It's time to dig back into the ups and downs of Final Fantasy XVI. Steve and Bobby talk about the combat, character moments, and performance issues. Then they review Crash Team Rumble, the latest brawler that takes place in the Crash Bandicoot universe.

Then Dave pops in with his thoughts on the 1.0 release of Dave the Diver!

What we’ve been playing:

Steve - Final Fantasy XVI

Bobby - Crash Team Rumble

Dave - Dave the Diver 1.0

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(1:20) Threads is a thing

(03:25) Final Fantasy 16

(13:06) FF 16 has serious performance problems

(16:13) Clive talk

(20:31) Crash Team Rumble

(38:13) Dave the Diver

We've had a whole lot to catch up on, especially Dave, who's back this week!

You can watch the full video version of the show on our YouTube page!

What we’ve been playing:

Dave - Fall of Porcupine, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Diablo 4

Steve - Crime Boss: Rockay City, Diablo 4

Bobby - Final Fantasy 16

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(0:00) Intro

(03:12) Fall of Porcupine

(9:31) The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

(15:44) Crime Boss: Rockay City

(27:53) Diablo 4

(39:10) Final Fantasy 16

(43:41) Final Fantasy 7 Remake

This week Steve and Bobby are joined by George Yang to review Square Enix's Final Fantasy XVI!

We talk about how the latest project from Naoki Yoshida stands against previous games, including Final Fantasy VII Remake, whether the troubled development of Final Fantasy XV influenced the development of its sequel and how new players can jump in without worrying about franchise baggage!

Does Square Enix gracefully handle diversity in Final Fantasy XVI? We break down the issues the developers created during press tours, how excellent Masayoshi Soken's musical score is, the Ultima Weapon, and the 60-hour playtime.

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Holy instant reactions, Batman!

Dave, Steve, and Bobby sit down moments after this year's Summer Game Fest presentation to talk about a slew of games like the new Prince of Persia, Sonic Superstars, Alan Wake 2, a Pokemon-like game that may never see the light of day, Spider-Man 2, oh... and a little thing called Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth... that too!

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(0:00) Intro

(02:11) Overall thoughts on Summer Game Fest

(7:33) Prince of Persia and FF7: Rebirth

(24:40) Mortal Kombat 1

(31:07) Alan Wake 2

(39:10) Spider-Man 2

(43:41) Rapid fire - Banishers: Ghosts of Edin, Warhammer 40K Space Marine, Lies of P, Sonic Superstars

(46:24) Dave had an epiphany

(50:52) Lysfanga and Palworld

(56:59) Where’s FF9 Remake!?

A special interview this week with Patricia Summersett, the actress who has given voice to the iconic character of Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, and Tears of the Kingdom.

Luke Williams is in the lead chair this time talking about the importance and impact a role like this plays in the word of The Legend of Zelda, Patricia's connections to Canada, a Linka and Zelda "relationship," and so much more!

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Steve, Dave, and Bobby team up for the ultimate PlayStation Showcase recap! The crew is joined by the good folks at Carpool Gaming and The PlayStation Drive podcast to hash out all their thoughts and feels about the good, bad, and fugly on display this time around!

The team of six break down new hardware(?). Neva, a Splatoon killer, Metal Gear, Alan Wake 2, Spider-Man 2 and a ton more!

(0:00) Intro

(11:10) Overall thoughts on the Showcase

(22:58) Were our expectations in check?

(30:00) Breaking down all the games

(55:41) The Splatoon killer is here! 

(101:35) Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater

(109:35) Alan Wake 2

(133:31) PlayStation Project Q and earbuds

(136:40) Spider-Man 2

Be sure to check out all that Carpool Gaming has to offer! PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, retro games! They gotcha covered!

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The world is having a blast with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and we're here to talk about it!

Steve has played it since release and Bobby still can't put it down! Then Dave pops in to chat about a completely different type of game, before they get into some predictions for the upcoming PlayStation Showcase!

What we played this week:

Bobby & Steve - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Dave - Darkest Dungeon 2

(2:03) Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

(3:28) Koroks & gameplay freedom

(8:58) Combat & difficulty

(15:03) Story content (spoiler free)

(19:25) Fuse & building

(25:27) Sales & what comes next?

(30:19) Revitalizing the Zelda games

(40:00) It’s not ALL perfect…

(50:13) Darkest Dungeon 2

(56:30) PlayStation Showcase Predictions

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We review and discuss the latest Legend of Zelda title from Nintendo! Bobby, Steve, and Dave go through a spoiler free discussion and cover everything from the story, the weapons, new abilities like Fuse and Recall, and how it leans into the player's ability to experiment and explore!

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What we played this week:

Bobby - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Dave - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Jedi: Survivor

Steve - Jedi: Survivor

(0:00) Intro

(2:10) Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask

(7:57) Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

(8:40) Story & world setup

(13:30) Weapons & the Fuse ability

(17:46) Recall & Ascend abilities

(22:15) Ultra Hand ability

(27:25) Experimentation & “creating fun”

(32:50) Breath of the Wild vs. TotK

(38:35) Cooking & recipes

(42:10) Puzzles & side quests

(49:15) Shrines

(53:06) The sky islands

(54:47) Limitations of the hardware

(1:03:10) Final thoughts on Tears of the Kingdom

(1:04:13) Jedi: Survivor

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