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We discuss the official lineup of the Playstation Classic, our favorite gaming memories, and reflect on our work as Dark Pixel Gaming.
Timecodes: 1. PS1 Classic Lineup - 2:45 2. Favorite Gaming Memories - 14:39 3. Recommended Translation Guides? - 25:24 4. Favorite Bad Game? - 30:20 5. Bad Stories That Inspired You? - 43:45 6. Thoughts On The Future Of Gaming - 55:38 7. Favorite Videos You've Made? - 1:11:49 8. Favorite Spooky Games/Music? - 1:16:09 9. Most Immersive Game Worlds - 1:21:58 10. Reflection On Dark Pixel Gaming - 1:29:57 11. Dark Pixel Podcast Montage - 2:05:44
We discuss the alleged leak of the Nintendo 64 Classic, the interview with Hironobu Sakaguchi, Yoshinori Kitase, and Nobuo Uematsu about FF7, and much more!
Timecodes: 1. Nintendo 64 Classic leaked? - 0:34 2. Interview with Sakaguchi, Kitase, and Uematsu - 26:36 3. Do video games HAVE to be patterned after the Hero's Journey? - 41:40 4. Plots that incorporate Hero's Journey but are NOT about saving the world? - 51:26
We discuss the possibility of a New Nintendo Switch model in 2019, The Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski suing CD Projekt Red, and much more!
Timecodes: 1. New Nintendo Switch Coming Soon? - 1:37 2. Monolithsoft Hiring For New RPG - 13:20 3. Andrzej Sapkowski Suing CD Projekt Red - 26:38 4. Is The Witcher 3's Story Really Suited For Open World? - 42:12 5. How Do You Choose Your Party In A JRPG? - 1:10:25
We discuss Tetsuya Nomura hinting at a TWEWY sequel, the alleged Harry Potter open world rpg leak, and much more!
Thank you to Movavi for sponsoring this video! Click to download the free trial version of their Gecata game capture software: https://bit.ly/2O7U71I 1. Tetsuya Nomura hints at possible sequel to TWEWY - 7:47 2. Harry Potter open world ARPG allegedly leaked - 14:35 3. Can episodic releases be a solution for overly long games? - 25:48 4. Advice for new generation of FF composers? - 39:44 5. Developer tendencies/tropes - 46:33 6. Which FF games would you like to see set in a different time? - 54:55 7. Thoughts on hype culture - 1:01:08
Timecodes: 1. Nobuo Uematsu Is Taking A Break Due To Health - 2:02 2. PS1 Classic Announced! - 9:53 3. Grandia I & II HD Updates - 40:36 4. What Is The Best Way To Play FF Series? - 45:25 5. Thoughts On Dialogue Skippers - 1:00:25 6. Good Examples Of 4th Wall Breaking - 1:12:56
We discuss all the Final Fantasy games coming to Nintendo Switch, game franchises/genres that we don't enjoy as much as we used to, and much more!
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Timecodes: 1. Nintendo Direct Thoughts - 6:28 2. Can JRPGs Sustain Your Interest Without "Save The World" Plot? - 41:30 3. Why Don't I Want To Play Octopath Traveler? - 50:33 4. Game Franchises/Genres You No Longer Enjoy? - 1:06:20 5. Replacing LotR Cast With FF Characters - 1:16:06
We discuss our thoughts on Dragon Quest 11, Yasunori Mitsuda as a composer, and good storytelling with Lorerunner this week!
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Timecodes: 1. Thoughts On DQ11 - 8:22 2. The Four (Six) Points Of Story - 18:52 3. Why Don't You Like Yasunori Mitsuda? - 50:48 4. Characters You Hate But Want To See Lose - 1:08:27 5. How Do You Understand Concepts Like Canon And Continuity? - 1:16:31
We discuss Henry Cavill being cast as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix's Witcher series, our thoughts on indie games and their importance in the industry, and much more!
We discuss Dragon Quest 11's reviews, Cyberpunk 2077's 48 minute gameplay demo, the top 5 best and worst FF minigames, and much more!
We discuss last week's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Direct, Dark Souls finally making its way to the Switch, our dream Final Fantasy character lineup, and much more!
Today I'm discussing the Bravely Default teaser announcement, how my love for games has changed as I've gotten older, and much more!
We discuss whether the Nintendo Switch can be classified as a 'classic' Nintendo console, whether we would alter FF8's junctioning system, and much more!
We discuss what makes a game attain mainstream success, whether we appreciate character driven or plot driven stories better, and much more!
We discuss Octopath Traveler's strong sales, whether reviewers should be required to beat a game before reviewing it, and much more!
We discuss Cloud's apparent redesign for the FF7 Remake, our upcoming channel rebranding, gaming addiction, and much more!
We discuss our favorite video game music, which factors drive us to quit playing a game, and whether Japanese studios should accept fan translations.
We discuss Tetsuya Nomura's interview where he admits Final Fantasy 7 remake was announced too early, the kind of game we would like to make, how to write small scale stories with high stakes, and much more!
Today we're discussing strictly topics from the audience! Let's see what great questions you guys came up with this week!
We discuss Terra Battle 2 shutting down, Square-Enix creating a new division specifically for Switch games, the importance of well written dialogue, and much more!
We discuss further evidence that Nobuo Uematsu is working on the Final Fantasy 7 Remake, the fact that the PS5 is still 3 years off, which game world we'd like to visit, and much more!
We discuss how amazing Kingdom Hearts 3 looks, Chrono Trigger's 2nd patch for PC, and much more!
We discuss the possibility (basically all but confirmed) that Nobuo Uematsu is working on the Final Fantasy 7 Remake, E3 speculation and rumors, and much more!
We discuss the Nintendo Switch Online service that was just announced, which Nintendo console had the best 1st party lineup, and much more!
We discuss the recent buzz about the progress of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake, how to balance classic JRPG design with modern innovation, whether games were objectively better in the 90s, and much more!
We discuss artificial intelligence in games, and how to make interaction with non-player characters more meaningful! Our guest is Emily Short, who is the Character Engine Project Manager at Spirit AI, and an award winning writer who has produced more than two dozen works of interactive fiction such as Galatea!
We discuss recent Switch announcements, upcoming FF15 DLC, Octopath Traveller's new updates, and much more!
Today we discuss the Playstation Press Event, the Nintendo Direct and a few philosophical questions!
Today we discuss how Mike spent his time at E3, and thoughts about new details on Monster Hunter World!
Today we discuss Red Dead Redemption 2, Fire Emblem Echoes DLC and some great questions about RPGs!
- Breath of the Wild, Metacritic user scores and thoughts on reviews - 2:07 - Persona 5 localization thoughts - 40:50 - Video game protagonist hair - 43:30
We talk about the Nintendo Switch and our experience with it so far! We also talk a little about Breath of the Wild, look for a multi-part review starting tomorrow! The Switch and Breath of the Wild were provided by Nintendo!
Breath of the Wild Storytelling Method - 1:45 - Studio Istolia: Project Prelude Rune - 13:30 - Channel Growth - 23:15 - Most Nostalgic Game? - 37:03 - Favorite Video Game Sword? - 42:27
- Breath of the Wild DLC - 3:22 - Valve 3 New VR Games - 17:14 - Nomura to Attend MAGIC - 32:56 - Mass Effect: Andromeda Changes - 34:45 - Film Scores vs. Game Music - 47:31 - Isometric COmputer RPG's - 1:16:50 - Square Enix Problems Post Final Fantasy XI - 1:20:20
We talk about the newest Final Fantasy XV Active Time Report, Tabata's reasoning behind some disputed elements in FFXV, and some new news about how Nintendo will grow moving forward.
We run down our feelings about the Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary opening ceremony! $800 bottle of wine, anyone?
These Switch rumors can't all be true, can they? We discuss upcoming games for the Switch, Dragon Quest vs. Final Fantasy popularity, and more in this week's podcast!
- Nintendo Switch rumors - 3:50
- Dragon Quest vs. Final Fantasy popularity - 30:05
- Games we hated but later loved - 46:17
- Famous Actors in video games - 1:02:26
- Characters who evolve vs. are uncovered - 1:18:24
- Have trailers become dishonest? - 3:29 - Rogue One thoughts - 15:48 - Switch hardware rumors - 56:21 - Shinji Hirano joins Kojima Productions - 1:05:40 - Dragon Quest XI news - 1:09:15 - Favorite late night gaming memories? - 1:12:25 - What do you want to see Square Enix do to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Final Fantasy? - 1:27:03 - What is your ideal launch lineup for the Switch? - 1:31:20 - Is there a specific game you would consider to be the definitive RPG? - 1:38:45 - What are your thoughts on cliffhanger endings? - 1:49:35
Final Fantasy XV will be getting Story Patching DLC in the future. Is fixing a game post-release something that you would like to see more games do? We offer our thoughts on this topic, The Last Guardian, Yooka-Laylee coming to the Nintendo Switch and more!
- Final Fantasy XV Story Patching DLC - 2:18
- The Last Guardian Thoughts - 31:26
- Yooka-Laylee on Switch, not Wii U - 41:06
- Favorite side quests in games - 46:58
- What games to play for first time gamers? - 56:45
- Thoughts on online only games - 1:06:22