Prof and Dev chat about the fact that nearly 600 games were surfaced during the last few weeks of Summer Games News. Is it too much for sustainability in the video game industry? We dive in. Then, we discuss what we've been playing (or what our kids have been playing): Elden Ring, Kena Bridge of Spirits, Super Mario RPG, and Diablo IV.

The Dev is back to regale us with his journey through Japan before we dive into what has caught are eye, or not, from all the Summer Game Fest events and presentations!

While Dev is away, Prof talks with his friends CHris and Travis about Helldivers 2!

Prof's daughter returns to discuss about one of her recent favorite games: Kirby and the Forgotten Land on the Nintendo Switch.

While the Dev is away in Japan, I was able to interview Jenna, a QA Functional Tester at Activision, about unionization in the video game industry and at Activision. She talked to me about her work at Activision, her work unionizing at Activision, about Unions in general, and about video games. We discuss Hades II, Transistor, and how Unions form!

I started this podcast two years before my daughter was born, and this podcast has, in some way, been a record of my gaming during her young life--including when she began to play games with me. And now, for this special episode, while the Dev is in Japan, my daughter joins me to rank and discuss her top five The Legend of Zelda games! We discuss Skyward Sword, Tears of the Kingdom, Windwaker, Breath of the Wild, and Age of Calamity!

While the Dev is away, Prof's colleague Bill returns to wax poetic about all the awesome games they've been playing and to revisit the $70 game dicussion from a few years back. Then, they play a game where Prof has to guess which games Bill's been playing. Lots of fun to be had! They talk Stray Gods, Hades II, Midnight Suns, Griftlands, Encased, and Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth.

The Prof, Larry, asks The Dev, Anthony about his upcoming vacation to Japan and all the nerdy video game things he is going to do and see there.

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Prof and Dev Play Games - Fantasy Critic

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Prof and Dev, Larry and Anthony, discuss WCCFTech's article on the "conservative" hardware evolution rumors for the Nintendo Switch 2. Then, they discuss Balatro, Final Fantasy XII, and Slay the Princess.

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Prof and Dev Play Games - Fantasy Critic

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Prof and Dev, Larry and Anthony, check in on the latest Nintendo Indie World (not direct), physical media going away, PS5 Pro rumors, and then continue to talk about Final Fantasy XII and some Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade.