It's finally time to talk The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom! The guys touch on many aspects of the game including scope, ingenuity, discovery, and the future of the series in a long spoiler-free discussion. After that, they tackle various questions surrounding last week's PlayStation Showcase (Metal Gear Solid 3, Helldivers 2, Foamstars, Marathon, Alan Wake 2, Project Q, The Last of Us Factions no-show) as well as quick dives into the Alone In the Dark demo and prologue and Marvelous Game Showcase (Project MAGIA, Project Life Is RPG, Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion).

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This wonderful sequel to an incredible game captured our hearts this winter, and now Steve and Andre are finally ready to talk about it! They discuss the characters they favored, abilities they loved, why HD-2D works, and the setting of the Octopath universe in the first part of this two-part discussion. Beware, full spoilers ahead!

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Let Steve & Kevin to embiggen your podcast feed about America's Funniest Family, The Jetsons -- er, Simpsons (yes that'll do). A perfectly cromulent discussion about some of their favorite episodes, what makes them tick, and why they're still revered by many today. Listen to it in your car hole!

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Lots of games including R-Type Final 3 Evolved, WarioWare: Get It Together!, and Tails of Iron, then a lot of discussion about Phil Spencer recent comments about Redfall and the future of Xbox, the wave of anger over Jedi Survivor's reviews neglecting to mention its performance, as well as a rousing quiz game! Here's the rundown:

[00:00] Intro

[02:46] Andre played R-Type Final 3 Evolved

[10:47] A Little To the Left (of Steve's Sanity)

[21:57] Steve played Tails of Iron

[25:51] Steve played Chivalry II

[29:45] Kevin revisited WarioWare: Get It Together!

[35:02] Kevin's quick note on Horizon Forbidden West

[36:56] Break #1

[38:29] Kotaku posts Tears of the Kingdom leaks

[47:42] Phil Spencer and the state of Xbox

[01:14:21] Break #2

[01:15:36] Band with a perfect discography?

[01:19:21] Name As Many Things As You Can In 45 Seconds!

[01:32:04] Jedi Survivor and the obligation (or not) of reviewers

[01:49:58] Outro

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Dre & Trey continue their discussion on the illustrious Capcom Five, going into why they love Killer7, what could have been with Dead Phoenix, and a chat about the perception of the Capcom Five being a flop, as well as the perception of GameCube and the generation as a whole.

This is part two of a two-part discussion. If you missed part one, you can hear it right here!

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Advance Wars, Tchia, Sega buys Rovio, the return JAV Titles, Street Fighter 6, the Burning Shores DLC for Horizon Forbidden West, and tons more! Here's the rundown:

[00:00] Intro

[02:42] Steve played Advance Wars 1+2: Reboot Camp

[15:00] We all played Tchia

[34:09] Break #1

[35:07] Street Fighter 6 Presentation and Demo Impressions

[45:22] Sega is purchasing Rovio for $776M

[50:16] Quick thoughts on the UK rejecting Microsoft's acqusition of Activision Blizzard King

[51:57] Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League delayed to Feb. 24th, 2024

[54:57] Would Hi-Fi Rush have done better if it wasn't shadowdropped?

[59:44] Indie World! ... or was it Indie Cat World?!

[01:10:03] Break #2

[01:10:58] JAV Titles: Real or Fake?

[01:19:38] What Disney movie does Steve think is the most overrated?

[01:22:46] Thoughts on bands replacing their vocalist

[01:27:21] The current rise of Pac-Man

[01:31:06] !!SPOILER DISCUSSION!! Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC

[01:48:13] Outro

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The year was 2002, and Capcom made one of the boldest game annoucements of all time: a collection of original GameCube games that fans quickly dubbed the Capcom Five. Are the reputations of these games properly deserved? In this first part of a two-part discussion, the returning duo of Dre & Trey talk about the announcement of the games, the climate of the video game industry at that time, the impact, and the first three games to release: P.N.03, Viewtiful Joe, and Resident Evil 4.

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Forspoken, Diablo 4 beta, Redfall and Microsoft's current strategy, our thoughts on launch lineups of the past are all in this new Big Deal. Here's the rundown:

[00:00] Intro

[03:57] Andre beat Forspoken

[18:27] Steve played through Valiant Hearts: Coming Home

[26:13] Kevin on the Diablo 4 Beta

[39:15] Kevin's gripes with Everybody's Golf

[42:19] Break #1

[44:00] The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Did We Like It?

[01:02:51] Did Miyamoto hint at a new Mario game coming soon?

[01:05:54] Is Sony working on a new handheld called Q Lite?

[01:09:47] Redfall at 30fps and Starfield speculation

[01:14:42] Kevin's quick thoughts on E3 dying

[01:15:41] Break #2

[01:17:15] Place Your Bets!

[01:29:17] Launch Lineup Hot Takes

[01:49:21] Outro

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In 1995, for unknown reasons, Capcom licensed out Darkstalkers to an Amercian animation studio to produce 13 episodes of complete trash. Let us regale you with tales of the horrors contained within so you don't have to watch it yourself!

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Steve and Andre talk about Forspoken, Exoprimal, MultiVersus, E3, and more on this fresh All American Edition of Fine Time. John Wick 4 is at the end for easy spoiler avoidance! Here's the rundown:

[00:00] Intro

[03:51] Steve played Toem

[8:44] Andre is closing in on Octopath Traveler II

[12:01] Andre played the early moments of Forspoken

[23:24] Exoprimal Beta: Was it good?

[33:40] Break #1

[37:11] Did MultiVersus focus on the wrong audience?

[51:23] E3 is dead, right?

[01:00:03] Tears of the Kingdom gameplay impressions

[01:09:31] Break #2

[01:10:48] John Wick 4 (WARNING: FULL SPOILERS)

[01:38:10] Outro