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The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast
Episode 140: Old RPGs and Baldur's Gate 3 (with Jeremy Peel)
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With Baldur's Gate 3 taking over the world, genre expert Jeremy Peel returns to discuss how RPGs have evolved since the days of the Infinity Engine games.
This week's music is from the Dragon Age: Origins soundtrack by Inon Zur.
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