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UPCOMING RELEASES
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►04/07/2022 Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition
https://limitedrungames.com/collections/ender-lillies

GAME ANNOUNCEMENTS
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►2022 One Piece Odyssey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ1MX-evPQ4
►Fall 2022 Kamizawa: Way of the Thief
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaSXR1W1TkE
►Summer 2022 Dusk Diver 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2nsSWY9Bc8
►04/21/2022 Samurai Bringer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5_Dc9Mk5qc
►Summer 2022 Fallen Legion Rise to Glory and Revenants double pack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mIvoTMjryY
►07/28/2022 Azure Striker Gunvolt 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz7n0DuL2uw
►Fall 2022 Ys VIII PS5 port
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lwafi3Cy3Q
►Summer 2022 Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvjA2itWTnM
►06/24/2022 Pocky and Rocky Reshrined
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3sKvti5T0s

EXTERNAL LINKS
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►Zelda BoTW delayed to 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_vgseuw_o8
►ESA Statement on E3 2022
https://www.theesa.com/news/esa-statement-on-e3-2022/
►Limited Run Games Retail Store opening 04/30/2022
https://limitedrungames.com/blogs/news/limited-run-retail-celebrates-its-grand-opening-with-an-epic-event-on-april-30th-in-north-carolina
►All new Playstation Plus tiers
https://blog.playstation.com/2022/03/29/all-new-playstation-plus-launches-in-june-with-700-games-and-more-value-than-ever/


TIMESTAMPS
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0:00:06 We are the April Fools.
0:02:45 Responding to Comments
0:04:20 Discussing that April 1 Episode
0:08:50 Viewer Voicemails
0:09:38 SuperDerek's Pledge
0:11:26 Mistakes Ad Infinitum
0:13:02 Surprise "Hype Responsibly" Unboxing!
0:16:48 Chrono Cross Radical Dreamers Edition
0:19:35 Baku's Mystery Game?
0:21:17 Valis Collection 2 Announced
0:23:25 One Piece Odyssey Announced
0:26:43 Treading new ground
0:32:05 New Game Plus Expo Recap
0:33:21 Kamizawa: Way of the Thief Remaster
0:37:15 Memory Lane: Tenchu Stealth Assassins
0:40:24 Dusk Diver 2 looks great!
0:44:44 Samurai Bringer Announced
0:44:54 Meowing Down Hordes of Samurai
0:46:35 Looks like a PSP game in a great way!
0:48:39 Fallen Legion Double pack
0:53:43 ...SuperDerek Doesn't Love it.
0:55:41 Responding to a question from Chat
0:56:25 Azure Striker Gunvolt 3
1:00:10 Forgotten No 9
1:01:15 Ys VIII PS5 port to PS5
1:08:26 Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 3
1:12:45 Call Me Dood!
1:13:48 Pocky and Rocky Reshrined
1:17:50 BoTW2 delayed to 2023
1:19:00 SuperDerek Channels his inner Aonuma
1:22:51 E3 2022 Canned
1:24:50 Summer Game Fest is coming!
1:26:05 LRG Goes Retail
1:28:05 Eyewitness Baku!
1:28:35 Playstation Plus Revamp
1:34:00 Vita is Sus
1:37:53 What's Baku Doing?
1:39:10 What's Derek Doing?
1:39:44 Responding to Superchats!
1:40:25 Storytime! Sega Saturn Games!
1:43:10 How'd I make that wax seal?
1:45:07 Closing Thoughts

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Video Version: https://youtu.be/NUthLdThiDg

Extra Friday recap of the insane news this week, covering the New Switch, Babylon's Fall Graphics Improvements roadmap, the future of Square Enix, Elder Scrolls VII and so much more!

0:00 Intro
0:01:49 Switch Pro
0:10:38 Babylon's Fall Graphics Roadmap Slides
0:19:30 Nomura takes on FFXIV Director Role
0:25:21 Bethesda to Leak Elder Scrolls 7 Announcement at E3
0:30:57 8 New Smash Bros Ultimate Characters Revealed!
0:38:26 Sponsor Segment from Noggin!
0:42:25 Half Life 3 to be a 2D JRPG on Steam!
0:49:55 Researchers Discover a Renewable JRPG Energy Source
0:59:00 Konami to Revive numerous IPs including Suikoden!
1:07:30 Outro

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✩ Video Version ✩
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SOCIAL LINKS
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UPCOMING RELEASES
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►03/31/2022 Coromon (PC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8cjPpORmaE
►04/01/2022 tERRORbane (PC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QicMKDaXgl4

GAME ANNOUNCEMENTS
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►2023 Stars and Time (PC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKXgah05RHY

EXTERNAL LINKS
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►The Witcher New Saga Announcement:
https://thewitcher.com/en/news/42167/a-new-saga-begins
►Tales of Arise and Scarlet Nexus collaboration
https://twitter.com/Tales_of_ARISE/status/1506558725431373829?s=20&t=vYpXySc9f-8LqSZC6UX3Yw
►Sonic 2 Xbox Series S custom console and controllers sweepstakes
https://twitter.com/Xbox/status/1506261163134259205?s=20&t=06CMjscMOgjRqehtfs7kYQ
►Final Fantasy 35th anniversary Distant Worlds Concert
https://ffdistantworlds.com/35th-anniversary/
►Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal TV anime
https://mana-lom-tc.com/
►Key visual for the Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Northern War anime
https://tatsunoko.co.jp/news/3991
►Atelier 25th Anniversary merchandise at AmiAmi
https://www.amiami.com/eng/search/list/?s_originaltitle_id=1302
►Chrono Cross remaster vinyl soundtrack
https://www.jp.square-enix.com/music/sem/page/cc_rd_vinyl/en/
►Bloodborne Kart teaser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-3XhuOfV8E
►Pokemon fan’s Gofundme to attend World Championship
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-send-me-to-the-pokmon-world-cup-in-england

TIMESTAMPS
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0:00:08 Welcome back to HitPoint!
0:02:40 Comments From Last Week:
0:02:50 Better RPG Reviews if Critics Finished Games?
0:07:05 Origin of the Intro Theme
0:09:20 Apple Podcast review
0:11:00 Voicemail Number Reminder
0:13:42 Sidequest Update on Sakura in Anime
0:14:46 Bokksu Sponsor Update
0:18:16 Free DLC: Tales of Arise X Scarlet Nexus
0:20:56 Coromon Coming This Week
0:21:47 Trailer Reaction
0:23:35 Pokémon Competitors Discussion
0:25:35 Should Pokémon use the Zelda model?
0:28:15 tERRORbane Coming This Week
0:29:08 Trailer Reaction
0:30:51 Stars and Time Announced for 2023
0:35:19 Trailer Reaction
0:36:52 Rant: What ever happened to Ice Cream Trucks?!
0:40:29 Even Further Off-Topic: Coffee and Starbucks
0:43:09 Dissecting The Witcher Announcement
0:45:34 CDPR Dropping REDengine
0:47:39 Why CDRP Thinks this is Important
0:51:59 Industry News:
0:52:17 Sonic Xbox Series S and Controllers
0:53:04 Everything Wrong with This
0:54:59 Why It's Brilliant
0:56:04 The Ol' Switcheroo?
0:59:29 Nightmare Fuel Controllers
1:01:22 FF Distant Worlds Concert Dates
1:09:29 Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal TV anime
1:11:49 Square Enix Cares about Small IPs again?
1:17:14 The Anime Paradigm Shift
1:20:39 REJECT Ads in Paid Subscription Services
1:22:09 Chrono Cross Remaster OST Vinyl Announced!
1:25:49 Could Square Revitalize Attenting Symphic Concerts?
1:30:23 Clarification on CC OST Release
1:31:24 ToCS Northern War Anime update
1:36:55 Atelier 25th Anniversary Figures
1:41:16 Persona 4 Demake
1:44:46 Bloodborne Kart
1:48:06 Liam's Pokemon World Championship GoFundMe
1:52:15 What's Baku Doing?
1:54:14 Mochi Safety PSA
1:56:41 What's SuperDerek Doing?
1:57:22 T-Shirt Update
2:00:17 Responding to SuperChats
2:01:04 Theme Song Lyrics
2:01:39 Netflix and Gaming

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✩ Audio Version ✩
► https://superderekrpgs.com/hitpoint/

SOCIAL LINKS
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UPCOMING RELEASES
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►03/22NA 03/25EU Rune Factory 5 (Switch)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fHnucS--6E
►03/24/2022 Relayer (PS4/5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFc5aav594k
►03/25/2022 Ghost Wire: Tokyo (PS5 PC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EDplmRKPLk

GAME ANNOUNCEMENTS
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►Ed-0: Zombie Uprising
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTxBqEQQObY
►Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf9yFLyelU8
►Soul Hacker 2nd PV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGBxHXf5OVA
►Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising 28 mins gameplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLzf6AhaRl0

EXTERNAL LINKS
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►Indie Games Connect (IGC) 2022
https://www.konami.com/games/event/igc/
►Tekken: Bloodline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTc2xXcJFwU
►Capcom game apparels on Amazon
http://www.e-capcom.com/sp/apparel/amazon/en/
►Polygon: Elden Ring fan Anime reference
https://www.polygon.com/22978205/elden-ring-creating-anime-characters-one-piece

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✩ Video Version ✩
► https://youtu.be/4pqn1eG-nMU

SOCIAL LINKS
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UPCOMING RELEASES
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►03/17/2022 Dark Deity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PudpUHCfhI
►03/17/2022 ANNO: Mutationem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2E-MyMWksA
►03/18/2022 Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0WvpMw0Sko

NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENTS
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►2022 Overlord: Escape From Nazarick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAiJdJ8YeJs

EXTERNAL LINKS
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►Ikumi Nakamura interview with IGN
https://www.ign.com/articles/ikumi-nakamura-unseen-new-studio
►Tomoya Asano interview with The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/4/22960053/triangle-strategy-nintendo-switch-interview
►03/31/2021 New Game Plus Expo
https://ngpx.games/
►Fan translation of the official Mother and Mother 2 novels
https://nyaasunobouken.com/mother.htm

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Funimation got rolled into Crunchyroll by parent company Sony, what will this mean for anime lovers in the west? We have some thoughts. Also Trains from Zero got a release date announced!

✩ Audio Version ✩
► https://superderekrpgs.com/hitpoint/

SOCIAL LINKS
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►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/BakusanJRPG

UPCOMING RELEASES
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►03/08/2022 ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights Physical Copy PS4 and Switch
https://limitedrungames.com/collections/ender-lillies
►03/15/2022 The Cruel King and the Great Hero PS4 and Switch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHcchU4jNGQ
►03/15/2022 Omori Physical Copy PS4 and Switch
https://www.fangamer.com/products/omori-physical-game-nintendo-switch-playstation-4
https://www.omocat-shop.com/collections/omori/products/omori-standard-edition?variant=39702358458481

GAME ANNOUNCEMENTS
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►03/28/2022 Lost Judgment The Kaito Files DLC
https://blog.playstation.com/2022/03/07/lost-judgment-the-kaito-files-expansion-unravels-past-of-new-protagonist/
►09/27/2022 The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVhbUvmWacU

EXTERNAL LINKS
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►Yahoo! Japan favorite Final Fantasy Poll https://news.yahoo.co.jp/polls/other/43047/result
►Funimation to merge into Crunchyroll
https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/03/01/funimation-content-moving-to-crunchyroll-for-worlds-largest-anime-library
►Atlus shared more details about Soul Hacker 2 with 4Gamers
https://www.4gamer.net/games/618/G061883/20220307024/
►Forspoken Release Date Delayed Until October 2022
https://twitter.com/Forspoken/status/1500863854359846913

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