Fine Time

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

Steve and Andre do a deep dive into what they've been playing recently on Nintendo Switch Online, including their likes, their dislikes, and plenty of debate on what they agree and disagree on.

[00:00] Intro

[04:50] Games We've Been Playing (Dig Dug 2, Contra Hard Corps, Castlevania Bloodlines, Fire n' Ice, Earthbound Beginnings, Shinobi 3, Mega Man: The Wily Wars, Kuru Kuru Kururin, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3)

[30:01] Break #1

[31:05] Import Report (StarFox 64, Rushing Beat [Rival Turf], Puyo Puyo [Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine], Wave Race 64, Umihara Kawase, Harvest Moon, Custom Robo, Sin and Punishment)

[49:32] Recommended Games (Psycho Dream, Operation Logic Bomb, Spanky's Quest, Sword of Vermillion, Nightshade, Gargoyle's Quest, Demon's Crest, MUSHA)

[01:11:11] Break #2

[01:02:30] Sorry, But I Don't Get It (Dynamite Headdy, Alien Soldier, Joe & Mac 2, Congo's Caper, Altered Beast, Alone In the Dark: The New Nightmare)

[01:17:11] In Defense of Yoshi's Story

[01:24:02] In Defense of Banjo-Kazooie

[01:29:06] What do we want to see on the service next?

[01:35:30] Outro

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Metroid Prime Remastered, Starfield and Suicide Squad delays, 'JRPG' as a loaded term, and so much more in our new Big Deal. Here's the rundown:

[00:00] Intro

[02:17] Kevin played Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

[16:39] Metroid Prime Remastered : Does it hold up?

[36:33] Break #1

[37:37] Were Starfield and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League afraid of Tears of the Kingdom?

[43:20] Sony vs. Microsoft and the battle for Call of Duty, Pt. 68

[49:55] Yoshi-P's dislike of the term 'JRPG' and the era that derided them

[01:10:45] Break #2

[01:11:35] Name As Many Things As You Can In 45 Seconds (Working Title)

[01:22:54] Nintendo Switch Online Breaking News!!!!

[01:24:03] Favorite PS1 game?

[01:26:07] Old technology and the Toys To Life market

[01:33:24] They can't kill Aerith in Final Fantasy 7 Remake... right?

[01:38:16] Kevin's spoiler-free thoughts on HBO's The Last of Us

[01:40:52] Outro

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The PokéPals are back! Steve, Vin, and Ampy chat about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's initial hype, what they liked and didn't like, and their hopes for the franchise's future. Spoilers abound!

[00:00] Intro

[01:30] The initial reveal

[05:00] Pre-release announcements

[10:30] Ed Sheeran ...?!

[13:55] Terastallization -- Great for marketing?

[16:15] Customization -- Everybody is going to school

[20:30] Expectations?

[21:55] We dodged the leaks

[23:55] How did we start our Treasure Hunt?

[28:40] What did this game do well?

[31:15] Favorite story arcs?

[38:45] Quality of life improvements

[40:15] We (mostly) like how these raids got amped up

[46:15] What did it not do so well?

[49:00] Oh boy, that graphical performance

[52:10] Oh boy, those menus

[55:30] The pacing: could we really play how we wanted to?

[59:00] Oh no, the end game

[1:06:35] They tossed out some options

[1:11:11] Is it interesting going to school in-game?

[1:15:20] Are these towns exciting?

[1:20:15] Those bangin' tunes

[1:25:00] Which Pokemon did we like?

[1:30:50] Which Pokemon did we NOT like?

[1:35:55] Paldea sure has a lot of these kinds/types of Pokemon

[1:37:45] Which Pokemon teams did we settle on?

[1:43:55] How about those Paldean forms?

[1:47:55] Did we experience any insane glitches?

[1:54:20] Would we still have preferred this over the usual Pokémon experience?

[1:56:55] Do you think this game gives us any idea what to expect for future generations?

[1:59:45] Why play this if you've done other Pokémon games?

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Kirby's Return To Dream Land Deluxe, Minit, Hogwarts Legacy, State of Play, Nintendo quarterly sales figures, a game of Pokemon: Real or Fake?, what we want to see in a Switch successor and more are all in this new episode! Here's the rundown:

[00:00] Intro

[04:45] Andre played Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

[13:41] Steve and Andre played Minit

[20:34] Kevin finishes Hogwarts Legacy

[27:06] Break #1

[29:20] Nintendo is skipping E3 2023. Should Microsoft take advantage?

[36:35] Latest Nintendo software sales figures

[44:20] State of Play Recap (PSVR 2, Tchia, Humanity, Baldur's Gate 3, Viewfinder, Street Fighter 6, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League)

[58:24] Pokemon Presents Recap (Pokemon Sleep is real!!)

[01:01:21] Break #2

[01:02:24] Pokemon: Real or Fake? (Bear Edition)

[01:11:48] What do you want to see or not see in a successor to Switch? (Twitter Mailbag)

[01:35:55] Outro

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