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The Thirsty Mage RPG Podcast

is our virtual pub where friends meet to have a drink and discuss their favourite RPGs. Whether it’s about specific games or RPG related topics, the pub is always open for positive discussions.

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade – Retrospective

March 30, 2025

Dragon Quest III: Retrospective

March 23, 2025

The Greatest Moments in RPGs – Part 2

March 16, 2025

The Greatest Moments in RPGs – Part 1

March 9, 2025

PC Gaming in the 90s and 2000s

March 2, 2025

Is Infinity Nikki a Cosy RPG?

February 23, 2025

Our Top 25 RPGs: Comparing the List

February 16, 2025

Top 25 RPGs of the Last 25 Years: Part 2

February 9, 2025

Top 25 RPGs of the Last 25 Years: Part 1

February 2, 2025

Dragon Quest III HD2D – Aliahan to Asham

January 26, 2025

Ys Memoire and Dragon Age: Origins

January 19, 2025

Silent Hill 2 Remake & Chrono Trigger

January 12, 2025

Christmas in Japan

January 5, 2025

Recommended Episodes – Reflecting on Seven Years of RPGs

December 29, 2024

Best Games of the Year for 2024

December 15, 2024

Steam Deck OLED – The Perfect Christmas Gift

December 8, 2024

Games With Dragon in the Title

November 24, 2024

Pokémon Pocket: Is Nintendo Competing With Itself?

November 17, 2024

Romancing SaGa 2 and Dragon Age: Veilguard

November 10, 2024

Metaphor: ReFantazio – The Road to Brilehaven

November 3, 2024

Ys X: Nordics and 8-Bit Adventures 2

October 23, 2024

Guide to Getting Your Friends Hooked on RPGs

October 13, 2024

Persona: Medieval Edition

October 6, 2024

What’s Nintendo Up To?

September 29, 2024

It’s Review Season

September 22, 2024

Sword of Mana & PAX West Impressions

September 15, 2024

Visions of Mana – Spoiler-Free Review

September 8, 2024

Cat Quests, Castaway, and NSO Musings

August 18, 2024

Final Fantasy XV in 2024

August 11, 2024

Darkest Dungeon 2 and Gestalt: Steam & Cinder

August 4, 2024

Is Steam Deck the Best RPG Platform Now?

July 28, 2024

Trails Through Daybreak: Spoiler-Free Review

July 21, 2024

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door vs. The OG

July 14, 2024

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: Final Thoughts

July 7, 2024

Nintendo Direct and Steam Next Fest

June 30, 2024

Summer Game Fest and Second Opinions

June 23, 2024

1000XResist and Fading Afternoon

June 16, 2024

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – The Nibel Region Retrospective

June 9, 2024

Circling Back to Some RPGs

June 2, 2024

Indie Carbon Copies: Are They Good?

May 26, 2024

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – Cosmo Canyon

May 19, 2024

Broken Roads and Slovakian Castles

May 12, 2024

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: The Gongaga Region

May 5, 2024

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

April 28, 2024

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: Retrospective of the Corel Region

April 21, 2024

PlayStation 1 Or Super Nintendo: Which RPG Catalog Is Superior?

April 14, 2024

Command & Conquer Retrospective

April 7, 2024

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: The Junon Region

March 31, 2024

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: The Grasslands

March 24, 2024

Unicorn Overlord – Initial Impressions

March 17, 2024

Accolades and Golden Sun

March 10, 2024

Why Is It Called Infinite Wealth?

March 4, 2024

Who Doesn’t Love Retro Games?

February 25, 2024

Dark Souls 2

February 18, 2024

Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth: Early Impressions

February 11, 2024

Indies With Potential and an NES Classic

February 4, 2024

Is XBox Finally An RPG Powerhouse?

January 28, 2024

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

January 21, 2024

2024 is Gonna be Awesome

January 14, 2024

In Stars and Time

January 7, 2024

A Look Back On A Great Year

December 31, 2023

Top 10 Video Games of 2023

December 24, 2023

Behind the Scene: Thirsty Suitors

December 17, 2023

Persona 5 Tactica and Small Saga

December 10, 2023

A November to Remember – Super Mario RPG Impressions

December 3, 2023

Super Mario Wonder

November 26, 2023

Charting Our Childhoods Through Video Games

November 19, 2023

Goodbye Despair, Hello Diablo IV Season 2

November 12, 2023

A Deep Dive Back Into Dark Souls

November 5, 2023

Greetings from PAX Australia

October 29, 2023

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Backlog Reduction

October 22, 2023

Infinity Strash or Infinite Trash?

October 15, 2023

Starting Our Christmas Wishlist’s

October 8, 2023

Stories From Baldur’s Gate 3

September 30, 2023

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin

September 23, 2023

Sea of Stars – Early Impressions

September 16, 2023

Should I Buy That Game? (PAX West Games and Armored Core 6)

September 9, 2023

Dungeon Encounters – Good or Bad?

September 3, 2023

Pikmin 4

August 27, 2023

Baldur’s Gate 3 – Act 1 Impressions

August 20, 2023

Lost Sphear – Tokyo RPG Factory Broke My TV

August 13, 2023

Final Fantasy XVI – Spoiler-Free Discussion

August 6, 2023

Giving Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen A Shot

July 30, 2023

Atelier Marie: The Dominant of Alchemy

July 23, 2023

The Lost Detective Archives

July 16, 2023

Diablo IV Retrospective

July 9, 2023

Top 5 RPG Announcements This Summer

July 2, 2023

Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster

June 25, 2023

Final Fantasy XVI Demo

June 18, 2023

Etrian Odyssey HD – Spoiler-Free Discussion

June 11, 2023

Tears of the Kingdom

June 4, 2023

Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster

May 28, 2023

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster On Nintendo Switch

May 21, 2023

The World Ends With You: Tale of a Scratched 3DS

April 30, 2023

Breath of the Wild: A Look Back

April 23, 2023

Atelier Ryza 3 and Visual Novel Thrillers

April 16, 2023

Octopath Traveler II: Spoiler-Cast

April 9, 2023

Diablo IV: Impressions of a Beta

April 2, 2023

Persona 5 Royal: Spoiler-Cast

March 26, 2023

Octopath Traveler II: On the Path to Redemption

March 19, 2023

The Tragedy of Being a Retro-Game Collector

March 12, 2023

PSVR2: Can RPGs Make It Successful?

March 5, 2023

Dragon Warrior: Replaying An All-Time Classic

February 26, 2023

Persona 3 – Celebrating 200 Episodes

February 19, 2023

The Podcast Team

Thirsty Mage Host

David Lloyd

Thirsty Mage Host

David created The Thirsty Mage RPG Podcast back in 2018 after playing Xenoblade Chronicles 2. His love of video games began after receiving a Nintendo Entertainment System for Christmas when he was 8 and hasn’t stopped playing ever since.

David Lloyd

Jordan Rudek

Thirsty Mage Co-Host

A prolific review fiend, Jordan has played and ranked hundreds of games spanning across multiple platforms. When he’s not teaching college kids how to write, he’s editing at Nintendo World Report.

Jordan Rudek

Casey Gibson

Thirsty Mage Co-Host

Casey can be found running a guild in World of Warcraft, or living up to his title of the busiest man in podcasting as the better half of The Talk Nintendo Podcast.

Casey Gibson

Paige Chamberlain

Thirsty Mage Co-Host

The Monster Hunter from Down Under, the only thing larger than Paige’s love of Nintendo is the ever growing size of her video game backlog.

Paige Chamberlain