Hinge Problems

In this episode, Rudie talks about actually enjoying the much-maligned Ninja Gaiden 3, and Chris talks about not really enjoying the rightfullly ignored White Knight Chronicles. The first time editing for Rudie, so let us know if you have any thoughts. We also introduce our new theme song, "Dreamcast", by Jerkbait. And if you can't get how well that fits, I don't know what to tell you.

• Intro: "Dreamcast" by Jerkbait
• Interlude: "Ancient Ship of Doom Act 1 Stage 1" from the Ninja Gaiden 3 OST
• Closing: "Dreamcast" by Jerkbait

Oh heck, we are back! A grab bag of topics, starting with what Rudie has been playing lately, then touching on the Siren series, the much-maligned Marc Ecko's Getting Up, and a whole host of other topics. Hence the weird title.

• Intro Music: "Monochrome Roulette" by Masanori Akita from the Enthusia OST.
• Interlude 1: "Cradel of Forest" by Akira Yamaoka from the Silent Hill 4 OST.
• Interlude 2: "Welcome to New Radius" by Various Artists from the Marc Ecko's Getting Up OST.
• Interlude 3: "Vanr Turf" by Various Artists from the Marc Ecko's Getting Up OST.
• Interlude 4: "Siren" from the Siren New Translation OST.
• Interlude 5: "New Revelation - The Vision" from the Siren New Translation OST.
• Interlude 6: "Purple City" by Joker from the Crackdown 2 OST.
• Closer: "Vandal Squad" by Various Artists from the Marc Ecko's Getting Up OST.

The slightly delayed episode 4 is finally here. After a bit of digging around on the internet, we finally settle into talking about the Yakuza series: what is right, what is wrong, and what is just wonderfully silly. We even touch a bit on the ancestor of the series, the ever wonderful Shenmue saga, and how much we loved all of that. Spoilers abound, and we hope you like Goro Majima as much as we do.

• Intro Music: "Funk Goes On" by Hidenori Shoji from Ryu ga Gotoku The Best Original Sound Track
• Interlude 1: "Rebellions" by Yauhiro Takagi from Ryu ga Gotoku The Best Original Sound Track
• Interlude 2: "The Myth" by Hidenori Shoji from Ryu ga Gotoku The Best Original Sound Track
• Interlude 3: "Gary's Boot Camp" by Chihiro Aoki from Ryu ga Gotoku The Best Original Sound Track
• Yakuza 3 Plot: "Whiskey & Rhapsody" by Mitsuharu Fukuyama from Ryu ga Gotoku The Best Original Sound Track
• Interlude 4: "baile con la mariposa" by Hidenori Shoji from Ryu ga Gotoku The Best Original Sound Track
• Interlude 5: "Clay Doll On The Cradle" by Hidenori Shoji from Ryu ga Gotoku The Best Original Sound Track
• Closing music: "Start OF THE END" by Mitsuharu Fukuyama from Ryu ga Gotoku The Best Original Sound Track

In this, our first episode with a title for the podcast, we discuss the strangeness of the Ouya and Penny Arcade Kickstarter projects, and wonder when exactly everything Kickstarter related is going to fall apart. We also introduce a new segment of the show where we discuss games we are currently playing. Sound quality is a bit better, thanks to Chris getting a new mic, but it's still a work in progress, and that's OK.

• Intro Music: "KUWAGATANK" by Masafumi Takada from the Samurai Champloo Sidetracked OST.
• Interlude 1: "Kick in da Game" by Masafumi Takada from the Samurai Champloo Sidetracked OST (vocal contribution by Rudie)
• interlude 2: "Sad Color" by Hitoshi Sakimoto from the Dragon Quarter OST
• Interlude 3: "Flat Line" by Masafumi Takada from the Samurai Champloo Sidetracked OST.
• Interlude 4: "Great Business" by Masafumi Takada from the Samurai Champloo Sidetracked OST.
• Closer: "Sync" by Disasterpiece from the Fez Soundtrack

In our second test run, with still no title at the time of recording, we sit down to talk about modern SquareEnix (though really only the Square side of it), focusing mostly on Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers and Final Fantasy XIII (with some light touching on XIII-2). Still working out some sound issues, but hey, we might be getting better at this.

• Intro music: "Blinded by Light" by Ryo Yamazaki/Masashi Hamazu from the Final Fantasy XIII OST
• Plot explanation music: "Prelude to FINAL FANTASY XIII" by Masashi Hamazu from the Final Fantasy XIII OST
• Incidental music: "Face It Later" by Masashi Hamazu from the Final Fantasy XIII OST
• Incidental music: "Glory's Fanfare" by Masashi Hamazu from the Final Fantasy XIII OST
• Closing music: "Crazy Chocobo" by Shootie HG (yes, the same guy who ruined the Devil May Cry 3 OST) from the Final Fantasy XIII-2 OST

In a test run, we sat down on Skype and talked about The Atlantic's article The Most Dangerous Gamer. We'd like to think we say some things that aren't too stupid about all of this. Early issues crop up with mics, but maybe it works.

• Intro music: "Purity Soldiers" from the King of Soundtracks compilation, Disc 4
• Outro music: "Colored Rainbow (Stage 2)" by Manabu Namiki from the Dodonpachi DOJ/Ketsui OST