Podcasts about jrpgs

The global economy is in a tumultuous state, inflation has carved away everyone's purchasing power, and prices are almost universally going up. So naturally, PlayStation will follow suit and jack its rates up too, right? Well, no. Instead, they're doing the exact opposite of what seems natural: For their annual, weeks-long Days of Play sales event, Sony has slashed prices on PS5 and PS5 Pro, PSVR2 and DualSense, and even DualSense Edge and the Access controller. Is Sony's boldness in risking economic erosion worth it? Is its strategy simply to put its boot on Xbox's neck once and for all? We discuss. Plus: If all went according to plan, The Order: 1886 would have gotten two sequels, EA cancels its Black Panther project while shutting down the studio behind it, Build A Rocket Boy suggests there may be a paid, organized campaign against its upcoming title MindsEye, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! What does Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's success mean for the future of global JRPGs? Could Star Wars Battlefront be revived on the basis of a recent resurgence in popularity? Is Colin ignoring an obvious connection between Souls games and his beloved Castlevania? Should we invest thousands in a commemorative Concord plaque, currently for sale on an online auction site?Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. Timestamps:  0:00:00 - Intro0:39:27 - Store bought pasta0:47:19 - Micah cooked Colin0:49:13 - **TLOU2 spoiler** Jerkin Joel0:53:34 - New YouTube censorship words0:58:50 - Concord plaque found1:07:37 - Days of Play 20251:17:56 - The Order's canceled sequels1:26:43 - EA cancels Black Panther game1:39:50 - MindsEye under attack?1:57:53 - PS+ for June2:05:40 - Dragon Quest 1 and 2 HD release date2:09:53 - Video game sales numbers2:38:38 - What We've Been Playing (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Shovel Knight Dig, Powerwash Simulator Shrek DLC, Borderlands 2, Death Stranding)2:47:09 - Gaming "moment of clarity"2:52:29 - More JPRG settings3:07:37 - PlayStation's return to handheld2:08:32 - Watching a playthrough to catch up3:14:16 - Battlefront 2 resurgence3:22:31 - When will Colin play a Souls game? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This podcast are sick.This week on Retro Encounter, we do the impossible: try to create a top 10 list for 90s RPGs. Does the best game finish at the top? Do we have anything except JRPGs on our list? Did we leave out your favorites? Listen in to find out!Featuring: Zach Wilkerson, Aleks Franiczek, Alana Hagues, Jimmy Turner; Edited by Zach WilkersonOpening and ending music by Miles MorkriGet in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: retro@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomBluesky: @rpgfan.bsky.socialInstagram: @rpgfancomThreads: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancom

Long ago, it was prophesized that four heroes would arrive to save the world from the encroaching darkness. It's said these Warriors of Light would repel the forces of darkness and finally bring peace to the world.  Don't worry, we're here but instead of saving the world we've decided to use our powers for actual good: To spend the next 5-6 hours talking at you about the entire Final Fantasy series. That's right baby, we're going in chronological order starting with the very first Final Fantasy. From Anima to Zidane, we're here to get you informed and psyched up for the upcoming Final Fantasy Magic the Gathering set, due to release on June 13, 2025. Follow along with the complete Imgur library here: https://imgur.com/a/debate-this-flavor-text-final-fantasy-cnziCZe Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast  Have you seen our Threads? threads.net/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail.com Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

D.J. regrets playing JRPGs that were not Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Meanwhile, Randy becomes a shadow frog in Schim before becoming a buttered cat in Cato: Buttered Cat (obviously). Also: The Infinity Nikki meltdown. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Deleting games (17:58) - Stream announcement: ? (19:23) - Monster Hunter Wilds (20:57) - Infinity Nikki meltdown (33:21) - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (1:00:34) - Cato: Buttered Cat (1:08:40) - Schim (1:16:30) - Outro

Join Braden, Chris, and Adam as they discuss Hironobu Sakaguchi's The Last Story, including a brief recollection of Project Rainfall and what it was like to talk about JRPGs on the internet approximately 14 years ago. It's not all horror stories though, as they also cover the game's unique approach to combat, its non-unique approach to storytelling, and why basically no one talked about it after release (hint: it's Xenoblade's fault.) Our hosts found a game they actually enjoyed for once, which is good since the next game they're playing is going to be an absolute nightmare.  Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/DeepListens If you like our new art and want to commission some of your own, reach out to Tyler at tylerorbin.net

Sure, Nintendo and Xbox are raising game prices to obnoxious levels; but then comes Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. A $50 title that stands as one of the greatest JRPGs of the last decade. No hype, no spin. If you're a fan of the genre, it's a must-play; and this week Press B to Cancel will tell you why. Press B To Cancel now on YouTube! For updates and more episodes please visit our website www.pressbtocancel.com, or find us on Twitter @pressbtocancel Press B is a member of the SuperPod Network; a gaming collective of fellow podcasters and shows. Special thanks to The Last Ancient on SoundCloud for our podcast theme. Find out more at http://pressbtocancel.comRead transcript

Hallo ihr kleinen Bumsfrikadellen, wenn die Titanen sich ordentlich einen in die Maske matchen, die Gegenden größer sind als das Scheunentor deiner Mudda und sich die Musik wie ein Fluss der Sehnsucht durch deinen Gehörgang-Canyon schiebt, dann weißt du, dass du bei Xenoblade Chronicles gelandet bist!2010 begann der Aufstieg einer wundervolle JRPG-Reihe, die meine Seele mit mehr Liebe erfüllt hat, als meine gesamte Kindheit, plus Teenie-Alter und von dem tieftrüben Jahren als Erwachsener brauche ich hier gar nicht zu sprechen, denn dort war die Liebe so rar wie ein Einhorn in der Welt von Cavalluna. Wie dem aber auch immer sei...Xenoblade Chronicles hat meine Liebe für JRPGs neu entfacht und darüber hinaus habe ich es endlich wertschätzen gelernt, wenn Charaktere mehr Tiefe als ein Toastbroat besitzen. Wieso ich das vorher nicht mochte? ach, come on, hinterfragt nicht immer so meine Vergangenheit und hört jetzt endlich diesen feinen Podcast, Schnurpzeldurpzels! Liebe und sanfte Grüße gehen raus, an jeden einzelnen von euch! Janina & Essi

I reviewed the Xbox version of this classic pair of JRPGs!

Die zwei Krieger des Lichts sind zurück und sprechen über die gesammelten Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, die wir fast alle ausgiebig gespielt haben, um endlich zu klären, ob sie der aktuell empfehlenswerteste Weg sind, die alten Final Fantasy Klassiker zu spielen. Here's What's Changed in the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters on Console + Patch Updates + Modshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKOicQx05ck&ab_channel=AustinSVMore Classic Final Fantasy from AustinSVhttps://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=austinsv+final+fantasy+pixel+remasterIntro: Title: Omen Composed by: Nobuo Uematsu Arranged by: Nobuo UematsuⒸ 1994 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.echokraut-podcast@gmx.dewww.echokraut-podcast.de www.keinenpixeldemfaschismus.de

This week, a special edition of Creature Cast hits your feed as we're joined by Josh Broadwell from Roger Ebert and Hayes Madsen from Inverse to discuss their playthroughs of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33!Is this new series from Sandfall Interactive good? Does it do anything different? Is the combat memorable, and hold up to credit roll? Follow:Josh Broadwell: @fionnthebrave.bsky.socialHayes Madsen: @solfleet.bsky.socialLike and follow us on Social Media:Bluesky: @consolecreatures.comYouTube: ⁠⁠⁠@ConsoleCreatures Twitter: @ConsoleCreature⁠⁠⁠Facebook: @RealConsoleCreatureInstagram: @ConsoleCreaturesThreads: ⁠@Consolecreatures

Ihr braucht mal wieder ein richtig gutes Rollenspiel für die Nintendo Switch? Dann habt ihr großes Glück, denn Persona 5 Royal – eines der besten JRPGs überhaupt – gibt es gerade zum Tiefpreis im Nintendo eShop.Ein Kommentar von Marina Hänsel

Sto sedmý díl Lootboxu už vždy bude v dějinách kvalitního herního podcastingu zapsaný jako ten, kde nám David pověděl o tom jak se vrátil k Lords of the Fallen! Kromě toho jsme zase udělali takzvaný parkour a dali kulturní okénko na začátek, popovídali si o dealování drog a nějakých těch JRPGs.

Det har gått 30 år sedan Chrono Trigger landade på spelhyllorna i Japan. Det är numera en klassiker bland JRPGs och vi passar därför på att fira spelets jubileum med en ordentlig djupdykning. Välkommen till ett avsnitt där det pratas Chrono Trigger och ingenting annat!

This week the boyz are joined by Kasey Clark and Keith Carey for a chat about Growing Up Is Dumb, a music festival thrown by Lauren Records. They give a recap of the bands and also try to explain why this festival was neat. It's hard to explain here, give it a listen. They do an okay job.   Plus, we open with a spirited conversation about the modern state of JRPGs and the recently announced “Switch 2”...     Weekly Rads: Kyle – Sharpies (pen) Matthew – Battery Powered Blower (tool) Kasey – Singapore Airlines (airline)   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Future Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic   Get Kyle's album "Absolute Terror" here: https://smarturl.it/absoluteterror     Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in questions for our Listener Questions episodes, to get exclusive bonus episodes, extra content, and access to the This Is Rad Discord server!  Check out merch for Kyle's record label Radland Records  https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4109261-radland-logo  A  lso!  Laura started an online store for her art! Go buy all of her stuff!!!  https://www.teepublic.com/stores/lmknight?utm_campaign=8178&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=lmknight    Follow us on social media or whatever! Instagram: @thisisradpodcast @kyleclarkisrad @lmknightart @8armedspidey (Frank Gillen TIR's social media!)  @thearcknight (techno lord Adam Cross)   

Today, we're deep-diving everything there is to know about the Switch 2 so far! ✩ Audio Version ✩ ► https://superderekrpgs.com/hitpoint/ SOCIAL LINKS --------------------------------------------------- ✩ Derek ✩ ►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/SuperDerekRPGs►Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/superderekrpgs.com ►Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SuperDerek ►Discord: https://discord.me/superderek✩ Baku ✩ ►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/BakusanOG►Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bakusanog.bsky.social ►Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/WeebSauce ►Discord: https://discord.me/ABC UPCOMING RELEASES --------------------------------------------------- ►All in Abyss: Judge the Fakehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQWY-p-p5ac ►Promise Mascot Agencyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwTNI-MKKPE GAME ANNOUNCEMENTS --------------------------------------------------- ►Oceanhorn: Chronos Dungeonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNF6L7TL-GQ ►The Duskbloodshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niKHDEKQ7xA ►Donkey Kong Bananzahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIddsPkdX9U ►Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonmenthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3kGASsFqQI ►Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HDhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsmxkDqCHaQ ►Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdVh2wTacdg ►DELTARUNE Chapters 3 and 4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdY8c0XQCcM TIMESTAMPS---------------------------------------------------Welcome Back to Hit Point!0:00:00 Welcome Back to Hit Point!0:01:09 Intro0:02:01 Baku how are you doing?0:06:54 Derek how are you doing? Upcoming Releases This Week 0:08:30 All in Abyss: Judge the Fake0:12:32 Promise Mascot Agency New Game Announced:0:16:27 Oceanhorn: Chronos Dungeon - Q2, 20250:20:48 The Duskbloods - 20260:25:31 Donkey Kong Bananza - July 17, 20250:32:45 Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment - This Winter0:37:13 Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD - June 5th, 20250:41:25 Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion0:44:20 DELTARUNE Chapters 3 and 4 Industry News:0:50:05 Nintendo Switch 2: Hardware specs - June 5th, 20251:04:14 Switch 2: backwards compatibility1:07:07 Switch 2: Storage expansion 1:09:55 Switch 2: Controller1:13:20 Switch 2: Game Chat1:20:25 Switch 2: Game Share1:28:09 Switch 2: Online Expansion Pack Update1:36:10 Switch 2: Switch 2 Upgrade Games1:45:18 Switch 2: Game Key Cards1:59:25 Switch 2: Price2:06:05 Switch 2: Demystifying Japanese only Switch 22:14:49 Tariffs Responding to Super Chats & Outro 2:36:11 Super Chat 1: My first thought on the Switch 2 is: This Price sucks2:47:18 Super Chat 2: Opinion on Physical Last Week's Comments:2:49:52 Comment 1: Once Baku starts streaming Trails from Zero, I dare him to stream it on Nightmare mode like I did.2:54:32 Comment 2: The Pac Man game is going to be a "Pac and Slash" game...2:49:52 Comment 3: I personally won't be using the Virtual Game Card System much because I love the physical cartridges more and will continue to buy them.3:00:58 Outro

In this episode, we dive deep into the much anticipated Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars. After years of fan hopes, delays, and whispers in the forums, Konami has finally delivered a visually enhanced and carefully restored version of two beloved classics. But is it worth the wait? Join us as we explore the improvements to the graphics, sound, and quality of life features, while also discussing the gameplay's more dated elements. From the game's iconic 108 Stars of Destiny to its emotionally resonant narratives, we'll revisit the epic stories of Suikoden and Suikoden II, while also evaluating some of the missed opportunities in the remaster's execution. Whether you're a lifelong fan or a newcomer to the series, we'll give you the lowdown on whether this remaster does justice to two of the greatest JRPGs of all time.

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This Week's Panel - Exe the Hero, WSTLNDRJoe   Show Discussion - Exe the Hero is back with a special game and a special guest! WSTLNDRJoe fills in for Elroy while Exe breaks down the newest game in the Atelier series, which is also the first to be released on Xbox, Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & The Envisioned Land. If you're a fan of JRPGs, you won't want to skip this one! Afterwards, Joe also goes the RPG route for his showcase, but with a very different type of RPG. Huge thanks to the teams at Gust and Koei Tecmo for giving Exe early access!   Games Mentioned: Exe - Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & The Envisioned Land WSTLNDRJoe- Dungeons of Hinterberg   ----- AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube

This week Nathan and Chris are joined by freelance writer Aidan Moher to discuss his upcoming book about Suikoden I and II, a pair of sneakily influential JRPGs from the PS1 era that, yes, are very much worth writing an entire book about. Then we discuss news from the eye of the pre-GDC storm: Next week thousands of game developers will convene in San Francisco to network and exchange knowledge, but a growing number of non-US-based devs are dropping out due to Trump's hostile policies and erratic governance. After that we talk about Sony and Microsoft both introducing new unwanted AI features in the same week. Whose is worse? We'll let you decide. Lastly, we design the one product that should include generative AI: a fucked-up private jet for rich people that definitely works just fine.Credits- Hosts: Nathan Grayson, Chris Person, & special guest Aidan Moher- Podcast Production & Ads: Multitude- Subscribe to Aftermath!About The ShowAftermath Hours is the flagship podcast of Aftermath, a worker-owned, subscription-based website covering video games, the internet, and everything that comes after from journalists who previously worked at Kotaku, Vice, and The Washington Post. Each week, games journalism veterans Luke Plunkett, Nathan Grayson, Chris Person, Riley MacLeod, and Gita Jackson – though not always all at once, because that's too many people for a podcast – break down video game news, Remember Some Games, and learn about Chris' frankly incredible number of special interests. Sometimes we even bring on guests from both inside and outside the video game industry! I don't know what else to tell you; it's a great time. Simply by reading this description, you're already wasting time that you could be spending listening to the show. Head to aftermath.site for more info. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chrono Trigger, um dos JRPGs mais cultuados de todos os tempos, completa hoje 30 anos! Para comemorar essa data tão especial, preparamos um Dinotronic totalmente dedicado ao game. Para que esse projeto continue existindo e crescendo cada vez mais, considere virar um de nossos apoiadores em apoia.se/supersoda. Escolha um valor que caiba em seu orçamento e ganhe recompensas bem legais!

Rene Legault brings Mogmoden to the table. Mog is a teenage academic in the pursuit of practical knowledge and answers to intellectual mysteries in his first time venturing out into the world.Rene and I discuss creating characters who are curious about the world, imaginary bestiaries, and the drama of JRPGs.Mogmoden is built for Fabula Ultima by Emanuele Galletto.Rene Legault is one of the founding members of the DMs After Dark streaming group focused on highlighting small publisher and indie RPGs, and now the host of the Rene Plays Games Podcast featuring solo and group actual plays, interviews, and discussions about running better games, Rene is a dad and husband first, nerd second, wetland biologist by day, and internet person last. Okay, maybe nerd first.You can learn more about Rene at:https://www.characterswithoutstories.com/guests/rene-legaultMentioned in the episode: Cezar Capacle's Random Realities and Ryuutama.Of Monsters and Mixed Successes is a character focused actual play Monster of the Week podcast full of Eldritch monstrosities and a surprising amount of shenanigans.Dungeons and Degrees is a conversation with friends talking about the games we love and the life we live around it.Send us a textCover art by The CuriographerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecuriographer Sign up for my Newsletter to stay up-to-date on the podcast:https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/760760/109867356957705889/shareSupport the PodcastYou can find Star at:Website: http://www.characterswithoutstories.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@starmamacYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@characterswithoutstoriesThreads: https://www.threads.net/@characterswithoutstoriesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/characterswithoutstoriesBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/characterswithoutstories.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/characterswithoutstoriesThanks for listening, and may all your characters find their stories!

Ah… I can see into your mind… So you like mystery dungeons? You like obscure JRPGs don't you? Psycho Mantis can see that you enjoy Konami games, which is why we're talking Azure Dreams! A 1990's monster collecting game that was maybe too ahead of its time for its own good, we talk town building, relationship drama, the extreme price of eggs, and just what awaits us at the top of a 40-story monster tower. Custom RSS Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Music 1:52 - game stats 6:42 - one sentence description 30:40 - our story begins 1:06:38 - !!spoiler alert!! top of the monster tower and ending 1:34:08 - community correspondence 1:42:57 - rankings and final thoughts 1:54:49 - similar games (thumbnail art by dhbs90) Next episode: Noita Contact us at grogpodzone@gmail.com! https://grogpod.zone Intro music: Cannonball Adderley - One Man's Dream Outro music: Azure Dreams OST - Tower Theme No.1

What's up with all those JRPGs making you kill God? Having weathered the '80s Satanic Panic, Jeremy Parish, Chris Sims, Benito Cereno, and Shivam Bhatt seek the answers by tracing the history of Christianity's spread into Japan—including JRPGs. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, better audio quality, and great exclusive content. Learn more at http://www.patreon.com/retronauts 

We've got Pokemon in all its various iterations, a bunch of JRPGs and the (at the time of recording) newest and hottest ARPG.Gaming Fyx - Episode 330 (Allyson Action Games) 00:10:30 - Assorted Pokemon Discussions00:31:40 - SAGA Games01:11:20 - Path of Exile 2Music by Jeff Davis - @strangerpeace https://twitter.com/strangerpeace/https://fyx.spacehttps://twitter.com/fyxpodcastshttps://podchaser.com/gamingfyxgaming@fyx.spaceAlex  – @mamsspaghotti https://twitter.com/mamsspaghottiAllyson – @writerserenyty https://twitter.com/writerserenytyAndre – @coolsl4w https://twitter.com/coolsl4wErica – @airehcuh https://twitter.com/AirehcuhPat – @pjcplays https://twitter.com/pjcplaysSam – @sgch https://twitter.com/sgchJeffrey - @strangerpeace https://twitter.com/strangerpeace , http://twitch.tv/strangerpeace

16 bit JRPGs are a bit of a nostalgia spot for me. I would actually classify it as more of misplaced nostalgia in that I didn't play a lot of them growing up but playing them now makes me feel nostalgic anyway. This week on the show I was lucky enough to get a review copy of a recently released indie game that takes inspiration from the 16 bit JRPG style. I'm joined by Sam AKA Storm Beagle to talk about Beloved Rapture, an RPG made in the style of a 16 bit JRPG. He discuss what this game does to stand out compared to other games of it's kind, how effective it's story is, it's battle mechanics and we also debate if the phrase "You silver haired fuck" is a good line or not. As a small spoiler, this game kinda rules and you should go play it, but if you'd like to hear more about it, give this episode a listen! Check out the Retrotopia Podcast! https://linktr.ee/retrotopia Follow Storm Beagle on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/st0rm_beagle/ Check out Beloved Rapture on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2017620/Beloved_Rapture/ Shout-out Song: A Day of Languor Composer: Andreas Kotsamanidis Album: Beloved Rapture OST https://youtu.be/2ysmFcqE8h4?si=-HYpWK8g1wjPZe9S End Song: Sword in Hand Composer: Andreas Kotsamanidis Album: Beloved Rapture OST https://youtu.be/aO5Y4pzPanw?si=VTzImUj95sFUZFMh Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod Want to buy some Still Loading merch? https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast

In this episode of the Soul of a Gamer Podcast, hosts Scott and Stephen engage in a lively discussion about their favorite games from the 90s. They share personal anecdotes and insights about various titles, including Donkey Kong 64, Age of Empires, Sonic the Hedgehog, and more. The conversation also touches on the evolution of gaming, the impact of live service games, and the nostalgia associated with classic titles. With humor and camaraderie, they explore what made these games special and how they shaped their gaming experiences. In this engaging conversation, Scott and the host delve into the world of video games, focusing on the legacy of the Final Fantasy series, the grind of JRPGs, and the challenges of adapting video games into TV shows and movies. They explore the potential of various game franchises, including Lost in Random and Treasure Planet, as animated series or live service games, discussing the unique storytelling opportunities these adaptations could provide.

I didn't grow up loving jRPGs. I grew up with point and click adventure games, so let me tell you about one of the greatest adventure game series of all time.

One of the biggest JRPGs of 2024 deserves one of the biggest FNGC episodes of Season 3 and we are here to deliver! This week I'm joined by Same Heaney (of No Limits!) and Dave Jackson (Tales from the Backlog) to conduct a comprehensive analysis of Metaphor Refantazio. A fascinating title that expects much of the player and provides even more in return. We face idealism, nihilism, and a journey of the hero and the self as we travel with the protagonist across the Kingdom of Euchronia. We discover how real world politics have informed the sociopolitical discourse deeply imbedded in this title. I couldn't be more excited to share this episode with you all and, as always, welcome your thoughts on Metaphor.Please follow Sam and Dave at their respective links belowTFTBL (Dave) - https://talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/Sam Heaney - https://x.com/SamHeaneyNo Limits - https://open.spotify.com/show/01WEQ8SqpngBgkLLYbniXl?si=82a33b562c334c4bMusic by: Shoji Meguro, Atsushi Kitajoh, Toshiki Konishi, Yuzo Koshiro [ATLUS Sound Team]; Additional Vocals by Keisuke Honryo (Chief of Myojoji Temple), Glory Chorus Tokyo, Tomoya Hangai, Maiko Katagiri & Yoshino Janjo.If you want to reach out to Nick and Will personally to engage with us about the show, follow us on any link here:https://linktr.ee/FridayNightGamecastSupport the show

Kept you waiting, huh? After the Year of Dreams that was 2023, we were told to expect a soft year in gaming. But that was a lie. This year went hard. From card games becoming newfound addictions to JRPGs that did everything except end, there was no shortage of stellar gaming experiences. Join us as we celebrate interactive software using nothing but soundwaves and our lips.

Fantasy is dead...or is it? This time we cover one of the most critically-acclaimed JRPGs of 2024. Does it live up to the hype? Join us as we discuss incredible narrative twists, anime character tropes, and how we're slowly killing Delaila with these 100+ hour video games.Note: The music track at the start of the episode is “Ode To Heroes”, composed by Shoji Meguro for the Metaphor: ReFantazio Original Soundtrack. We in no way have or claim ownership of this music.Support the showEmail us at: dcellmedia@gmail.com

Happy New Year and welcome to 2024! A brand new... FUCK. Why does the new year make some of dumber than usual? I don't know but I do know that the Grinders are back. Or at least, they will be. They still have one final episode before they return in 2025. They will be back with more of the insanity of Game Night, the thoughtful conversations of the Driver's Seat, and the fantastical Panic Room. But first, let's flash back... Back to the past. To an ancient time, I like to refer to as 2024. In that distant past the Grinders would start every episode with the latest news. Updates on when those games will join the rest of us in the future. Games like OFF, AI Limit, and Ys vs Trails in the Sky Alternative Sage may have been made in the distant past but will be arriving in 2025.  They maybe from a past long forgotten but the Stinkos of history should never be lost. The past is seemingly doomed to repeat itself as Republicans, Democrats, racism, and misogyny never seem to go out of style. Democrats and Republicans worked together to give themselves raises while discriminating against the Trans community. Not to be out done, Disney made sure to spread their own brand of transphobia. Anyone who thinks misogyny and racism are dead, should see how her new (now former) fan base reacts to Caitlin Clark's interview about White Privilege.  With the end of 2024 came the final episode of Panic Room. Well, maybe not the final episode but it is the last episode of the year that has long since passed. And it will be a good one, if Break can come up with something before time runs out. In the meantime, the Grinders talk about their favorite games of the year. Games like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom stole many hours of Frank's life, and he has no regrets. Break surprised no one by choosing an RTS. And of course, Eric played a ton of JRPGs but only the best made his year-end list. With that, it's time to go back to the future! (Don't sue me!) The Grinders no not what the future will bring but they know they will keep showing up every month to game, complain, argue, laugh, and have a good time. Even if 2025 is a shit sandwich of never-ending stupidity, the Grinders will be back every month and just as crazy as ever!                     Tits! Tits! Tits! Tits! Tits! Tits! Tits! Tits!                   Tits! Tits! Tits! Tits! Tits!         TITS!

This week Dylan is joined by a special guest Raya to talk about the games they've been playing, JRPGS, Pokemon, retro handhelds and many other things along the way.Links to follow Raya's content here - https://linktr.ee/glimmeringharpyQuests0:00:00 intro0:05:15 Pokemon0:18:25 Monster Hunter Stories0:21:00 Fire Emblem/tactics games0:27:40 Still Wakes the Deep0:38:00 Dragon Quest0:53:50 Triangle Strategy/Sea of Stars1:09:00 Retro handhelds/emulatorsLinksDylan on Twitter @DylanMussDylan on Backloggd backloggd.com/u/Rapatika/Taylor on Twitter @TaylorTheFieldKirklin on Twitter @kirklinpatzerTravis on Twitter @TravisBSnellhttps://www.patreon.com/GeekVersehttps://www.youtube.com/c/GeekVersePodcasthttps://discord.gg/mFSSAJJTBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geekverse-podcast--4201268/support.

This week Dylan is joined by a special guest Raya to talk about the games they've been playing, JRPGS, Pokemon, retro handhelds and many other things along the way.Links to follow Raya's content here - https://linktr.ee/glimmeringharpyQuests0:00:00 intro0:05:15 Pokemon0:18:25 Monster Hunter Stories0:21:00 Fire Emblem/tactics games0:27:40 Still Wakes the Deep0:38:00 Dragon Quest0:53:50 Triangle Strategy/Sea of Stars1:09:00 Retro handhelds/emulatorsLinksDylan on Twitter @DylanMussDylan on Backloggd backloggd.com/u/Rapatika/Taylor on Twitter @TaylorTheFieldKirklin on Twitter @kirklinpatzerTravis on Twitter @TravisBSnellhttps://www.patreon.com/GeekVersehttps://www.youtube.com/c/GeekVersePodcasthttps://discord.gg/mFSSAJJT

Due to some holiday scheduling. We've split our year end episode into two parts. Part one Kyle and Matthew sit down with musician and brother Kasey Clark (Dogs - Heroin and Flu Shots ep) to chat about music, video games, and some of the other stuff they enjoyed this year. Folks, you got the Clark brothers talking music. Get ready to right down literally dozens of band names and album titles. Plus, Kasey is a connoisseur of JRPGs and chats about it's current renaissance. Part 2 will be out in 2 weeks featuring Rivers Langly and Laura Knight!   Lists: Burnside Music Idles - Tangk The Smile - Wall of Eyes The Smile - Cutouts   Kyle Music The Dare - What's wrong with New York? Cheekface - It's Sorted Drahla - angeltape Yard Act - Where's my utopia? Pissed Jeans - Half Divorced   Honorable Mentions: Genesis Owusu - struggler (late 2023) Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven Les Savy Fav - oui, LSF Jack White - No Name Jesus and Mary Chain - Glasgow Eyes The Cure - Songs of a Lost World   Kasey Year in Radview Music(EPs & singles) Euphoria/6:16 in LA/Meet the Grahams/Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar Out Alive/If It's True by Sea Lions Holy Blade EP Long Gone/Numb to What's Real by Superheaven The End of Reality by Skeptik Specific Fears by Light Once Lost No Control by Torena Persona EP by GEL Big Ass Demo by Big Ass Truck Dirty Deeds by M.U.T.T.(EP of the Year)   Honorable mentions Spiral in a Straight Line by Touché Amore Brat by Charli XCX HOPECORE by Rahim Redcar What's Wrong With New York by the Dare Forced Out of Existence by Greenwitch Freedom Sweet Freedom by Regional Justice Center Under Sound by Prize Horse Free Energy by Dummy Valley's Most Hated by Human Garbage We Don't Trust You by Future and Metro Boomin   Music(LPs) GNX by Kendrick Lamar Only One Mode by SPEED A Place You Can't Come Back From by Dukha Last Day on Earth by Slumped You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To by Knocked Loose A Life So Bleak by Ceramik Cool World by Chat Pile I'll Drown On This Earth by Cold Gawd Deep Sage by Gouge Away Coup de Grâce by See You Space Cowboy(AOTY pick)   Video Games Legends of Mana Persona 3 Reload Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Metaphor ReFantazio(GOTY pick)   Miscellaneous stuff/shows OSSC Pro Getting my SG modded/set up Ojai Playhouse screening of the Matrix Coltranes reunion @ Zebulon Terror @ the Ojai Women's Center Rapid Fest II Sound and Fury Savior Complex/Torena/Broken Vow/In Time/Bare Minimum @ the CFF(Chance Your Arm release show) In Time's farewell show @ the CFF Sunami/Killing Time/Torena/Watch You Fall @ the Oxnard Elks Lodge Torena No Control release show @ the CFF   Movies/TV The Substance Long Legs Wicked Conclave Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Deadpool & Wolverine Twisters Alien Romulus (Movie of the Year) Shogun 2024 Olympics (specifically basketball)   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Future Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic   Get Kyle's album "Absolute Terror" here: https://smarturl.it/absoluteterror    Go to www.Pa t  reon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in questions for our Listener Questions episodes, to get exclusive bonus episodes, extra content, and access to the This Is Rad Discord server!   Check out our merch!       Also! Check out merch for Kyle's record label Radland Records  https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4109261-radland-logo A    lso! Laura started an online store for her art! Go buy all of her stuff!!!  https://www.teepublic.com/stores/lmknight?utm_campaign=8178&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=lmknight    Follow us on social media or whatever! Instagram: @thisisradpodcast @kyleclarkisrad @lmknightart @8armedspidey (Frank Gillen TIR's social media!)  @thearcknight (techno lord Adam Cross)    Twitter: @ThisIsRadPod @kyleclarkisrad @MatthewBurnside @LMKnightArt

Brad takes a step into history to play one of the great older JRPGs with the new release of Dragon Quest III. What does the HD-2D style bring to this classic game and is it enough to make it worth your time in 2024? Support us on Ko-fi: ⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/workforcegaming

Welcome to Episode 149 of the Xbox Hall of Gamers Podcast! This week we talk about getting burnt out on JRPGs, what happened to all the good achievement art, and if something can win GOTY on two different years.Every week, we discuss all things achievement hunting, Xbox news, and exclusive interviews with individuals across the Xbox Community. Hosted by a number of achievement hunting hosts, we welcome you to the Xbox Hall of Gamers! Keep up to date with the show and join our community on our Discord: https://discord.gg/ZvZr2a4vQeHelp support the show by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hallofgamers

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This week Jemma and Kirk discuss the latest Nintendo news, including the reveal that the Switch successor WILL be backwards compatible. This is great news, but why is it so important? We also discuss other Switch successor news, such as release dates and features. Plus, there's been an update on the upcoming Zelda movie, along with new Nintendo Music to enjoy, and plenty of games to talk about. Whether you're into shmups or JRPGs, we've got you covered!

Join Kevin and DK as they dive into their reaction of Dragon Ball Daima episode 4, titled "Chatty"! In this episode, they explore how Akira Toriyama's background in JRPGs has shaped the story of this series, along with the influence of classic JRPGs on original anime. Plus, they share their thoughts on what's next for Dragon Ball Super and delve into intriguing topics like the future of AI, nostalgic video games, and other fantasy series that have left their mark on Dragon Ball Daima. Tune in for an engaging discussion and some exciting predictions! Please help us grow our channel by following on social and donating to our Patreon. https://linktr.ee/nerdyjockproductions #animecommunity #DragonBallDaima #dragonball #jrpg #reaction #anime #jujutsukaisen #finalfantasy

New episodes posts every Wednesday at 12PM CST/10AM PST! This show is possible thanks to the support of our Patrons. Consider becoming one today at https://www.patreon.com/nartech JOIN OUR DISCORD! Get in on the action and discuss all things PlayStation and gaming with fellow fans. It's the perfect place to talk games, music, movies, and of course the podcast! https://discord.gg/cEvKzqm Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nartechgaming Email/Tweet us your thoughts & suggestions: X (formerly Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/TriangleSqrd Email: trianglesquaredpodcast@gmail.com PSN ID's: Add us! Brett - Chaimera086, Sol - MeteoricDemise, Chris - Figz21k ------------------------------------- 0:00 - What We've Been Playing 2:34 - Metaphor & Persona Discussion 30:51 - Xbox Partner Preview Announces a Handful of Games 42:24 - RGG's Quick Development Strategy 46:19 - Chris Struggles with JRPGs? 55:02 - Mouse: P.I. For Hire Brings DOOM-likes to a New Style 1:02:47 - Remedy Try FPS w/ FBC: Firebreak 1:12:56 - Spider-Man 2 Coming to PC & No DLC 1:19:30 - Rumored God of War: Greek Collection from Nixxes? 1:24:24 - Bandai Namco Layoffs & Cancellations 1:30:00 - Acquisitions to a Fault? 1:46:55 - Concord Hasn't Slowed Sony's Live Service Plans 1:57:55 - Letting IP Be Worked on By Different Developers? 2:14:30 - The Value of "Studio" Branding? 2:29:30 - Who is Brett Romancing in Persona 5 Royal? -------------------------------------

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Dom's off on vacation, so it's just Steph and Eric for this one! There was a State of Play, a surprise on-pod revelation, food crimes as always, new Magic cards, and a controversial twist to the first Great British Bakeoff of the season. Also, Eric accurately predicts the future of the Commander MTG format. Explicit language on this one."Vampithrillic" (Just Coffee - https://http://ocremix.org/)Find the show on iTunes, Google Play Podcasts, Spotify, and Simplecast.fmFind the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6QoHk8iEsVGTpd2qdTlH-gFollow us @CharacterRev on Twitter and find us on Facebook!We're on Instagram @characterrevealSteph is @captainsteph on Twitter, @hella_steph on Instagram, and @thesnowqueer on TumblrEric is @TindiLosi on some places on the internet as a wholeFind everything at: https://linktr.ee/characterreveal

Codey and Jonnie talk about the games that should have farming. Timings 00:00:00: Theme Tune 00:00:30: Intro 00:01:25: Feedback 00:09:04: What Has Codey Been Up To 00:18:53: News 00:41:00: What Games Should Have Farming 01:08:35: Entomology Rant 01:12:51: Outro Links Fae Farm on Consoled My Time at Sandrock Kickstarter Lightyear Frontier “Neighbours and Animals” Update Stardew Valley 1.6 on Mobile/Consoles Paleo Pines Upcoming DLC Tales of the Shire Video Contact Al on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheScotBot Al on Mastodon: https://mastodon.scot/@TheScotBot Email Us: https://harvestseason.club/contact/ Transcript (0:00:30) Codey: Hello farmers and welcome to another episode of the harvest season. My name is Cody (0:00:36) Jonnie: My name is Johnny. (0:00:37) Codey: And we are here today to talk about cottagecore games (0:00:42) Jonnie: Whoooo! (0:00:45) Codey: Okay, I’m not gonna ask Johnny how he’s doing cuz we’re that’ll just get us right into the issue so the issue at hand (0:00:54) Codey: So I’m going to first mention today’s topic is what game what games we think shouldn’t (0:01:00) Codey: Include farming. So these are games that do not have like big farming components or there (0:01:06) Codey: It’s like a series that has not had a farming game (0:01:10) Codey: Specifically that we think are like ripe for the plucking (0:01:15) Codey: So that’s what we’re gonna talk about we also have a bunch of game news (0:01:19) Codey: And then we’re I’m gonna talk about what I’ve been up to but Johnny does not want to talk about what he’s been up (0:01:26) Codey: To he has something else to talk about (0:01:28) Jonnie: Well, that’s because I haven’t had time to play games because I’ve been raging about last week’s episode (0:01:35) Jonnie: uh where Kev and Al made a (0:01:39) Jonnie: Tier list and I’m hoping you can hear the finger quotes that I was making when I said that they made a tier list (0:01:41) Codey: Uh-huh. (0:01:43) Codey: I did. (0:01:46) Codey: I did hear those finger calling. (0:01:46) Jonnie: because (0:01:48) Jonnie: I’m sorry guys. But what was that? That was a terrible tier list first of all. Okay. I am a tier list purist (0:01:56) Jonnie: I feel like so many tearless now, they just… (0:01:58) Jonnie: …people undermine the purpose of having an S-Tear. (0:02:02) Jonnie: S-Tear is meant to be for the elite. (0:02:05) Jonnie: You cannot have 20 characters in S-Tear. (0:02:05) Codey: Yeah. (0:02:09) Jonnie: Which I don’t know how many they put in, but it was a lot. (0:02:12) Jonnie: There were too many S-Tear characters. (0:02:12) Codey: Yeah. (0:02:14) Jonnie: Are you a purist when it comes to tearless Cody like me? (0:02:17) Codey: I, yeah, I think that like, so from listening to the episode I didn’t have any strong feelings but I did feel like there were some people that they put in the S tier that I felt like they were more, they felt more strongly about and like that’s the situation where like, that’s like, those should be the people (0:02:35) Codey: in their own tier, or like in a tier above S tier or something or like bump everyone else down to A I’m not entirely sure how they want to work on that but as it stands like it was just kind of, I mean, I didn’t necessarily disagree with where they put a lot (0:02:51) Codey: of people, but I agreed with some of the sentiment talked about in the slack. So what what were those sentiments. (0:02:58) Jonnie: And so, like, so first of all, too many in S-Tear. Agree with you, Coda. You bump everyone down. (0:03:05) Jonnie: Also, no F-Tear. Like, Stardew Valley has F-Tear characters. It’s very clear. (0:03:05) Codey: Correct. (0:03:07) Codey: Yeah. (0:03:12) Jonnie: A tier list is not about being nice and making friends. (0:03:15) Jonnie: A, these are digital characters. Who cares? (0:03:17) Jonnie: And B, who’s saying that Demetrius, Pan, and, uh, (0:03:22) Jonnie: Mayor Lewis are not F-Tear. They’re my personal F-Tear characters. Uh, like, they are F-Tear. (0:03:28) Jonnie: No D. Add an F-Tear. (0:03:29) Codey: Okay. (0:03:31) Jonnie: Oh. (0:03:32) Codey: Yeah. (0:03:33) Codey: Well, and I feel like they would have, the boys, (0:03:35) Codey: I mean, Kevin and Al are probably like, (0:03:38) Codey: they think Clint is F-tier. (0:03:40) Codey: Like I was shocked that they didn’t use F-tier for that. (0:03:44) Jonnie: Oh, so Clint is below F tier. Clint is in Clint tier. (0:03:48) Jonnie: I have done my own tier list, which I have put into the Slack, so if you are interested (0:03:53) Jonnie: in seeing a real tier list, patreon.com/dhspart. (0:03:54) Codey: Yeah. (0:03:59) Jonnie: I don’t know, maybe Al can link my tier list in the show notes for this one, because I (0:04:03) Jonnie: feel like it’s a much better tier list. It’s soon to be officially endorsed by the show. (0:04:08) Codey: Yeah. (0:04:09) Jonnie: It’s just objectively, objectively better. (0:04:12) Jonnie: But I even feel like some of the (0:04:14) Jonnie: choices of who they put into S-Tear is just like confusing. (0:04:19) Jonnie: So my personal S-Tear, just to be clear, is Hayley, Linus, and Willy. (0:04:25) Jonnie: Right? (0:04:25) Jonnie: For me, they’re the three characters with the most story that, not that I relate to, (0:04:32) Jonnie: that’s the wrong word, but that I feel some attachment to the story, right? (0:04:36) Jonnie: And each person, I’m sure, would have different characters that they would put in there. (0:04:40) Jonnie: I’m sure everyone would probably have Linus. (0:04:44) Jonnie: Who’s, when I’m saying like, “What do I like about the characters in the game?” (0:04:49) Jonnie: Like, those are the stories that I’m most going to refer to. (0:04:52) Jonnie: And like, that’s independent, right? (0:04:54) Jonnie: Like, the character I probably romance, or have romance the most across the game is Leah. (0:04:59) Jonnie: But Leah is like a solid B-Tear character, you know? (0:04:59) Codey: Yeah, I was going to say. (0:05:02) Codey: Wow. (0:05:03) Jonnie: She’s fine, but boring, so she’s a B-Tear character. (0:05:05) Codey: Yeah. (0:05:07) Codey: I guess like that was the other thing is that they were going off of like how they thought the characters were. (0:05:13) Codey: It was unclear to me how the grading was because they were like, no, no, like not how we feel that they are as a character that has been created but who they are as people. (0:05:25) Codey: and that’s like kind of difficult to judge because (0:05:29) Codey: you’re getting like the one-sided situation from a lot of these people (0:05:33) Codey: like I don’t know clint’s backstory I don’t know I don’t know who hurt him you know (0:05:38) Jonnie: Clint hurt Clint. It’s all his own fault. (0:05:43) Codey: oh no (0:05:44) Jonnie: And that’s why he gets Clinted. That’s why he gets Clinted here. (0:05:47) Jonnie: Um… (0:05:49) Jonnie: Uh… (0:05:50) Jonnie: Do I have anything else to say about the… (0:05:52) Jonnie: Oh, look, I feel like the other thing that really stood out to me on the tier list is (0:05:58) Jonnie: there’s like a little snip that I took of S-tier (0:06:00) Jonnie: that has Jodie, Leah, Robin, and Penny all together. (0:06:00) Codey: Yeah. (0:06:06) Jonnie: I just, I don’t want to know, you know, if there’s- (0:06:08) Jonnie: there’s maybe a sort of similar visual style between those four characters. (0:06:12) Jonnie: Um, I’m just gonna let that one- (0:06:12) Codey: Uh-huh, perhaps perhaps all with a certain hair color perhaps (0:06:20) Jonnie: Right? Right? (0:06:25) Codey: Yeah, I I didn’t even think about that until you showed me you showed me the picture and I was like, oh no (0:06:27) Jonnie: But to be honest, right. (0:06:35) Jonnie: And it’s just funny because the way they put it in the t- (0:06:35) Codey: They’re all (0:06:38) Jonnie: list that they were just all together with Linus sort of hanging out in the middle and I was like, “Yeah, it’s just Linus and his lady, sir.” (0:06:42) Codey: Yeah! (0:06:44) Jonnie: Just hanging out. (0:06:46) Codey: Linus and his four redheads, yeah. (0:06:48) Jonnie: Yup. (0:06:50) Jonnie: But to be honest, this is why I like tier lists, right? (0:06:54) Jonnie: Like one, people have different approaches. (0:06:56) Jonnie: And I think people do tend towards being too nice. (0:06:58) Jonnie: And it’s like, we’re just going to, you know, push things up above where they need to be, which I would like to see people move away from. (0:07:04) Jonnie: away from, but it generates (0:07:08) Jonnie: good discussion right because it’s it’s one of those things where it’s like (0:07:11) Jonnie: actually the act of going through that it’s kind of or through creating my (0:07:15) Jonnie: own tier list it’s thinking about like what what is it that I like about (0:07:18) Jonnie: characters in games and I think when I look at my (0:07:23) Jonnie: s tier the thing that I it’s like I like characters that (0:07:26) Jonnie: uh go on journeys and have probably relatable but not wholly positive (0:07:32) Jonnie: stories right like um all three of the characters i (0:07:38) Jonnie: have like uh challenges or or negative aspects (0:07:42) Jonnie: but but overall their stories are a positive ones (0:07:45) Jonnie: um or or about kind of like I guess different perspectives (0:07:49) Jonnie: um on things so anyway that was that was the thing I learned about myself (0:07:53) Jonnie: from uh from doing the tier list um I also just put all of the the minor (0:07:57) Jonnie: characters and dekes i’m like how do you rate the bouncer which you know (0:08:00) Jonnie: kev was keeps keeps him to have a real love for the bouncer (0:08:02) Codey: Yeah, yeah, Kev was like S tier immediately and I was like this bro has two lines my guy (0:08:06) Jonnie: - Oh. (0:08:10) Jonnie: laughing Right? (0:08:12) Codey: Or like the dwarf like all of these people that like you don’t really see that much of (0:08:18) Codey: And I don’t have enough information to make an educated guess (0:08:21) Codey: I think it would be so another thing is that I haven’t really personally gotten into a lot of the like (0:08:27) Codey: Backstory of a lot of the characters in Stardew Valley, but I have been doing that for Coral Island (0:08:32) Codey: I’d love to make an S a list for Coral Island. I would get heated about that for sure (0:08:38) Jonnie: I feel like that sounds like a great idea for an episode, and I know immediately that we would disagree on some characters. (0:08:42) Codey: Yeah (0:08:46) Codey: HAHAHA! (0:08:46) Jonnie: Because if I remember rightly, you are a fan of Scott, and I think he is like the driest possible character in that entire game. (0:08:55) Codey: I am very close to marrying Scott right now. (0:09:03) Jonnie: Ahh… (0:09:03) Codey: So I was, so I guess we’ll move forward (0:09:08) Codey: into what I have been up to. (0:09:10) Codey: On top of tearing my calf muscle, (0:09:14) Codey: I have also, that has given rise (0:09:16) Codey: to a lot of time of sitting down, (0:09:19) Codey: which means I can play games, which is great. (0:09:24) Codey: I’ve been playing Disney Dreamlight Valley still, (0:09:26) Codey: trying to get like 100% on a lot of the achievements. (0:09:29) Codey: Right now I’m trying to finish off the critters. (0:09:31) Codey: I only have two more critters. (0:09:33) Codey: And I actually, it’s a big tip (0:09:35) Codey: for people who are playing Stardew Valley (0:09:37) Codey: and who are looking for certain critters. (0:09:39) Codey: You, each critter like comes out at a specific day (0:09:44) Codey: at a specific time. (0:09:45) Codey: So like the two things that I want, (0:09:47) Codey: which I think are like the pink crocodile (0:09:49) Codey: and the red fox are both on Saturdays. (0:09:54) Codey: I usually don’t play on Saturdays. (0:09:57) Codey: So that’s why I don’t have them yet. (0:09:59) Codey: But they both come out on Saturday (0:10:01) Codey: and they come out at different times (0:10:02) Codey: and they have different, (0:10:03) Codey: like all the critters have different requirements. (0:10:05) Codey: Like the crocodiles want a certain, (0:10:07) Codey: like lobster is their favorite (0:10:08) Codey: and the foxes want sturgeon or whatever it is. (0:10:13) Codey: And so I finally just looked all of that up (0:10:15) Codey: because I had realized that they were only there (0:10:19) Codey: at certain times. (0:10:20) Codey: And so I was like, okay. (0:10:21) Codey: And when you go into the game, (0:10:24) Codey: you can look at the critter page (0:10:25) Codey: and it’ll be like, not here today. (0:10:27) Codey: Like this one’s not here today. (0:10:30) Codey: But I was like going online (0:10:32) Codey: and I was just never seeing them around. (0:10:34) Codey: And so I finally was just like, screw it. (0:10:36) Codey: I’m Googling it. (0:10:37) Codey: And I found out it’s Saturday. (0:10:38) Codey: So tomorrow is going to be lit for me. (0:10:41) Codey: I’m hoping to get both solidified. (0:10:43) Codey: That’d be awesome. (0:10:45) Jonnie: Can I ask, when you say you’re 100%ing all of the achievements, is that including the like, you know, harvest 10,000 blueberry achievements, like all of those things? (0:10:56) Codey: I already have that I already have those the one that I it is the one that I don’t have (0:10:58) Jonnie: Oh my god. (0:11:00) Jonnie: Cody? (0:11:02) Jonnie: It’s a lot! (0:11:05) Codey: right now that’s really frustrating is like water 7000 plant crops because I have water (0:11:12) Codey: like so I would plant for a long time I was planting when it was raining so it’s super (0:11:17) Codey: simple and you can just literally plant like wheat and then harvest like by the time you’re (0:11:22) Codey: done planting like a little like eight by eight square. (0:11:26) Codey: it’s already like ready on the other side so then you just go back to harvesting and then you just (0:11:30) Codey: go plant again. um but one of them is to water 7000 plants and so now i’m having to plant all (0:11:38) Codey: this stuff that I don’t care about uh just so that I can but it’s fine because there’s another (0:11:43) Codey: achievement where you’re supposed to buy seeds buy like 600 seeds or something from each of the (0:11:50) Codey: biomes and I think I still need to buy like another 300 seeds from the Glade of Trust so (0:11:54) Codey: I need to buy seats anyway. (0:11:56) Codey: It’s fine, I almost have all of this stuff for the gosh, what was the Tiana DLC called? (0:12:05) Codey: I don’t remember, but it’s the one that like brought in Tiana and a bunch of her furniture (0:12:12) Codey: and wardrobe stuff. (0:12:14) Codey: I’ve almost completed that star path and have everything that you get from that. (0:12:20) Codey: I think it still has a couple days, so I’m going to hope that that’s true because then (0:12:24) Codey: And I think that they’re gonna start like a spooky– (0:12:26) Codey: Halloween path–star path. (0:12:28) Jonnie: Do you get anything for completing all of the achievements other than, like, there was (0:12:34) Codey: No. It’s that currency. Yeah, you get like the dreamlight. I have like almost 100,000 dreamlight. (0:12:43) Codey: You which you use dreamlight to either to like unlock new realm. So like when they open whatever (0:12:50) Codey: the next realm is, let’s say it’s hocus pocus. If they unlock the hocus pocus realm, and then you (0:12:56) Codey: have to go to the castle and like open the door, the gateway to that realm, that’s like where you (0:13:01) Codey: use the dreamlight. (0:13:04) Codey: and usually the doors only need like 10,000 and I have almost 100,000. (0:13:09) Codey: yeet. (0:13:10) Jonnie: One last question because I feel like you and I are sort of the DTV correspondence on the show and I haven’t played since, you know, you and I, I think last talked about it, and that was, you know, when the story finished and I hit credits on the game, how do you feel the game is going in terms of, like, is it kind of just adding new stuff and mini stories and it’s kind of just like, if you’re into it, it’s good or like, is the game expanding beyond that? (0:13:14) Codey: yeah. (0:13:17) Codey: oh yeah. (0:13:21) Codey: mm-hmm. (0:13:21) Codey: yeah. (0:13:40) Jonnie: Or is it that you need to play it, you know, with the style paths as they’re coming out? Like, what’s, what’s your current take on state of the game for maybe someone that dabbled in it a little bit when it was an early access or something like that? Where are you at? (0:13:47) Codey: Yeah, so I would say the star paths are important if you’re interested in collecting all of (0:13:59) Codey: the like outfits and furniture things. (0:14:04) Codey: I thought that the dapper delights I think is actually what it’s called star path that (0:14:09) Codey: has a lot of Tiana stuff. (0:14:11) Codey: I really liked all a lot of the stuff that was in that star path so and also just from (0:14:16) Codey: playing consistently. (0:14:17) Codey: have a ton of moonlight, or moonstone, or whatever the heck it’s called. (0:14:21) Codey: So, you know, paying 2,500 moonstone to, which I’ve never had to pay real money. (0:14:28) Codey: I always just get it for free by playing the game. (0:14:32) Codey: Paying 2,500 moonstone to get access to the full star path was a no brainer for me. (0:14:38) Codey: But that’s really what the star paths are good for, is just the furniture, the wardrobes, (0:14:46) Codey: that kind of thing. (0:14:47) Codey: And so if you’re really not into that, the star paths are not necessary. (0:14:53) Codey: Every time they release a star path, they kind of have been releasing a new character (0:14:58) Codey: along with it. (0:14:59) Codey: But you don’t have to do the star path, you can just come and be like “I wanna meet Tiana,” (0:15:03) Codey: or “I wanna meet Mulan,” or whatever. (0:15:05) Codey: But also I don’t think that that content goes away. (0:15:07) Codey: I don’t think that if you miss when Mulan shows up, that you’re not gonna get to ever (0:15:13) Codey: meet Mulan. (0:15:14) Codey: It’s just that you’re probably not going to get immediate access to the site. (0:15:17) Codey: I’m assuming that they’ll become available like through the store, but that’s, um, like through, uh, Scrooge’s store, but you can’t pick what shows up there. (0:15:29) Codey: It just kind of like randomly goes through a bunch of stuff. (0:15:33) Codey: So if you’re wanting something specific, you kind of just have to like, um, and then the achievements, I mean, there’s no purpose. (0:15:40) Codey: I did this with World of Warcraft too. (0:15:42) Codey: Um, I just went and like pet all of the critters and did all of the silly stuff. (0:15:47) Codey: Just because it, seeing little achievements like being done just makes my dopamine skyrocket. (0:15:55) Codey: So that’s, that’s, that it’s not necessary at all. (0:16:00) Codey: So if it’s, if you’re like, not really sure, or if you’re not really tied to any of these characters, (0:16:04) Codey: or if you don’t super care, like I would just wait for a big content update or something. (0:16:09) Codey: Um, I’m assuming eventually this like rift in time thing will just become free to play and you won’t have to like, (0:16:16) Codey: to like because it’s a paid deal. (0:16:17) Codey: You’ll see currently, but, um, and it has like, it adds a whole nother dimension (0:16:22) Codey: cause it adds a whole extra tool. (0:16:26) Codey: Um, which I think messes with time, but I have not even, since I don’t have that, (0:16:32) Codey: I haven’t even unlocked any of that stuff yet. (0:16:34) Codey: And I think it also adds multiple characters that I again, don’t have access (0:16:39) Codey: to, but I’m not really that worried about it. (0:16:41) Jonnie: nice it’s good to hear like it feels like they’re developing that game in a really positive way (0:16:41) Codey: So yeah. (0:16:43) Codey: Yeah. (0:16:47) Jonnie: but also a way that kind of you know ultimately these games are you know need to make money so (0:16:53) Jonnie: it sounds like they’re striking that balance in a in a healthy way which not many games do these days (0:16:56) Codey: Yeah (0:16:58) Codey: Yeah, I definitely agree. I think the other thing (0:17:04) Codey: So the other thing I’ve been playing is coral island and last time al and I talked about coral island we were talking about 1.1 (0:17:11) Codey: And I we talked about like the different things that 1.1 brought and how we didn’t get to any of them (0:17:18) Codey: so I finally got to give the mer people what they (0:17:25) Codey: which was like five osmium (0:17:26) Codey: crops and five osmium essences and then once you give that to them it basically (0:17:32) Codey: like allows you to get a tail and and then the moving around in the underwater (0:17:38) Codey: area is so fast so that’s great after that they then ask for you to bring them (0:17:47) Codey: 75 osmium crops and 30 osmium essences and that’s where I’m currently stuck (0:17:54) Codey: because I like can’t go into a (0:17:56) Codey: bunch of the buildings because they’re like you’re not allowed in here and (0:17:59) Codey: stuff like that like just getting a tail doesn’t mean that they all (0:18:01) Codey: automatically accept you but that also means that I need to like harvest 75 (0:18:07) Codey: osmium crops I finally have improved a lot of my stuff to be able to do that (0:18:12) Codey: but whatever I’m in my second year now and I almost have most of the lake shrine (0:18:19) Codey: like temple like finished but I’m not entirely sure like how much I can really (0:18:25) Codey: do without. (0:18:26) Codey: Like getting the very specific fish that you can only get in the first seven days of fall. (0:18:33) Codey: That kind of stuff, but I’m really enjoying coral island right now. Like I that’s that has (0:18:37) Codey: my full attention really except for tomorrow when it’s going to be Disney dream my about. (0:18:43) Jonnie: Yeah, I’ve been thinking about maybe jumping back into Coral Island now at one point. (0:18:48) Codey: Yeah, so yeah, that’s what we’ve been up to. (0:18:54) Codey: So we’re going to jump into game news here. The first thing on our list that Al has procured for (0:18:59) Codey: us is Fey Farm, which is coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, (0:19:10) Codey: and the Windows Store. So I guess that’s it’s only been on Switch and Steam, yeah? Question mark. (0:19:18) Jonnie: Sure, why not? (0:19:19) Codey: Okay. It does say… okay, I should just read more. That’s gonna happen on the 22nd of October, (0:19:31) Codey: and on the Twitter post that they posted a quote, “The new versions will include all content up to (0:19:37) Codey: date and full cross-play with the existing PC and Nintendo Switch edition.” So yeah, currently it’s (0:19:43) Codey: on PC and Nintendo Switch, and you’ll be able to cross-play with everything. (0:19:49) Codey: So if you’re wanting it, if you’ve been like, “Oh man, I’ve been waiting for it (0:19:53) Codey: on PlayStation or Xbox, like here’s your time.” Did you play Fey Farm? I can’t remember. I think (0:19:58) Codey: you were mad at it, right? (0:19:58) Jonnie: Yeah, well I like how Fae Farm plays as a game. There’s lots of good quality of life stuff that (0:20:06) Jonnie: they do. The movement is very fun. Unfortunately, the quest story world… it wasn’t there for me. (0:20:15) Jonnie: And you know, it was so far away that I didn’t really have any desire to go back. I know they’ve (0:20:20) Jonnie: done a number of updates on it. So I think if you’re someone who more… you’re just like, (0:20:26) Jonnie: I like farming, I like doing that sort of stuff. (0:20:29) Jonnie: I think this is a very good game for that. (0:20:32) Jonnie: If, like me, you prefer more of a story narrative to your games, this is not one too satisfying. (0:20:40) Codey: Well, maybe that’s something maybe that’s next after console not what (0:20:46) Jonnie: Well, they did some work on it, but it was just that the characters were so bland that (0:20:53) Codey: Oh, I remember this, mm-hmm. (0:20:54) Jonnie: it just felt like it was, yeah, it was just so far away that I know that I’ve done some (0:20:58) Jonnie: work on it, but it’s like some work on it would maybe get it to a point where it’s (0:21:02) Jonnie: acceptable. (0:21:03) Jonnie: It felt, to me, it felt like it needed a huge overhaul and there was a lot of, like, some (0:21:08) Jonnie: of the major quests in the game, it would kind of, you would get to an important point (0:21:12) Jonnie: and it would be like, “And you went and did the thing!” and then you wake up the next (0:21:16) Jonnie: “Oh, okay, I would kind of like to see me doing the thing, that would be, that would be cool!” (0:21:22) Codey: Would have been cool, I don’t know, maybe. (0:21:26) Codey: Okay, well maybe that’ll come later. (0:21:30) Codey: Next on our list is My Time at Evershine, (0:21:34) Codey: which I did not remember this game, (0:21:37) Codey: so my brain thought that this was Ranch of River Shine, (0:21:42) Codey: which I think was the horse game. (0:21:45) Codey: This is not that. (0:21:46) Codey: Next, my time game, so my time at Portia, my time at Sandrock, this is the third installment of that. (0:21:52) Codey: So the Kickstarter is now live and there is a new fancy trailer. (0:21:58) Codey: The Kickstarter goal was $200,000 and that goal was hit in 35 minutes. (0:22:06) Codey: They then unlocked $500,000 in 3 hours, $800,000 in 11 hours, (0:22:14) Codey: And then, uh, 20– (0:22:16) Codey: 26 hours was when they reached a million, and at the time–let me see if it’s changed drastically since I looked. (0:22:24) Codey: Uh, yep, it’s–it did. It went up 30 more thousand dollars. (0:22:28) Codey: Um, it is at almost 1.3 million dollars right now. Wild. (0:22:32) Codey: And it still has quite a way to go. (0:22:33) Jonnie: Yeah (0:22:36) Jonnie: It’s it’s pretty nuts, but this is one of those things that I feel like is (0:22:42) Jonnie: Just generally good right like I think in general around here (0:22:47) Jonnie: we’re not huge fans of these games, but they clearly have their fans and (0:22:53) Jonnie: They obviously my time at Sandrock landed because my time at ever shine got funded so well and I feel like (0:23:01) Jonnie: You know looking at the trailer for my time (0:23:03) Jonnie: Like it looks like a good next iteration on this formula that is (0:23:10) Codey: Mm-hmm. Yeah, um it and they’ve got a lot of stretch goals that they hit as well (0:23:16) Codey: Um, so at 200 i’m just going to go through these rapid fire (0:23:19) Codey: Um, 200 000 was an in-game t-shirt for all backers 250 was uh flirting (0:23:26) Codey: Uh to build emotional connections with npc’s faster. Okay, uh, 300 000 you got the bathtub (0:23:35) Codey: Okay. 400,000 was player voted interaction so it’s a new. (0:23:40) Codey: Romance interaction players can design and vote on their favorite designs interesting looks like some options might be hug or I can’t see that picture very well hug or something else for romance 500,000. (0:23:54) Jonnie: And it looks like maybe a kiss. (0:23:56) Codey: Okay, disgusting at 500. (0:24:00) Codey: It was you unlock they unlocked voting for someone a character from either my time at Portia or my time at Sandrock that can vote. (0:24:11) Codey: So it would be a character that would come into ever shine 600,000 was swimming 700,000 was hot springs 800,000 was a new special pet Oh, they got me players can submit their designs are taking people’s designs 900,000 was a pajama set million was 10 new photo poses and then they put they had hidden goals and of course those goals are unlocked at this point so we have to do that as well. (0:24:40) Codey: We have the hidden goal of log on will will be Logan Logan will be visiting my time. I don’t know. Is this Logan a character a good character from (0:24:46) Jonnie: - Logan. (0:24:53) Codey: The thing. (0:24:54) Jonnie: I don’t know. (0:24:55) Codey: Okay. (0:24:56) Jonnie: It looks like it’s, (0:24:56) Jonnie: I’m assuming it’s a character from my time at Samurai. (0:24:59) Codey: Okay. Yeah, he has like a cowboy hat thing and then a visitor from the past the builder from Sandrock will visit settlement to with Logan for a story quest, you’ll be able to tweak their appearance name and really. (0:25:11) Codey: To get the desired effect. So that is where we currently that’s it. (0:25:15) Codey: I think we’ve already got that. No, no, wait, it’s not clear to be what’s going on with this goal thing. I think it is. Yeah. So at 1.2 million was that and we were already, we’re already at that at 1.4 million the stretch goal, you can now adjust your height cue the that should have been option thing and then so that was what we’re still going for and at 1.7 million is another romance. (0:25:40) Codey: Yeah, not gonna play this but cool. (0:25:41) Jonnie: Look, I keep thinking about whether or not I want to try my time at Samrock just to see (0:25:47) Jonnie: what they’re doing, so I’m not going to commit to not playing this. (0:25:54) Codey: I don’t know it gives me like when I watch the trailer, it’s giving like final fantasy vibes and I I didn’t like final fantasy internet come at me. Okay. (0:26:04) Jonnie: I don’t say that I don’t like Final Fantasy because I’ve never played Final Fantasy. (0:26:09) Codey: Okay. (0:26:10) Codey: cool. This is a safe space. (0:26:14) Codey: Next up is light year frontier. They have a new neighbors and animals update. (0:26:21) Codey: So this is an update that will that is out now actually, it became available out a couple days after we’re recording but it will be out by the time this comes out. (0:26:32) Codey: A big question a lot of people had is if they have save files already is that going to work with a new update it will 100% so you’re. (0:26:40) Codey: They will just like if you have an early access save it will just merge right into the new update. I believe this is also a free update, which is cool. (0:26:51) Jonnie: Ah yeah, so like, yeah Frank, if I remember rightly, is still in demo. (0:26:55) Codey: Yeah. Oh, no, no, it’s in early access now. (0:26:59) Codey: Early access and it has a demo, but the demo is trying to see it the demo itself is coming down on October 8 so you. (0:27:10) Codey: Yeah, so you can get if you buy it, then you can access it now and play it now, but if you have I don’t think that you’re safe from the demo goes over I think it’s your save from early access. (0:27:22) Codey: So the demo was just like a small like if you can just play it for free and see how you like it, but then if you buy it as an early access game, then you’ll get access to this update and whatever file you have will move on to the update. (0:27:38) Codey: This update is including, so it’s called. (0:27:40) Codey: Neighbors and animals, so the neighbors, uh, you invite two new characters, um, to (0:27:46) Codey: your area and it’s a rancher named Diane who of course helps you with the animals. (0:27:51) Codey: Um, and a field research scientist, uh, named all, it doesn’t really say what (0:27:57) Codey: exactly he is, but he does, he helps you like splice seeds together. (0:28:02) Codey: Um, and he has flowers in his beard and I love that. (0:28:06) Jonnie: Yeah, I tried Lightyear Frontier, it didn’t really grab me, I guess this is, I think if you were enjoying Lightyear Frontier, this sounds great, but it doesn’t seem like a huge uptake from my perspective. (0:28:15) Codey: Yeah I think like it’s just a little bit of extra like a couple characters and (0:28:24) Codey: then the animals but other than that I don’t I also don’t really think this is (0:28:28) Codey: adding that much and I am not a fan of space so. Next on our list is Stardew (0:28:37) Codey: Valley. 1.6 is now coming to mobile and switch on the fourth of. (0:28:45) Codey: and concerned ape said quote the console and mobile ports will release at version (0:28:52) Codey: 1.6.9 which will also come to PC around that time. I’m looking forward to having (0:28:58) Codey: 1.6 fully released on all platforms then I would like to finish Haunted (0:29:04) Codey: Chocolate to your next. Thank you. Correct. Correct. So yeah if you (0:29:06) Jonnie: I will believe it when I see it. (0:29:08) Jonnie: Sorry, in reference to haunted chocolate yet not 1.6 coming to mobile. (0:29:16) Codey: console and mobile ports for that are coming out super cool November 4th and so (0:29:22) Codey: if you’ve been waiting to jump back in until that it’s it’s gonna I also like (0:29:27) Codey: how it’s like not only coming to console and mobile at that point but it’s also (0:29:31) Codey: just going straight to like the most updated version and so it’s not like oh (0:29:37) Codey: some are gonna be at 1.6.2 and some are gonna like or anything like that like (0:29:40) Codey: everyone is going to be up to date at the same time. I really like that. (0:29:45) Codey: Next we have paleopines. So there are two upcoming DLCs. The trick-or-treat DLC and (0:29:53) Codey: the spooktacular DLC. We’re getting into spooky season y’all. For trick-or-treat, (0:30:00) Codey: quote, “This DLC is all about a brand new nighttime adventure. Explore paleopines after dark, collect (0:30:06) Codey: treats from your townsfolk pals, and uncover a mysterious trickster who’s up to no good. (0:30:12) Codey: there’s even a cool minigame award off (0:30:15) Codey: some rewards and a chance to befriend some spooky colored dinos that look like (0:30:20) Codey: they’ve crawled straight out of a Halloween movie. I don’t think that (0:30:24) Codey: they’ve put pictures of this up. Oop there’s a trailer video I’m gonna watch (0:30:29) Codey: it now because just come out of a Halloween movie like I don’t know what (0:30:35) Codey: Halloween movies y’all are watching but if a dinosaur came out looking like what (0:30:40) Codey: I would expect coming out of a Halloween movie it would be a little gory (0:30:45) Codey: cuz I watched yeah okay so I just saw one of them was a dinosaur with a pumpkin on (0:30:46) Jonnie: Yeah, I’m guessing these are going to be a little bit cuter. (0:30:52) Codey: its head that is actually adorable unfortunately and then spooktacular DLC (0:31:03) Codey: quote want to make your ranch the spookiest place on the block the (0:31:06) Codey: spooktacular DLC has everything you need decorate your land with spooky scarecrows (0:31:11) Codey: bubbling cauldrons and more you can even get in on the fun with some fang (0:31:15) Codey: fantastic thing thing vampire hot outfits for your rancher dress up and (0:31:21) Codey: show off the Halloween spirit okay so that is more like I don’t know why these (0:31:26) Codey: are they at different times why are there two why are why are they why are (0:31:29) Jonnie: Who knows? Who knows? (0:31:31) Codey: they (0:31:32) Jonnie: Because more DLC means more money. (0:31:33) Codey: it’s true well I thought that okay I don’t know they’re cute though if you (0:31:39) Codey: like paleopines and you’re just looking for more skins and cute minigames and (0:31:44) Codey: stuff, let’s come out. (0:31:45) Codey: Okay, I feel like this is the one that’s going to take a lot (0:31:49) Codey: of our, a lot of our time, unless you don’t have too much (0:31:53) Codey: to talk about it. But I assume you do. Last but certainly not (0:31:56) Codey: least, tales of the Shire. So on September 22, it was Hobbit Day, (0:32:02) Codey: because correct me if I’m wrong, that is Bilbo and his uncle’s (0:32:09) Codey: birthday. No, Bilbo and thank you Frodo and Bilbo’s birthday. (0:32:10) Jonnie: Ah, photo of Bilbo’s birthday? (0:32:15) Codey: So that came out on Hobbit Day and it was a 18 minute trailer. (0:32:18) Codey: It was super cute. What did you think about the trailer? (0:32:22) Jonnie: I don’t think there was anything new revealed in the trailer or in the in the showcase, I think it was mostly just new like more detail on stuff we already knew, so there wasn’t a ton, I think that I have to say about it, other than putting a bunch of New Zealanders to speak on camera is like the worst possible choice to get people excited about your game (0:32:48) Codey: What? I loved it! (0:32:53) Jonnie: As a people, we are not exciting to listen to and terrible on camera and I was just like this was certainly a choice and not a very good one (0:32:54) Codey: Did you know anyone who was on camera? (0:33:06) Codey: Okay, awesome. (0:33:06) Codey: Because New Zealand is such a tiny place, clearly. (0:33:09) Codey: You guys all know each other. (0:33:11) Codey: Well, that’s super cool. (0:33:13) Codey: Okay, but like what, so of the things that we saw some more content on, like did you (0:33:18) Codey: have anything that you were really jazzed about or anything? (0:33:21) Jonnie: So for me, the thing that I am most excited about with this is the focus on cooking. (0:33:28) Jonnie: And for me, it’s the idea that the game is built around a specific aspect of cosy games. (0:33:38) Jonnie: We have had so many cosy games that just do the Stardew Valley thing of, (0:33:45) Jonnie: “We’re going to do all of it, and it’s all equally important.” (0:33:50) Jonnie: what I like about this. (0:33:51) Jonnie: Is that it’s like very focused around the thing that is important to Hobbits, right? (0:33:55) Jonnie: Um, there was a game I recall, I don’t think it’s ever come out yet, but it’s been around (0:34:02) Jonnie: in the news for a while, which was based around building and owning an inn. (0:34:06) Jonnie: And the more we learned about that game, the less it felt like it was in any way connected (0:34:09) Jonnie: to owning an inn, because it just had every feature from every other cozy game. (0:34:10) Codey: Yeah. (0:34:15) Jonnie: And that’s the thing that has me most excited. (0:34:18) Jonnie: and you see it through some of the little choices (0:34:21) Jonnie: that you’re making as well, like the fact that it’s not a grid based placement system for decorating in your hobbit hole (0:34:24) Codey: Yup. (0:34:28) Jonnie: so that it can be a chaotic mess, like I imagine a hobbit hole would be, to me it just feels like those little decisions are… (0:34:37) Jonnie: it makes sense in the game that they are building and in the world that they are building that game in. (0:34:42) Codey: Yeah, I really like that was one thing that really stuck out to me is like the customization (0:34:49) Codey: capabilities of the decorating where it like showed a character putting something on a (0:34:56) Codey: couch like a pillow and they were able to like position it any way they wanted and like (0:35:02) Codey: turn it like just like 10 degrees or whatever and just make it like exactly how they wanted (0:35:07) Codey: it and I thought that I love when games do that like I’ve always loved it. (0:35:12) Codey: The Sims, after the first couple of Sims, they’ve added a way that you can do that. (0:35:17) Codey: There is a grid-based system, but you can hit a key and then it’ll let you put things (0:35:21) Codey: wherever you want. (0:35:23) Codey: So it gives more, it doesn’t feel as rigid. (0:35:26) Codey: I super appreciated that about this. (0:35:29) Codey: They also said as you play, some of the spaces in your home are boarded up, but as you’re (0:35:37) Codey: playing the game, you get access to more of those rooms. (0:35:40) Codey: get someone to help you. (0:35:42) Codey: Take the boards off of one door and then they’re like, and then you can (0:35:45) Codey: decorate that room, that room, however you want. (0:35:48) Codey: And I was like, and they showed a really cool library. (0:35:50) Codey: And I was like, y’all know, I’m just going to make a lib, all libraries. (0:35:54) Codey: Right. (0:35:55) Jonnie: yep (0:35:57) Codey: I’m going to have a living room, like a living area that has like a desk. (0:36:02) Codey: Uh, and then of course you have your pantry with all your food and your (0:36:05) Codey: kitchen and like probably a kitchen table room or what is that called? (0:36:08) Codey: Dining room, uh, probably a bedroom. (0:36:11) Codey: right, but every other (0:36:12) Codey: room that I unlock is just going to be another version of a (0:36:15) Codey: library because that would be what my house would look like. (0:36:19) Codey: So I also really, the highlight of the video for me was the art (0:36:25) Codey: director’s dog. There’s a moment where he like talks about I (0:36:28) Codey: don’t even know what he says but he starts walking and the camera (0:36:31) Codey: just like zooms in at his feet and there’s just a dog walking (0:36:34) Codey: next to him. It’s this little white poofy dog. So cute. I (0:36:38) Codey: I loved that. (0:36:39) Codey: Have you pet that dog? (0:36:40) Jonnie: have not pet that dog. Okay, I’ll add it to the list of things to do next time I’m in Wellington. (0:36:47) Codey: Okay, cool. (0:36:49) Codey: The other thing that I really wanted to point out was the cooking mechanic. (0:36:53) Codey: They really seem to have a lot of options and (0:36:57) Codey: a lot of different ways that you could do that. (0:37:00) Codey: So for example, they had, I think you were cooking meat or something, but (0:37:04) Codey: you were cutting it. (0:37:05) Codey: And there was an option between going really chunky or really fine cut. (0:37:12) Codey: It just had to do with how long you chopped for, right? (0:37:17) Codey: So if you chopped for only a small amount of time, it was on the chunkier side. (0:37:21) Codey: And then there’s a bar that it’s the longer you chop that just keeps moving to (0:37:25) Codey: the right and it’s just finer and finer and finer. (0:37:28) Codey: And it kind of gives you a discrete or a continuous scale. (0:37:32) Codey: And I really like that cuz it allows for a lot of nuance in cooking. (0:37:36) Jonnie: Yeah, I agree. Right. For me, that’s one of the things that seems like has been done really well about the game is because different recipes, as I understand it, will require like some might want chunkier meat or some might want more finely diced. (0:37:51) Jonnie: Right. And so you can. And I can’t remember if it was shown in this video or a previous one, but there was different sort of flavor scales. (0:37:58) Codey: Yeah, yeah, it was like smokey, smokey versus something else, yeah. (0:38:01) Jonnie: So you’re actually. (0:38:04) Jonnie: Exactly. So you’re actually cry- (0:38:06) Jonnie: crafting dishes rather than, rather than just like kind of the standard cooking, right? (0:38:14) Jonnie: Which is just like do the action on time, which is fine. (0:38:18) Jonnie: You’re doing real cooking and that’s very much at the core of the game and it seems like it’s got a- (0:38:25) Codey: Mm-hmm. Yeah for sure. Um, was there anything else that you wanted to talk about with Tales of the Shire? (0:38:30) Jonnie: Oh yeah, so the other thing, in general discourse about this game, I see a lot of commentary (0:38:39) Jonnie: around the art style, and obviously because it’s the internet, most of the commentary (0:38:45) Jonnie: you see is people that don’t like it, and for me the art style is unique. (0:38:52) Jonnie: I totally get why people may not love this art style, but I almost feel like a lot of (0:38:57) Jonnie: the reaction is because art has become (0:39:00) Jonnie: a little bit homogenous in games recently and this is a different art style. Yes, like it is (0:39:08) Jonnie: a relatively simple art style but I think it works for what the game is and it’s not something (0:39:15) Jonnie: that I’m going to sit stand here and say it’s my favorite but I think it works and I feel like (0:39:20) Jonnie: it’s getting a lot of overly negative views on the art style simply because it’s not (0:39:27) Jonnie: aligned to what we commonly think of art style. (0:39:30) Jonnie: Where it’s like either your pixel or you know like this kind of you know legend of uh not legend (0:39:38) Jonnie: of Zelda Breath of the Wild style like you know like it just feels like there’s a small number of (0:39:44) Jonnie: categories now and if you don’t fit into one of those then people look at it and go that it’s bad. (0:39:48) Jonnie: But when I look at this I get um uh to me it kind of aligns to the an art style that was sort of (0:39:56) Jonnie: preeminent in you know mid-2000s. I think of games like Fable. (0:40:00) Codey: Mmm, yeah. (0:40:01) Jonnie: And you know Fable is like very English, old England inspired. Obviously Lord of the Rings, (0:40:08) Jonnie: the Shire, very inspired by that region of the world. So there’s something like actually (0:40:13) Jonnie: that I like about this art style that makes me feel slightly nostalgic. So anyway I just (0:40:18) Jonnie: see a lot of negative discourse and I think that’s largely driven by people being less accepting of (0:40:24) Jonnie: things that are trying something new and I quite like what this is doing. (0:40:28) Codey: - Yeah, I think that that was my initial gut reaction too, (0:40:31) Codey: was like, oh, this is the unknown. (0:40:33) Codey: Like, ah, spooky. (0:40:35) Codey: But I feel that like the more I see trailers of it, (0:40:39) Codey: the more it’s like endearing to me. (0:40:40) Codey: And I think it’s just something I just need to get used to. (0:40:42) Codey: I don’t think that it’s bad. (0:40:44) Codey: I think it’s just different. (0:40:45) Codey: And I’m excited to see where it goes. (0:40:46) Jonnie: Exactly, uh, only other thing is, uh, Lidl. Lidl, best character. (0:40:52) Jonnie: Lidl is the goose that’s got the armour. (0:40:53) Codey: Oh cute. Cool. Well that is the news. Okay so today we are talking about what games should include (0:41:06) Codey: farming. So these are games either that we’re coming up with off the top of our head or existing (0:41:11) Codey: games that just like why don’t they have a farming aspect to them really. So when this was pitched to (0:41:19) Codey: to me. I think it was pitched because of some of the conversations that like Al (0:41:23) Codey: and Kevin had been having. And I was like really sitting there. I was like, man, okay, (0:41:29) Codey: think of games that are not farming games. My brain went to like Call of Duty. And I was like, (0:41:36) Codey: no, or like Baldur’s Gate. I don’t think that’s gonna have farming in it. I do know World of (0:41:42) Codey: Warcraft did have farming in it in the midst of Pandaria expansion. It was actually pretty cool, (0:41:47) Codey: but it was just kind of like a small little way to get experience with a certain fact. (0:41:53) Codey: I didn’t even think about that! (0:42:12) Jonnie: The first game that came to mind for me was Skyrim, yeah, to me, yeah, so to me it was (0:42:24) Codey: Oh my gosh! Okay, elaborate. I’m here for it. (0:42:28) Jonnie: one of those like Skyrim is such a big game right and when I was thinking about what would (0:42:37) Jonnie: make sense for a sort of genre to add farming too. (0:42:43) Jonnie: The thing that really stood out to me is like how would it meaningfully add something to (0:42:48) Jonnie: the gameplay of the game right and I don’t recall if Skyrim had like if you could build (0:42:56) Jonnie: farms when you could do some of the house building stuff but that was sort of you know (0:43:01) Jonnie: very limited and you know I guess when I say Skyrim right it’s like any sort of Bethesda (0:43:06) Jonnie: style open world game I kind of feel like this applies to where it would be great if (0:43:11) Jonnie: if you could… (0:43:14) Jonnie: just… (0:43:14) Jonnie: more farming, because farming is a… (0:43:18) Jonnie: like, often you get resources from farms that exist, right? (0:43:22) Jonnie: Like, whether it’s potatoes or whatever it is. (0:43:26) Jonnie: But equally, kind of, the more I thought about it, the more the thing that stood out to me (0:43:32) Jonnie: is the ability to do farming in a way that’s slightly different (0:43:36) Jonnie: because you have so many different locations that you could do farming in. (0:43:40) Jonnie: and what I started thinking about. (0:43:41) Codey: Yeah. (0:43:42) Codey: Oh, I’m sorry. (0:43:42) Jonnie: was the idea of like, imagine what farming would be like in Fallout, where you have soil that is full of radiation, and maybe you are generating all of these, you know, plants that have mutations on them, or maybe in Skyrim, where you’re farming near the mountains, and you know, it’s really icy, maybe that changes how you farm, or in a game like Starfield, which nobody played because it was terrible, like, what is it like farming on? (0:43:44) Codey: I’m sorry. (0:43:46) Codey: I’m sorry. (0:43:48) Codey: I’m sorry. (0:43:50) Codey: I’m sorry. (0:44:09) Codey: Yeah. (0:44:12) Jonnie: a planet that’s further away from the local star that the planets are orbiting around, so I got really excited about like, the variation that’s possible within those sorts of things. (0:44:20) Codey: Yeah. (0:44:26) Codey: Yeah, I think that that is really a cool idea, like I’m thinking about, you know, the farm that (0:44:33) Codey: you would have in like Whiterun or around Whiterun will be completely different than the one around (0:44:38) Codey: Markarth, which is going to be a higher elevation versus like the one in the swampy area that I (0:44:46) Codey: hate going to that’s gonna have completely different things like it’s (0:44:50) Codey: like water and then like of course the solstheim when you go there there’s (0:44:57) Codey: probably different crops there I’m sure I’m all in for this I did a quick (0:45:03) Codey: Google and apparently there is like a content creation thing that someone made (0:45:07) Codey: that does this which I’d prefer it to be there are so many mods you can get for (0:45:14) Codey: this game it’s ridiculous but I don’t know it’s I would like it to be more of (0:45:19) Codey: of a, like, in the– (0:45:20) Codey: game thing. Um… (0:45:22) Jonnie: Yeah I want it to be inbuilt right because like I can imagine you know like maybe there’s a farming guild and you need to go and grow certain crops or at which role might require a farm in like you could I think you could build a lot more story around the nature of farming in an open world game. (0:45:23) Codey: Yes. (0:45:41) Codey: Yeah, the only so there’s there is one plantation that you can get in the game right now. It’s called Golden Hills plantation (0:45:49) Codey: So you just you start the farm, but then you have to hire a steward hire people to work the farm (0:45:56) Codey: Tell them them what to plant tell them what to build (0:46:01) Codey: By animals and then you just come up and the stewards like here’s your money. Here’s here’s the (0:46:05) Jonnie: Yeah, that doesn’t sound correct. (0:46:06) Codey: Here’s the profit and it’s like okay, but like I want to do it (0:46:11) Codey: And there could be magic that is just like growing (0:46:17) Codey: like helping to grow (0:46:20) Codey: Trying to think of what magic system conjuration (0:46:22) Codey: Ah. (0:46:23) Jonnie: but it could be it could be a new magic system right like because those those games don’t really have strong nature based stuff but it exists because you have dry ads and like that the some of the lore exists but it’s not something that’s been integral to the player character. (0:46:32) Codey: yeah (0:46:37) Codey: uh-huh (0:46:40) Codey: Yeah, it’s really not so there’s the (0:46:43) Codey: Six types of magic are alteration, conjuration, destruction, enchanting, illusion, and restoration, but like farming doesn’t really fit in (0:46:50) Codey: Oh my gosh. I am (0:46:52) Codey: You’ve sold me. Um, I love Skyrim (0:46:56) Codey: so (0:46:57) Codey: I can’t believe that didn’t come to my mind (0:47:00) Codey: Um, it’s like a whole new skill tree, too (0:47:03) Codey: Okay (0:47:03) Jonnie: Yeah, it’s- there’s so many options, right? What about you, Cody? What was- what was the thing that sort of landed for you? (0:47:10) Codey: So, of course the lowest hanging fruit the fruit that’s basically on the ground at this point, um is pokemon (0:47:18) Codey: Um and people are gonna be like oh you berries (0:47:22) Codey: There’s so much more that you could do with that (0:47:24) Codey: um (0:47:25) Codey: Or like working with pokemon the pokemon that are food already like using them to help (0:47:32) Codey: You farm like (0:47:35) Codey: I could see like the (0:47:37) Codey: Uh olive guy helping you with like trees and he’s helping you take care of trees and he gives you advice on like how to (0:47:46) Codey: Harvest different tree-based fruits (0:47:48) Codey: um, you know (0:47:51) Codey: Miltank and other such things, uh, that Wooloo wool so much wool from that baby writer (0:47:59) Codey: Uh, all the pigs could find truffle. I mean there’s like (0:48:03) Codey: So many options for that (0:48:05) Codey: There is a player made game when I was googling if this exists or not (0:48:11) Codey: In any way, there’s a player made game that someone said that is going to have this but to my knowledge it has been in (0:48:18) Codey: creation or like in (0:48:21) Codey: Development for like a decade at this point so and it’s not sanctioned so (0:48:27) Codey: I am not gonna hold my breath on that (0:48:30) Codey: Oh. (0:48:31) Jonnie: And even the ability to use Pokemon for the jobs, whether it’s using ground-type Pokemon to help (0:48:39) Jonnie: level out and create the plots that you farm in, or using Gurdo and Kin to build your farm buildings. (0:48:50) Jonnie: And just some of

Video Description✩ Audio Version ✩ ► https://superderekrpgs.com/hitpoint/ SOCIAL LINKS --------------------------------------------------- ✩ Derek ✩ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/SuperDerekRPGs ►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/SuperDerekRPGs ►Discord: https://discord.me/superderek✩ Baku ✩ ►Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/BakusanOG►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/BakusanOG►Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/WeebSauce ►Discord: https://discord.me/ABCUPCOMING RELEASES --------------------------------------------------- ►SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydreamhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i0NhNzguK8 GAME ANNOUNCEMENTS --------------------------------------------------- ►DRAPLINEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9-4fyPPR8E  ►VISEGUNNEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktzkxJxf9Ss ►Seed of Nostalgiahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFq7yDyx5mc ►Beloved Rapturehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXJv0WWiQi4 ►Grey Heritage: Noble Dutyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1CwfvvCxZI ►The Midnight Walkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ9BU6--LD8  ►HELL is US https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok9J9vxv3Ew  ►FANTASIAN Neo Dimensionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YP3wVygHLg►Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remasteredhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LNwg70NMU8 ►LUNAR Remastered Collectionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLpHIFSqa-E ►Ghost of Yoteihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z7kqwuf0a8 ►TANUKI: Pon's Summerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHqHWN7vIAs ►Unknown 9: Awakeninghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf1fp8GcR1A ►Hirogamihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdf1777C7V8 ►Gal Guardians: Servants of the Darkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl420g0QaEo ►Steel Knight's ARMIS: Awakening of Survivorhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz6TFzCd1vc ►Holy Horror Mansionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDeVTergiQs ►Clowned Kinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OpmnoxE8OI ►HYKE: Northern Light(s)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaXS6vmgjOE►Threads of Timehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16I1dmUGIHs►Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardianhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzK94XSITVw EXTERNAL--------------------------------------------------- ►Falcom JDK Band Tokyo Game Show 2024 Performancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3C3VNMpv0o TIMESTAMPS---------------------------------------------------0:00:00 Welcome Back to Hit Point!0:00:56 Intro0:01:30 Baku how are you doing? Last Week's Comments:0:03:23 Comment 1: I love this games art style. Thank you so much for the interview0:07:27 Comment 2: There are so many JRPGs with mature themes which came out in the last 10 - 15 years, so many. Game Delays0:14:24 Decapolice slight delayUpdates & DLC Round-Up0:16:37 Front Mission 1st: Remake Free UpdateUpcoming Releases This Week 0:18:16 SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured DaydreamNew Game Announced:0:19:29 TGS and More Trailer show.0:21:06 DRAPLINE0:24:47 VISEGUNNE0:28:32 Seed of Nostalgia0:34:10 Beloved Rapture0:37:51 Grey Heritage: Noble Duty0:42:00 The Midnight Walk0:45:51 HELL is US 0:49:51 FANTASIAN Neo Dimension0:59:24 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered1:02:14 LUNAR Remastered Collection1:14:27 Ghost of Yotei1:24:56 TANUKI: Pon's Summer1:29:03 Unknown 9: Awakening1:36:57 Hirogami1:40:18 Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark1:44:57 Steel Knight's ARMIS: Awakening of Survivor1:46:35 Holy Horror Mansion1:51:36 Clowned King1:54:33 HYKE: Northern Light(s)1:58:15 Threads of Time2:07:36 Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian2:12:49 Summary of the announcements Industry News:2:21:09 New California law requires retailers to warn consumers that the digital games they buy can be taken away at any time2:31:16 Falcom JDK Band Tokyo Game Show 2024 PerformanceMerch News:1:32:33 Figures from Falcom, Unicorn Overlord, Metaphor: ReFantazio and more from KotobukiyaResponding to Super Chats & Outro 2:43:17 Super Chat 1: Would you invite on other RPG YouTubers on?2:45:29 Super Chat 2: Have either one of you played Disco Elysium?2:48:19 Super Chat 3: whoa! can you please give yourselves a HUG to each other?2:50:10 Outro

On this episode of Random Encounter, Jono and Hilary geek out over a fantastic book focusing on the localization of beloved indie RPG, Undertale. Video game localizations have come a long way since the days of spoony bards. When we usually think about game localization, we think Japanese to English. But what about the other way around?Legends of Localization is a book series written by professional video game and anime translator Clyde Mandelin. In his latest volume, Legends of Localization Book 3: Undertale, Mandelin walks us through the incredible process of taking Undertale, a Western love letter to JRPGs, and localizing it for Japanese audiences. The book is absolutely loaded with amazing insights, entertaining anecdotes, and fascinating tidbits about the monumental effort it takes to translate and localize this uniquely quirky game. Join Jono and Hilary as they take a deep dive into this fascinating tome! Featuring: Jono Logan and Hilary Andreff; Edited by Jono LoganGet in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: podcast@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomInstagram: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancomThis Episode's Related Links:Undertale ReviewLink to Purchase Legends of Localization Book 3: Undertale

In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Liz Slonena, an ADHD psychologist and business consultant, about the challenges and strategies of managing a solo business while grappling with chronic health conditions. Key Takeaways: Health comes first: Listening to our bodies and setting boundaries is essential for sustainable professional and personal success. Redefine Rest: Personalized rest practices can be more beneficial than traditional methods, especially for neurodivergent individuals. Say No Without Guilt: Declining engagements or opportunities can help maintain mental health and prevent burnout, ensuring long-term well-being. More about Liz: Dr. Liz Slonena (slow-nih-nah) is an ADHD psychologist, speaker, and business consultant located in Asheville, NC. She's a connoisseur of nerdy things, from anime to JRPGs. Dr. Liz takes neurodivergent entrepreneurs from stuck to inspired using Mindful Hypnosis, a science-backed way to rapidly reduce stress and feel more calm, confident, and creative. If you're ready to reignite your spark, experience Dr. Liz's Mindful Hypnosis meditations on YouTube, Aura, and InsightTimer. Instagram: @Dr.LizListens instagram.com/dr.lizlistens Facebook: facebook.com/DrLizListens LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drlizlistens TikTok: @Dr.LizListens tiktok.com/@dr.lizlistens Youtube: Your Zen Within | Relax with Dr. Liz: youtube.com/c/YourZenWithinRelaxwithDrLiz Insight Timer: Dr. Liz Listens insig.ht/QBuKayPZLrb –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

patreon.com/agitator Fella - host of The Third Place and everyone's favorite Hard R Gamer - returns after way too long to discuss with Kelby the ways in which stories can be told through video games, how video games are like books, Metal Gear Solid (primarily 4), Hideo Kojima and his body curiosity, JRPGs, Red Dead Redemption 2 as the ultimate love/hate game, The Last of Us, adaptations, the next evolution of games and stories in general, Tekken as soap opera, and more. Also, we hit the summoning pool to bring JDO in on the action near the end, to help us take down the final Elden Ring boss. Listen to The Third Place: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-third-place/id1643088847 /// https://open.spotify.com/show/1J5EJqv53Cq2aTyo8V410K Follow Fella on X @outer_zon3

Ready for some deep cuts? Aaron and Gerry are joined by Rob and Kelvin of “The Gaming Duo” to discuss some gems that go above and beyond your normal hidden gems. Prepare to Google some games that you've never heard of. If you have heard of them, we can be best friends.  CREDITS Aaron: https://superpodnetwork.com/person/aaron-klaassen Gerry: https://superpodnetwork.com/person/gerry-with-a-g The Gaming Duo: https://www.gamingduopod.com/ SOCIALS Twitter: https://twitter.com/SuperPodSaga Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superpodsaga/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuperPodSaga/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@superpodsaga Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superpodsaga Discord: https://discord.gg/7zXbMvVQks SuperPod Network: https://superpodnetwork.com/ BONES COFFEE Bones Coffee has some of the best flavors of coffee that I've ever tasted. Do me a FLAVOR and check some out! Click the link below and use coupon code "SUPERPODSAGA" at checkout to get 20% off of your order! superpodnetwork.com/bonescoffee TIME STAMPS  00:00 - Intros and Topic of the Day 13:49 - Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 21:47 - Knuckle Sandwich 25:39 - Resonance of Fate 31:10 - BLUE REFLECTION: Second Light 36:26 - Legaia 2: Duel Saga 42:58 - Shadow Hearts: Covenant 49:00 - Arcana 55:29  - Patron shout-out and Bones Coffee promo 59:17 - Episode Sponsor [Theeeeee Home Security System] 01:07:56 - White Knight Chronicles 01:13:53 - Rogue Galaxy 01:22:51 - Folklore  01:25:38 - Defenders of Oasis 01:29:53 - Robotrek 01:35:18 - Honorable Mentions 01:38:41 - Wrappin' it up and Outro

This week! Audio issues plagued us, I tried to save it but, it died in the wakes of Audacity. SO! I bring you Some bonus content (Sorry, Katamari Fans!) which includes "The Mr Puzzles Interview" with Dalton, and Dalton and James chatting all about JRPGS for awhile from the JRPG Report Sunday Special vault. We love ya, and we will be back to normal soon! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesteammachinepodcast/support

TCW Podcast Episode 215 - Final Fantasy VII   Final Fantasy VII holds a special place in the hearts of many gamers. For some, it was the first time they really connected with a JRPG. For others, it marked the transition from pixel art games to 3D gaming. Final Fantasy VII owes much to the storytelling work of its predecessor, Final Fantasy VI, led by Yoshinori Kitase. Kitase used his love of filmmaking to add an artistic flair to games, improving on the static scenes most games relied on. With Final Fantasy VII, Kitase aimed to overcome hardware limitations in storytelling. This desire to push beyond hardware constraints also led SquareSoft to break ties with Nintendo and join Sony with their new PlayStation. The marketing of FF VII in the West as more than just an RPG helped it become the first Final Fantasy game to sell more in the West than in Japan, thereby cementing JRPGs in the public's mind.   TCW 157 - Final Fantasy's Tale: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/final-fantasy-s-tale/ FFVI - Sand on my boots!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W79EPTyL7Pc FFVI - Opera Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwHrQdC02FY FFVI - Cid's Death and Celes Reaction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHNcwGol0zo FFVI - Loke and Rachel's Backstory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl7urWIrQTU FFVI - The Falcon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZA9om3Ezww The Original Trilogy ILM Special Effects Makers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85MK2GDkoxo Star Wars Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJguy6wSYyI Spaceballs Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dZveoBfiww TCW 053 - This History and Merger of Enix and Square: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-history-and-merger-of-enix-and-square/ TCW 011 - The Genesis of JRPGs: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-genesis-of-jrpgs/ FF IV - Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njl7aBS0Ah4 FF IV - The Giant of Babil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq6k1gHh_2k  FF VI - Coin Toss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0ZSXwMe678 FF VI - Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAD31P49hsw FF 7 - An Oral History: https://www.polygon.com/a/final-fantasy-7 Polygon - Final Fantasy VI Tech Demo with Kazuyuki Hashimoto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DTjrY1LXrk FF VI SGI Tech Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHHdODEMD9c FF VII Opening Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CORYpK6_W8 Interview With Hironobu Sakaguchi: https://youtu.be/wucMb3Hcuhc?t=269 Friendly Tap of the Horn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mYHss0Xmus Following the Blood Trail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkQq79OZIvE The Midgar Zolom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfqkWu1Yrj8 Knights of the Round cast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv9aI5RkoeQ Sephiroth's Ultimate Attack - Super Nova: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktc022h9Nj8 Final Fantasy VII Commercials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDz9A4ByHIQ FF7 Promo Art: https://www.mobygames.com/game/858/final-fantasy-vii/promo/ Aerith's Death: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGuohjmGY3Q     New episodes are on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book, published Dec 2019, is available at CRC Press and at major on-line retailers: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     Intro Music: FF VII Opening ~ Bombing Mission: https://archive.org/details/final_fantasy_vii_soundtrack/02-Opening+~+Bombing+Mission.mp3     Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love    Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/