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Dragon Quest Austin Is Back! (Kind Of)
I know it's been a long time since I've updated Dragon Quest Austin, and people still ask me about it from time to time, but this was originally meant to just be a chronicle of me playing every single DQ game in a single year. I did that, I started the Dragon Quest FM...

Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 (Podcast Deep Dive)
Austin played through Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 and then podcasted about his playthrough in real time.

How To Play The Dragon Quest Trading Card Game
The Dragon Quest Trading Card Game (DQTCG) has been out for a number of years. Not to be confused with Dragon Quest Rivals or some of the other DQ card games out there, the Dragon Quest TCG (like a lot of Dragon Quest stuff) is only available in Japanese. I couldn't...

Torneko Mystery Dungeon 3 On GBA: Fan Translation With Sam Steel
This week, Sam Steel is joining Austin to chat about his work on the fan translation for Torneko's Mystery Dungeon 3 on the Game Boy Advance. The beta patch for Torneko 3 is going live tomorrow, March 6th, 2021. In this episode, Sam talks about the work that goes into...
Dungeons & Dragons: How The Tabletop RPG Went Kid-Friendly
I was a kid the first time I was exposed to Dungeons & Dragons. Although, it might not be in the way you're thinking. It's certainly not the way most people were exposed to the tabletop RPG, which now has a pretty wholesome and even kid-friendly reputation. My...
Dragon Quest FM S2 E48 – Dragon Quest VII Deep Dive (Episode Two): The Legacy of Dragon Warrior VII
This week on Dragon Quest FM, Austin is taking a close look at Dragon Warrior VII and its legacy. The PS1 game shattered records in Japan but is heavily criticized for its graphics and pacing. Still, the game holds up fairly well in 2020, and Austin takes a look at...
Dragon Quest FM S2 E47 – Dragon Quest VII Deep Dive (Episode One): Main Characters
This week, we start our deep dive into Dragon Quest VII. We’re mostly going to be using names from Dragon Quest VII on 3DS, and if you’re confused as to why - check out our Translations episode or just the fact that this is a deep dive into Dragon Quest VII and NOT...
Dragon Quest FM, S2 E38 – All By Myself: The Orphan Hero Archetype in Dragon Quest
This week on Dragon Quest FM, we're continuing our discussion on archetypes within the series. For our final episode on the subject, we're talking about the orphan hero! Hero orphan? Orphaned hero? Whatever. You get it. The hero whose parents are either dead or...
Dungeons & Dragons: Lost Mine Of Phandelver – A Great Beginner Campaign
"The Lost Mine of Phandelver" is a great Dungeons & Dragons campaign for beginners. Don't believe me? It's included with the D&D Starter Set for a reason. It offers an interesting story, challenging (but not too hard) combat, and just enough hand-holding to be...
What PS5 Pre-Orders Taught Me About Friendship
Okay, so PlayStation 5 pre-orders were kind of a mess. But amidst all the chaos, confusion, excitement, and anger that came with PS5 pre-orders, I learned a valuable lesson about friendship. Cue the sappy, moral-at-the-end-of-the-story music here if you want. But I...
Dragon Quest FM Halloween Special: Spooky Monsters and More!
Welcome to our DQFM Halloween Spooktacular! Last year, we focused mostly on Dragon Quest’s spookiest moments. This year, though, we’re totally talking about the monsters. And not just any monsters, but the Halloween-themed ones (and the SPOOKY ones!). If you scare...
Dragon Quest X Artworks: The Art of Astoltia (Book Review)
Hey, I'm a sucker for art books. The last time I counted, I had something like fifty video game art books on my shelf--a good chunk of them from Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, and Xeno games. And since I love art books so much, and since Dragon Quest is my favorite...
JRPGs That Really Need to Be on the Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is a little over three years old, and it's already established itself as a real JRPG powerhouse. Whether you're into the latest entries of Dragon Quest and Xenoblade Chronicles, or you want to play through classics like Star Ocean and Grandia and...
How To Play Dragon Quest X Once the Free Trial Ends [Nintendo Switch]
A while back, I wrote about how to play the free trial version of Dragon Quest X on the Nintendo Switch. You can read about that here, if you want. Since then, lots of folks have asked me additional questions about the game as well as sending me some info regarding...
How to Subscribe to Dragon Quest X
Since I wrote about how to play Dragon Quest X on the Switch for free, and then how to keep playing once "Easy Play" is over without losing your character data, this time around I wanted to show folks how to subscribe to the MMO. Step One - Purchase the Game Before...
Fragments of a Forgotten Past: Why I Was Wrong About Dragon Quest VII
A little over a year ago, I played Dragon Quest VII for the first time. I found the 3DS version to be slow, so I started up the PS1 version (which was supposedly even slower) just to see if it grabbed me more. It didn't. In fact, I struggled with my entire time with...
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