Deep Listens

In this episode Gino and RVA Returner John Schreiner discuss Opus XI of the Final Fantasy TCG. We discuss the upcoming Community Cup (https://cardsofivalice.com/products/fftcg-community-cup-world-of-ruin?fbclid=IwAR1g2tyJYktUP-QVD1I82l2z7l0qHClGOtMFvRb5VCcrkYgakCC3GDxPk9A), the mechanics of the new set, and top best cards from each element! This is a real deep dive folks!

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 Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle! We discuss the game's place in adventure game history, whether the game's comedy holds up, and why adventure games went away.

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In this episode Gino, Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED-, and Jason "PersonZ" -REDACTED- discuss their plans for the upcoming Giantbomb Community Endurance Run! The event is running from April 17th - 19th and is raising money for Pencils of Promise, a charity that builds schools, trains teachers, and sends kids to schools in developing nations! This year we're aiming to raise $15,000 for PoP, enough to pay for 10 schools to have access to PoP's WASH program for a year! The WASH program provides clean water and sanitation training to kids because one of the leading reasons that kids miss school in developing nations is preventable illness. So be sure to donate if you can!

You can support the GBCER runners here: https://fundraise.pencilsofpromise.org/team/287815

In this episode Gino, Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED-, and Jeff Rud discuss the FFV from the Merged world to the end of the game! We give our critiques of the game's endgame, final boss rush, and explain our late-game strategies. We wrap up by adding FFV to our ongoing ranking of fantasies!

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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Dream Daddy and fatherhood. We cover the game's vision of what a dad should be, our amazing daughter, and the anti-mom bomb that seems to have struck the neighborhood. We wrap up by deciding which dads we are and going through some of our favorite jokes from the game.

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In this episode Gino and Billy discuss Pax East 2020 and some games that stood out to them from the show! We also discuss the panels and booths that stood out.

Games discussed in the show:

Psychonauts 2, Sometimes Always Monsters, Floppy Knights, Out of Space, Sokpop Collective, Area Man Lives, Cyber Hook, Tidy Up, Raji, No Time to Relax, Otherside, Spiritfarer, Wind Jammers 2, Lucifer Within Us, The FF TCG, Life Siphon, Crystalo, Kung-Fu Kickball, and Panzer Paladin

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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss the fifth and final chapter of Kentucky Route Zero. We discuss how it ties together the game's themes and what the conclusion suggests about the work as a whole. We also take some listener emails and try to get #FatBirdWinter trending yet again.

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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss romance in games! We cover the best examples of romantic plots we've encountered in our years of playing games and what makes them work. We then discuss how games attempt to bake romance into their mechanics. We wrap up by sharing how games have found their ways into our actual, factual love lives.

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In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Kentucky Route Zero episodes 3 and 4. We cover the game's continuing critiques of capitalism, egomaniacal leaders, and creeping debt. Spoiler warning for episodes 1-4 of Kentucky Route Zero!

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In this episode Gino, Chris "ZombiePie" -REDCACTED-, and Jeff Rud discuss Final Fantasy V from the Earth Crystal to Krile joining the party. We also have another food review and some quick viewer comments. We cover how to grind levels most efficiently in FFV, how to execute Death By Math, and how to break the game with the Mix command. It's a real learning session, this one!

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