This week, Jared and I have a conversation about what video games and anime serve as comfort food for us when we’re feeling sad or having a bad week/stressed. We’ve discussed a lot of these games and anime before in individual episodes, but we discuss why they work for us as comforting pieces of media. Also, https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
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This week, we talk about the follow-up to Steins;Gate–Steins;Gate 0! Jared played it a few years ago, and I am just now catching up. We talk about the interesting things it does with the characters, how it works as a sequel, and some of the ways the anime adapted the story.
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Loner. Emo. Cold. Unlikeable. Whatever.
These are some of the nicer words you’d find on the internet that refer to Squall Leonhart, the protagonist of Final Fantasy VIII. Meanwhile, I personally find Squall to be one of the most complex and interesting protagonists in a Final Fantasy game. 1 So what is it about Squall that is so fascinating decades after the release of Final Fantasy VIII?
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This week, Jared and I decided to match up which Final Fantasy games we had both played and rank them. We get into some heated discussions with some controversial opinions in order to decide the best Final Fantasy (that we’ve played).
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This week, we go to the past a little bit! First, we start the episode with some video game history trivia, and me being me, I overthink everything but still do pretty well! After that, I chat about the Trials of Mana remake, including teenagers dressing badly, question some weird romance, and wonder why Elmer Fudd joined an RPG cast.
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This week, Jared and I decided to take it easy and go through the years of 1978 to 2019, pick out important releases, and figure out what was the best year in video games. This is a long one, so if you want to skip right to the deliberations, go to around 2:48:00 to hear our choices.
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This week, Jared and I head to Antartica and hang out with some twins. I am sure this is fine. We played the game that some have said was supposed to be Resident Evil 3, talk about it’s odd development history, what this story does and what it ultimately means for Resident Evil as a whole, our theory on why Chris got so beefy in later games, and how Steve deserved better.
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This week, Jared and I bring you a bit of a wild grab bag. First, Jared played a fan translation of the PC Engine CD version of Sailor Moon, and he discusses how it plays and where it fits in the Sailor Moon story. Next, we both played Totally Reliable Delivery Service, so we chat about the shenanigans we got into playing that and how it’s super fun to fling your friends. Finally, Jared read a novelization of Metal Gear Solid 2, and he talks about whether it works in novel form while I rage about Kojima existing.
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This week, we go back to the 90s and play some fighting games in arcades…again! We talked about part one of the show a bit ago, and now that the second part’s dub dropped on Netflix, it’s time to chat about it. We talk about the episodes leading up to the end, some of our favorite parts, and going home to be a family man.
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Hey, so I finally played Steins;Gate! Jared and I talk about time travel, the difference in Elite, the endings, the story as a whole, and how player manipulation leads to a super rad true ending.
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