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Sorry - no Random Encounters today! I've been ill and bed-ridden and haven't had a chance to put together a column this week. But please feel free to talk JRPGs right here.
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Have you ever wanted to make Rydia beat herself up? No? Well you might enjoy this anyway.
For as long as there have been Japanese role-playing games, there has been censorship.