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Having read the whole, we discuss the conclusion of Byron's unfinished poem.

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Considering the canonical ending and the clear line of development for a sequel it implies, along with the mechanisms of Lavos and the Entity's involvement in the evolution of consciousness.

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Though he's the only one of us to have actually played it, Otto takes the time to talk with Alex and me about the themes at play in Remake's take on the Train Graveyard sequence. Like us, I hope you'll keep an open mind and be willing to give it a try!

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Reading and discussing the unruly comic romantic epic, and it's growing on me.

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Or Prometheus and Atropos. On the remaining side quests.

If the earthbound ones and Mother Brain are in fact references to EarthBound/MOTHER 2 and you can verify that at all plausibly, please let me know!

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The Romantic hero goes to war, and his poet pursues greatness.

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Going back to old games, known and unknown, and returning them to the present. The main game and side quests considered in the light of the campfire and the writing on the gravestone.

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How will Juan and all lovers, the poet, and the nation find their way out of enslavement to freedom? Through copious lashings of mock-epic verse, of course!

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I'm joined by Red aka The Well-Red Mage, Moses Norton, the author of The Definitive Book of SNES RPGs. He's quite possibly the only person ever to have played every RPG released in the US on the system on original hardware--and certainly he's the only person to write a great book about it--and he's been kind enough to take the time to reflect on that experience with me here.

Catch him streaming on twitch and youtube @thewellredmage --

https://www.twitch.tv/thewellredmage

https://www.youtube.com/@theWellRedMage

We build on the discussion Moses recently had with the folks at RetroLogic Games-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp7T1j9Z33g

You'll also want to read the book itself once it is available once more, but in the meantime you can see my review for more: https://videogameacademia.org/2025/11/12/rpg-nirvana-jrpgana-the-definitive-book-of-snes-rpgs-by-moses-norton-a-guide-to-japanese-role-playing-games-by-kurt-kalata/

Audio clips from Country Comfort - Waimanalo Blues, The Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau - Hawaii 78', Jerry Santos - Kuʻu Home ʻO Kahaluu, and the Fishing Max track from Breath of Fire II are used for educational purposes only; all rights reserved to their respective owners.

Alexander Schmid on Dante: https://penn.manifoldapp.org/read/dante-and-video-game-adaptations-an-analysis-of-dantean-elements-in-dante-s-inferno-devil-may-cry-and-final-fantasy-vii-and-final-fantasy-viii

Moses on Dante: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TdWFirsgHc

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We're circling around many of the same topics, but with our outlines completed and submitted and the rich endgame of Chrono Trigger before us.

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