Nerds Without Pants

Well, here we are at last! It’s the special episode of Nerds Without Pants that no one asked for, but Julian and Justin needed to record. We’re joined by special guest Xavier Kreiger to talk all about Final Fantasy XVI from beginning to end. This is a spoilercast that reveals the ending in the first ten seconds of the show. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

We begin by asking Xavier about his overall thoughts about the game, especially the mechanics since we already covered our thoughts about that at length in the main show over the past few weeks. After that we go through the story point by point. While we’re all pretty down on the story overall we definitely take the time to highlight the moments and characters that really work for us. This is all punctuated with a myriad of clips and songs from the game to drive the bigger points home. We hope you enjoy, because this was a ton of work to put together!

Twitter: @NWPcast

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Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

Well hi there! Friend of the Show John Gholson returns to Nerds Without Pants for a meaty discussion about side quests that hearkens back to the old days of NWP. It’s weird to think about this podcast having “old days”, but when you’ve been doing it for a decade it’s bound to happen. We also talk about SO MANY GAMES (And Baldur’s Gate 3, natch).

00:00 – 24:27 Talkin’ comics with John Gholson

24:38 – 1:45:23 STAGE SELECT: What makes a side quest worth doing?

1:45:33 – 3:08:10 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: John has played too many games to list here, Elden Ring, Baldur’s Gate 3 is pretty ok

3:08:49 – 3:30:09 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Castlevania vs Mickey Mania

3:30:19 – 3:39:06 Outro

NEXT WEEK: NERDS WITHOUT PANTS SPOILS FINAL FANTASY XIV

IN TWO WEEKS:

NO STAGE SELECT!

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Code Vein vs Astral Chain

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 8/25!

Twitter: @NWPcast

Email: [email protected]

Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

 

Welcome to the next Headlines edition of Nerds Without Pants! Julian and Justin are both in holding patterns waiting on bigger games, so this episode has us checking out some different stuff in the meantime, as well as some eclectic news stories that we hope you’ll enjoy. All that, and your emails!

00:00 – 20:57 Parental words of wisdom?

21:29 – 1:32:51 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Justin’s new rig, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Double Dragon Gaiden, Final Fantasy IV, Sea of Stars, returning to The Lands Between

1:33:06 – 3:14:43 HEADLINES

3:15:09 – 3:56:57 EMAIL BANANA BOAT and outro

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail announced at the 2023 Fan Fest:

https://www.ign.com/articles/dawntrail-officially-announced-as-final-fantasy-14s-fifth-major-expansion

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes delayed to 2024:

https://www.gematsu.com/2023/07/eiyuden-chronicle-hundred-heroes-delayed-to-q2-2024

Sunsoft returns, plans to revisit older titles:

https://www.ign.com/articles/sunsoft-is-back-to-remind-fans-of-its-nes-glory-days

Indie dev says that Baldur’s Gate 3 should not be the new bar for quality, sparks debate:

https://gameworldobserver.com/2023/07/12/baldurs-gate-3-new-standard-for-rpg-genre-opinions

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: Tell us what makes a side quest worth doing in your opinion!

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Castlevania vs Mickey Mania

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 8/11!

Twitter: @NWPcast

Email: [email protected]

Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

 

Welcome to a Nerds Without Pants episode that’s actually a reasonable length for once! We know our listeners are a bunch of size queens, but you’ll just have to make do as we talk about the games we’re looking forward to the most between now and the end of the year. And some other stuff.

00:00 – 11:54 Shout out to some returning podcast friends

12:24 – 1:03:46 STAGE SELECT: Our top 3 most anticipated games for the rest of 2023

1:05:04 – 1:58:00 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Oxenfree II, closing thoughts on Final Fantasy XVI, Punch Club 2, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Arcade Paradise

1:58:36 – 2:11:41 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Grandia vs Star Ocean Second Story

2:11:50 – 2:21:11 Outro

NEXT WEEK: HEADLINES! (Send us some emails!)

IN TWO WEEKS:

STAGE SELECT: Tell us what makes a side quest worth completing in your opinion

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Castlevania vs Mickey Mania

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 8/11 TO BE ON THE SHOW

FEATURED MUSIC:

Theme From Jurassic Park- John Williams

In the Mood- Glenn Miller and the Glenn Miller Band

Mama Said- The Shirelles

Fly Me to the Moon- Tony Bennett

 Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again- Emmy Rossum

Twitter: @NWPcast

Email: [email protected]

Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

 

               

 It's a Headlines edition of Nerds Without Pants, coming in hot, because Julian feels like death warmed over. Enjoy!

00:00 – 13:07 Ice cream so good!

13:42 – 1:31:30 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Final Fantasy XVI, Oxenfree II, Harmony: The Fall of Reverie, Justin pulling the trigger, Hajime no Ippo, Mel Brooks, Danganronpa V3 (MAJOR DANGANRONPA SERIES SPOILERS FROM 1:12:47 to 1:31:30!)

1:31:43 – 2:45:59 HEADLINES!

87% Missing: The Disappearance of Classic Video Games

https://gamehistory.org/87percent/

Antstream Arcade announced and released for Xbox:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz7dF1dGakY

Major Nelson leaves Xbox after 20 years:

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/xboxs-major-nelson-leaves-after-20-years

YouTuber Yong Yea cast as Kiryu in upcoming Like a Dragon games:

https://gamingbolt.com/like-a-dragon-gaiden-and-infinite-wealth-star-youtuber-yong-yea-as-the-english-voice-of-kazuma-kiryu

2:46:25 – 3:03:13 EMAIL BANANA BOAT and outro

NEXT EPISODE

STAGE SELECT: What are the top 3 games you’re most excited for between now and the end of the year?

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Grandia vs Star Ocean Second Story

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 7:28 TO BE ON THE SHOW!

Twitter: @NWPcast

Email: [email protected]

Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

 

 Hey, welcome back to Nerds Without Pants! Not a lot of time for show notes this time, so please enjoy the show! We, uh, talk about some video games and such.

 

00:00 – 16:14 AITA?

16:26 – 1:37:17 STAGE SELECT: Tell us something you’re excited about. Now tell us how it will be ruined.

1:37:27 – 2:42:40 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Street Fighter 6 for kids, Ghost Trick, Final Fantasy XVI, Danganronpa V3, Baldur’s Gate III

2:43:17 – 2:59:20 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Blades of Steel vs Eggs of Steel: Charlie’s Eggcellent Adventure

2:59:20 – 3:08:30 Outro

NEXT EPISODE: HEADLINES! (SEND US EMAILS)

IN TWO WEEKS:

STAGE SELECT: What are the three games you’re most excited for between now and the end of the year?

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Star Ocean: Second Story vs Grandia

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 7/28!

 

 

Welcome to another jam-packed edition of Nerds Without Pants! This week, we sweat the small stuff and talk about our favorite little details in video games, as well as a lot of AEW Fight Forever and Final Fantasy XVI. Yep, MORE Final Fantasy XVI.

00:00 – 16:47 The Grimace shake

16:56 – 1:50:08 STAGE SELECT: Our favorite little details in video games

1:50:19 – 3:22:29 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: AEW Fight Forever, Final Fantasy XVI

3:23:05 – 3:45:08 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Elite Dangerous vs No Man’s Sky

3:45:18 – 3:50:36 Outro

NEXT WEEK: NOTHING! We’re taking a week off.

IN TWO WEEKS:

STAGE SELECT: Tell us something in video games you’re really excited about…and then tell us how they could screw it up. Cynical hats on!

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH:

Blades of Steel vs Eggs of Steel: Charlie’s Eggcellent Adventure

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 7/14 TO BE ON THE SHOW!

Twitter: @NWPcast

Email: [email protected]

Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

 

Welcome to a big edition of Nerds Without Pants! It’s a slow news week, but that’s okay, because we have a lot to say about Final Fantasy XVI, and a good amount of emails. Enjoy!

CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Final Fantasy XVI (no spoilers), F1 23, Street Fighter 6, Exo Primal

HEADLINES: Microsoft says that we need to accept 5 year dev cycles/Sony skipping Gamescom, Nintendo Direct June 2023

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: What are some of your favorite little details in video games?

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Elite Dangerous vs No Man’s Sky

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 ON 6/30!

Twitter: @NWPcast

Email: [email protected]

Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

 

Nerds Without Pants is back, and we brought a guest! Matt Jorgenson, long-time listener, joins us for the first time to talk about his video game origin story, some board games, and some of his gaming sense-memory. All that and much, much more await you!

00:00 – 10:44 Getting to know Matt

10:55 – 1:06:46 STAGE SELECT: What are some gaming things that live in your head rent-free?

1:06:57 – 3:08:19 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Matt’s video game secret origin, some of his recent game completions, board games, Justin falling off of Diablo IV, Street Fighter 6, and Tears of the Kingdom in one week, Julian quitting Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XVI demo

3:08:59 – 3:38:57 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Monster Rancher vs Pokemon Yellow

3:39:06 – 3:52:48 Outro and Outtakes

NEXT EPISODE: HEADLINES!

IN TWO WEEKS:

STAGE SELECT: What are some of your favorite little details in video games?

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Elite Dangerous vs No Man’s Sky

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 ON 6/30!

Listen to Matt on Bookclub no Kiseki!

https://rpgbookclub.libsyn.com/category/Bookclub+no+Kiseki

Twitter: @NWPcast

Email: [email protected]

Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

 

Welcome to a jam-packed Headlines edition of Nerds Without Pants! It’s Not-E3 season, and we have a lot to say about the Summer Games Fest, as well as some other news stories and quite a bit more about Street Fighter 6.

CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Super Mega Baseball 4, To Hell With the Ugly, Shadowrun Returns, Alone in the Dark, Street Fighter 6, Fortnite (yes, Fortnite!)

HEADLINES:

Lord of the Rings: Gollum dev issues apology after disastrous launch:

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-dev-apologizes-for-games-poor-launch-promises-fixes/1100-6514602/

Redfall had so many problems the team hoped that Xbox would cancel it:

https://www.ign.com/articles/redfalls-development-was-reportedly-so-troubled-that-devs-hoped-microsoft-would-cancel-it

Square Enix panicking over Final Fantasy XVI preorder numbers:

https://gamerant.com/final-fantasy-16-pre-orders-bad-square-enix-panic-ff15-ff7-rebirth/

Persona 3 remake and Persona 5 Tactics leak ahead of the Xbox presentation:

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/persona-3-reload-and-persona-5-tactica-leaked-launching-on-xbox-game-pass/1100-6514996/

Final Fantasy IX: Memoria Project completed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaMiPb6KiWo

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: What are some gaming phrases or things that you do in real life?

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Monster Rancher vs Pokemon Yellow

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 6/16!

Twitter: @NWPcast

Email: [email protected]

Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.