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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.

Aug 30, 2022

A special interview with Arnie Roth, conductor of Distant Worlds. Interview performed by ssdninja. Interview also viewable on our Patreon page (public post)

Distant Worlds is a concert series centered around the Final Fantasy franchise. Produced by AWR music and debuting in 2007, Distant Worlds brings the music...


Aug 29, 2022

You must not die here, don’t waste the life Gremio gave you. As we determine the logistics of the Soul Eater, we’re receiving intel from Kasumi Ninja, mulling over the ethics of fighting our fathers, falling fast to armored cavalry, letting Pahn take one for the team, beating up our buddy’s dad, hearing there are...


Aug 22, 2022

I’m prepared to die and I won’t miss this world. While we try to beat the rapids, we’re escalating neighborly beef, kickstarting the industrial revolution, hauling an engine across town, confessing our lack of purpose to raise our death flag, visiting a hermitage, throwing an isolationist in prison, recruiting a...


Aug 15, 2022

All I'm interested in are boats. Before we brave the rapids, we’re squaring off against some jabronis at Garan, murdering 3000 soliders with the Lepant family, refusing a recon mission, inhaling poisonous pollen, foreshadowing Gremio’s doom, wondering if pharmacists were invented yet, locating a guy who can...


Aug 8, 2022

We found our way here, to this mystery. As we pivot from military recruitment to cult assembly, we’re playing Mark’s voicemail, wondering if we’ve slaughtered Kuromimi’s family members, separating choice from destiny, adding a bunch of elfes (elves), paying off a food debt, leaving children unattended...