(Update) Platforms and Pitfalls Episode 10 - Japanese Western RPGs with Doors and Dungeons

Platforms and Pitfalls

The original file was broken in a few ways, here is an updated and fixed version This month we look at the the rather curious middle ground genre of the Japanese developed Western RPG. Since this episode is a little less design focused but with a greater emphasis on history than our own knowledge really allowed, we’ve courted Michelle Belmont from the retro gaming podcast Doors and Dungeons, and Tom Lipschultz, who worked on localizing 2 of the games here. Compared to normal we talk about much more than the usual five games, but we focus on The Black Onyx, Wizardry Labyrinth of Lost Souls, Ultima III Exodus (for NES and Famicom), King’s Field and Brandish: The Dark Revenant, and their different takes to the Japanese developed Western styled RPG. It is a bit of a departure in some senses from our normal episode, and much longer. We hope you enjoy it.