I've ran three full playthroughs, two of which were cheated to speed up the process. I've triggered as much of the generic and story dialogue as I could, but there is a minor chunk of both I was unable to trigger the scenarios for. But for now, I think it's ready for a first release...tomorrow.

Progenitor - English Translation (PC98) Added

The art of Hitoshi Yoneda, a leap into the world of watercolor sci-fantasy #rpg #jrpg #videogameart #videogamehistory #rpghistory #phantasystar #sorcerian #hitoshiyoneda #gaming #retrogaming #gamedev open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp...

How Gamefaqs changed RPG consumption: an history of RPG walkthroughs, from clue books and hearsay to the digital age #rpg #wrpg #jrpg #crpg #gamefaqs #walkthrough #nintendopower #videogamehistory #gaming #gamedev #rpghistory open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp...

It's over...well there's still a lot of generic dialogue to finish, but the story dialogue is complete from start to end.

Prisoner, Feycraft's PS1 top-down dystopia #rpg #jrpg #ps1 #retrogaming #videogamehistory #feycraft #gamedev #gaming #rpghistory open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp...

Joe Dever's Lone Wolf, an Italo-British tribute to the world of Gamebooks #rpg #wrpg #gamebook #lonewolf #JoeDever #rpghistory #videogamehistory #gaming #gamedev #switch #steam #ps4 open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp...

Found in translation: how the first Sword World JRPG adaptation got two English localizations after three decades #rpg #jrpg #swordworld #retrogaming #gaming #videogamehistory #fantranslation #pc98 #superfamicom #supernintendo #gamedev open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp...

To celebrate Fallout Day, I wrote a piece about this series' crosspollination with card games, from the Tragic the Garnering parody and New Vegas' Caravan to Magic the Gathering's own Fallout adaptation. #rpg #wrpg #fallout #magicthegathering #gaming #gamedev open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp...

Let's discover Tales of Rebirth, a tri-linear journey to acceptance #rpg #jrpg #talesof #namco #namcotalesstudio #ps2 #fantranslation #videogamehistory #gaming #gamedev #psp #retrogaming #talesofrebirth open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp...

Thirty years of Tactics Ogre: how the Valerian civil war forever changed tactical JRPGs #jrpg #rpg #tacticalrpg #tacticsogre #tacticsogrereborn #yasumimatsuno #quest #videogamehistory #gaming #gamedev #superfamicom #ps1 #psp open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp...

Ecsaform, Bandai Visual's hymn to overreach #jrpg #rpg #tacticalrpg #ps1 #retrogaming #videogamehistory #gaming #gamedev #bandai open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp...

Triangle Strategy, Asano and Artdink's 2D-HD tactical epic #jrpg #rpg #tacticalrpg #artdink #asano #gaming #videogamehistory #gamedev open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp...

Carpe Fulgur, or how Dice and Light-Williams pioneered indie JRPGs to the Western PC audience and ended up changing the industry #rpg #jrpg #carpefulgur #recettear #videogamehistory #gaming #indiegaming #indie #steam #gamedev open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp...

Pentiment, Sawyer's Holy Roman Adventure #rpg #wrpg #obsidian #videogamehistory #gaming #gamedev open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp...

How a Dutch MSX2 celebration could end up as a landmark for home PC JRPG fantranslations #jrpg #rpg #msx2 #gaming #gamedev #videogamehistory open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp...

Found in translation: Growlanser VI, a localized, if precarious, world #jrpg #rpg #growlanser #ps2 #gaming #gamedev #fantranslation open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp...

Opening cinematic done, on to the actual game now... #Progenitor #PC98

To celebrate the first anniversary of my Substack, it's time for some musings about discussing videogame RPG history from an holistic perspective and the state of Substack for videogame publications. #rpg #jrpg #wrpg #videogamehistory #gaming #gamedev #substack open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp...

Before Clair Obscur: the history of French RPGs - Part III: the rise of Franco-Japanese RPGs open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp... #rpg #frenchrpg #jrpg #France #videogamehistory #rpghistory #retrogaming #clairobscur #expedition33 #gaming #gamedev #sandfall #lizardcube #fuga #edgeofeternity

Found in translation: after thirty years, The Hybrid Front on Mega Drive is finally available in English open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp... #rpg #jrpg #tacticalrpg #sega #megadrive #genesis #oniro #retrogaming #segamegadrive #fantranslation #nebuloustranslation #gamedev #gaming #videogamehistory

Let's discover Dragon Crystal, Sega's own early roguelike open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp... #jrpg #rpg #roguelike #gamegear #segagamegear #mastersystem #segamastersystem #sega #retrogaming #gaming #videogamehistory #gamedev

Let's discover Before Clair Obscur: the history of French RPGs - Part II: a journey to the West open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp... #rpg #wrpg #frenchrpg #France #arkane #spiders #arxfatalis #retrogaming #gaming #videogamehistory #gamedev #pc #steam #jrpg #clairobscur #expedition33 #sandfall

Let's discover Lost Eidolons, a Korean mix of Fire Emblem and the Chu and Han Contention open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp... #rpg #tacticalrpg #koreanrpg #jrpg #Korea #losteidolons #pc #steam #ps5 #xboxseries #chinesehistory #fireemblem #gamedev #gaming

Let's discover The DioField Chronicle, Lancarse's grim take on Growlanser open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp... #rpg #jrpg #tacticalrpg #diofieldchronicle #lancarse #squareenix #ps4 #switch #nintendoswitch #pc #steam #gamedev #gaming #growlanser

Before Clair Obscur: the history of French RPGs - Part I: from the '80s to the Dot Com crash open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp... #rpg #wrpg #frenchrpg #France #jrpg #retrogaming #gaming #videogamehistory #gamedev #amiga #amstrad #oric #pc #wizardry #ultima #clairobscur #expedition33 #sandfall

Let's discover Actraiser Renaissance, a reimagining of Quintet's deity simulator open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp... #jrpg #rpg #actionrpg #actraiser #actraiserrenaissance #pc #ps4 #nintendoswitch #gaming #gamedev #retrogaming #quintet #squareenix

Let's discover Ax Battler, when Hasegawa tried mixing Golden Axe with Zelda II open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp... #rpg #jrpg #axbattler #gamegear #sega #actionrpg #goldenaxe #retrogaming #gaming #gamedev

Let's discover Sailing Era, a Chinese take on Uncharted Waters open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp... #rpg #China #chineserpg #sailingera #unchartedwaters #gaming #gamedev #ps4 #pc #switch #jrpg

Let's discover Tales of Graces f, or how Tales came back, now and then open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp... #rpg #jrpg #actionrpg #tales #talesof #ps3 #gaming #gamedev #talesofgracesf

Let's discover Princess Crown, Vanillaware before Vanillaware open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp... #rpg #jrpg #actionrpg #segasaturn #retrogaming #vanillaware #georgekamitani #gamedev #gaming

Let's discover Legend of Kartia, Atlus and Amano's tactical card fantasy open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp... #rpg #jrpg #tacticalrpg #ps1 #atlus #yoshitakaamano #kartia #rebus #retrogaming #gamedev #gaming

Let's discover Outward, a Quebecoise tale of shipwrecks, debts and survival open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp... #rpg #wrpg #gamedev #gaming #canada #quebec #ps4 #pc #nintendoswitch

Let's discover Shandalar, MicroProse's early RPGfication of Magic: the Gathering open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp... #rpg #wrpg #microprose #magicthegathering #pc #retrogaming #gamedev #gaming

Let's discover Kriegsfront Tactics - Prologue, an introduction to Indonesia's Front Mission open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp... #rpg #tacticalrpg #kriegsfronttactics #jrpg #gamedev #indonesia #steam #pc

Let's discover Crimson Shroud, Yasumi Matsuno's bite-sized lost opus open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp... #jrpg #rpg #nintendo3ds #3ds #gamedev

Let's discover Energy Breaker, Lufia's forgotten tactical prequel open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp... #jrpg #rpg #gamedev #retrogaming #superfamicom #supernintendo #lufia #neverland

Let's discover Arcturus: The Curse and Loss of Divinity, Sonnori and Gravity's flawed Korean gem open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp... #rpg #korea #jrpg #gamedev

Back in the days of the Union of Soviet Writers, the Strugatsky brothers created their sci-fi utopia, the Noon Universe, with Hard to be a God focusing on the contact between Earth’s “progressors” and the denizens of other worlds. Let's discover its RPG sequel: open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp...

Koei's Progenitor (1994) is a forgotten gem from the bygone days of home PC JRPGs, a sandbox space opera brought to NEC's PC98 by repurposing in a sci-fi setting the unique gameplay loop found in other Koei titles, like the Uncharted Waters franchise. open.substack.com/pub/magnvsrp...

Hi! As a lifelong fan of videogame RPGs from different countries, platforms and periods, I have always loved writing about their history and the evolution of their systems and different subgenres. Last September I started a new Substack and I hope someone here on Bluesky will enjoy my ramblings!