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Welcome to Retrograde Amnesia, a podcast where we cover classic Japanese Role-playing Games (JRPGs), chapter by chapter, beat by beat. Check out a complete listing of the works we have covered and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast provider. Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/retroam.

Dec 27, 2021

Hi, I’m done crying. Today we’re learning about a sea monster, listening to Selphie’s thoughts, hearing the reality of Garden’s origin, exploring the paradox of Edea’s SeeDs, using Ellone to bridge time, toiling in bed, ramming our military academy into a hippie commune, meeting a master fisherman, lying to...


Dec 20, 2021

I sent my students to kill my wife. And yet, we’re eliminating symbiotic organisms, transforming our school into our car, admiring the balcony vista, setting out to open sea, thinking too much, half-assing a tour of our school, experiencing retrograde amnesia, making a boyfriend promise, losing our temper, delivering...


Dec 13, 2021

What’s on your mind, old man? Maybe it’s loafing amid a crisis, fighting faculty members, doubting the dawn of time, refusing to swear an allegiance, having a meltdown, suffering hot dog denial, falling for a hologram, taking a knee, arguing missile survival tactics, exploring a dank oil stratum, refusing to trust...


Dec 6, 2021

I don’t want to die, there’s so much in life I want to enjoy. On this episode we’re ramming a car into a mountain, leisurely ignoring imminent missile attacks, shaking down Caraway, bullshitting our way into a base, tricking idiot soldiers, killing those same soldiers off screen, mashing buttons to push...


Nov 29, 2021

It’s time to play the action movie.  This time we’re following monsters to find Squall, fighting other monsters in jail, suffering exploration monotony, beating a man for his Battle Meter upgrade, improving Squall’s humanity, concocting a ridiculous escape plan, heroically saving Zell, falling down stairs,...