We turn our thoughts back to the JRPG in this year full of them, and enjoy one of the most surprising games we’ve played … well, since last month, but we’ve been really lucky this year. Come for talk of genre exercises, being on your bullshit, and the power of a well worn story well told as we discover … Live A Live!

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Things Discussed: Nier, Pokemon Shield, Titanfall 2, Dirt 5, Forza 3, Idle Thumbs, Live A Live, Final Fantasy XIII, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, numbers going up, being normal about games

This Month's Game Club:
Live a Live

Next Month's Game Club: 
Max Payne 2

Music This Episode
Live A Live by Yoko Shimomura
Megalomania by Yoko Shimomura
Kiss of Jealousy by Yoko Shimomura
The Birds Fly in the Sky, the Fish Swim in the River by Yoko Shimomura
Secret Mission by Yoko Shimomura
Wanderer by Yoko Shimomura
Knock You Down! by Yoko Shimomura
Wait for Truth by Yoko Shimomura
Unseen Syndrome by Yoko Shimomura
Wings That Don't Reach by Yoko Shimomura
City of Hopelessness by Yoko Shimomura
Go! Go! Buriki Daioh! by Yoko Shimomura