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Conversation 009: Shooting the Shit and E-mails
It may take us six months, but we eventually hit you back with a show…! When we realized (upon gorging on pizza and beer) that the core group was actually all together at the same […]
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Video Games
“Final Fantasy” (Yeah, That First Game!) Design Choices
So I finished up Chrono Trigger about a week ago. I have written at length about it already, and am wavering on whether or not I want to write any kind of “final thoughts” on […]
Video Games
Seven Things That Have Blown Me Away In The Second 10 Hours Of “Chrono Trigger”
I was very concerned as I crossed the 10-hour mark in Chrono Trigger. Those first ten hours were amazingly good on so many different levels. The game had actually managed to deliver everything I wanted […]
Video Games
Final Fantasy VIII: The OTHER 9/9/09 Ten Year Anniversary
While the Sega Dreamcast‘s launch on 9/9/99 was a major event in North American entertainment history (and was the sole subject of episode eight of our podcast), there was another big item that came out […]
Video Games
The Old “Games Never Made Anyone Cry” Situation
We have all seen various blog posts and comments about this (usually tying in to uneducated nonsense spewed by the otherwise-well-educated Roger Ebert) whole dilemma: can video games make you cry? Of course, the real […]
Video Games
Town Names In RPGs
I figured it out! I know what my biggest problem with RPGs is; despite wanting to love them so much and continue picking them up time and time again, I have so many issues! Town […]
Video Games
Games We’re Finally Playing: Final Fantasy VI
OK, so technically Jeff has already played it (and you heard all about it back on episode two). However, I had never actually played beyond the first five minutes (I thought a full hour, but […]