Stray Pixels

This week, the Pixels (with new co-host Madison Berge!) discuss the embarrassing current state of the console war, their hopes for its resolution, and the frustrating launch of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet! "The Secret of Pokémon's Success" by Mother's Basement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zadf8SBlic Our Pixels this week: Host: Colin Buchanan (he/they) https://noisypixel.net/author/colin-buchanan/ @thearcaneranger Co-Host: Madison Berge (they/them) https://noisypixel.net/author/madison/ @Mads_In_Zero Guest (Part 1 & 2): Semy Rahman (he/him) https://noisypixel.net/author/semy/ @semysin Guest (Part 2): Wade Hilton (he/him) @CrepusculusXIV

This week, the strays talk about the most important thing in the industry, the video game awards. They also decide to talk about the current state of the Ninth Generation of consoles and whether or not they have actually begun.

This week the strays dive back into the revamped PS+ service, has anything changed for the better since it was released? Spoiler alert, not really.

This week the pixels take on the scariest monster of all, audio issues. Despite this, they decided to shoulder on and take about the Resident Evil and Silent Hill showcases.

Spooky season is still underway and this week the pixels discuss the end of life for the First Soldier as well as continue to talk about some of their favorite horror titles over the years.

This week, the pixels take a look at the launch of Overwatch 2 along with a small history that leads us to this point. They then indulge in some talk about spooky scary games. As is the style at the time.

This week the pixels decide to take you back to the past by remembering the juggernaut that was the Nintendo DS, as well as the late blooming successor, the 3DS. Be warned, tangents and showing off game collections abound all around.

This week, the pixels dive into the mess that is Kingdom Hearts Dark Road and the takedown of the Zerofield spreadsheets by NISA. Expect some twists along the way and submit yourself to everlasting darkness.

This week, the pixels talk about what it means to go woke, and the origin of the phrase. The talk goes a bit long but there is a lot of information to go through.

This week the pixels tackle a topic that's on everyone's mind. How in the world do the steam guidelines actually work? Warning there will be some sensitive topics this time around.

This week the strays decide to talk about the cat came and why at the end the cat should have just picked up a gun and started shooting. Oh, and also that thing about HBO merging with Discovery. Note: There was a small error in the recording with Colin's audio. Games we talked about: Stray, Multiversus, Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League

This week the pixels celebrate the release of Live a Live by talking about the other HD-2D games that came before it. They also talk about the comments that made them laugh and cringe. Games that we talked about: Triangle Strategy, Live A Live, Megaman, Chrono Trigger

This week the pixels decide that instead of talking about nothing to instead talk about the current state of the Science Adventure Series. They also welcome a new face to the podcast.

This week, the pixels take a look at one of the most celebrated JRPGs in recent times. They also decide to talk about Ubisoft I guess. Games we talked about: Assassin's Creed, Far Cry 3, Trails in the Sky, Trails in Cold Steel Times: 0:00 Intro 3:06 New Faces?! 5:40 Ubisoft done messed up 31:16 Nate beat Sky? 1:06:16 Nate's Final Thoughts/Outro

This week, the pixels go over the final conference for the summer, probably. Nintendo once again has saved us all from ourselves and are ready to start dropping the games we didn't know we wanted. Games we talked about: Persona ( The entire series), Rune Factory, Harvestella, Portal, Sonic Times: 0:00 Intro 4:50 The End of Not E3 33:58 Mario + Rabbids and beyond 1:01:11 THE Persona Discussion (Colin's Wrong BTW) 1:09:20 Closing Thoughts/Outro

This week, the pixels talk everything about Sonic and the latest footage coming from his most recent adventure. This may not be Adventure 3, but the devs let us know that they would still make it if fans showed some support. Games we talked about: Sonic Frontier, Fire Emblem Three Hopes, AI the Somnium Files Nirvana Initiative, Overwatch 2, No Man's Sky, Ape Escape, Final Fantasy XVI Times: 0:00 Intro 4:13 A Promise Fulfilled 23:35 Seven Seas Union Update 26:36 Overwatch 2? 35:24 No Man's Switch. 41:36 Playstation Spartacus First Two Weeks 52:42 FFXVI News Speedrun Any% 1:00:05 Final Thoughts Outro

This week the pixels delve into the final showcases for Summer Games Fest. They also decide to talk about one of the biggest announcements of the week. The second half features major spoilers so listen at your own discretion Games We Talked About: Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3, Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil Village, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth 0:00 Intro 1:05 Final Showcase Discussion 34:15 Speculation Ahoy (Spoilers for FF7R) 1:09:30 Outro

This week, the pixels are once again joined by their long-lost co-host as they try to survive the onslaught of gaming presentations and news. Both Hot and Cold takes are thrown around as they talk about what they are personally excited by. Games we talked about: Persona, The Last of Us, Cult of the Lamb,   Times: 0:00 Intro 2:04 Too Many Showcases, Too Long 3:40 Our personal Favorites from the Showcases 29:43 Anti-Hype 37:50 We never saw it coming! 45:20 The other presentations 1:13:20 Final Thoughts/Outro

This week, the pixels welcome back a familiar face, as they talk about the Sony State of Play, as well as the unionization of the industry. This episode can be a bit much so we appreciate you sticking through to the end! Games we talked about: Stray, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Resident Evil 5, Resident Evil Code Veronica, Resident Evil 6, Evernights, Street Fighter 6 Times: 0:00 Intro 1:13 Expectations for the State of Play 2:49 Resident Evil 4 Remake 10:14 Highlight Reel for the other games 37:14 Power to the Workers 59:30 Final Thoughts/Outro

This week, the pixels are joined by gacha expert Ryuji to talk about the latest disastrous developments in the world of free to play mobile games, and what we can look forward to in crypto-shilling from Netmarble. Please note: Colin was misinformed about the current presence of cryptocurrency integration in Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, which launched with the feature. He didn't play far enough into the game to spot them. We regret this inaccuracy.   Games we talked about: Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds, Trails of Gacha   Times: 0:00 Intro 3:28 Don't Worry We're Experts 10:35 We don't Ni No Kuni 15:49 NetMarble's Stonks go Down 30:52 The BAMCO Graveyard  47:21 Where should Tales Gacha go from here? 57:57 Outro

 This week, the Pixels decide on who will disappear next week by allowing you the viewers to vote. They also spend some time talking about Spartacus before the service officially launches on June 13. Games we talked about: AI the Somnium Files, AI Nirvana Initiative, Knack bayybeee, Patapon, Patapon 2 Times: 0:00 Intro 3:33 HiddenBats 15:09 Is this ARG effective? 35:24 Spartacus is Playstation Plus?! 46:33 Is Playstation Plus Premium Worth It? 1:00:51 Closing Thoughts/Outro

This week, the Pixels welcome a very special guest to the podcast to talk about blockchain. Specifically, how Square has sold most of their western studios to finance their latest schemes.   Games we talked about: Guardians of the Galaxy, Tomb Raider, Legacy of Kain,    Times: 0:00 Intro 4:48 Square Sells the West 8:36 Experience with the Most Recent Western Square Games 18:43 A Letter From Square 33:11 NFTs + VideoGames = ? 52:27 Should have saved it for later 1:02:33 Final Thoughts   Extended Reading: Spencer's Guardians Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOJ_wq_sFd4&t=439s Munecat's Web 3.0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-sNSjS8cq0 Dan Olson Line Goes Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9g&t=4220s

This week, the Pixels take as deep a dive as they can into the Yuji Naka v. Square Enix lawsuit and what it means for the legacy of Balan Wonderworld and Naka himself, and then dive into their individual aspirations as live streamers and what they hope their platform can evolve towards. Games we talked about: Balan Wonderworld, Avengers, Neptunia Times: 0:00 Intro 2:08 #BalanGate 6:02 Would a delay have helped Balan? 14:53 The SquareEnix Trend 19:02 Final Thoughts on BalanGate 24:01 Now for something Completely Different 26:18 What do you get out of streaming? 33:21 The Advantages of Live Streaming 38:46 Where would you like to see your streams go? 53:08 Outro

This week, the Pixels introduce a new co-host and take a look back at one of the most legendary games of all time, and the messy franchise that spawned from it. Games we talked about: Final Fantasy 7, Advent Children, Crisis Core, Before Crisis, Dirge of Cerberus Times: 0:00 Intro 1:10 A New Face 4:03 A History of FFVII 9:41 First Experiences with FFVII 14:36 The Legacy of FFVII 21:29 FFVII Trivia 27:15 The Road to Remake 31:00 Final Thoughts on the Original 33:38 The FFVII Expanded Universe 36:51 Crisis Core 48:27 Dirge of Cerberus 56:25 Advent Children 1:00:53 A Spoiler Warning 1:04:16 Spoiler-Time Over 1:05:15 The Other Side Content 1:10:48 Outro

This week, the Pixels talk about anime and the impending monopoly that has been created by Sony buying Crunchyroll. They also run through as many topics as possible to try and catch up on the news. This one is going to be a bumpy ride. Games we talked about: Cyberpunk 2077, Witcher 3, Starcraft Ghost, Warcraft 3 Reforged Times: 0:00 Intro 4:12 Past Experiences with Funimation and Crunchyroll9:09 A history of Anime Streaming 16:49 Predictions for what the Merger could mean 23:06 No more Free Tier30:51 Anime Final Thoughts 34:35 Rapid Fire News 35:16 Cyberpunk 2077 Updates Finished 43:00 Witcher 3 PS5/Series X Delayed Indefinitely 49:56 Sony Invests in $1B in Epic 56:25 Vicarious Visions Merged into Blizzard 1:03:20 Sad about Blizzard 1:05:33 Outro

This week, the Pixels talk about the recent Kingdom Hearts anniversary event and the announcements that came from them. Find out what they think as they dive deep to find the hearts connected to their own. Games we talked about: Kingdom Hearts 3, Missing Link, 4 Times: 0:00 Intro 3:10 A Quick Disclaimer and a quick recap 7:10 Kh Anniversary Event 35:12 What could the KH4 Launch Trailer be hinting at (Wild Speculation)

This week, the Pixels examine the history of E3 in the wake of its 2022 cancellation and reminisce about the glory days of the biggest week in gaming. Plus, we follow up on the rebrand of PlayStation Plus, and talk about what we got right and what we want to see in the future!    Games we talked about: Ratchet and Clank, Disgaea   Times: 0:00 Intro 2:00 E3 Cancelled by liberals?! 6:00 The History of E3 16:05 Stray Memories: E3 Part 1 21:07 Stray Memories: E3 Part 2 35:12 The Project Spartacus Reveal

This week, the Pixels decide to celebrate one of the most confusing series. Does the original Kingdom Hearts still stand up? Grab a partner and a paopu fruit and find out!   Games we talked about: Kingdom Hearts 1,2,3,358 days/2, Birth By Sleep, Chain of Memories, The Bouncer   Times: 0:00 Intro 2:01 March Capriche? What's that? 5:27 First Time With Kingdom Hearts 9:28 The Design and Flow of Kingdom Hearts 15:00 Deep Jungle Retrospective 19:36 The three original versions of KH 24:00 Ship Talk 32:38 The Music of Yoko Shimomura 47:21 The Community 50:40 Sora's Design 1:05:05 What Element of KH should be brought back? 1:09:50 Outro

This week, the Stays have gathered together to talk about sequels that never should have been, and those that saved their franchise. Prepare for some takes that may surprise you. Games we talked about: Jak and Daxter, Jak 2, Daxter, Deadly Premonition, Deadly Premonition 2, Dark Dreams Don't Die, The Last of Us, The Last of Us 2, Conception, Kingdom Hearts, Dead Space, Titan Fall 2, Tony Hawk's Underground, Pokemon Black/White/Gold/SilverTales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World Times: 0:00 Intro 3:38 Games that Got a Sequel that Shouldn't have 16:40 A Game we Shouldn't have Wanted 26:00 The Final Sequel that shouldn't have existed 35:53 Games that Sequels surprised us 47:59 The perfect Segue 1:11:47 Final Thoughts

This week, the Pixels discuss the origins of the modern era of Final Fantasy, which truly began in the trilogy of titles on the SNES, and what all of them inspire in Final Fantasy games to this very day. Games we talked about: Final Fantasy 4/5/6, Bravely Default   Times: 00:00 Intro 05:40 A Brief History 06:46 First Experience with Final Fantasy 4 14:30 Final Fantasy 4 Deep Dive 21:02 Final Fantasy 5 32:14 Favorite Thing about Final Fantasy 5 37:32 Final Fantasy 6 A brief History 40:08 First Experience with 6 46:21 Final Fantasy 6 Themes and Romance 54:00 What wasn't liked about 6 58:02 Final Fantasy Remakes 01:05:00 Expanding Scope and the Jump to Sony 01:11:53 Closing Thoughts

This week, the Pixels try taking a look back at the history and legacy of the first three titles in one of the most landmark franchises in gaming history, discuss their personal experiences with the games, and present verdicts on whether they're worth revisiting now that the full Pixel Remaster series is available! Games talked about: Final Fantasy 1/2/3 Pixel Remaster, Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy VII, Bravely Default, Dissidia Final Fantasy Times: 00:00 Intro 03:40 What Made Motivated you to play Final Fantasy 1? 08:53 History of Final Fantasy 1 15:12 First Playthroughs of Final Fantasy 1 19:50 Final Fantasy 2 and Characters 22:22 The leveling System 24:55 Final Fantasy 2 beyond the original game 32:47 Final Thoughts on FF1&2 35:00 Final Fantasy 3 Lost in Translation 38:00 Growing up with the DS remake 43:10 What 3 Inspired 47:02 Memories of Final Fantasy 3 56:34 Original Reception 01:05:49 Final Thoughts

This week, the Pixels recap and react to two curiously scheduled presentations from long-rivaling franchises, and discuss what these announcements (or lack thereof) could mean for their futures! Games talked about: Digimon Cyber Sleuth, Digimon World Next Order, Digimon Survive, Digimon World, Pokemon Legends Arceus, Pokemon Sword/Shield, Pokemon Scarlet/Violet Times: 00:00 Intro 01:40 Digicon Could have been an Email 30:40 Pokemon Announcements?! 50:57 Improving the Pokemon Formula 1:04:58 Dream Features to Add to Pokemon

This week, the Pixels react to the news of the impending eShop closure by highlighting (many of) their favorite Virtual Console games that will soon be much harder to get! Plus, a discussion about Nintendo's recent about-face on the topic of game preservation, and what companies can do to stop catalog titles from being lost forever. Games talked about: Harvest Moon, Donkey Kong Country, Pokemon, Legend of the River King, WarioWare Inc., Kingdom Hearts, Nintendo Virtual Console Times: 00:00 Intro 03:19 The games lost with the eShops  35:16 Kamen Rider?! Digital Ownership in the Corporate Age 57:01 Lost Media Throughout the Years 1:03:56 Final Thoughts

Following the streaming of the direct, the Strays decide to talk about what games they are looking forward to the most, as well as reminiscing about Nintendo Directs of the past. Games talked about: Xenoblade Chronicles, Earthbound, Earthbound Beginnings, Front Mission, Mario Strikers, Chrono Cross, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Live A Live, Klonoa. Times: 00:00 Intro 01:00 Some Direct Talk  34:30 Directs of the past  1:03:00 What Makes a good direct

Description: This week, the Strays tackle the divisive issue of game delays, and the evolution of how the public handles them in the time of the pandemic. Plus, we discuss games that were absolutely not helped by the extra development time! Get ready for the salt.   Games talked about: Duke Nukem Forever, Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League, Sands of Time, Mass Effect Andromeda, Kingdom Hearts 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Mighty Number 9

 The stray pixels have assembled under the banner of cloud gaming and how the Switch stacks up to it. We also answer the most important question there is. Will the Steam Deck be the Switch Killer. Games talked about: Kingdom Hearts, Yakuza, Mass Effect, Trails, Ys

Description: The stray pixels have assembled once again to talk about the biggest acquisition of our time. What could be in store for the future of gaming and for Microsoft?  Games talked about: Spyro, Crash, Overwatch, Call of Duty, Warcraft, Elder Scrolls Times: Intro 00:00 Blizzard Acquired Topic 00:40 Game Pass and Sustainability 24:55

A new show

Here it is, the forty-fourth episode of Unqualified Game Chat! This is where two friends, Azario and Spencer, talk about the games they're playing and the most requested gaming news. This week, the two talk about game popularity and the Nintendo Indie World showcase. Games talked about this week: Final Fantasy XIV, Halo Infinite, Nintendo Indie World titles Unqualified Game Chat is posted across podcast services for your entertainment.

00:00 intro 06:05 Sora is in Kingdom Hearts, but who cares. 13:25 What is Squid Game? 19:00 Resident Evil Movie talk.

00:00 Intro 00:25 Azario is moving 03:57 ASMR sucks 08:10 Three year anniversary celebration 10:10 Nintendo Event talk 11:10 Chocobo GP 15:55 Kirby and the Forgotten Land 19:00 Castlevania Advanced Collection 22:00 Nintendo Online + 26:50 Bayonetta 3 29:10 Casting for the Mario Movie

00:00 - Intro 03:15 - Brian talk about Smash Bros clones 15:15 September was an expensive gaming month 32:30 Let us know what you've been playing

00:00 Intro 00:30 taking naps 03:15 Fitness Switch 05:45 Free Martial Arts Classes 08:00 Deathloop is a 10/10? 18:00 PlayStation 5 Showcase 18:30 Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 21:20 Only bad people like KOTOR 22:45 Project Eve 23:45 God of War 26:40 Alan Wake Remastered 28:20 Ghostwire: Tokyo 31:00 Marvels stuff 41:00 Outro

00:00 Intro 04:20 China may limit online gaming for younger kids 18:15 Steam's return policy, good? 27:09 What are we playing? 30:15 Pax West 2021 talk

00:00 Intro 03:00 Recomming gaming to little kids 13:40 Madden 2022 19:30 Road 96 28:30 Frost Punk and Outer Wilds

00:00 Intro 03:10 Sony Buys Crunchyroll 14:30 Samurai Warriors series sales 8 million units 24:45 Emotional Gaming moments

00:00 Intro 01:50 PAX West? Maybe? 04:44 Noisy Pixel Bois 05:45: Pokemon Unite 31:30 Outro

00:00 Intro 02:00 Activision 07:20 Steam Deck Comments 15:07 Dead Space Remake

00:00 Intro 02:30 Steam Deck 20:00 Netflix getting into games 29:50 Cris Tales 39:00 Outro

00:00 Intro 03:00 Switch OLED 15:00 Manga show conversation 27:50 Outro

00:00 Intro 04:32 Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster 14:40 PSP games can't be purchased on PS3 and Vita 20:20 Monster Hunter Stories 2 physical copy require 15GB download 20:30 Questions and answers