Podcasts about Brave Fencer Musashi

This month, Darrin runs into a game that he really WANTS to like in Brave Fencer Musashi, plus an update on how lost he's gotten in the world of Avowed. Also, Chad takes a crack at explaining how a really troublesome Dungeons and Dragons monster works. Sponsored by Gamefly. New customers can get a 30-day free trial by clicking on the GameFly link at the top of GeekCavePodcast.com. Like the show? Please leave a rating wherever you found us! Download and listen today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, Amazon, Stitcher, Goodpods, and more of your favorite podcast services! 

Are you on social media? Of course you are. So follow us!  Twitter: @MemberTheGame Instagram: @MemberTheGame Twitch.tv/MemberTheGame Youtube.com/RememberTheGame Facebook.com/RememberTheGamePodcast TikTok.com/@MemberTheGame And if you want access to hundreds of bonus (ad-free) podcasts, along with multiple new shows EVERY WEEK, consider showing us some love over at Patreon. Subscriptions start at just $3/month, and 5% of our patreon income every month will be donated to our 24 hour Extra-Life charity stream at the end of the year! Patreon.com/RememberTheGame And you can check out Captain N's Retrotopia Podcast here: https://retrotopiapodcast.podbean.com/ The most fiercely contested Patreon Poll of the year is always our December RPG poll, and Wild Arms conquered it a couple months ago. I sunk about 30 hours into this one to get ready for this episode, and it was time well spent. This is the best RPG I've played in ages. It has an interesting enough story, a small party size (which I love), a banging soundtrack, and when you're not in combat, you can taste a little Link to the Past in the overworked while you use bombs, dashing, and hockshops to solve some pretty deep puzzles. I think Wild Arms gets a little overlooked because it's on the console Final Fantasy VII built, and it really deserves to have more respect put on it. This is a great game. I crossed the retro podcast streams again this week and asked Captain N of the Retrotopia podcast to join me, and we both agreed that aside from a couple minor issues, this is one of the best RPGs in the PlayStation library. And that says something because that was the Attitude Era of role-playing games. We're gonna spoil some plot points and puzzle solutions, but it'll be worth it. And before we break out our teardrops, I put together another edition of the Infamous Intro! This week, someone asks what would have happened if Nintendo hadn't launched the NES back in the 80's? What podcasts do I listen to while gaming? And are Shay and I gonna play Split Fiction?? Plus we play another round of 'Play One, Remake One, Erase One', too! This one features 3 more 'under the radar' PSOne RPGs: Legend of Legaia, Chrono Cross, and Brave Fencer Musashi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The guys discuss if this game holds up to the test of time.

"Stupid costumes? Take that back! You... You little turd!" In the late 1990s, a swashbuckling and experimental Square released a Zelda-like action RPG based on historic samurai, Miyamoto Musashi. Why not, eh? Join Chris Worthingon, Brian, Dan and Leah as we look at whether the game (like the legend of Musashi himself) has stood the test of time.* *Our apologies for the audio issue regarding one of the feeds, folks - accidents happen from time to time. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_605.mp3   Music featured in this issue: 1. The Musashi Legend by Tsuyoshi Sekito2. Allucaneet Palace by Tsuyoshi Sekito Edited by Jay Taylor You can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT). Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

We play games that were released this decade. Sometimes? It's not exactly our preferred time period, I suppose. Come along with us as we explore old games, new games, short games, long games, and just ALL the games. Hey, send us listener mail! It would brighten our lives if you did. Games We Are Playing: Yakuza: Like a Dragon, The Fortnite, Beat Saber, Metroid Prime 3, Brave Fencer Musashi, Marvelous: Another Treasure Island, Silent Hill: The Short Message Links! Sony State of Play Final Fantasy State of Play New Plastic Instruments Layoffs Layoffs! Layoffs!! Send us questions! We love questions! someotherpodcast@gmail.com

!!!PATREON POOL!!! The reincarnated warriors dual wield ability-sapping swords in Episode 388: Brave Fencer Musashi. Intro and outro music by Kubbi at kubbimusic.com. Edited by Dan Willett at danwillettaudio.com. Visit NGP online: ngppodcast.com Follow NGP on Twitter: twitter.com/ngppodcast Like NGP on Facebook: facebook.com/ngppodcast Support NGP on Patreon: patreon.com/ngppodcast Chat with NGP on Discord: discord.gg/newgameplus

Trav and Steve cover all the beats, tweets, and more. Steve has a one working nostril and two working lip holes and Trav is just.. here. The final stanza is tournament time!Add yourself and your games to the 2023 Polykill Challenge spreadsheet!Check out the tournament bracket here!Games this episodeResident Evil 4 RemakeTchiaCitizen SleeperMartha is DeadA Fisherman's TaleTheatrhythm Final Bar LineLegend of ZeldaCall of the Cthulhu Dark Corners of the EarthFar Cry New DawnOnimusha: WarlordsHorizon: Call of the MountainFrogunXexysNew Super Mario Bros 2Clive 'n' WrenchFind more shows at polymedianetwork.com, Travis on Twitter @travplaysgames, Steve on Twitter @blinkoom, Steve streams on twitch.tv/blinkoom, Send us an email polykillpodcast@gmail.com

Trav can't stop talking about his stage acts and Steve shows up dressed as the color yellow. Is Trav really planning to beating 900 games this year? Is Steve really going to leave the podcast in April? No and No, but the four years up for vote for February's time travel month are announced! 2023 Polykill Beat Challenge here!https://tinyurl.com/polykill2023Games this episodeDead Space (remake)Season: A Letter to the FutureSpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic ShakeDeliver Us MarsElite Beat AgentsShenmue IIICall of Cthulhu Dark Corners of the EarthSly Cooper and the Thievius RaccoonusFire Emblem EngageRolo to the RescueWWF Wrestlmania Steel Cage ChallengeThe Karate KidUltimate BasketballHollywood SquaresDonkey Kong Jr. MathDefender IIAngry Video Game Nerd AdventuresMonopolyWin Lose or DrawBiker Mice from Mars (PS2)Brave Fencer MusashiExile's EndBomberman Fantasy RaceIA/VT ColorfulFind more shows at polymedianetwork.com, Travis on Twitter @travplaysgames, Steve on Twitter @blinkoom, Steve streams on twitch.tv/blinkoom, Send us an email polykillpodcast@gmail.com

EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal -> https://nordvpn.com/rtg Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!   One of the coolest things about hosting this podcast over the past 200+ episodes is discovering "new" retro games that I missed out on back in the day. And Alundra is a prime example of that. It's an action RPG from the original PlayStation (incredibly influenced by The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past) and after spending about 40 hours of my life with it, I can safely say this was a diamond in the rough that I skipped over.    If you've never played it before, you play as, well, Alundra. You're on a ship that crashes on a beach and you tackle dungeons to track down 7 crests to save the world with your sword and magical items and...look, I know it sounds a lot like Zelda, and it is. But give it a chance. There's a focus on puzzles, a better story than just about anything Link has ever done, it looks gorgeous, and you can freaking JUMP!   Long-time hot dog and Alundra fan Timmy The Exuberant Turtle sponsored this episode, and he swung by to tell me why he likes this game so much (along with sharing the phenomenal origin of his online handle), and then I hogged the mic for a while and explained what I liked, loved, and hated about the superb PSOne classic, Alundra.    And before we invade some dreams, I slap together another edition of the 'Remember The Game? Infamous Intro'!   This week, we get into dealing with that problem every gamer has where you're excited to play games, but can't decide what to play! Someone asks for my opinion on the Switch vs the Switch Lite (and I stumble through it), and what game(s) do I turn to when I'm feeling blue?   Plus we play another round of 'Play One, Remake One, Erase One', too! This one features 3 "lesser known" PlayStation RPGs: Dragon Valor, Star Ocean, and Brave Fencer Musashi.   Are you on social media? Of course you are. So follow us!    Twitter: @MemberTheGame Instagram: @MemberTheGame Twitch.tv/MemberTheGame Youtube.com/RememberTheGame   And if you want access to over 250 bonus podcasts, along with multiple new shows EVERY WEEK, consider showing us some love over at Patreon. Subscriptions start at just $2/month, and 5% of our patreon income every month will be donated to our 24 hour Extra-Life charity stream at the end of the year!   Patreon.com/RememberTheGame   And check out Timmy The Exuberant Turtle on YouTube at:   youtube.com/@selbrooks7

Join us on this epic adventure from Square Soft on the PS1!  

One of the most infamous Japan-only RPGs finally gets its turn as Abnormal Mapping heads back to a simpler time of GBAs, Nintendo being good, and a little boy with magical PSI powers as we finally get to the game we've been putting off for nearly eight years: Mother 3! We must be so exhausted.Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Deltarune, Dicey Dungeons (still not on iOS btw), Slay the Spire, Star Wars the Force Unleashed, Pokemon, Marble it up!, Clustertruck, Mother 3, Earthbound, Moon, Live a Live, FFX stuff (spoilers for X and X-2 from 1:12:50-1:17:00), Brave Fencer Musashi, Final Fantasy VIII, The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls, Ace Combat, Rogue SquadronThis Month's Game Club:Mother 3Next Month's Game Club: Survival KidsMusic This EpisodeMom's Hometown by Shogo SakaiAs you Wish by Shogo SakaiDangerous Guys by Shogo SakaiHis Highness' Theme by Shogo SakaiIt's Over by Shogo Sakai

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation podcast, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Mark Medina and Jada Griffin to travel back in time to the days of the PS1, and reminisce about the PS1 games we loved and want to see added to the new PS Plus lineup. While we know plenty of games from the era have received remasters and remakes, we dip into franchises like Ape Escape, Brave Fencer Musashi, Mega Man X, Tomba, Twisted Metal, Final Fantasy, Digimon, Crash Bandicoot, and more for what we'd like to see added to the lineup. We discuss why we loved the games we did, what games we missed out on that we also want added so we can complete our historical knowledge of PlayStation's original console, and call out a number of picks from the Podcast Beyond community. Then, Jonathon speaks with Ian Campbell and Graham Smith from Drinkbox Studios to discuss Drinkbox's Nobody Saves the World making the jump to PS4 and PS5 this week, what players can expect, and Drnikbox's PlayStation lineage. After that, Jonathon, Jada and Mark discuss some of the news of the week, including Kingdom Hearts 4's reveal, The Witcher 3's PS5 delay, and more, plus a Memory Card story of a particularly enterprising PlayStation player. If you'd like to write in with Memory Card stories, PS Plus wishlists, questions for the show, or something else, write into beyond@ign.com 00:00:10 - Intro & Rogue Jam 00:03:17 - Our PS1 Wishlist for PS Plus 00:59:16 - Drinkbox Studios Dev Interview for Nobody Saves the World 01:25:38 - More Gaming News! 01:45:07 - Memory Card & Outro

While rayjkayj is recovering from the Gadrelf incident, Mumba ChuWumba shall share with you stories of wrastling and adventures! Tracklist – Opening – Fire Pro Wrestling G – Unknown Cart Chase (Stage 2-2) – Willow (ARC) – Takashi Tateishi Victory/Inobas' Theme – Ehrgeiz – Takayuki Nakamuta The Musashi Legend (Lumina) – Brave Fencer Musashi – … Continue reading "Episode 13: Wrastlers ‘n' Warriors"

We're back! After a longer than planned hiatus, we return with a look at the Squaresoft PS1 RPG Brave Fencer Musashi. It's a rough one, folks, but perhaps we found some diamonds in the rough. By which we mean the unbearable minigames. Next time: Kentucky Route Zero --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamefair/message

This week, TW clumsily tries to explain his excitement for Altair, the streaming platform that is focused on mental health and equality, and we discuss our concerns and hopes for the platform. Check out Altair at https://altair.tv/ (this isn't sponsored, I just think they're cool, and I want to see them do well - I'll probably stream there after they launch). We also discuss mid-90s video game voice acting, because we're talking Brave Fencer Musashi this week, a game that DEFINITELY could benefit from a remake, because it has a lot of interesting ideas that are very... "mid-90s" in their execution. Send us an email to read on the show! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/retrobreakdown/support

This month we played Okami, the Capcom Zelda-like classic! Why did we never play this game before, just how much did we love it, and how much is too much when it comes to 100%ing a game? Next month: Brave Fencer Musashi for the PS1 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamefair/message

What's that? A Square game from 1998? Brave Fencer Musashi you say? Didn't that come with the FF8 Demo? Yeah! That's the one! This week I talk through my complicated thoughts and feelings towards this game...and honestly...I don't know if I get any where with it... Hey there! Welcome to Combo Breaker! A one two punch of enthusiasm! A little about me, I'm Cole and I love exploring my personal nostalgia as well as the collective cultural conscious when it comes to our past and pop culture. I love video games from the 80s and 90s, the Thundercats TV show, and the aesthetics of Miami Subs. I'm here to share positivity and enthusiasm for various forms of media. If you enjoyed the podcast I hope you subscribe! Check out http://okretro.zone for more. Twitch: http://twitch.tv/okretrozone Twitter: http://twitter.com/okretrozone Instagram: http://instagram.com/okretrozone Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkKIKArzCQ2S4FjEXM33ALw

Johnny and Lee return to the podcast for some Question of the Week answers that leads to discussion of forgotten games, Th3 Plan, Brave Fencer Musashi,  Shaq Fu, and lots more. We also give our thoughts on a potential price increase on next gen games. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/all-the-gaming-podcast/support

Sejam bem-vindos a mais um Grindingcast! Nessa semana vamos contar nossa experiencia de final de ano, na qual Muriel, Lucas e Gustavo se reuniram e fizeram uma maratona de RPGs! Vamos falar de Brave Fencer Musashi, Parasite Eve, Koudelka e Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure! Gostou do podcast? Tem duvidas e Sugestões?  Deixe sua opinião aqui nos comentários ou mande email para: contatogeekquest@gmail.com Gosta Muito de RPGs? Siga a nossas redes sociais Grupo do Facebook: RPGeiros do grindingcast Facebook: /GeekQuestpodcast /JRPGeXP Twitter: @grindingcast Instagram: @grindingcast Alvanista: @grindingcast Nossos parceiros: Animystic NSV – Mundo Geek Links do episódio:  Meme da Cornet

Welcome to another episode of Nerds Without Pants! This week, we talk about our favorite edgelords in video games! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been edging for the past two weeks and I’m about to pop. Wait…that’s not what edgelord means? Oh. Oh no. Um, we also have Joey aka Superstep on and determine who wins when Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon takes on Brave Fencer Musashi in the steel cage. 00:00-08:18 Introduction, winner of the Great Game Giveaway announced, new contest announced 08:39-1:18:26 STAGE SELECT: Our favorite video game edgelords 1:19:26-2:19:43 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Yakuza 3, Judgment, Yakuza 7, Julian being a complete hypocrite, Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Borderlands 3, River City Girls, Untitled Goose Game, Justin’s Texas odyssey, Sayonara Wild Hearts 2:20:18-2:43:45 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon vs Brave Fencer Musashi 2:43:45-2:46:41 Outro and outtakes NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: Justin’s Horror Intervention: suggest scary games and other things for our cowardly cohost! VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver vs MediEvil SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 10/16 TO BE ON THE SHOW! FEATURED MUSIC: Disturbed- Sound of Silence The Pretty Reckless- Make Me Wanna Die Linkin Park- Crawling Slipknot- People=Shit Midgar- Vincent’s Masquerade  

Welcome to another episode of Nerds Without Pants! This week, we talk about our favorite edgelords in video games! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been edging for the past two weeks and I’m about to pop. Wait…that’s not what edgelord means? Oh. Oh no. Um, we also have Joey aka Superstep on and determine who wins when Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon takes on Brave Fencer Musashi in the steel cage. 00:00-08:18 Introduction, winner of the Great Game Giveaway announced, new contest announced 08:39-1:18:26 STAGE SELECT: Our favorite video game edgelords 1:19:26-2:19:43 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Yakuza 3, Judgment, Yakuza 7, Julian being a complete hypocrite, Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Borderlands 3, River City Girls, Untitled Goose Game, Justin’s Texas odyssey, Sayonara Wild Hearts 2:20:18-2:43:45 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon vs Brave Fencer Musashi 2:43:45-2:46:41 Outro and outtakes NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: Justin’s Horror Intervention: suggest scary games and other things for our cowardly cohost! VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver vs MediEvil SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 10/16 TO BE ON THE SHOW! FEATURED MUSIC: Disturbed- Sound of Silence The Pretty Reckless- Make Me Wanna Die Linkin Park- Crawling Slipknot- People=Shit Midgar- Vincent’s Masquerade  

The boys are back in town and talking about one of Trav's favorite subjects, RPGs. Today on Leveling Up with Benjamin Banks, the guys sat down with one of Bank's childhood friends and talked all RPGs not named Final Fantasy. Covering all eras and consoles, they bring out a list of games you are sure to remember and love. Get your daily dose of nostalgia and enjoy!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/LevelingUpBanks)

Episode 8: Årets spill 2018 Året er ved veis ende, men før vi tar juleferie feirer vi en aldri så liten "høymesse" med klementiner, sjokolade og ikke minst en lang diskusjon om hva som er årets beste spill. I tillegg deler vi ut noen andre priser til spill som har markert seg i 2018, på godt og vondt. Spill vi snakker om i episode 8: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2, Star Wars Roque Squadron II: Rogue Leader, Metroid Prime, Geist, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Owlboy, Bucky O'Hare, Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, Brave Fencer Musashi, Pokémon TCG Online, Resident Evil 7, Hollow Knight, Bayonetta, Bayonetta 2, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Dead Cells, Warframe, Spider-Man, Pode, God of War, Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2, Pokémon: Let's Go!, Super Mario Sunshine, Xenoblade Chronicles, NieR: Automata, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, Detroit: Become Human, Fallout 76, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Divinity: Original Sin II, Shadow of the Colossus, Yakuza 6, Return of the Obra Dinn, Gris, Spyro: Reignited Trilogy, Toki: Retrollector Edition, Enter the Gungeon, Nidhogg II, The Room: Old Sins, Octopath Traveler, Destiny 2: Forsaken, Celeste.

We have crossed the halfway point of 1998 month but our spirits remain higher than ever! Fallout 2 finally sunk it's hooks into Nolan and Nick, believe it or not, has now played Banjo Kazooie for the first time! Brad recounts his recent themed broadcast that pit Mystical Ninja against Brave Fencer Musashi and Krispy talks up Tactics Orge: Let Us Cling Together now that he's had some time with the game. We also take a look back at the glory years of the Nintendo 64!

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Join the HG101 gang as they bring color back to your bleak, lifeless world. Patreon bonus for this episode is Sega's SegaSonic The Hedgehog arcade game. Yes, it's really called that. Donate at patreon.com/hg101 to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow us on Twitter @GC9X @HG_101 Check out the ongoing list bit.ly/47kgames Check out the earlier HG101 podcast Game Club 199X bit.ly/gc9x_linky

Level 857 - Video Game Podcast: Level 27 - Games That Deserve Sequels. In this podcast, we discuss some well known and not so well known gaming classics that introduced use to a world/universe that deserves to be revisited in a sequel!

This week, we discuss the early days of our favorite game publisher/developer Square! And Enix. Enjoy!! The History of Square-Enix - Part VII: Game-Making Machine 7 Last time we talked about how Square Co. become an almost exclusive Playstation game publishing company. By 1998 they had a multi-game publishing deal with Sony, and with the success of Final Fantasy VII things were looking up for the now very profitable gaming company. Enix, although keep in mind they were a publishing-only company and made no games in-house, weren’t nearly as successful in the mid-to-late 90’s as Square Co. was. However, games weren’t the only thing Enix was selling. Since 1991, likely due to Enix’s relationship with Akira Toriyama (the artist behind Dragon Quest and Dragon Ball), Enix began publishing a weekly Manga magazine to compete with Shonen Magazine, Shonen Jump, and Shonen Sunday. Enix’s magazine would be called “Monthly Shonen Gangan” (by the way, “shonen” means a type of magazine aimed at young men and boys). It was so successful that they published another fantasy-only magazine in 1993 called “Monthly GFantasy”. Both of these monthly Manga Publications have been selling successfully all the way up to now around Japan. You may recognize some of these names: Fullmetal Alchemist, Soul Eater, Star Ocean and other spin-off manga has been published through these magazines for series later including Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts. In 1991 Enix also and a couple of other gaming companies in Japan helped fund the Digital Entertainment Academy Co., which is a school for game development. Speaking of games… The first game Enix published for the Playstation? “Bust a Groove” from 1998. It was a rhythm game developed by the now-defunct “Metro Graphics”. It was enough of a success a sequel in 2000 (Bust a Groove 2), and a more obscure third game on the PS2 called “Dance Summit 2001”, which even wikipedia didn’t even know existed. Following up the successful “Star Ocean” from 1996, Enix released “Star Ocean: The Second Story”, which was the first in the sci-fi/fantasy series released outside of Japan, and proved to be a pretty successful game with 1.09 Million copies sold worldwide. Although we listed the games on a previous episode, I’ll reiterate once again that Enix did experiment with publishing a couple games on both the N64 and the Sega Saturn, but middling sales from both of those systems is what probably led Enix to publish exclusively on the playstation after 1996. Square Co. during this era was pumping out games like crazy in comparison to Enix. Although it didn’t make the game, Square did publish the famous, and ahead-of-its-time, fighting game called Bushido Blade in 1997, created by “Light Weight” Studios (to be fair, they would also end up making the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon game which is neither famous or any good). Bushido Blade would be considered one of the greatest games of all time by many publications, and sell moderately well for a 1997 title with 388,000 copies sold in Japan. Also in 1997, Square Co. would re-release Final Fantasy IV on the Playstation, release 2 games that I couldn’t find any info on, “Power Stakes” and “Digical League”, and publish the sequel to their first Playstation game, Tobal 2. ...And then they decided to shake up the Final Fantasy series with “Final Fantasy Tactics”. Written and Directed by Yasumi Matsuno (the director who stepped down in the middle of FF12), with gameplay designed by Hiroyuki Ito (we have an episode on him btw), Tactics would be one of the strangest departures from the Final Fantasy series, yet one of the most successful and beloved with over 2.4 million copies worldwide, almost all of which went to snobby hipsters who keep reminding people that FF7 is not the best FF game, but their super-rare-totally-not-Final-Fantasy Final Fantasy is. I kid, I’ve never played it, so I don’t know yet. Square would continue 1997 with another addition to the Saga series with “Saga Frontier”, a moderate critical success that sold just over a million copies. A very critically successful sequel to “Front Mission”, “Front Mission 2” would sell a moderate 500,000 copies and be considered one of the best Playstation games. And you’ll forgive me for rushing through the rest of 1997, where we had an “International Version” of FF7 (whatever that means), a little-known game called “Power Stakes Grade 1”, the disappointingly unsuccessful side-scroller 16 bit-like retro-shooter “Einhander”, the forgetful “Front Mission Alternative”, and “Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon”, which no, we’re not playing. Final Fantasy VII must have lit a fire under Square’s ass or something, because they would make and publish even more games in 1998, many of which are classics. They would start the year mildly, publishing a little game called “Super Live Stadium”, but would make gaming history in February with the release of “Xenogears”. Praised for its complex psychological plot, and interesting use of anime-style artwork, Xenogears was actually one of the early pitches for the plot for Final Fantasy VII and eventually became it’s own game. It sold over 1 million copies and fans have begged for a sequel ever since. Not to be missed, “Bushido Blade 2” would follow, along with a Playstation port of FF5 in Japan, the unknown-to-wikipedia games “Hai-Shin 2” and “Power Stakes 2”. Now here comes another mega-game… ...Based on the popular horror book (gotta be one of the first games based on a popular modern book, right?), the survival-horror RPG game “Parasite Eve” would make quite the splash as a serious and cinematic game, praised for its storytelling, and selling almost 2 Million copies to date. Not all things can be hits though, the critically-panned Sokaigi would follow, as well as some other not-too-noteworthy games like FF7’s Windows port, Brave Fencer Musashi (forgotten, but it sold ok), “Another Mind”, which is supposed to be really bizzarre game with still photos of actors and shit in a horror game…., yeah…., “Ehrgeize”, the apparently mediocre fighting game which is most notable for its inclusion of FF7 characters, “Chocobo Dungeon 2”, and “iS - Internal Section” which is a “tube shooter” game, like space invaders. With the classics released in 1997 and 1998, Enix was doing pretty wall, but Square Co. was creating a fucking lagacy. And that legacy would only become more solidified in February 1999 with Final Fantasy VIII.   THE REMIX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoPLHBhCRqQ

Waiting for their turn to attack, Rick and Ben strike up another conversation on their favorite RPGs. From the start of Western RPGs to the action oriented games of Japan, our hosts talk about another mix of classic role playing games. Plus, Rick predicts the greatness of Deus Ex GO, and Ben relives some of his greatest failures in gaming.   File Under: Video Games, RPGs, Role Playing Games, Dreamcast, Grandia II, Skies of Arcadia, Paper Mario, Super Paper Mario, Brave Fencer Musashi, Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance, Divinity: Original Sin, Final Fantasy III, Parasite Eve, Deus Ex, Warren Spector   Find us on the web: Rick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WrathRainbows Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theragu40 ThePastCast website: http://www.thepastcast.com

This week Kyle and Matthew are level grinding their way through FARCH's most requested episode topic: JRPGs. On their journey, they have added Alex Jacobs and Jeff Harlow to their party. Together they have a wide-reaching conversation about Japanese role-playing games - from the past, present and future - and answer a lot of questions from fans. They also discuss why anyone would chose Pokemon Sun over Moon, the veal of the Pokemon universe and Alex's long running joke: "Based on the Novel Pokemon by Sapphire." Catch a clip at the end from Kyle, Natalie and Caitlin Durante's live show "Retro Rad" this past Friday, featuring guests Hampton Yount and Jenny Zigrino. Weekly Rads: Ruben Medina aka Wagner: R&B Superstar's new album "Fuckboy Fridays" on soundcloud.com/fuckboyfridays, Bone Tomahawk (2015), The Division, X-Ray (1982) Raddendums: Channel 101, Final Fantasy 7, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Sweet Home, Final Fantasy 6, Chrono Trigger, Pokemon, Final Fantasy 9, Secret of Mana, Golden Sun, Final Fantasy 8, blitzball, Square Enix, Konami, Square, Legend of Dragoon, Bushido Blade, Tales, Dreamcast, Pokemon X, Persona, Breath of Fire, Persona 4, Final Fantasy 15, Kingdom Hearts, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Catherine, Star Ocean, Starship Titanic, Bust Odyssey, The Division, Parasite Eve 2, Golden Sun, Brave Fencer Musashi, chocobo, Tearaway, Persona 4 Ultimax, Fire Emblem, Shin Megami Tensei, Persona Q

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Brave Fencer Musashi. LINKS OF NOTE: These guys. Don't watch this (www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt0_oPPK6eA) Malabar Farm (www.youtube.com/watch?v=A42yI287qD4) Treehouse Cuts (www.yelp.com/biz/the-tree-house…nd-toys-new-york-2) Palace music (www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpJ8ZrQ0DyQ)

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross absorb Brave Fencer Musashi. What happens when a young swordsman is summoned into a world built entirely around food puns? An episode that splits our hosts on whether or not Brave Fencer Musashi stood the test of time. This won our Winter Action RPG 2015 poll, and Kole sincerely hopes he doesn't offend any listeners by saying mean things about this game. LINKS OF NOTE: Musashi (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyamoto_Musashi) Musashi Samurai Legend (www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6c4ltTvDOU) Malediction Prophecy (twitter.com/liartownusa/status/304839693458092032) Flame Mammoth (www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q0TtnNZ1Rg) Steve Blum (www.steveblumvoices.com/) Time Makes Fools of Us All (www.imdb.com/title/tt0584442/quotes) Frieza (www.youtube.com/watch?v=njvgKUSR8Ss)

In the spirit of travel, Stephen takes the Rhythm Encounter ship on a trek through some of our most beloved town themes.