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Okay, so you're playing Dragon Quest X. Like me, you're probably growing tired of walking around everywhere. It doesn't help that walking in this game feels SUPER slow, and there's no way to sprint. But fear not! The dollar board is near! To get the dollar board...

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...

Dragon Quest Characters – Spotlight on DQXI

For the past few months, we have done individual episodes about the playable characters in Dragon Quest XI. If you know us, then you're aware that DQXI is one of our favorite JRPGs out there. And a lot of that is because the cast is simply phenomenal. There isn't a...

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...

Dragon Quest FM S2 E19 – All About the Luminary (Dragon Quest XI Character Spotlight)

Welcome to Dragon Quest FM! This week, it's our final character spotlight for Dragon Quest XI, and it's all about the Luminary! We start the episode by discussing the various ways we used him in combat, whether we think he's TOO powerful, and our favorite alt outfits....

S1E25 – Tom and Huck (1995)

In This Episode: This week’s featured presentation is Tom and Huck (1995). Void and Katie dive deep into the good and bad from all your favorite Disney movies week by week. Listen along and join the conversation! Join Our Community! Discord:...

G2G S5E20 – Playstation Vita Console Lookback – “The Little RPG Machine That Could”

by Void and Beej | Geek to Geek Season 5

https://youtu.be/zv7v6pPoRbw PS Vita Console Details The DeetsNice big screenTouchscreenMostly standard buttonsWeird back touch padCamera for some reasonCross-play with PS3 and PS4Remote playSuper lightweight! Our Top PS Vita Games Persona 4 GoldenGot Void into the...

JRPGs That Really Need to Be on the Nintendo Switch

by Austin King | Dragon Quest Austin, General, The Geekery

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...

Unreal Engine 5 Initial Impressions and Thoughts

by B.J. Keeton | The Geekery

Belghast over at Tales of the Aggronaut, put up a post about how he's not terribly impressed by the new Unreal Engine 5 tech demo that came out earlier this week. While it's technically impressive, he argues that it's not (from a gamer's perspective, at least) that...

Dragon Quest FM S2 E18 – All About That Spoilery Eighth Party Member

This week, we're talking all about SPOILER! Like, seriously, if you haven't played Dragon Quest XI yet, you might want to do that first. This entire episode is just one gigantic spoiler. Don't even read these notes! These notes have spoilers too! We start the...

S1E24 – The Parent Trap (1961)

In This Episode: This week’s featured presentation is The Parent Trap (1961). Void and Katie dive deep into the good and bad from all your favorite Disney movies week by week. Listen along and join the conversation! Join Our Community! Discord:...

A New Paper Mario Game in July? Sign Me Up!

by B.J. Keeton | News

Nintendo announced that Paper Mario: The Origami King is going to be released on July 17, 2020. And it seems like this title is going to be leaning into the paper side of Paper Mario more than ever

Double Impact (1991) [Schlockoholics Anonymous]

by Steve Wittkamp | Schlockoholics Anonymous, The Geekery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IDVNSO4mt4 What is it with ‘80s/’90s stars and twin roles? Long after the iconic “Doublemint Twins” TV ads had lost their luster, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nicolas Cage, Jackie Chan, and even Ernest P. Worrell himself, the late Jim...

S5E19 – Mini Geekery – “Quick Hit Geekery”

by Void and Beej | Geek to Geek Season 5

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Fragments of a Forgotten Past: Why I Was Wrong About Dragon Quest VII

by Austin King | Dragon Quest Austin, The Geekery

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...

Superstar Saga and Personality

by Data_Error | General

In some ways, Superstar Saga feels like as keen an entry point into turn-based battling as the omnipresent Pokémon. And it impressed on me just how much more compelling Luigi is than that red brother of his.

Every Boss in the Main Story of Dragon Quest X [Weddie Storyline]

by Austin King | Dragon Quest Austin, General

I recently beat version 1.0 of Dragon Quest X, commonly called "Awakening of the Five Tribes." It was a fun journey that sometimes took a frustrating amount of effort, but felt mostly worthwhile. I'm working on a review of the game (and still summing stuff up in the...

S1E23 – Onward (2020)

In This Episode: This week’s featured presentation is Onward (2020). Void and Katie dive deep into the good and bad from all your favorite Disney movies week by week. Listen along and join the conversation! Join Our Community! Discord: discord.geektogeekmedia.com...

Dragon Quest FM, S2 E17 – All About Jade (Dragon Quest XI Character Spotlight)

We start the episode by talking about the ways we used Jade in combat, the alt outfits we loved (or didn’t love), and how our play styles varied. After that, it’s off to the Internet to find out why YOU love Jade so much! Thanks to everyone who submitted answers!

S5E18 – Yearly Themes – “You know what you mean by it”

by Void and Beej | Geek to Geek Season 5

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You’re Playing Animal Crossing Wrong! (And So Am I)

by B.J. Keeton | Beej's Blogs, The Geekery

Yup, you read that right. You're playing Animal Crossing New Horizons entirely wrong. How do I know that? Because you're playing it differently than I am. And I am playing it wrong because I am playing it entirely differently than you are. I've put in 250+ hours into...

Adventures in Astoltia (Part 6): It Ain’t Easy Being Green

Now that we've gotten three of our five key emblems, it's time to go get a fourth. This time, let's head to the dwarf town Gakuto Gatara. It looks like a mining town with some Aztec art influences. There's a brief scene about a hoarder named Dustan who might have our...

Dragon Quest FM, S2 E16 – All About Rab (Dragon Quest XI Character Spotlight)

In this week's episode, we're celebrating everyone's favorite dirty grandpa, Rab! We start the episode by discussing how we used Rab in combat, and then we talk about our favorite outfits for him. After that, we take to Twitter again to see why YOU love Rab so much....

S1E22 – The Parent Trap (1998)