and our next game will be Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride! This game is available on DS and iOS, and in Japanese for SNES and PS2. The DS and IOS/Android versions are the definitive versions, for sure, as they...
May 05, 2019•1 hr 41 min•Season 6Ep. 9
This week! We fight Sin, Seymour, and make our way through a bunch of mid-boss level monsters who drop bitchen AP. We're back in PS4 happy land, so Sailor Eli has been Let's Playing the game, and you can watch him from here! You guys have voted, and our next game will be Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride! This game is available on DS and iOS, and in Japanese for SNES and PS2. The DS and IOS/Android versions are the definitive versions, for sure, as they have party chat, and beautiful sp...
Apr 27, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Season 6Ep. 8
This week! We're fake, religion's fake, Zanarkand's fake, everything is fake, so we kill it! We're back in PS4 happy land, so Sailor Eli has been Let's Playing the game, and you can watch him from here! We're on our final vote, Dragon Quest V versus Shining Force, as our Best of the Rest 2018 winner. If you support us on Ko-fi by wednesday, you can vote and decide! Next Week: Save before the final boss! --------------------------------------------- Twitter Discord Spreadshirt Shop Ko-Fi --------...
Apr 20, 2019•1 hr 38 min•Season 6Ep. 7
This week! We finally get to the world map, and it's hard. So we get to the ice level, and it's hard, and we fight seymour, and it's hard. We're back in PS4 happy land, so Sailor Eli has been Let's Playing the game, and you can watch him from here! FFX is way more popular a game than we typically play, and we're selling out so that our patrons can vote on our "Best of the Rest" game from 2018, on our Patreon polls. We're doing a super extra double elimination bracket, which you can vote on here....
Apr 13, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Season 6Ep. 6
This week! We star in the Owen Wilson movie, Wedding Crashers, and then star in the Owen Wilson movie, then star in the Owen Wilson Movie, Behind Enemy Lines, then we meet the stars of the Owen Wilson Movie, Masterminds, then we're put in prison, and star in the Owen Wilson Movie, No Escape, then we star in the Owen Wilson Movie, Free Birds, then we star in whatever Owen Wilson Movie means we snog Yuna in a lake. We're back in PS4 happy land, so Sailor Eli has been Let's Playing the game, and yo...
Apr 06, 2019•1 hr 33 min•Season 6Ep. 5
This week! We commit papacide, start a war, and get vv lost in a desert, then blow up a secret homeland! We're back in PS4 happy land, so Sailor Eli has been Let's Playing the game, and you can watch him from here! FFX is way more popular a game than we typically play, and we're selling out so that our patrons can vote on our "Best of the Rest" game from 2018, on our Patreon polls. We're doing a super extra double elimination bracket, which you can vote on here. Next Week: We play until we finis...
Apr 01, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Season 6Ep. 4
This week! We ride an elephant, meet an old friend, talk about feelings a lot, and then get struck by a whole lotta lightning. We're back in PS4 happy land, so Sailor Eli has been Let's Playing the game, and you can watch him from here! FFX is way more popular a game than we typically play, and we're selling out so that our patrons can vote on our "Best of the Rest" game from 2018, on our Patreon polls. We're doing a super extra double elimination bracket, which you can vote on here. Next Week: ...
Mar 24, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Season 6Ep. 3
This week! We walk down a single road, for about 4 hours, and meet a lot of recurring characters. Then everyone we love dies! We're back in PS4 happy land, so Sailor Eli has been Let's Playing the game, and you can watch him from here! FFX is way more popular a game than we typically play, and we're selling out so that our patrons can vote on our "Best of the Rest" game from 2018, on our Patreon polls. We're doing a super extra double elimination bracket, which you can vote on here. Next Week: W...
Mar 15, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Your name is DEAR LISTENER. You listen to a variety of PODCASTS. In particular you listen to THIS podcast, and that's most important. This podcast is about the HOMESTUCK ADVENTURE GAME called HIVESWAP, of which we only play the FIRST CHAPTER. Because that's all that exists yet. Let me tell you about Homestuck. If Homestuck sounds good, you can read it here. If Hiveswap sounds better (It's much much shorter), you can get that from Steam, here. If you'd like to vote on the BotR poll for Match 2, y...
Mar 09, 2019•1 hr 16 min
This week! We try for the 3rd time to start this game, and finally do it right! We start FFX and play through two episodes worth of plot to get all the way to the most infamous scene in the game! We're back in PS4 happy land, so Sailor Eli has been Let's Playing the game, and you can watch him from here! FFX is way more popular a game than we typically play, and we're selling out so that our patrons can vote on our "Best of the Rest" game from 2018, on our Patreon polls. We're doing a super extr...
Mar 03, 2019•2 hr 19 min•Season 6Ep. 1
