Tetracast 424: My favorite DnD class is Idiot

In our first episode of the year, we look back at the backlog games we've played over break and all the news in the last month.

Timestamps

• 0:00 - Introduction and end-of-year show/site notes
• 2:05 - Adam’s Backlog: Tales of Phantasia: Cross Edition
• 10:29 - Bryan’s Backlog: Octopath Traveler 0, Rise of the Ronin
• 12:00 - Josh’s Backlog: Kara no Shoujo trilogy, Warriors Abyss, Vital Shell, To Be Hero X
• 23:21 - James’ Backlog: Final Fantasy XIV, 2022 Square Enix RPGs
• 28:11 - Mikhail’s Backlog: The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, Cyberpunk 2077, various Switch 2 ports
• 37:09 - Chao’s Backlog: Trails beyond the Horizon, Emerald Dragon PCE, Baldur’s Gate 3, Gnosia anime
• 50:28 - Article shoutouts: Readers’ Poll results, personal top ten lists
• 54:27 - Article shoutouts: Code Vein II preview, Pokémon Legends Z-A DLC review, Phantom Blade 0 interview
• 1:03:18 - Article shoutouts: Yuka Kitamura interview, Nightdive interview, Hundred Line interview
• 1:17:07 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon note
• 1:18:13 - Larian Studios announces Divinity, its "'most ambitious title yet"
• 1:36:10 - Remedy Entertainment unveils Control Resonant for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
• 1:39:34 - Nagoshi Studio reveals Gang of Dragon for PC via Steam
• 1:44:24 - Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announced for consoles and PC
• 1:49:57 - Falcom reveals Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter, set to release in Fall 2026 worldwide for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, Switch, and PC
• 1:52:23 - Dragon Quest VII Reimagined demo now available on PS5, Xbox, Switch 2, Switch, and PC Steam
• 1:56:46 - Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon - Sanctuary of Sarras expansion announced, set to release on December 15
• 1:58:14 - Final Fantasy IX animated series seemingly back in production at a new French studio with a 2028 release target
• 2:02:21 - Avowed launches for PlayStation 5 on February 17 alongside update adding new races, New Game Plus, and Photo Mode
• 2:10:28 - Sales updates: Digimon Story: Time Stranger, Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series, Octopath Traveler series, Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles, Dragon Quest XI, Danganronpa series
• 2:14:39 - Granblue Fantasy coming to Steam on March 10, 2026 in the west
• 2:25:15 - Diablo IV Lord of Hatred releases on April 28, 2026 with pre-orders including Paladin early access now
• 2:27:47 - Wrap-up and sign-off