We are joined by blogger of the year Dia Lacina who was willing to go down with the ship as we break format for a trio of games that we only knew of probably bad games nobody actually played. That’s right, we took all our RPG expertise and applied it to the strange trilogy of Tokyo RPG Factory games! Em froze their ass off in I am Setsuna, Dia remembered she could be doing anything else in Lost Sphear, and Jackson went hya hya hya about a million times in Oninaki. Maybe the games are bad, but the conversation was a fruitful exploration of what it is that makes the JRPG form work for us at all. Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to [email protected]! If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts, writing, and even opportunities to be on an episode as a guest! Things Discussed: Dia's preview of Astria Ascending, Control, Touhou Luna Nights, Apple Arcade, VR, Resident Evil 4, Chrono Trigger, I Am Setsuna, Lost Sphear, Oninaki, Bravely Default, Live A Live, Final Fantasy (generally), Saga and Mana series, Lunar, Morrowind, Gold Box games, dungeon exploration games This Month's Game Club:I am SetsunaLost SphearOninaki Next Month's Game Club: Gravity Rush 2 Music This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodI Am Setsuna Main Theme by Tomoki MiyoshiThe Twilight of Sphear by Tomoki MiyoshiBattle -Threat- by Shusuke Tsuchiya & Mariam Abounnasr