Deep Listens

In this episode Gino, Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED- and Jeff Rud discuss Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV and A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV. We rank this mediocre movie and unimpressive beat 'em up amongst our Ranking of Fantasies and ponder how the hell Kingsglaive even came to be.

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In this episode Gino, Em, and Pete discuss G-String, a cyberpunk shooter that was 10 plus years in the making. We discuss G-String's origins as a Half-Life 2 mod and its winding road to completion. We talk about the game's strong setting and vistas as well as its confounding level design. We wrap up by talking about the importance of scoping projects and the pitfalls that occur when a small team takes on too much work.

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In this episode Gino and RVA Returner John Schreiner discuss Opus XIV of the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game! We discuss multicolor cards, the best cards of each element, and the cards that we're most excited to build around.

You can find the RVA Returners here: https://returnersfftcg.com/

And you can join the Returners Discord here: https://discord.gg/tDq3MDQ

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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Afterparty! We cover the game's odd relationship with booze, fuzzy morality, and mundane vision of the afterlife.

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Jeff, Braden, and Chris have polished off Grandia II! We've seen things you wouldn't believe! A robot that learns how to love! Low resolution drawings of Ghidora! So many pillars of AoE fire! Will it be enough to unseat Xenosaga Episode 1 as our favorite RPG? Find out here!

Special thanks to SUPERSEX420 for the podcast theme music, "Halfway". Find more SUPERSEX420 tracks on Bandcamp.

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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Persona 4 from Rise's dungeon to Naoto's dungeon. We discuss the game's handling of angsty teens, gender identity, and true friendships. We then fast forward through the end game because Persona 4's gameplay does not entertain over 80 hours anymore. 

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In this episode Gino and Em speak to mix master 2 Mello about his new album, Sounds of Tokyo-To Future, and the first single from the album, Rave Shit. We discuss the song, the music video, and production of the album overall. We're really excited about the production on this episode as well!

You can watch the Rave Shit music video here.

You can find Mello's music at https://2mellomakes.bandcamp.com/

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Those rascally RPG devotees of the burning American West are back once again with more Grandia II, discussing the broad middle of the game. Has the combat held up its end of the bargain, or are we left hoping for anime bullshit to pull us through to the end? Find out here! Also enjoy updates on our Deep Listens Family streaming efforts, and an impromptu review of Roadrunner.

Special thanks to SUPERSEX420 for the podcast theme music, "Halfway". Find more SUPERSEX420 tracks on Bandcamp.

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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Persona 4 from the outset to the end of Kanji's dungeon. We discuss what holds up, what doesn't, and Freud. Get Bent with us!

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In this episode Gino, Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED, and Jeff discuss Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light. We cover the show's generic J-Drama plot, how it uses FFXIV, and how it blends a big ol' ad with an actual TV show. We wrap things up by placing the show on our definitive Ranking of Fantasies.

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