With Final Fantasy XVI still very fresh in mind, the podcast crew sat down to talk about it. There is a lot to talk about with regard to this game, but perhaps the most interesting theme it has running through it is how well it handles war as a subject.…
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If you’re a fan of JRPGs then brace yourself because July is going to be one very intense month. There are plenty of other games releasing, of course, but the JRPG calendar is particularly packed and, for people that perhaps found Final Fantasy XVI a little untraditional for their tastes,…
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With The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, we got a truly exceptional sequel (and game). But it hasn’t been completely without criticism. There have been people that felt that as a “sequel” the re-use of the world map was a “lazy” decision by the developers. So in this…
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One of the many things that we’re looking forward to seeing in Final Fantasy XVI is how it handles storytelling, because it seems like the developers are bringing some interesting ideas to the table there that will help to make game narratives more accessible to more people. Or, to put…
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There’s one absolutely massive game releasing this month that we’re all very excited for, but it is by no means the only release to look forward to in June! That big release is, of course, Final Fantasy XVI, but aside from a conspicuous absence of Nintendo this month, the overall…
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One of the interesting things about this year has been the contrast between AAA-remakes (think Resident Evil 4) that have been really very good, and the original games (think Redfall or Forspoken) that have been terrible. So we discuss what might be the cause of this on the podcast. Is…
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Final Fantasy XVI is just around the corner now, and we are so incredibly excited for it. While we wait, though, we’ve been playing through some of the classic Final Fantasies courtesy of the pixel remaster. This is what has inspired this part of our podcast this month. We remember…
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There’s one big game that will dominate the release schedule this month – I’m sure you can all guess what that is. But there’s a lot of other stuff to look forward to as well! What games are on your agenda for this month? Let us know! Don’t forget to…
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Preview embargo has lifted on the delayed and long-awaited Advance Wars 1+2: Reboot Camp! If you had a GBA, you owned and loved these games for their taut tactical brilliant in a comfortable portable format. The big question is, does the “remake” do enough? That’s what we chat about in…
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Writing is such a critical tool for storytelling. That goes without saying, but so often with video games it seems like an afterthought. So in this month’s podcast, we talk about what good writing looks like in games and celebrate some (but not all – we didn’t have hours!) of…
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